Eliminating PMT
Pre-menstrual tension (PMT) and periods needn’t be awful! Here are some things you can do to make ‘those weeks’ in your life so much better. (If you can’t get rid of the negative emotions after …
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Anxiety: what it is and what to do
How are you feeling? Okay, or maybe anxious? Maybe you know someone who’s feeling anxious? This week we’ll look at what anxiety is, what causes it and some things you can do to help. Anxiety …
Legal drugs – sugar
We’ve looked at the legal drugs caffeine, nicotine and alcohol; today we’ll look at highly processed ready-meals and snacks or ’junk food’. While junk foods are not classified as drugs, any food high in sugar …
Legal drugs – alcohol
We’ve looked at the legal drugs, caffeine and nicotine; today we’ll look at alcohol. There are many aspects to this, so today we’ll consider why alcohol makes us ‘drunk’ and why some seem to need …
Legal drugs – nicotine
If you were handed a pesticide to inhale, would you take it? Are you sure? Last time we looked at one of the three legal, widely available, psychoactive drugs that billions of people worldwide use …
Legal drugs – caffeine
Billions of people worldwide use three legal, widely available, psychoactive drugs daily; do you? The drugs in question are caffeine, nicotine and alcohol. Today, we’ll look at caffeine. We consume caffeine mainly through coffee, energy …
Root Causes of Addictions
ADDICTIONS: My column in today’s Jersey Evening Post (part 1 of 2) is what lies behind addictions, no matter what they are (sugar, shopping, sport, gaming, drugs, etc). I love helping people overcome their addictions …
What do YOU choose to do for your health?
My column in the JEP. Summary: we are in the lucky position to make informed choices about our health – what will your choices be? Saturday saw our 75th Liberation Day and we had a …
Exercise during lockdown
My article in the JEP; summary: Listen to the right information! Exercise helps – but maybe not in the way you think. During lockdown, exercise plays a vital part in health. First, let me tell …
Fridge fun – or is it?
My article in the JEP; summary: You can ignore the siren call of the fridge; here’s how. During this Coronavirus Isolation Period, how’s your relationship with your fridge and pantry? Do that beer, those cakes …
Sadly, it’s no April Fool’s joke
My article in the JEP; Summary: don’t get taken in; here’s how to check the facts It’s April Fools’ Day and I can’t think of any jape around the coronavirus outbreak, but I hope you …
Coping with anxiety
My article in the JEP; summary: here are some tips to help you with anxiety. I’m writing this on Monday morning: going by the speed of change re covid-19 over the last few days, things …
Lent Tips
My article in the Jersey Evening Post looks at Lent and what to do if giving up something (whether it is for Lent or not) is difficult to do – and a really good tip at …
Poor hospital food and parking
Jersey Evening Post article 05 February 2020 Some years ago, when I last went to see my doctor, I remarked how stressed and tired he looked; that, he said, was because the practice was short …
Winter pause for thought
My article in the Jersey Evening Post 22 January 2020 Winter throws all sorts at us in Jersey: big winds and rain, less sunshine and shorter days, stuffy rooms and buses with steamed up windows, …
Don’t resolve! Instead, commit
Did you make any resolutions this year? How are they going? This is what my piece in yesterday’s JEP was about: Don’t resolve: commit Are you a habitual New Year’s resolver? Do you love that …