COVID-19 has rather eclipsed everything else at the moment - and frankly, it's for good reason. The data we are seeing from other...

As I've progressed in my career as a coach and worked with increasing numbers of people, I've noticed a bit of a theme. Those in their...

It's that time of year, now that we've got the chocolate-fest of Easter out of the way, where attention turns to Summer holidays -...

Easter Monday may seem like a bit of an odd time to be writing about this, but it recently occurred to me that this marks the 10 year...

Getting good quality sleep of sufficient duration is absolutely vital to health, but its importance is often understated. It can be one...

Have you ever looked back on the way you've behaved in certain situations, or with certain people, and regretted the way you were?...

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is another of those 'taboo' topics that people don't like to talk about. Classed as an 'embarrassing' problem,...

The majority of my coaching clients are busy professionals; driven, ambitious, and generally pretty successful. They tend to be the types...

Menopause is part of a woman's natural life cycle, but for many unfortunately, the symptoms in the period leading up to it (called the...

I recently took some time out to reflect on some of the events that have happened in my life, to think about how they've shaped me. At...

This is one of the most common reasons that people see me in my lifestyle medicine clinic. Patients see their GP, have some routine blood...

I don't think I've met anyone who's not had times in their life when they've felt overwhelmed by the circumstances they find themselves...

It's a question I get asked quite a lot, mainly because Lifestyle Medicine is a relatively new term, and it's an area and an approach to...

This year, I'm working on gratitude. It's so easy to get caught up in the everyday, wound up by the things that happen, stressed out when...

I've done a lot of hillwalking in my time, some of it not exactly voluntary; military service has many perks, but some downsides too....

Understanding What's Important, And Finding Your Direction We've all had times in our life when we've felt lost. When the pieces don't...

There are certain experiences we have in life that never leave us; experiences that teach us and that we grow or change from. As a...