Health

Diarrhea is usually short-lived, but it should not always be dismissed. Focus on hydration, eat small meals as tolerated, practise careful hygiene, and monitor for warning signs.

Many people search online for an "ideal weight" based on their height or age, hoping to find a single number that tells them whether they're healthy

A patient in his early thirties once came to see me convinced he was simply run down from work. He'd been vegetarian for years, felt permanently tired, and had started getting pins and needles in his feet, all put down to stress and poor sleep.

I see a particular pattern often in clinic: a woman in her late forties, describing periods that have become unpredictable, sleep that's fallen apart, and a fog she can't quite explain

Autoimmune disease is an umbrella term for more than 80 different conditions in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the body's own healthy tissue instead of just fighting infection.

Joint pain is one of the most common reasons people book an appointment with me. Most of the time it's mechanical - overuse, an old injury, or the gradual wear of osteoarthritis.