In the last two columns I wrote about other forms of arthritis, so in this week’s article I shall discuss the most common form – osteoarthritis and its close relative osteoporosis. Some of this information may have come up previously in my article ‘Dem bones’ last year but it is just as relevant today. Osteo […]
Prostate cancer is one of the most common avoidable and over treated cancers. Men are more likely to die of cardiovascular disease than prostate cancer. This year I was so pleased to see in the medical press two articles which re-enforce what I have previously written on this subject. The first article came out in […]
These are all words used to describe the same viral infection. This disease is caused by a strain of the herpes family of viruses, and is spread by saliva, touching, nasal secretions from an infected person to another. So for example if a person coughs or blows their nose in the vicinity of another person […]
Statins were originally discovered as a side effect of a failed antibiotic drug. They were quickly marketed to the cardiologist as beneficial for acute heart cases where often the lifestyle especially that of poor diet and no exercise had contributed to atherosclerotic arteries. Statins do not remove existing atherosclerotic plaques but they may inhibit increased […]
A large marketing industry has been built up around the concept of acid diets and alkali diets and misleading statements concerning the effects on the human body. So I thought this week’s article would address this topic. An acid is a substance which has the capacity to react with metal oxides, hydroxides and carbonates producing […]
In the last few weeks there has been a flurry of questions regarding osteoporosis so I decided that this week’s article would cover this topic. Osteoporosis is a condition, sometimes called brittle bone disease, as it can lead to bone fracture and loss of use. Normal bone formation, which goes on all our lives has […]
What’s in a name? Allergy is a very fashionable word, much exploited by medicine and marketing in North America. For some, it is a very real expression of unpleasant physical symptoms for others an emotional excuse. Spring and fall are the most common time for patient allergies due to the high levels of triggers such […]
On Sunday evening I was listening to the CBC programme 180 and was disturbed and then increasingly irritated by the false information that was being peddled on our national radio by a dietician associated with an organisation called the Healthy Grains Institute. The Healthy Grains Institute on its website acknowledges the financial backing of organisations […]
After completing her undergraduate and Masters degrees at Oxford, Morwenna returned to university to begin a rigorous six-year journey toward becoming a Medical Herbalist. Further training in clinics and cancer centres internationally have allowed Ms. Given to work alongside conventional practitioners, bringing patients the best of “both worlds” in their therapies. Her scientific, evidence based approach to healing makes her uniquely qualified to assess and comment on healthcare regimes and therapies.
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I am HIV+ and I take a great many medications. In my quest to deal with some of the side effects I was experiencing I happened upon Morwenna… and may I say that she is a treasure. I never feel rushed when I see Morwenna. She goes beyond just answering my questions. Using standard “western” […]
Patient H with metastasised thyroid cancer and a prostatic condition: “the doctors gave me six months you have given me my life back“
