by Dr Chris Pickard | Mar 5, 2014 | low back pain
I don’t think this will surprise many people as acupuncture has been recommended as a primary treatment for back pain by NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) since 2011. Acupuncture also works well with persistent and repeated back pain...
by Dr Chris Pickard | Feb 19, 2014 | Chiropractic, Osteoptathy, Spinal Health, low back pain
If you are suffering with debilitating back pain it can be all too tempting to take the ‘easy’ option of surgery. The problem is, that even if it works now, it can leave you facing other complications further down the line. This is why you may want to try...
by Dr Chris Pickard | Feb 11, 2014 | Medical Mayhem
South Africa’s health minister Aaron Motsoaledi has described multinational drug companies as ‘genocidal’ and ‘satanic’. Combine this with this quote from a former vice president of Pfizer, Peter Rost, about the drugs industry, It is scary how many similarities there...
by Dr Chris Pickard | Feb 4, 2014 | Cold and Flu Prevention, Medical Mayhem
I’ve said it before – lowering a fever with drugs like ibuprofen and paracetamol may often be the wrong thing to do. For one, it slows the immune system. The drugs themselves interfere with the healing process. But now there is evidence that shows the...
by Dr Chris Pickard | Feb 3, 2014 | Medical Mayhem
If you have been reading my emails and blog for any length of time you will know that medicine is not all that it is hyped up to be. Medicine, it would seem, is crashing all around us. This is not to say that medicine is truly excellent and at the moment irreplaceable...
by Dr Chris Pickard | Jan 6, 2014 | Diet and Nutrition
Now the Christmas excess is out of the way, let’s talk about food! One of our practice members recently asked about the hunter-gatherer diet that I had recommended, saying that someone else had ‘debunked’ it. The problem is, there are a few books about the subject,...
by Dr Chris Pickard | Nov 11, 2013 | Diet and Nutrition, How to Be Healthy, Medical Mayhem, Uncategorized, Wellness Coaching
The Truth About Cholesterol For years many in the ‘alternative health’ field have agreed with the view of a few enlightened, well read, medical doctors in that high cholesterol by itself is nothing to worry about. In fact, it may be low cholesterol we...
by Dr Chris Pickard | Nov 6, 2013 | Brain Health, Chiropractic, Osteoptathy, Spinal Health, low back pain
Update 2018: Is your spine like a dynamo for the brain? Update 2017: How to Build a Better Brain With BDNF (brain derived neurotrophic factor) And a great interview about the ‘Brain Tap’ technology – scroll down to sign up for a free trial Brains are...
by Dr Chris Pickard | Oct 24, 2013 | Chiropractic, Osteoptathy, Spinal Health, Recommended
The Life Expectancy of Our Children Two pieces of news, claiming the exact opposite, came out on the same day in the UK. I woke up, as usual, to the sounds of classic FM, and listened to the news at 7a.m. I like classic FM news as it is short, and I figure that only...
by Dr Chris Pickard | Sep 19, 2013 | Immune System
Colds and the Flu cost the country not just millions in lost work days, but lost days from school as well. The good news is that they are mostly preventable. The Basics If you don’t do this, don’t blame me if you get sick! No matter if your goal is to get...
