How old is too old to start Judo?

I started Judo because I was watching my children having fun on the tatami. I was 30 years old. By the time I was 33 I had won by 1st dan, become a Club Coach, a National Referee and a Timekeeper....

Does your body get enough Vitamin D?

Did you know that vitamin D helps to transport Calcium across your gut to the rest of your body? The easiest way of ensuring that you have sufficient of this very important vitamin is easy - just...

Planning a holiday in the USA

I have been thinking that I ought to make a trip over to the USA, maybe next year. Where would you encourage me to visit, and why?

My employer can't afford to pay me my overtime!

I work for an employer who will not pay my overtime - during the winter season I work 60+ hours a week, but he will only pay me what my contract says - 27.5 hours per week. It is impossible for me to...

Coeliac Disease

As chefs, my husband and I are surprised by the number of people who stay at the hotel where we work, who do not let us know that they suffer from this condition, or many others, for that matter. We...