Cardiovascular Risk Assessment at My Specialist GP. Understanding cardiovascular risk is an important part of preventative healthcare. High blood pressure, cholesterol, family history, age and lifestyle all contribute to risk, but increasingly, technology is giving doctors additional ways to build a more detailed picture of cardiovascular health. We have recently introduced a Cardiovascular Risk Assessment at My Specialist GP, using AI-assisted analysis of the retina to prov

If your body has started feeling like it's playing by a different rulebook lately, you're not imagining it. Perimenopause can bring changes in energy, sleep, mood and weight distribution, often years before periods actually stop. It’s, not just these huge changes women need to navigate, it is also the confusing and conflicting advice that follows: cut carbs, cut calories, exercise differently, cut out the foods you love, take a cocktail of supplements… Perimenopause is a time

We are settled into the school holidays. This means extra meals to think about, no routine and kids who are somehow both "starving" and "not eating that" within the same sentence. Instagram-worthy Sunday batch cooking, with its labelled containers and colour-coded lunches, seems far from reality when you're juggling childcare, days out, a job and your own needs (if you can even remember what they are anymore!). Here's a meal prep approach that actually holds up: Lindsay Montg

There’s a common belief that running and exercise “wear out” your joints — but in most cases, the opposite is true. Our bodies are designed to move. Whether it’s walking, running, strength training, yoga or simply staying active day to day, regular movement helps keep joints healthy, muscles strong and the body resilient as we age. At Marlow Movement Clinic, we regularly see people who have stopped exercising because they’re worried about damaging their knees, hips or back. O