Sometimes, it can feel like your alarm goes off just minutes after you fall asleep. It’s easy to think that just ‘five more minutes’ could make all the difference, but unfortunately that can lead to hitting the snooze button again, and again. Before you know it, you’re running late, and that actually affects more than just your schedule, it can affect your overall health. Not giving yourself enough time in…
Your body shows signs of fatigue when you make major demands on it, for example at the end of a working day, after a sports activity, or the day after you go out to a night club. We don’t have to look far for an explanation for this normal tiredness, but what’s going on when somebody feels chronic fatigue for no particular reason? Who is affected? Today, internal medicine takes…
Soup, in its most basic form, has been around for centuries. Even the popular condensed soup people often have in their kitchen cupboards was developed in 1987, with tomato being the first variety. Soup was originally served as a way to feed many people with few, inexpensive ingredients, and was often viewed as quite a meagre meal. Even through the development and popularisation of condensed soups, they remained an inexpensive…
Our consumer society is a major supplier of stress. We shouldn’t misjudge its effects. Is it pathological (a disease or medical condition) or not? There are conflicting opinions, but the effects of stress are well known. At what point does stress become pathological? It’s difficult to say, but it can be considered pathological when it becomes chronic. Don’t get the wrong idea – we’ve all felt physical effects during a…
We’ve all heard of burn-out at work. Well, now there’s bore-out. It’s an expression that might make you smile if it didn’t conceal a reality that’s too often suppressed. In a work environment, burn-out is linked to having too much to do, but bore-out is about the tedium of being under-occupied at work. Let’s look at the pathology of a problem that affects a good number of employees. Not everybody…
The effects of ageing are the result of the release within our bodies of free radicals which damage our cells. The solution is on your plate, in the form of antioxidants that neutralise these particles. The production of free radicals is a normal part of the way our body works. However pollution, cigarette smoking, stress and too much sun can increase the rate at which they’re released, causing an imbalance…
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We know that efficient brain function involves eating healthy fats, getting plenty of good quality sleep, and employing disciplines like meditation and yoga. But the latest research shows that if you want a healthy brain, you first need a healthy gut. Your gut (gastrointestinal tract) produces neurotransmitters that keep you happy and mentally alert, as well as B vitamins to facilitate the swift and accurate transmission of information by brain…
Every year, in fact every season, our media stars get passionate about a new diet, sometimes a totally outlandish one. However this time, the alkaline diet they’re promoting is good news. It is a weight-loss diet, but more than that, it’s a new way to eat that’s healthier and better adapted to the body’s real needs. It’s often the solution to all our little everyday aches and pains. It means…
If you find that your energy levels decrease and you start to feel depressed as the days grow shorter, then you might be suffering from what is referred to as ‘The Winter Blues’. It’s no myth. We all need exposure to natural light to function normally and be happy, but our modern lifestyles often deprive us of the regulatory benefits bestowed by the sun. Without natural light we can experience…