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Lucks Yard Clinic

The chiropractic clinic that helps you keep going …

The chiropractic clinic
that helps you keep going …

Men’s Health – focus on prostate health

Protect your prostate: simple steps for lifelong health It's easy to assume that prostate cancer is a disease that only affects older men. But the recent announcement by Sir Chris Hoy of his terminal prostate cancer diagnosis reminds us that it can strike at any age, including younger and middle-aged men. The prostate plays a [...]

Why menopause can be a real headache

Luck's Yard Nutritional Therapist, Fiona Hayers explains the links between headaches/migraines and the menopause: The menopause actually refers to the time 12 months after a woman’s last natural period.  But generally it is used to describe the time in life when periods become less regular and other symptoms occur. These symptoms result from changes in [...]

Daily dose of flaxseed reduces LDL

October is cholesterol awareness month so we thought we’d remind you of several research studies into the benefit of adding flaxseed (linseed) into the diet.  A 'meta-analysis' of research into practical dietary interventions for patients with diagnosed cardiovascular disease showed the effect it has on reducing their LDL (often called ‘bad’ cholesterol) levels. Flaxseed has [...]

Love your heart

September is healthy heart awareness month and we have written many blogs over the years encouraging patients to stay heart-healthy with tips on lifestyle, exercise and nutrition. So here’s a round-up – click on the links below to read more. As recently as February 2024 Luck’s Yard Nutritional Therapist, Fiona Hayers posted a blog on [...]

Summer holiday survival

Luck's Yard Nutritional Therapist and Health Coach, Fiona Hayers has some sound advice to survive the summer holidays! I love summer holidays, days are longer, I spend more time outside and I spend more time with friends and family sharing picnics or barbeques.  But, I also find this change in lifestyle although good for my [...]

Can what you eat affect your stress levels?

Fiona Hayers, Nutritional Therapist discusses how nutrition and diet can affect our stress levels How can what I eat reduce how stressed I feel? Palpitations, a dry mouth, sweating, insomnia are just some of the unmistakable signs of increased stress and anxiety. Everyone has experienced these symptoms at some point in their life and it [...]

Peanut butter hearts

Ingredients 1 cup dark chocolate chips 2 teaspoons coconut oil ¼ cup of natural smooth peanut butter ¼ teaspoon sea salt flakes Place a saucepan over medium heat and add water. Bring to a simmer. Turn the heat to low and place a heat-proof bowl on top. Make sure that the bowl doesn't touch the [...]

Do you know your blood pressure reading?

How’s your blood pressure? Is your blood pressure under 120/80mmHg? If you don’t know your numbers, here’s why it really matters. According to Blood Pressure UK (the Blood Pressure Association), every day in the UK, 350 people have a stroke or heart attack that could have been prevented. High blood pressure is responsible for more [...]

How to have a happy and healthy heart

In the health awareness calendar for 2024, February is Heart Health month. New research was published on 22nd January, stating that premature deaths from cardiovascular disease have reached their highest rate in England for more than a decade.  We have written extensively about nutrition to support a healthy cardiovascular system so this is a timely [...]

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