Newsletter
June 2026
FA Awards Evening
I recently had the pleasure of attending the Essex FA Awards Dinner in recognition of my (voluntary) 20 years in the game.
Thank you Essex County FA for a great evening and to my Club Uplands Rangers Football Club for their continued support.
I very much doubt I’ll squeeze in another 20!
Here I am being presented with my award by ex-Spurs and England International, Ledley King - how Spurs could do with him now!
Fitness Certified
The new signage is up at Fitness Certified’s HQ in time for the next intake of students.
With over 30 years of combined experience in the industry, their team has built and continues to run successful personal training and online coaching businesses.
They understand firsthand the challenges of starting and growing a career in fitness, which is why they bring real-world expertise into everything they teach.
So if you are considering a career in the fitness industry, check out their unique approach by visiting their website here.
Nutrition for Longevity: How Busy Women Over 40 Can Feel Energised and Radiant Again
by Jackie Barber
In this blog I explore why good nutrition for longevity matters.
When women think about longevity, they often picture living longer. But true longevity is about so much more than adding years to your life – it’s about adding life to your years.
It’s about waking up with energy. Feeling mentally clear. Having balanced hormones, glowing skin, restful sleep, and a body that feels supported rather than depleted.
Continue reading here.
The Doctor is Out
by Dr Paul Clayton
Why are so many doctors so resistant to nutrition, let alone pharmaco-nutrition, when diet-related disease is the leading cause of death in the world?
Is it the continuing failure of the biggest sellers, fish oil and multivitamins, to show material benefits? The persistent problems with quality control, the unsubstantiated claims? Or something more profound?
The history of medicine, like much of the history of our kind, comes from a dark place. It is a long night of ignorance, cruelty and mediocrity, shot through with occasional flashes of brilliance and kindness. I submit that the archetypical duality of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is grounded neither in Marxist nor psychoanalytical theory (though Robert Louis Stephenson was undoubtedly aware of both), but in historical reality.
They professed to heal but until recently, doctors were murderers. The plague doctors, for example, had little for the sick other than bleeding, purging, poisoning and the microbes they unknowingly transmitted between patients. They were disease vectors, transmitting death and chickens wherever they went.
Continue reading here.
The X-Files of Medicine Part III
The Goat Testicle Surgeon Who Promised Men He Could Restore Their Youth
by Dr Jodi Shabazz
Welcome to Case File #3 of The X-Files of Medicine - strange and forgotten stories from medical history that reveal how the body, health, and science have often been misunderstood.
In the early 1900s, thousands of men across America were quietly worried about the same thing.
They felt tired.
Their strength was fading.
Their confidence was slipping.
Many believed their vitality was simply disappearing with age.
Then a doctor appeared with an extraordinary promise.
He claimed he could restore youth.
His method was simple.
A surgical transplant.
The donor?
Goats.
Continue reading here.