Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease caused by the inability of the pancreas to produce insulin or to use the insulin produced in the proper way. After a meal, a portion of the food a person eats is broken down into sugar (glucose). The sugar then passes into the bloodstream and to the body’s cells […]
Read MoreI found this extract from Bonnie Ware’s book very inspirational. For many years I worked in palliative care. My patients were those who had gone home to die. Some incredibly special times were shared. I was with them for the last three to twelve weeks of their lives. People grow a lot when they are […]
Read MoreWhat do these four women – Jan, Joan, June and Olivia have in common? Apart from the Christmas hats, of course! These women are all in their early sixties. How come they don’t look a day over 50, or even younger? Their combined secrets are yoga, running, hiking and line-dancing. These women all demonstrate that […]
Read MorePerhaps one of the comments that I hear most frequently in my rooms is, ‘I’ll tell you what, Doc., getting old is not for the feint hearted!’ What does this really mean? Because the negative effects of ageing are so common, we have come to accept that it is inevitable, that, as we get older, […]
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