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Lucks Yard Clinic

The chiropractic clinic that helps you keep going …

The chiropractic clinic
that helps you keep going …

More good reasons to go 'Mediterranean'

A study of over 7000 men and women at risk of cardiovascular disease, has concluded that a Mediterranean diet supplemented with either extra virgin olive oil or mixed nuts may cut the risk of cardiovascular events by as much as 30% in subjects at high risk of developing heart disease, as compared with people advised [...]

Tough love for tomatoes

A new piece of research shows that organically grown tomatoes really are healthier than those that are conventionally grown. The organic tomatoes were fertilised  with animal manure and vegetable compost and contained  concentrations of vitamin C up to 57% higher, and ripe fruits contained well over twice the quantity of phenolic compounds despite being smaller [...]

Love your liver!

Did you know that January was 'love your liver month'? Well, I think all our livers could do with some tlc after the rigours of Christmas and New Year! The liver is an amazing organ, the body's largest and it comprises liver cells and bile ducts. The liver is able to regenerate it's cells and [...]

Healthy eating this Christmas

Is it really almost a year since we made all those New Year’s resolutions to get fit and eat well? And how many are still in place! This year why don’t you make life easier, and guilt free, by making some healthier eating choices during the festive period rather than waiting until after. At this [...]

An apple a day ……….

It seems that the old saying 'an apple a day keeps the doctor away' could be changed to '....keeps the cardiologist away'. Researchers in the US have discovered that eating just one apple a day significantly reduced Low Density Lipoproteins, the so called 'bad' cholesterol. Although the study was small, with only 16 healthy participants [...]

Red hot chillies = a healthy heart!

Lots of people ask me how they can help lower cholesterol levels and reduce high blood pressure by making changes to their diet. Well, I have good new for fans of spicy food! Researchers have found that the compounds that give chilli peppers their heat can lower high blood pressure and reduce blood cholesterol. Capsaicinoids [...]

Have a healthy, happy holiday

Every year thousands of us look forward to our precious two weeks of holiday, only to have some time spoilt by common problems such as stomach upsets and sunburn or heatstroke. Fortunately there are lots of ways to reduce your risk of these frequent health hazards, so you can enjoy your time away. A healthy [...]

Natural remedies for Hayfever and Allergic Rhinitis

The long spells of warm spring and summer weather has most of us look forward to the arrival of the warmer weather but for some unlucky people the season brings misery in the form of hay fever and seasonal allergic rhinitis often caused by pollens from trees and grass. Proteins in the pollens irritate the [...]

Healthy Eating at school

As parents, we would all consider it important to feed our children a good diet so they grow up physically healthy and strong. But how much do we think about food to feed the brain? We often say childrens’ brains are like sponges soaking up loads of information and as a result the brain uses [...]

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