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Lucks Yard Clinic

The chiropractic clinic that helps you keep going …

The chiropractic clinic
that helps you keep going …

Can probiotics help fight obesity?

According to Diabetes UK we are the ‘fattest’ country in Europe with over 1 in 5 adults categorized as overweight and 1 in 15 as obese.  The number of obese adults is set to rise to over 26 million in the next 20 years – a rise of 73% which would result in an extra [...]

Feeling Faint?

Fainting among teenagers is not an unusual occurrence and we have probably all got a story to tell of a schoolmate fainting in dramatic fashion during a school assembly or before an exam. A vasovagal attack is the most common cause of fainting and occurs when there is a rapid drop in heart rate and [...]

Brain boosters (and what to avoid)

I read an article in one of our national newspapers the other day about how to boost and protect your memory and improve mental performance. We currently live in an era of information overload especially with technology at our fingertips 24/7 so I think this is nice little reminder of how to keep our brains [...]

Why you need Vitamin D

The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition is proposing that everyone should consider taking Vitamin D supplements to counter the lack of sunshine. Currently only at-risk groups are advised to supplements and these include under 5s, pregnant women and over 65s. Considering the lack of sunshine in the UK this summer this is timely advice. National [...]

More reasons to eat your 5+ daily

There is an abundance of lovely seasonal fruits and vegetables in the shops so there are no excuses not to be getting our 5+ a day. A new study that followed more than 100,000 Danish people has found that a high intake of Vitamin C may be linked to reduced risk of cardiovascular disease and [...]

Nutrients slow brain ageing

Following research at Oxford Univeristy people wth early memory loss may be offered a range of B vitamins alongside fatty acids. The two year study on Alzheimer’s showed that a combination of Vitamins B6, B12 and folic acid with omega 3 fatty acids prevented brain shrinkage – a characteristic of Alzheimer’s. Professor David Smith will [...]

Healthy Bacteria for your gut

Worldwide fermented foods such as Kefir and Kimchi are gaining in popularity not least because of their ‘functional’ health benefits. There are several research studies looking into the benefits that fermented foods have on our gut bacteria with some astonishing results. Kefir Milk kefir, originating from the Caucasus Mountains and traditionally consumed throughout Easter Europe, [...]

Younger people at risk of stroke

The Stroke Association has warned of a ‘worrying’ rise in the number of working age men and women having strokes. Despite the fact that the overall rate of strokes is reducing throughout the UK, there has been an increase in the number of hospital admissions from men aged 40-54 years old. Experts say that although [...]

Coeliac Awareness Week

Its Coeliac Awareness week from 11-17th May and Coeliac UK wants to reach the half a million people living in the UK with undiagnosed coeliac disease in the UK. Their aim is to halve the length of time to confirm a diagnosis, which is currently on average, 13 years, and reduce misdiagnosis of IBS by [...]

Junk foods can harm your gut

We all know the dangers of a 'typical' Western diet, high in poor quality fats and processed foods, on our waistlines and hearts but new research highlights how damaging it is for our bowel health. A small scale study asking 20 American and rural African volunteers to swop diets for two weeks has shown how our food choices [...]

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