Ramblings of Doug

Earlier this year I blogged about the dreaded hypertension and eyesight issues.  Right now it all feels a bit confusing, possibly mixed w...

It has been a while since I have had an involvement in the development of an infographic and I was intrigued and pleased to contribute to t...

We had a funny conversation while driving along. It was if I were Prime Minister for a day - what would I do.  I thought it could be fun to...

Well this raised blood pressure lark isn't really going to plan and I'm a bit perplexed, so these health issues continue somewha...

Health issues 2. I hadn't even sat down in the Doctor's waiting room before I got called in.  It was a different Doctor this time...

MK Marathon, PB well under 4 hours A couple of health issues have cropped up recently and these have got me a bit concerned.  This post...

At forty three years old Simon Hall was not exactly a candidate for having a stroke.  Far from it as he was a non-smoker, sensible weight...

If you're a regular here you might have clocked I have an eyesight problem - central serous retinopathy.  The fantastic and remarkable t...

Yet again time flies and blogging gets left behind.  So here's a quiet Sunday morning and my favourite time in the week.  My family are ...

If you ever listen to the excellent Radio 4 programme Inside Health, presented by Dr Mark Porter MBE, you might know he sometimes invites li...

It is now about five weeks since I decided to try life without caffeine and its been an interesting experience.  At first I was a little...

Caffeine withdrawal and how it started….. Eager beaver readers will know I like to have a check-up at the Doctors once a year.  This appe...

Back in April one of my blog readers asked about taking care of knees.  This was from the perspective of many runners having injuries with k...

A Recovery Run is a good step to take after a major run, such as a marathon and one which I had been longing for all week. The purpose of ...

This time tomorrow I will be nervously having my breakfast before setting off to Milton Keynes for the marathon.  This is the third time I w...

Raspberry smoothie My Mother-in-Law is a bit of a hoarder at times and this applies to her stash of frozen raspberries, as well as 40 ...

To sum up this run, it was a truly magical, inspirational and a fantastic way of rounding 2014 off. Bloggers, sporty types and the l...