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Welcome to The Health Perspective, where we explore how health fits into our everyday lives. Dr Gordon created this space to share reliable health information from his years of experience as a GP. The blog offers thoughtful insights to help you better understand your health and make informed decisions. We believe access to clear, trustworthy medical knowledge is essential to your healthcare journey.
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Reflux in Babies: What’s Normal, What’s Not, and When to Worry
By Dr Daniel Gordon
Reflux in babies is common and usually normal. Learn the symptoms, silent reflux signs, red flags, and when to seek medical advice from a GP.
Ten Hidden Warning Signs You’re Burning Out at Work
By Dr Daniel Gordon
You tell yourself it’s just “a busy period.” You’ll rest soon. You’ll get back to the gym next week. But deep down, something feels different. The tiredness is not going away. You snap at people you care about. You wake at 3 a.m. with your mind racing about emails and deadlines.
Seven Essential Lessons on Maternal Mental Health
By Dr Daniel Gordon
Seven Essential Lessons on Maternal Mental Health Every Parent Should Know Maternal mental health remains one of the most misunderstood areas of medicine. Every week in clinic, I meet parents who quietly blame themselves for struggling. When in reality, the system does not always prepare or support them properly.
A GP’s Guide to Propranolol for Anxiety
By Dr Daniel Gordon
Anxiety is something almost everyone experiences, but very few people talk about openly. Even fewer truly understand it. In this video I talk about a simple and effective option that many people haven’t heard of and how propranolol can help with the physical symptoms of anxiety.
The Real Facts Behind Weight Loss Injections
By Dr Daniel Gordon
Weight-loss injections such as Wegovy, Ozempic, and Mounjaro are widely discussed, but often poorly understood. This article explains what these medications actually are, how they work in the body, and what the medical evidence really shows, helping you make informed decisions beyond headlines and hype.
RSV Vaccine UK: Protecting Older Adults This Winter | DGA Health
By Dr Daniel Gordon
As the leaves turn and the evenings grow shorter, my thoughts once again shift to preparing my patients for the inevitable surge of winter illnesses. For years now, flu and COVID have dominated the headlines — and with good reason.
Beat the Winter Bugs: Doctor-Approved Ways to Stay Well
By Dr Daniel Gordon
Every winter, as the days shorten and the cold sets in, the clinic fills with patients battling sore throats, blocked noses, hacking coughs, and the occasional fever that knocks them for six. For some, it’s a minor inconvenience. For others, particularly those who are vulnerable, it can mean time off work, missed family moments, and…
The Hard Truth About Love: Debunking 10 Relationship Clichés with Dr Ilan Ben Zion
By Dr Daniel Gordon
We’ve all seen the relationship advice plastered across the internet, those neat, catchy phrases that promise a perfect partnership if only you follow their simple logic. But how many of these widely circulated relationship clichés actually hold up under the scrutiny of a clinical psychologist?
Flu Vaccination 2025–2026: Why This Year Matters
By Dr Daniel Gordon
Each winter, influenza returns with quiet predictability. And yet, each year is different. The virus changes, our immunity wanes, and for some people, what looks like “just the flu” can spiral into a dangerous illness. At my clinic, I often meet patients who think of flu as nothing more than a bad cold.
Raising Confident Children: Self-Esteem Tips for Parents
By Dr Daniel Gordon
Building real self-esteem in children is one of the greatest challenges for parents. Confidence and resilience are easy to spot, but self-esteem is harder to define and even harder to nurture. Recently on The Health Perspective I sat down with Dr Josh Harwood, a clinical psychologist specialising in child mental health, to talk about self-esteem…
Understanding ADHD in Children: Expert Strategies for Diagnosis and Support
By Dr Daniel Gordon
Restlessness, struggles with focus, emotional difficulties. For some children, these are just fleeting phases of growing up. For others, they point to something deeper: ADHD. Few topics in child health spark as much debate. Are we overdiagnosing?
Building Resilience: Insights on Mindset and Mental Strength with Emma Levy
By Dr Daniel Gordon
What is resilience? What does it mean to have a strong mindset, and can we learn to become more resilient over time? In this post we’re shifting focus — not on illness, but on mental wellbeing, mindset, and the psychological tools that help us thrive, even when life gets hard.
Navigating Life After Cancer Diagnosis: A Conversation with Emma Levy
By Dr Daniel Gordon
You have cancer. Three words no one ever wants to hear — and yet, thousands hear them every day. For many, the initial shock is paralysing. But what happens after the diagnosis?
Does My Child Have a Food Allergy? A Conversation with Professor Adam Fox
By Dr Daniel Gordon
Food allergies can feel unpredictable, overwhelming, and at times, even frightening. From uncertainty about symptoms to confusion around diagnosis, prevention, and treatment, there’s a lot to untangle.
Hay Fever: What Actually Works? A Conversation with Professor Adam Fox
By Dr Daniel Gordon
Sneezing, itchy eyes, blocked sinuses, poor sleep — for some, hay fever is just a mild seasonal nuisance. But for others, it’s weeks of misery. A condition that not only drains energy but can seriously disrupt daily life.
Why You Should Check Your Lipoprotein(a): The Overlooked Cholesterol Marker
By Dr Daniel Gordon
I’ve seen many patients who look perfectly healthy on paper, no glaring lifestyle risks, discover they actually face a higher chance of heart disease than they realised. The culprit? An overlooked cholesterol marker known as Lipoprotein(a).