1. Breakfast is best

   21/12/17

   the day. Having gone without fuel overnight, you need to fill the empty tank. If you don’t, your body ... More

2. Steve: 'my walking workout'

   29/04/16

   to the workout. I have arthritis in my feet and by using the poles to push-off I reduce the pressure ... More

3. Law on Fit - Notes

   03/06/14

   obligations as an employee The mechanics of signing off sick have not changed very much and fit-notes, like ... absence. Any absences of seven days or less are covered by the employee completing a self assessment form ... the employee and employer agree that the employee should remain off work, then payment of statutory ... More

4. John: I told my GP I respected him. But if I'd followed his advice I'd probably be dead.

   03/06/14

   I reasoned, I've gone through the usual hoops so at least there's no chance of a wrong diagnosis. ... through to laugh in the face of reality once again. OK — perhaps the sex life could be better and the ... More

5. Tiredness and Lethargy

   03/06/14

   a long time for me to get off to sleep, sometimes 2-3 hours after retiring and I find it almost ... on prozac forever though and last year came off it with the help of a nutrionist. The nutrionist ... seems to be gone and the overwhelming tiredness returns and a great hunger for food to keep me going. ... More

6. How to look after your back

   29/06/15

   Is back pain the main cause of days off work? In the UK, 15 million working days were lost to back ... More

7. Lee: 'Undiagnosed diabetes nearly killed me'

   25/07/18

   it off. I was divorced in 2003 and lost a lot of weight so put it down to stress. I started to drink ... In a word, completely. All because I didn't go to the doctor's. So my message to anyone is ... More

8. Trans Men - useful links

   12/08/21

   any time you like, in your own way, and off the record – about whatever’s getting to you. You don’t ... More

9. Sugar and salt made simple

   21/12/17

   run- as it will burn off the effects of stress and also curb the cravings- but anything that keeps you ... More

10. Is the only cure castration?

    08/04/14

    that it is a sign of virility. He says: 'Because it is linked with high levels of sex hormones and ... you're thinking about becoming prime minister, of course. Well, that's got that off my chest. Now, ... More

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