Lies, Damned Lies and StatisticsWhen Numbers Replace Wisdom & Common Sense.Fifty years ago , when I was working as an operational research consultant for a major industrial corporation, I was modelling the growth of electricity demand with an I
Health is the best protection against disease!If we had a better understanding of what we mean by health we might not have had the 2020 Pandemic. Although most people have an intuitive understanding of what health is, we have been systematicall
Ladies! End Your Monthly Misery – Change your hormones with your diet! The latest research offers a possible alternative approach to many problems suffered by most women during their lifetime associated with their hormone production. Rather tha
Podcast # 28 Your Challenge to Save The Planet & Your HealthHi, this is Michael Lingard introducing you to podcast twenty-eight entitled “Your Challenge to Save The Planet & Your Health” in 2020.If everyone on the internet joined forces to ens
Hypoxia & Its TreatmentTissue hypoxia can occur in many ways but the effect on the affected tissue is usually the same, its healthy functioning and energy is weakened. Hypoxia could be the most significant factor underlying most chronic disease
Hi this is Michael Lingard Orthopath, Buteyko Educator and Plantrician introducing the ninth podcast entitled “What is an Orthopath?” The Orthopath sees health as based on restoration of all functions and physiology to normal. Structural correc
Hello, welcome to podcast # 26 I’m Michael Lingard Orthopath, Buteyko Educator and Plantrician introducing perhaps the most important question for us all today,What Is Health? Is It More Than an Absence of Disease?Whenever I have asked an aud
**The Other “Five a Day” for Children**Every parent has become increasingly aware of the need for good nutrition, good exercise and supportive home & school environment for the health and wellbeing of their children. The government campaigns
Health & Fitness, Are They The Same?There is a lot of interest in keeping fit, getting fit and fitness training systems. But what is fitness? Is it about improving one's health? Is it about developing muscle bulk and strength? Is it about buil
What is Asthma? – Big Business or Medical Confusion?“What is Asthma?”This question was posed in the Lancet over twelve years ago (Vol. 368, No. 9537, 26/8/06) and demonstrated there is no consensus to the answer. To add to the confusion recent
Podcast 22: What’s The Cause of a Disease? Pathology or Ethology?Many years ago I asked myself the question, “What is the cause of health or what is the etiology of health?” A much wiser and experienced doctor also asked himself this same ques
Pigs Bite Back or “Pig Karma”!There’s no doubt that bacon is one of our favourite foods, the English breakfast is traditionally based on bacon and eggs with various other foods added. The bacon roll is a hot favourite as a quick snack. Sausage
You Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease!The most common cause of death in the West is a heart attack; in America over 40% of deaths are caused by a heart attack more than any other disease or injury including cancer. In the UK over 26% of deaths
A New “Wonder Drug” or Just Food For Thought?If there was a new drug you could take that promised you would;live a long healthy life,look and feel younger,have more energy,lose weight, if overweight,lower your blood cholesterol,prevent o
Diabetes Management and Treatment: Where’s the Problem Carbs or Fats?A simple experiment has been repeated many times, two matched groups, one on a high-fat diet and the other on a carb-rich diet are challenged with a heavy dose of glucose. Th
Your Child’s Crooked Teeth, Their Breathing & Their General HealthMajor medical breakthroughs can come from unexpected places, who would think an artist could transform orthodontic practice?George Catlin, an American artist born in 1796, is f
A Serious Question for the NHSThis is a serious question that goes to the heart of our current crisis in the NHS. Most Doctors are trained as pathologists and have very little training in health promotion or natural health therapy. The very wo
Podcast # 15 Boost Your Sports Performance & Physical FitnessThere is a vast amount of misinformation on this subject or as Mr. Trump would say “Fake News”. In part because of commercial forces trying to sell their wares and in part due to lac
Podcast # 14 Mindfulness and Your BreathingOne of my inspiring teachers, a Dr. Scott-Williamson of the Peckham Experiment fame, said we all live in three states throughout our lives; the first is living , the second is surviving and the third
Podcast # 13 Water – The Foundation of Health & LifeHere again is yet another vital factor in our health that is hardly discussed in medicine.We can survive weeks without food but only a few days without water, we are 75% made of water, we do
Hi, I’m Michael Lingard , Orthopath, Buteyko Educator and Plantrician introducing Podcast 12 entitled “Forget Your Drugs, Sort Your Lifestyle!”Forget Your Drugs, Sort Your Lifestyle!Almost all chronic diseases and most acute illnesses are the
Hi, I’m Michael Lingard, Orthopath, Buteyko Educator and Plantrician introducing podcast number 11 entitled “Enjoy Optimal Health with The Skype Lifestyle Course”This course is based on a six lessons over three-weeks.Health is both simple and
Hi, I’m Michael Lingard, Orthopath, Buteyko Educator and Plantrician presenting podcast number ten entitled “What is a Plantrician?”Although I have been in practice as a therapist for over 35 years I only began including nutrition screening an
Real Health Insurance for free!Millions of people spend millions of £’s on health insurance, but it doesn’t guarantee health, reduce the chance of sickness or improve the chance of better health. Most health insurance systems don’t even pay fo