As our lives continue to become busier and we place more and more pressure upon ourselves to meet the strains of daily life, we are turning into a nation of over worked, over stressed and over stimulated individuals.

Mums and dads are being urged not to allow their toddlers to use a baby walker and not to leave their babies in car baby seats when outside of the car.

When it comes to predicting the weather, many of our patients are experts –their joints start to ache and back and neck pain seems to worsen. It sounds like an old wives tale that aches and pains get worse when a storm is approaching

As we get older we tend to take more notice of our body - often it can be too late, we always advise an ounce of prevention rather than a pound of cure. We have a quick test to find out if your hip needs a pound of replacement. 

With 8 hours sleep under my belt I can take on the world, there is fire in my belly and I am ready to make change in people lives. If I have a disturbed night, I'm a different animal. My focus is gone, my clarity of thinking is dampened, my get up and go is gone.

I want to see everyone keeps their New Years resolutions, so to help you get through the cravings for something naughty we have a recipe for something nice

As dangerous household chores go, hoovering is one of the worst. Not that most people would guess that, but it is a big cause of back pain. Gavin Young Chiropractor at Chiropractic First explains how not to do yourself a mischief doing the hoovering

I woke this morning to read in the news that sugar is 'the new tobacco'. Some adults consume as many as 46 teaspoons of sugar a day. Sugar has some major affects on how the body works. 

The most common reason to see a Chiropractor is for relief of low back pain, at Chiropractic First we approach the body as a whole. Chiropractor Gavin Young always says “there is no point in having a healthy spine if you have a heart attack on the drive home.”

The thought of not having bread everyday can cause a moment of panic. Fear not, I have some alternatives to soften the blow.