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Lucks Yard Clinic

The chiropractic clinic that helps you keep going …

The chiropractic clinic
that helps you keep going …

Dramatic rise in Vitamin D Deficiency in children

Startling figures from the NHS show that the number of children suffering from a deficiency in Vitamin D has increased from 1,398 cases in the years 2009/10 to 4,638 children in 2013/14. This is worrying information because Vitamin D deficiency in children can cause rickets, a condition that affects bone development in children, causing them [...]

Coconut oil and Alzheimer’s

Some interesting research about diet and Alzheimer’s disease has been published recently. A team of researchers from Holland decided to test whether adding coconut oil to the diet of 31 people with moderate to severe Alzheimer’s would benefit cognitive performance. The study was not controlled and included only a small number of participants but nevertheless, [...]

Artificial sweeteners and the risk of diabetes

A new study reported in the journal Nature suggests that artificial sweeteners may increase glucose intolerance and thus the risk of developing diabetes because they affect gut bacteria. In laboratory trials scientists gave mice water to which 3 commonly used sweeteners had been added.   The mice developed glucose intolerance – a condition where blood sugar [...]

Never too late to change

New research into Alzheimer’s caught my eye this week. Fill up on fish The first looked at age related loss of grey matter in the brain which occurs over decades long before clinical symptoms of dementia appear. It has been known that diet and lifestyle can affect overall health including that of the brain and [...]

New Health Research

Here is a summary of all sorts of interesting research from around the world associated with health and well being that has been published recently: Prostate Cancer A Swedish study warns that men who drink one sugary drink daily may be at increased risk of prostate cancer.  The study that followed 8000 men for an [...]

Flying the nest

It’s that time of year again when droves of students are fleeing the nest for the first time and embarking on lots of adventures with new and exciting challenges. Unfortunately fending for themselves at uni and possibly having to cook for the first time can be a pretty daunting prospect for both students and their [...]

Pippa Mitchell

Pippa Mitchell is a Registered Nutritional Therapist who graduated from the Raworth International College of Natural & Sports Therapies and is a member of the British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy (BANT) and the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNCH). Pippa says: 'Do you think that you could feel healthier, with less fatigue [...]

Veg, fruit and wholegrains for a happy heart

A US study has concluded that following a plant based diet can not only prevent cardiovascular disease but also reverse it. The study which lasted just under 4 years, followed 200 patients with established heart disease. They were required to follow diet based on whole grains, legumes, lentils, vegetables and fruit along with a multivitamin [...]

Keep your brain healthy

There has been lots in the news this week about Alzheimer's and dementia with information about the prevalence of these brain disorders and what can be done to prevent them. I decided to write this blog to collate the current thinking on this issue and also to give you  advice on how you can help [...]

Eating mindfully this season

December has arrived and with it the inevitable round of Christmas parties  and ‘dos’ to attend.  There have been some crazy diets offered up this year, my two personal favourites being the BREATHARIAN DIET which involves pretending to eat the food on the plate in front of you instead of actually eating, filling up by [...]

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