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Floyd Steadman OBE – an inspiration
Floyd Steadman blazed his own trail in 1980s rugby. A black scrum-half at a time when that was considered unusual, he became captain of Saracens and a key player for one of the sport’s traditional powerhouses. But before he even set eyes on a rugby ball, Floyd had overcome – and continued to overcome –…
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Think Loud
“When your legs don’t work like they used to before”. Never has a song lyric been more true. Its the start of an Ed Sheeran song called Thinking Out Loud. This came to me as I was inspired by a different song, “Think LOUD for Parkinson’s” from LSVT LOUD® a speech treatment which I have been…
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To the Max !!
Max Lugavere is a normal guy who was worried about his (not old) mother. He sought medical help when he noticed her suffering from dementia type slips of the mind. He could get no sense from the doctors. What did he do? He started to research how he could help his mother at an early…
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Alzheimer’s or “Type 3 Diabetes”
As a result of the advancement of my Parkinson’s, I am doing everything I can to prevent the other big neurological horror which is perhaps looming and that is Alzheimer’s Disease. A few facts… In which case, say some very respected medics, preventing Alzheimer’s could be easier than we think. In this respect Dr Dale…
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EXCITING TIMES AHEAD
What does it mean to be Cornish? Kernow Sport Ltd will shortly be launching a Crowdfund campaign in order to provide members of the public with the opportunity to invest in professional sport in Cornwall. This is a unique and rare opportunity to not just be a fan, but to own your own part of…
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⚡️Breaking News ⚡️
UK Government and Love of the Game announce new concussion guidelines Rugby legend Simon Shaw, heads up the campaign to avert the dangers of concussion in sport. See his interview in The Times. Simon’s charity Love of the Game (LOTG) works with Government, Medics and researchers to find ways to prevent immediate and long term…
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“Eat, Move, Sleep, Smile”
Dr William Li’s summary of how to live 20 years longer. Yes TWENTY years longer. Well into your 90’s in really vibrant health. William W. Li, MD, is an internationally renowned Harvard-trained medical doctor, researcher, and president and a founder of the Angiogenesis Foundation. His groundbreaking work has impacted more than seventy diseases including cancer,…
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EASTER ENERGY ⚡️
The Easter Bunny has rather more bounce in its legs than I do after more than a decade of Parkinson’s but I can hold my own in other ways! Cell Renewal Easter is about renewal, and my focus in the last 3 years has been on exactly that. Cell renewal. Looking to stave off the…
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Bloody Worth It !
Four more of the 12 ways to reduce dementia basically come down to what you eat and how that affects your BLOOD and vascular system. Professor Jonathan Schott, chief medical officer at Alzheimer’s Research UK, said that only 30% of people know they can take action to reduce the risk of dementia in later life.…
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NEVER STOP !!!!!
Year Seven – Done! I set myself the challenge at the age of 70 of catching a marlin a year until I’m 80. Now 77, here is my seventh successful year!!! Nothing should hold you back. Yes I was exhausted, but I was exhilarated and lived a year in a day. Grab life while you…