Tag Archives: Health

Dipping my toe in – again

Posted on October 13, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

Well hello! I didn’t mean to be away for so long. We went away on a (brief but lovely) holiday by the sea, and at the end of it I became ill. I don’t know what with – not covid … Continue reading →

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In the time of the virus: week 2 of self-isolation – am I in a time warp?

Posted on July 13, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

Here we are at the start of our second week of self-isolation, and I’m feeling like I’ve inadvertently entered a personal time warp and am back in 2016.  There were some really good bits to 2016 (our trip to Denmark, … Continue reading →

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“Obesity is the new smoking”

Posted on March 27, 2016 by deborah @ the magic jug

So said Simon Stevens, head of the NHS.  I came across the quote in a Guardian article the evening after I visited our local hospital earlier this week. I do believe that the NHS has a way to go, if … Continue reading →

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Hitting 60

Posted on December 16, 2015 by deborah @ the magic jug

One of my mother-in-law’s favourite sayings was that “age doesn’t come on it’s own”, and maybe she was right.  In my case it comes with a whole lot of paper and tests.  Though I know I am very fortunate in … Continue reading →

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