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by Toral Shah

INEQUALITIES IN CANCER CARE IN THE UK– THE POOREST RECORD IN EUROPE?

This year, the theme for UICC’s World Cancer Day examines inequalities in cancer care globally and looks at how we can close this gap....

WORLD MENOPAUSE DAY 2021

As women and non-binary people with ovaries, our oestrogen and progesterone levels decline normally between the ages of 45 and 55 years...

ANXIETY AND THE VAGUS NERVE

Whilst our sympathetic nervous system stimulates the body into action (flight or fight), the parasympathetic nervous system helps to...

SLEEP, STRESS AND THE VAGAL NERVE

Sleep is an incredibly complex function that our bodies requires to rest and repair. When we have problems with sleeping, this doesn’t...

STRESS, GUT BRAIN AXIS AND MODULATING STRESS RESPONSES VIA GUT MICROBIOME AND VAGUS NERVE

What is stress? Stress is the body’s response to anything that make it feel threatened or under pressure - which could be physical,...

SLEEP - HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT YOURSELF TO SLEEP BETTER

We all know that sleep is incredibly important to both our physical and mental health, with the quality of our sleep as important as the...

STRETCH LAB AND ASSISTED STRETCHING

Our modern lives are increasingly sedentary, with our bodies hunched over laptops and phones with our necks and spines compressedBut our...

VITAMIN D AND OUR IMMUNE SYSTEM, AND HOW IT MAY SUPPORT US AGAINST COVID19

What is vitamin D and how is it made? Vitamin D is not just a vitamin, but a steroid hormone which regulates a huge proportion of our...

HOW DOES YOUR DIET AFFECT YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM?

How can your diet support the immune system? The immune system is a complex system that protects and defends the human body from damage...

AUBERGINES - WHY I LOVE THEM AND HOW TO COOK THEM

I love aubergines and they are my favourite vegetable. However, I didn’t love them growing up and this was partly due to the texture....

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