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What I've learned about avoiding and fighting Cancer.
Nobody wants to find out that they have cancer, but according to Cancer Research UK, one in two of us will get it at some point in our lives. But there is hope and plenty of people have beaten it. The best outcomes are always when it's found early, treated quickly, AND when the patient makes major changes to their lifestyle. The right treatment can tip the balance in your body's fight against cancer, but it is your body that heals you. Unfortunatley the Health Service focuses

Mike Parker
Jan 15, 202217 min read


We failed to safeguard the elderly in the pandemic and must never do so again.
A pandemic has been looming for decades and we failed to prepare for it. I remember several years ago, after a long trip, remarking that I heard the same cough at airports across the world. We are so connected now it was inevitable that at some point, something nasty would go global. Hollywood has made dozens of films about it (Vulture). You may remember Outbreak (Trailer 1995) when Morgan Freeman and others saved us all from an infected monkey with flower petals. Or more rec

Mike Parker
Dec 18, 202123 min read


Fasting helps your body heal through autophagy
If you pull a muscle you know you need to rest for the muscle to heal properly. If you catch the flu, you know you need to rest for your immune system to beat the virus quickly. You heal faster when your body can focus on healing. We all know this. Yet most of us will go our entire lives eating three meals a day, never giving our bodies a rest from digesting, processing and storing all the nutrients it wants, whilst squeezing all that decomposing food through metres of digest

Mike Parker
May 2, 20208 min read

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