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‘Springspiration’: Moving the impossible

Tania Presutti April, 2022

What does it take to inspire you to make healthier life choices? Choices which are good for your body and mind? Choices that will improve your life and bring more joy, energy and health? For me one inspiration is spring, with its first blue skies and warm sun rays. It […]

2022 is bold and bright

Louise O'Dwyer April, 2022

The wonderful world of neuroscience confirms that in order to be truly happy, you will always need something more. Whatever you are striving for, whether it is personal enlightenment, a new job or car or to look better, you need to actively want something more in order to live well. […]

Menopause and skin

Sherna Malone April, 2022

Menopause is a pivotal time in a woman’s life, for some they sail through it, whilst others find it very challenging. It can also trigger some unwelcome changes in our skin. As oestrogen levels and our own natural hydrating moisturising agents like sebum, hyaluronic acid, and ceramides plummet, this decline […]

The physiology of emotions

Freya Sherlock April, 2022

Emotions are intense. Our moments and days can be completely altered purely by mood, for better or for worse. On the bright side, the landscape of emotion is colourful, dynamic, ever-changing and intriguing. Like a voyage across the ocean, we will all inevitably know what it is to be tossed […]

Serendipity and the heart…the drugs that really make a difference

Dr Jeff Featherstone April, 2022

I don’t tend to get a lot of feedback from my articles so I can only hope that readers enjoy them and learn from my experience and particular ‘take’ on GP and Emergency Medicine. It is also a real privilege to be in the company of some really excellent contributors […]

The Brain Gut connection

WCP Staff April, 2022

More and more people are aware of the Gut-Brain Axis but today I am talking about the importance of the Brain-Gut connection. When suffering from gastrointestinal symptoms that have been going on for a long time, many people assume that it must be to do with food sensitivities or low-level […]

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