Health

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 [...]

The ultimate running guide for pensioners has been a challenge. It was motivated by an article in The Times. Somehow, it was all about us, the oldies, and somehow not. Cutting cardiovascular [...]

I hesitate to post about lichens. Many people have told me that they are boring and indicate a geeky personality. Here goes anyway! There are around 1,700 species of lichen in the UK. Few people [...]

I am one of the reasons why basal cell carcinoma is overloading the NHS. This was featured in the Daily Mail, which I read at my hairdressers (I rarely tell people I go to ‘Bubbles’ [...]

I have had discussions with many people about the best place to retire on the Dorset coast. Various reasons inform this decision, not least the cost of property. The east of the county is [...]

It is February and Ann and I are on the South West Coast Path. It is warm, butterflies abound, the gorse is in bloom and primroses flowering. For certain, drifting along the clifftops, the sun [...]