Can I exercise during pregnancy?

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Today’s post is for all the active ladies out there, keen to know what the official medical advice is on exercising during pregnancy. Continue reading “Can I exercise during pregnancy?”

Blood pressure: the silent brain killer

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How does blood pressure affect your brain? What can we do to optimise our blood pressure?

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Jet lag: a GP’s tips

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This is a reader’s request, or, more specifically, my younger sister complaining about jet lag after returning from her holiday to the US, back to London. I know. I’m jealous too.

Anyway, she asked me what she should do about jet lag.

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Can I exercise when I have a cold?

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It being winter in Australia, many people might be wondering if it is safe to exercise when you have a cold.

 

 

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Vitamin supplements, do I need them?

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Vitamin supplements. Are they necessary for good health? Will they help you to feel better, make your immune stronger, make your hair shinier and all those other good things they promise on the bottle?

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