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Where does your low back pain come from?

WCP Staff November, 2021

As a chiropractor, I often see people who are suffering with low back pain (LBP). Within society there is a feeling that this is normal, it is just wear and tear, and everyone will suffer with it at some point: I don’t agree. This area of your body is designed […]

What is adrenal fatigue?

WCP Staff November, 2021

Are you exhausted and feel like you’re running on empty? Then you may be suffering from adrenal fatigue. Adrenal fatigue is not a disease diagnosis but rather a fact that your adrenals are exhausted and finding it difficult to function at an optimal level and struggling to perform all the […]

The concept of frailty in the elderly

Dr Jeff Featherstone November, 2021

So much has happened this month, I really don’t know where to start. I will let you into a trade secret. The hardest job I have in A&E is referring on to the surgeons and medics for further care: It can be confrontational, as the specialists try and protect their […]

Treating head lice naturally

Hannah Dare November, 2021

This month I am continuing my theme of natural solutions for your children’s health problems with a close-up look at one of the least pleasant experiences: head lice. I experienced this once with my daughter when she was about two, and it did really throw me! So much so that […]

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Meaningful connections

Susan O Regan November, 2021

I remember a regular column in a local paper called the ‘Seen and Heard’. I think it was about happenings in the Skibbereen area. Reflecting lately with some of my groups on what gives our lives meaning, I was reminded of these words but in another context, how it feels to […]

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I have my DNA test results – Now what?

WCP Staff November, 2021

You have your DNA test results. What are your next steps? In the previous article we looked at ‘ethnicity’, often the first thing people look at. It turns out that concept is not a simple one. The other part of your result consists of a list of DNA matches in […]

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