Dr Joe Unplugged

Dr Joe Unplugged is your home for open commentary on health, wellbeing and life in the broadest sense. We will explore diet, exercise, sleep and stress amongst other health matters as well as issues that may impact you and your wellbeing in direct or indirect ways....

It’s Christmas!

If Christmas did not exist it would need to be invented. Perfectly timed at the end of the year, it allows for many people worldwide to celebrate in some way, shape or form. This may be the formal religious celebration or simply a catch up with friends and family....

We Need Our Sleep

Human beings spend more time being asleep than anything else. It is estimated that at the turn of the twentieth century the average American slept nine hours each night. By the turn of the twenty first century this figure has dropped to under eight hours. Lack of...

Today Show – Talking Sense About Diet

Fad diets come and go as to miracle weight loss cures. Eating sensibly and being active never goes out of style. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I03iXZizGZ8&list=UU_a-tB5cm3Z7WrRSNtYB6jA [/youtube]

Relationships Matter

Relationships Matter

It may be a cliché but time appears to be speeding up. Christmas is around the corner. Yet last Christmas does not seem that long ago. When I was in school the holidays were always “ages away” and term time dragged. Teenagers today reflect on how quickly the terms...

Today Show – Hangovers

The best way to treat a hangover is to not get one. But if you do there are simple things to help you feel better.[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q5P_mTa_AY&list=UU_a-tB5cm3Z7WrRSNtYB6jA[/youtube]

Today Show – Exams

Exams are stressful but there is much you can do to minimise that stress. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC4Vzljay0Q&list=UU_a-tB5cm3Z7WrRSNtYB6jA[/youtube]

Reaching For The Off Button

Reaching For The Off Button

It has struck me at times that a person born in 1700 could have lived a lifetime without seeing any real change in their daily life. The same could be said for someone born even up to say 1850. Most people would never have even left the town they were born in. You...