Grounding, it's something children do naturally, and we adults do when we get to the beach. But what about a frosty morning? Here's why you should try it https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/08/02/grounding-earthing.aspx

Some health benefits of earthing or grounding include alleviating inflammation in your body and calming your sympathetic nervous system.

Get Moving Monday Research published earlier this year in the British Medical Journal reveals that maintaining muscle mass as you age also protects your heart: https://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2019/10/16/jech-2019-212268

Background Skeletal muscle mass (SMM) is inversely associated with cardiometabolic health and the ageing process. The aim of the present work was to evaluate the relation between SMM and 10 year cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence, among CVD-free adults 45+ years old. Methods ATTICA is a prospective, population-based study that recruited 3042 adults without pre-existing CVD from the Greek general population (Caucasians; age ≥18 years; 1514 men). The 10 year study follow-up (2011–2012) captured the fatal/non-fatal CVD incidence in 2020 participants (50% men). The working sample consisted of 1019 participants, 45+ years old (men: n=534; women: n=485). A skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) was created to reflect SMM, using appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASM) standardised by body mass index (BMI). ASM and SMI were calculated with specific indirect population formulas. Results The 10 year CVD incidence increased significantly across the baseline SMI tertiles (p<0.001). Baseline SMM showed a significant inverse association with the 10 year CVD incidence (HR 0.06, 95% CI 0.005 to 0.78), even after adjusting for various confounders. Additionally, participants in the highest SMM tertile had 81% (95% CI 0.04 to 0.85) lower risk for a CVD event as compared with those in the lowest SMM tertile. Conclusions The presented findings support the importance of SMM evaluation in the prediction of long-term CVD risk among adults 45+ years old without pre-existing CVD. Preservation of SMM may contribute to CVD health.

Mental health is breaking down around the world for multiple reasons - https://www.thepainreliefcentres.co.uk/mental-health-awareness-week/

From pain releif for back and nerve pain, to improving energy for athletes and the chronicaly fatigued, we have programs to suit your health goals.

Variety is not just the Spice of Life, it is Life - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/drchrispickard_variety-is-the-spice-of-life-in-fact-it-activity-6600664184252432384-CXf5

November 14, 2019: Dr Chris Pickard posted images on LinkedIn

A sweetener that improves fat loss...https://suppversity.blogspot.com/2018/02/interesting-d-allulose-promotes-fat.html?fbclid=IwAR2Heh17oY80LlKQFWG6PWikEAmcwBQtVh_Lbwp1V8j_tW5LJ6Gsw0Z8UG8

Ok, it's not as if the subjects of this study went from overweight/obese to jacked over the course of this 12-week RCT, but with only 2x4g of the rare sugar in their diets, they dropped 6% an 9% of their belly and subcutaneous body fat (CT data), respectively - in the absence of changes in diet or physical activity, by the way.

Are you ready to start your 2020 health goals now? With 'Get 30, Get Sweaty' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUsq5Bxmk8Q

Disease Prevention: Healthy Lifestyle vs Medicine I’ve been planning a new 28 day health challenge for a couple of weeks now, but part of today’s email was i...

For those of us that love a cup of coffee, this is great news to start the week. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-11-coffee-drinkers-halve-liver-cancer.html Of course you can make it even better by having it freshly roasted, or simply by adding ganoderma spore powder or lions mane. Be Well

A research team from Queen's University has found that coffee drinkers have a lower risk of the most common type of liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Is this possible? To loose weight just by changing your breathing? https://www.linkedin.com/posts/drchrispickard_how-to-lose-weight-just-breathing-activity-6598502867785646080-5M4B

November 8, 2019: Dr Chris Pickard posted a video on LinkedIn

If you drink a glass of water every hour it will force you to move every hour!

Air pollution is up around the world, and according to the University of Cambridge, even Asthma inhalers are a major contributor. One reason people can't clear 'gunk' from their lungs is they need more glutathione: https://www.thepainreliefcentres.co.uk/glutathione-pollution-health/

From pain releif for back and nerve pain, to improving energy for athletes and the chronicaly fatigued, we have programs to suit your health goals.

Have you been tempted to try a DNA health test? I know I have. Then I listened to one of the world's leading experts on genes and health. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmV9c9oPB70

The Truth About DNA Health Tests [and what to do instead] [IMPORTANT] The Truth About Your Genetics and Your Health Dr. Tim Spector – a professor of genetic ...

Exercise is medicine. Both a prevention and a cure https://fitness.mercola.com/sites/fitness/archive/2019/11/01/exercise-prescription-for-tumor.aspx

Evidence shows exercise not only is a key component of effective cancer prevention, but also cancer treatment and prevention of recurrence.

Pain has many causes, so explore every avenue, and realise your body SHOULD heal if you give it everything it needs. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/drchrispickard_livehealthy-backpainrelief-activity-6595232579211919361-aX4a

October 30, 2019: Dr Chris Pickard posted images on LinkedIn

I set a new record for myself - 3 minutes of holding my breath. Why? Because of Wim Hof https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5x4A3_JNgA

If you Google ‘The Ice Man’ you may well get results about a Dutch extreme athlete names Wim Hof. Wim has run a half marathon in the Artic, and climbed some ...

Start a Great Week by being Grateful. There are many benefits to being grateful. One of them is better self-esteem. You can work gratitude into a daily practice:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA-HnFb9yo8

Gratitude. Part 2 of the meditation ads in an attitude of gratitude, to the already powerful compassion.