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First aid courses for the public

Blog

First aid courses for the public

You might have been thinking about taking a public First Aid course recently and wondering what is available to you and how to choose a First Aid training company.

24th February 2022

Sepsis is more deadly than cancer

Podcast

Sepsis is more deadly than cancer

Each year, sepsis causes 11 million deaths worldwide – that’s more people than die because of cancer. Sepsis is a medical emergency. It’s important to be able to recognise it because prompt treatment can save lives. Dr Michelle explains all.

31st January 2022

Learning  CPR might save a life

First Aid

Learning CPR might save a life

Learning CPR might save a life. When their heart and breathing have stopped, for every minute without resuscitation, a person’s chance of survival drops by 10%.

31st January 2022

Intermittent Fasting

Podcast

Intermittent Fasting

This week Dr Michelle, in her podcast for World Radio Switzerland, discusses the potential health benefits of intermittent fasting with nutritionist Emma Jenks.

31st January 2022

Our Gut Microbiome

Podcast

Our Gut Microbiome

Our gut microbiome. Dr Michelle speaks with nutritionist Emma Jenks about how we can all ‘culture’ it to improve health and well-being.

28th January 2022

Dreaming of a good night’s sleep?

Blog, Mental Health

Dreaming of a good night’s sleep?

Are you dreaming of a good night’s sleep? Sleep is the one single (in)action that we can take to reset our physical and mental health every day: a nightly rinse and repair of our brain and body.  As humans, we’re the only species that deliberately deprive ourselves of sleep. Most of us need 7-9 hours […]

21st January 2022

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