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Lucks Yard Clinic

The chiropractic clinic that helps you keep going …

The chiropractic clinic
that helps you keep going …

Ten tips #7 Spice it up

What better way to flavour our food than using the huge variety of spices and herbs that are available to us. They not only enhance the taste of your cooking but contain a myriad of health benefits too. Spices and herbs such as turmeric, rosemary, garlic, ginger and cinnamon are excellent sources of antioxidants with their [...]

Ten Tips #8: slow down, you eat too fast

We all do it to a greater or lesser degree depending on what life throws at us: eating on the go, snacking in the car or at our desk because we’re so busy and because time is precious - eating too quickly. But if you sit down at a table (not watching TV or using [...]

Ten tips #6 Dark and delicious chocolate

Just in time for Easter .... There is no substitute for real chocolate whatever anyone says! But the quality and health benefits of chocolate vary enormously and you can make a healthier choice when you just can’t resist it. Virtually all chocolate contains added sugar although it is possible to buy choc with 100% cocoa [...]

Feeling worn out from worrying?

Over the last two years, nothing has ruled our lives and occupied our minds as much as the COVID-19 pandemic, however even before this there was the concern about the future of our planet due to climate change and more recently we have the threat to global security as a result of the actions of [...]

Share a bear for a Ukrainian child

Could you donate a teddy or soft toy for a Ukrainian child? We are supporting an initiative that aims to give a soft toy – either pre- loved or brand new - to Ukrainian children who have had to leave their homeland and possessions and everything they know behind. It would be so lovely to [...]

Ten tips #4: Fill up on fibre

Fibre is found in plant foods including legumes – beans, lentils, peas; green vegetables and salads and fruits such as apples and berries; wholegrains including brown rice, pearl barley and buckwheat, jumbo oats and many seeds – flax (linseed), chia, hemp etc. Fibre is great for digestive wellness (helps to avoid constipation) and is filling [...]

Ten tips # 3: Cooking from scratch

The best way to make sure you’re eating healthy food is to cook it yourself from ingredients that are recognisable!  One of the reasons metabolic conditions such as obesity and type ll diabetes are prevalent is because we’ve become reliant on ultra processed foods in the form of ready meals and takeaways instead of cooking [...]

Back care advice for grandparents

We had a lovely message from a lady who had recently read our blog on back care written specifically for grandparents.  She wrote how useful she had found it so we thought it was high time we re-blogged it for all those who are looking after their grandchildren and maybe feeling the effects. At Luck's [...]

Ten tips # 2: Fermented foods

Fermented foods have become very popular in recent years although they have been around for millenia! Fermented foods increase the amount of beneficial gut bacteria so can help with digestion, but are also considered to offer anti-inflammatory, antioxidants and immune system benefits. Fermentation is a method of preserving foods and involves the breakdown of carbohydrates [...]

The link between emotional and physical pain Part ll

In the second part of her article examining the link between our emotions and the physical pain we may experience, Tone discusses the role of stress and how it manifests itself as physical pain. She explains how the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) controls how our bodies behave when under stress or pressure.  Further reading and [...]

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