All fun & games until someone loses an eye

“I tell my friends you’re the nutrition police” “mmmmmmmm, okaaaaaaaaay…” I’m never quite sure how to respond to this kind of comment. I don’t go around pointing out issues in people’s diet or lifestyle, that would be rude. But on occasion friends tells me about a health issue they have and how it’s affecting their lifestyle. If they are/have tried different lifestyle changes & it’s…

The power of moai and ikigai

Can you imagine living being a hundred years old and meeting up with the same friends for the last 90 years?   On the island of Okinawa, they have a very high percentage of centenarians (their age is over 100). The three big killers in the west – heart disease, stroke and cancer – occur in Okinawans with the lowest frequency in the world. On…

Respect the bell curve

Before I get into today’s content I just wanted to give a quick shout-out and thanks to the 13 brave pioneers who joined the Beta version of my Core Concepts in Chiropractic Nutrition program. I originally intended to have 15 participants but then realising the amount of support I was going to be providing during this Beta phase I decided to cut it down to 10. And…

How to become the Chiropractor patients are happy to recommend

In an ideal world all my patients would be pain free with perfect, pliable, connective tissues. Their range of motion would be full and uninterrupted. They would be a frisky bunch of devil-may-carers, full of vim and vigour. In short… they would be the embodiment of the Chiropractic wellness dream. But this isn’t an ideal world… And although a proportion of my patients do reach…

Are your patient’s killing themselves with supplements?

Did you know… Folic acid supplements is associated with an increased risk of cancers? And increased risk of cognitive decline in older people? What many don’t realise is that folic acid and folate are different things. Folic acid is a synthetic, inactive product not found in nature. It must be converted into the active form to make new cells, neurotransmitters and much more. But 10-15…

The most powerful tool in your Chiropractic toolkit

Today’s Top 3 ‘Writer-Downers’: Why you can lead a horse to water but can’t make them drink How to use the #1 tool to change that behaviour Why you have a moral duty to use this tool and ignore what the NHS might think about your recommendations Getting patients to change their lifestyle can be tough, I support them with advice, videos and handouts, but…

Are you a clinician or a therapist?

Are you a clinician or a therapist? “I just want to adjust”. I hear that quite a lot and (if I’m honest) I’m actually the same when I’m in my Chiropractic environment. If I can SUSTAINABLY improve function with neuromechanical intervention and the patient is remodelling/healing, they will tell me they are feeling better, then I am happy to do neuromechanical intervention on its own…