Health

The River Stour and Avon spill out into the sea through Bournemouth and Christchurch, two seaside resorts. It now appears that sea swimmers have to be warned off entering the water during heavy [...]

Ann and I live in our cosy little seaside bubble. We have no children and in the event of one of us becoming gaga, how do we best protect each other? The advice was to take out a lasting power of [...]

It is surprising how many people pick up trends and follow them without further thought. The paleo diet is a good example of this. It assumes that the hunter gatherer diet was good; that the [...]

I am going to eat like an ancient human being – it’s doctors orders! Like my pagan ancestor Zuri, I must consume meat and offal. Oddly enough, in my book I did mention iron and the [...]

Sarcopenia is the real killer of the aged; muscle wastage. It starts much earlier than you think. Most people are forced to exercise, like walking, because they have to work. As soon as they [...]

I have to admit I include a dog joke in my forthcoming book about prehistory. Zuri, my pagan ancestor, aware of all these dogs on our beaches, asks me when they are ready to eat. In truth, [...]

Chalk is familiar to us in the white cliffs of Dover. They are notable because chalk is relatively rare around the world and gives our island a unique appearance. The use of chalk from the [...]

Millennials and their superfoods dominate the media these days. A young woman was being interviewed on television choosing food. As she reached for the coconut milk, she claimed that they, the [...]

Is there a plague of rats in the UK? I had to ask that question after hearing rats in my sewer pipes in the dead of night. I was aware that a rat nest had caused problems for one neighbour and [...]

I have lived an active life and that means a healthy and enjoyable one. As a runner I have watched other runners peel off with hip, knee and other problems. Somehow, I am still running and I am [...]