Headache vs. migraine – what’s the difference?
The term headache disorder encompasses a wide variety of nervous system conditions that cause painful symptoms in the head. Headache disorders include headaches and migraine. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), headache disorders affect approximately 50% of adults around...
Read moreHow to make your diet work when you’re working from home
The importance of establishing a meal routine when working from home. We are living in unprecedented times, where we find ourselves indoors most of the time. Even for the most resilient of us, it is likely that there will...
Read moreHealth benefits of Vitamin D and how it can help minimise the effects of Coronavirus
Although medical professionals and nutritionists have long known about the link between vitamin D and healthy bones, it was not considered very important until a few years ago. Now we know that vitamin D deficiency can not only lead...
Read moreTop tips for new vegans this ‘Veganuary’
Adopting a vegan diet has become more popular these last few years. According to the Vegan Society, the number of vegans quadrupled between 2014 and 2019 in the UK. When asked why they were doing this, people responded that...
Read moreProviding safe face-to-face care during COVID-19
At Private GP Extra, keeping our patients, doctors and staff as safe as possible, is a priority to us. All face-to-face appointments are triaged by telephone prior to the consultation. We do ask that anyone attending the clinic for...
Read moreTo Life: Healthy Delicious Food!
TO LIFE! HEALTHY DELICIOUS FOOD! Fresh flavours, healthy and easy recipes, delicious food – Rose style Authors Judi Rose, daughter of legendary Evelyn Rose whose recipes have inspired generations of cooks and her cousin, Dr Jackie Rose, a GP...
Read moreHow to get a good night’s sleep
What is sleep? Sleep is a naturally recurring state of mind and body, characterised by altered consciousness, relatively inhibited sensory activity, reduced muscle activity and inhibition of nearly all voluntary muscles during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, and reduced interactions...
Read moreTop 5 tips for erectile dysfunction
Talk about it It is really important to look after your emotional health when it comes to erection problems. Bottling up concerns about erections usually seems to make it worse. Consider who you can talk to and make sure...
Read moreTop 10 tips for a migraine
A migraine is common. It affects about 15% of the population. The attacks can be extremely intense and disabling. Although the migraine sufferers are symptom free in between attacks the psychological and social affects can severely affect school, home...
Read moreTop tips for rhinitis/nasal congestion/catarrh/rhino-sinusitis
Don’t ignore it It is a problem that we all get when we have a cold. It causes us to have blocked nose, runny nose, cough, catarrh, sneezing and snoring. Maybe because we are used to rhinitis being there...
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