Health & Wellness

Yachts today are mandated by maritime regulations to properly manage and dispose of their hazardous waste. Each country they visit will also have specific rules in place as to how and where hazardous products can be discharged. While we immediately think of black and gray water, diesel and gasoline, engine …

The Power of  Magnets After years of suffering with back pain, a friend of mine suggested I stick a magnet in my knickers, and I’ve never looked back.   Up until then I didn’t know anything about magnets, apart from them being handy for holding take-away menus to the front …

If you are a Captain who struggles during the season to either keep the crew or keep the crew happy , then maybe you should look beyond the boundaries of the boat. Sending the crew off on an excursion once a month or once a fortnight, can really pay off …

How I get my clients there!   It’s the time of year when people start considering how they will get ‘beach body ready’. Perhaps even wishing they had continued with their January detox diet that they did so well on for a week or two.   What is beach body …

Our bodies have an awesome ability to control a stable inner temperature to provide an optimum environment for our organs, muscles and other inner systems to perform under the best conditions. This is called homeostasis. In a human any fluctuation of more than one half degree above or below 37 …

A casualty who is bleeding is one of the most alarming and dramatic emergencies on board a boat. A small amount of spilt blood goes a long way, and looks appalling, particularly when mixed with a few litres of seawater. Even after seeing plenty of trauma in my career so …

Well done to all my clients who not only took part but excelled at the Spartan event. You did amazingly I am very proud of you. If getting involved in an event appeals to you while you are here in Mallorca then please let me know ? There are events …

What Is Heavy Metal Poisoning? Heavy metal poisoning is the accumulation of various heavy metals in your body. Unfortunately our everyday environmental and industrial factors expose you to high levels of heavy metal every day, including the foods you eat and air you breathe. Some of these metals -such as zinc, copper, …

The knee is the largest joint in the body, comprised of the tigh bone (femur), shin bone (tibia) and the kneecap (patella). Unlike the hip and shoulder ball and socket joints, the knee does not have a lot of inherent stability and relies heavily on the quadracep and hamstring muscle …

Safety drills such as a man overboard, dealing with a fire or grounding/collisions are drills which are almost religiously practiced onboard on a regular basis with good reason. First Aid drills are just as important but often not practiced as regularly as standard drills. An essential part of safety training …