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Dr Jan Sambrook, MRCGP
General Practitioner, Medical Author
MBChB, MRCGP
Dr Jan Sambrook qualified from the University of Sheffield in 1992.
She trained as a GP in Barnsley, and has worked for most of her career as a GP around Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. She has an interest in maternal and child health, breastfeeding and nutrition.
Recently contributed to:
We all like to snuggle down under a warm duvet on a cold night, but did you know that having your bedroom too warm might be stopping you from getting to sleep?
Muscular relaxation exercises and deep breathing are two ways to help people to relax and combat symptoms of anxiety. They may also help to ease symptoms of depression. They can be used together with mindfulness techniques which have been shown to help with anxiety and depression.
