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Category Archives: health
Legal drugs
In this case, ibuprofen. Nurofen. Ibuprofen is an NSAID, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. In other words a painkiller, and one of the weaker NSAIDs, so, at low doses, it carries the risk of fewer side effects. So we have so-called specific … Continue reading
Posted in animal rights, animals, consumerism, drugs, health, money, public relations
30 Comments
No. I don’t hate men
One of the silliest arguments I read on the internet is that all feminists hate men. Really, they, or rather, we, do. This is on a par with all feminists are hairy ugly lesbians, it is so ridiculous. The view … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, feminism, health, life, Longreads, Religion, Sexism, WPlongform
Tagged Divorce, education, feminist, men, Patriarchy, suffrage
81 Comments
Equality – for women? – of course, so long as it suits the men
Civilisation is surely marked by a country that provides a reasonable level of public services? Eg the odd library, art gallery, museum, sports centre? But no!!! If you want those you must pay for them yourself. Education? Unemployment benefit? Affordable … Continue reading
Posted in feminism, health, Religion
Tagged contraception, equality, health care, potus, Scotus
45 Comments
Views from a hospital bed
Spending weeks in hospital waiting for an op gives plenty of time for useless musing. So in no particular order … Staff Consultants are the same the world over. No more to be said there. Similarly porters and cleaners. Pretty … Continue reading
Posted in breakfast, drugs, gibraltar, health, life, musings, thoughts, vegan, WPlongform
Tagged Hospital, paracetamol, television
95 Comments
You are what you eat – GMO
Genetic engineering. It’s a bit like nuclear power, pesticides, feeding cows on sheeps brains. You either think it’s a great idea, don’t care either way because it doesn’t affect you, or you think it is an extremely bad idea. The … Continue reading
Posted in animal rights, animals, consumerism, environment, environmentalism, health, vegetarian, WPlongform
Tagged genetic engineering, GMO
21 Comments
Sink or swim
My mother never learned to swim. When she visited us in Spain, we took her for a walk around the beach, she was in her late 70s, a leisurely walk of around an hour, but she was quite capable of … Continue reading
Posted in childhood, health, life, musings, parents, thoughts
Tagged dewsbury, eileen fenton, swimming, WPLongform
30 Comments
Rainy day Monday
We all love the rain. It’s good for the ground, and we need it. It’s not so good for hanging out the washing, and it’s certainly not so good when inconsiderate drivers park illegally on the pavement forcing pedestrians into … Continue reading
Posted in consumerism, environmentalism, gibraltar, health, life, thoughts
Tagged fat, illegal parking
26 Comments
You are what you eat
A short and pithy post. Honestly! Would you believe that from me? Horse meat in lasagna. I confess, I couldn’t resist writing about it. I see four issues here: 1) Hypocrisy. OK to eat cows, pigs, sheep, but not horses … Continue reading
Posted in animal rights, animals, food, health, life, news, thoughts, UK, vegan
Tagged horse meat
33 Comments
Treating the symptoms – and not the cause
Or stupid legislation. Or nanny state personified. Call it what you will. Busily browsing the internet about Land Rovers, as you do when you have things you need to do, and don’t want to do, I chanced upon an interesting … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, environmentalism, health, life, politics, spain, UK, vegan
Tagged folic acid, four wheel drive
17 Comments
The wisdom of the tooth fairy
Dreaming of some rubbish as you do, or rather, as I do, I was busy eating something. There was something hard in my sandwich (or whatever I was meant to be eating) and I nearly bit down on it. Instead … Continue reading
Posted in health, life
Tagged dentist, dentists, teeth, tooth fairy, wisdom teeth, wisdom tooth
37 Comments
On being sick
Everyone knows that having a cold is nothing at all, and you should just grin and bear it. I know that, because that was how I was brought up. While I was despatched off to school, snuffling, coughing, spewing phlegm … Continue reading
Posted in childhood, health, life, parents, thoughts
Tagged cold, health, protestant work ethic
16 Comments
God
I don’t believe in God. Never have, doubt I ever will. I did go to sleep as a child, saying ‘Gentle Jesus meek and mild, look upon this little child blah blah, and god bless mummy and daddy and Good … Continue reading
I need protein – just can’t get enough.
No, no – not more protein – yet again? I thought high protein low carb diets went out – well, 30 years ago. That’s the last time I heard of anyone following one. A friend at university aged, 19/20, decided … Continue reading
Posted in animal rights, food, health, musings, vegetarian
Tagged diets, high protein, low carbs, weight
25 Comments
Fat is a health issue…..
….Not just a feminist issue (Susie Orbach 1978 and 1982). Obesity is going to be the world’s next biggest health problem apparently. Unlike starvation for example, which clearly doesn’t matter because rich western countries don’t suffer from it. Well, poor … Continue reading
Quorn
Fake meat? Processed food? Junk food? High protein meat-free ready meal? Fresh from the laboratory? All of those, and more. Or as the website says, a wonder food. Well, not quite, in my opinion. What is Quorn? It’s made from … Continue reading
Posted in animal rights, consumerism, environmentalism, food, health, vegan, vegetarian, vegetarianism
Tagged protein, quorn
21 Comments
Well, roll me over.
Couldn’t pass this one by. The land of the free and that great dream. Also known as the land of sexist misogynist bastards who want to control women. Oh, I’m busy doing other things right now rather than blogging, [inserts … Continue reading
Those overpaid NHS managers
Jeez! I left the health service ten years ago and I still read the same boring old crap. Also known as misinformed information, or however you want to describe it. Let’s get this straight. A so-called overpaid manager earned between … Continue reading
Journalism (7) – public relations
But the lure of the newsroom and reporting called again. Or perhaps the politics of the government circuit in the 80s wasn’t for me. Or maybe we just wanted to escape from the south-east with our property boom money before … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, health, journalism, life, media, money, musings, public relations, work, writing
14 Comments
Journalism (6) – the press office
‘Welcome to the Press Office.’ A tall James Coburn clone walked towards me down the huge office with his hand outstretched. What a seriously nice way to be greeted on your first day in a new job. The first thing … Continue reading
Posted in environment, health, journalism, life, media, musings, politics, thoughts, work, writing
Tagged guardian, iapi, ingham, paul brown, rechem, thatcher
19 Comments