LIVE WELL
As a practice we are keen to promote a holistic approach to healthcare, especially prevention. Please see below, which provides some very useful information.
Get started with Sleepstation to improve your sleep
Epping Forest FRONTLINE
Do you want to be more active and connect with those in your local community? Use the link below to find out more about this service that connects residents with activities
click here to access FRONTLINE
click here to access Essex front line support directory
ESSEX Wellbeing Service
We support people in the community and at work with a range of health, wellbeing and day-to-day needs. A free service, funded by Essex County Council
Please click on the link below to see what the Essex Wellbeing service provides
EWS information leaflet
Dr Tranmer has an interest in Lifestyle Medicine including ways to promote our gut microbiome - please see attached leaflet below.
healthy Gut, Healthy You!
Dr Rebel is a follower (most of the time!) of a low carbohydrate high fat (LCHF) diet or keto
Top tip I have gleaned: starch is glucose molecules holding hands Rice, potatoes, pasta & bread are all 'Soon to be sugar' https://twitter.com/lowcarbgp/status/1188828568626839552?lang=de courtesy of Dr David Unwin @lowcarbGP
The part of LCHF I like is that it helps me with appetite and my tendency to overeat. I am interested in the way these all too easily accessible sugars in our modern world make us feel and our brains react and then we sometimes we feel we cant stop eating it.
I have found these visual guides to food groups very useful:
https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/vegetables https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/fruits https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/snacks https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/drinks
Please if you are on diabetes medication seek medical advice prior to embarking on strict low carb diets, but certainly this could really help your diabetes.
Still as with any lifestyle change there is no quick fix and please also focus on general wellbeing not just what the scales say (Non scale victories NSVs!): better sleep, better energy levels, walking up the stairs a bit quicker!
Mindfulness & Wellbeing:
Through his time here, Dr Hameed has developed a very useful mindfulness leaflet. It contains useful information on how to appreciate your wellbeing, and really concentrate on it. It contains some mindfulness techniques that can be practiced at home, on the tube, at work - and all it takes is one minute of your time, each day. Give them a go! To access the leaflet please click on the pdf below:
Mindfulness & Wellbeing
Woollards Kitchen - a local initiative set up by our practice nurse to offer support in our local area: 