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Lucks Yard Clinic

The chiropractic clinic that helps you keep going …

The chiropractic clinic
that helps you keep going …

Holiday health tips

We hope to come back from our annual holidays feeling relaxed and rested and ready to take on new challenges. But the reality is sometimes the opposite!   The stress of organising a holiday along with packing and getting to your destination is enough to cause tension in the neck and back and induce headaches. Long [...]

Happy feet

What to wear on our feet in the summer - alternatives to flip flops This is a very frequently asked question, as for most of us flip flops are difficult to walk in for any length of time due to them being so flat with no support. Here are some suggestions for suitable alternatives that [...]

10th Anniversary party

On Saturday 10th June, The Luck’s Yard Team celebrated their 10th anniversary. The party was held at Secretts Pick Your Own Café, and all our patients who have supported us over the years since 2007 were invited to come and join us. We had nibbles, cakes and a glass of bubbly as well as a [...]

HPA Axis – Adrenal Fatigue – what’s going on?

What is HPA Axis Dysregulation? You may be familiar with the term “Adrenal Fatigue” and it probably conjures up images of a state of total physical and mental exhaustion as a result of exposure to high cortisol, one of our stress hormones.  However, the picture is a little more complicated and in this blog I [...]

Prebiotics for better sleep?

Many of my clients have been asking me about prebiotics and their role in improving sleep so I thought I would write some more on this subject as insomnia seems to be an increasing problem. Some of you will have seen the BBC programme where Michael Mosley explored insomnia and gave some ideas of what to [...]

Power of Ten: healthy, happy feet

Yvette Mann gives us 10 tips to help keep your feet healthy and happy. Never cut your nails too severely down the nails. Better to cut straight across, gently file corners and seek advice if they are painful. Do not pick your toenails as this may encourage in-grown toenails, a painful condition down the side [...]

Power of Ten: Connections between the brain and exercising

Last summer I came upon a brand new book written by a Swedish doctor and psychiatrist called Anders Hansen. It is called ‘Hjarn stark’, which literally means brain-strong. Anders research focused on how exercise can help people’s brain function without using medication. Needless to say I read it with great interest so much so that [...]

Power of Ten: top anti-inflammatory foods

Blogger Pippa Mitchell gives us her 10 ten foods to help fight inflammation: Oily fish: contain omega 3 fats. Wild salmon contains higher amounts of omega 3 than farmed. Other great choices include mackerel, sardines, herring, anchovies, halibut and tuna – try to eat fresh 2 to 3 times weekly. Cold pressed organic Olive oil: [...]

Power of Ten: Are you stuck in the Amber phase?

10 things that make you stuck in the ‘Amber’ Phase Ignoring pain. Many patients ignore daily little twinges which they experience in the hope they will go away. This may be the case, however what your body might doing is adapting to the changes creating more mechanical adaptation what we call and ‘layers of tension’. [...]

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