An article by Susan Mayor of the British Medical Journal: Children living in areas surrounded by fast food outlets are more likely to be overweight or obese, an England-wide study has shown. Researchers analysed data from the National Child Measurement Programme, which records the height and weight of one million children at most English state… Read More

Royal Marines: 30 Foot Rope Climb

03/03/201401/03/2014 by Andrew Marshall

Life Expectancy: Men Exceeding Women

Men are living longer than women for the first time in more than 100 areas of England, show figures from Public Health England. The largest gap in lifespan exists in the neighbourhood of Bewbush and Broadfield in Crawley, West Sussex, where men are outliving women by 13 years. BMJ 2014;348:g1636.

28/02/201426/02/2014 by Andrew Marshall

Vis Medicatrix Naturae: Does Nature “Minister to the Mind”?

Research Paper Title Vis Medicatrix Naturae: Does Nature “Minister to the Mind”? Abstract The healing power of nature, vis medicatrix naturae, has traditionally been defined as an internal healing response designed to restore health. Almost a century ago, famed biologist Sir John Arthur Thomson provided an additional interpretation of the word nature within the context… Read More

27/02/201426/02/2014 by Andrew Marshall

Would More Physical Education Reduce Youth Overweight?

The prevalence of youth overweight has risen dramatically over the past three decades in the US and now represents an epidemic. Since 1970, the fraction of children that are overweight has nearly quadrupled among 6 to 11 year olds and more than doubled among 12 to 19 year olds. Currently, one in six children aged… Read More