Articles on Taking Control Of My Health
High Blood Pressure
Hypertension Enters Stage Left… God has thrown me a curve ball. A big one. I strolled into my diabetologist’s office for my latest check-up, only to be told that I have hypertension!! Say, what?! I was a little shocked to say
NEWSFLASH!
I have just tripped over an article in Science Daily that talks about a newly-discovered mechanism through which T1D develops! It highlights how a team of researchers in the Netherlands have found that the root cause
Training as a Psychotherapist: My Essay on Type 1 Diabetes
Today, I have decided to publish an essay I wrote several years ago as part of my training as a psychotherapist. It was really the turning point for
Hippocrates’ Wisdom
Hippocrates was a Greek physician who lived in Ancient Greece (c. 460 – c. 370 BC). He is thought of as the founding father of modern medicine, having established it as a distinct practice from the more spiritual practices of the
Switching Off The Idiot Box!
Television. My latest addiction to be kicked to the curb. Nearly ten years ago, I was depressed. Severely depressed. I was so depleted of energy and life force that I could not get up off the sofa. I
Morning Routine
Now that I’ve chatted through my new bedtime routine, I guess I need to talk about what happens at the other end of the day… My morning routine! I’ve actually been getting up for a morning routine at 5.30am (or thereabouts!)
Bedtime Routine
I don’t know why I have resisted this concept for such a long, long time. It could be that it’s because I’m a night owl. I love those deeply quiet and restful hours of the early morning when the world is asleep and peaceful. Or
NEWSFLASH!
Wow, wow, wow! I have just come across a research article that has blown my mind and I just had to share it with you! I found an article in the scientific literature that has confirmed a hunch I have about the development