The Science of Aging Part 2: The Free Radical Theory
Are Vitamin C, Vitamin E and Antioxidants the “Fountain of Youth”? The Free Radical Theory of Aging has been around for a while. We’ve all seen the adds for “antioxidants “. But what is a Free Radical, how can it age me and are vitamins the answer? A free radical is an unstable molecule that...
The Silent Cause of Infertility in Young People
Why should I care about Chlamydia? I have no symptoms. Worldwide Chlamydia is the most prevalent sexually transmitted infection (STI), and it is more common in young people. The problem can often cause no symptoms at all, so you may not know you have it. If it is around for long enough causing inflammation of...
Lifespan vs Healthspan: The Science of Aging Part 1
Science has allowed us to keep you alive for longer but at what cost? I have had many conversations with my patients about this over the years, and everyone has a different perspective. From the fatalist 50 year old man with chronic disease: “Doc I feel I will die soon, because my father died at...
Here’s why you may NOT want to do a PSA
It’s Men’s Health Week So you’ll probably be getting all the information about why you should go for a “Prostate test” or PSA….but most people don’t tell you why you may decide, that you do not wish to do this. There is no right or wrong answer. Be warned: This is controversial. It’s controversial because...
No.. It’s not the start of another Pandemic.
Keep calm and don’t be rash. I am getting lots of panic about Monkeypox. This is a virus usually found in Africa which has been spreading in certain communities in Europe. It has now spread to America, Canada and Australia and the UK. The case numbers are small. There have been no reported cases in...
Hay Fever and Oral Allergy Syndrome. What’s the link?
As a juniour doctor in Accident and Emergency MANY years ago I once had a patient come in to casualty at 3 am. This was in the middle of winter in the busiest ER in the whole of London when we were stretched to the seams. I was in between the Heart Attacks and the...
May is Health Vision Week
That beautiful thing above is your retina, or the back of your eye. The eyes are not just the windows to your soul, they tell us about a lot of other things in the body too. So, to celebrate May being Health Vision Month we thought we would highlight some of those things. People with...
May is Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
It’s Asthma and Allergies awareness month. Some of you may be wondering how Asthma, Hay fever and Food allergies are related. Our immune system is like an army. Any good army, needs to know how to identify the enemy and to put up a good fight. Otherwise, the army may waste energy attacking harmless “foes”,...
National Impotence Day is Valentine’s Day
Forget the urban myth about the size of his shoes being an indicator of the size of his…Penis. Did you know that the penis tells you a lot about his heart health? Just like the heart needs healthy unclogged blood vessels to carry oxygen to it, the penis needs healthy blood vessels to become erect…....
Diabetic? What about Ramadan?
Ramadan is the 1st-30th April this Year. What do you need to do to prepare? Well, Islam says that if you have diabetes you do not need to fast. However, some people with Diabetes might still like to fast. It may be safe, but the risks include high blood sugar leading to severe illness, extremely...
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