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How to Maintain a Helpful Daily Routine When Working From Home

How to Maintain a Helpful Daily Routine When Working From Home

With many of us working from home on an extended basis at the moment, let's explore nine top tips detailing how to maintain a helpful daily routine to uplift your wellbeing.
Fight Pain Where It Is Not

Fight Pain Where It Is Not

In the famous book "The Art of War", Sun Tzu wrote: “Fight the enemy where he is not”. Oftentimes, the pain that you feel is not necessarily stemming directly from the part of the body that hurts.
The Foot and the Brain. Are They Interlinked?

The Foot and the Brain. Are They Interlinked?

In my previous article we discussed the role of the foot in total body movement, and how the foot is a key determinant in how we use the rest of our body, and therefore can be the culprit of various aches and pains.
Wine & Your Oral Health

Wine & Your Oral Health

Who hasn’t enjoyed a glass of wine during these tumultuous times? I know I have! As Alexander Fleming said - "penicillin cures, but wine makes people happy". Wine is much kinder to our spirits than our teeth however.
Healthy Sleeping - Practicing Sleep Hygiene

Healthy Sleeping - Practicing Sleep Hygiene

A restful night's sleep can make all the difference to our overall health. What is sleep hygiene, and why should we be practicing it?
Foot Health is Body Health

Foot Health is Body Health

The foot is the matchmaker in the marriage between our body and the ground. The often overlooked, humble foot is an extremely complex structure, both in its anatomy and in its physical properties, especially in motion.
Wine & Health

Wine & Health

Hello there, I am Pierre Chircop, a specialist in family medicine. I would like to share with you how wine is related to our health.
Keeping An Older Brain Active

Keeping An Older Brain Active

As we age, it is important to take care of our minds as well our bodies. Cognitive health - the ability to clearly think, learn, and remember - is a vital component of brain health.
Finding Balance in Later Years

Finding Balance in Later Years

Oftentimes in later years people lament the loss of balance, unsteadiness in walking or even the occurrence of falls. The concept of balance is often wrapped in many myths and its loss is met by bewilderment, fear and apprehension of movement.
Non-Dental Ailments Your Dentist Can Help You With

Non-Dental Ailments Your Dentist Can Help You With

When you open your mouth on the dentist’s chair, you expect them to diagnose common oral health issues like gum disease or cavities. But did you know that dentists can discover other non-dental problems that are unrelated to oral health? Your mouth says a lot about your overall health.