Sometimes, one reads a statement so obvious that one needs to ask, “Why didn’t I think of that?” So it was that I read on the blog of Dr David Healy a most obvious observation about medications. “Drugs can have a hundred effects … but we only test for one”. In medical...
Being a Personal Trainer is a very rewarding career – I play a crucial role in the lives of others. With more people choosing to work with a personal trainer (it’s estimated $2.5 billion would be spent by Australians at the end of this financial year on...
Stress is a buzzword but we all feel its effects to some degree. Our bodies are designed to react to physical threats, as our ancestors would have faced. But today when the threat is not physical (such as financial pressures or work related problems) our bodies react...
We all know the importance of sleep but many of us still do not get enough. Most people do need eight hours sleep even if we can “get away” with less. Slowing the mind down so as to be able to get to sleep is a challenge for some. Others can get off to sleep but wake...
If it is raining outside and you are inside a house, you won’t get wet – unless the roof is damaged and leaking. The rain is the same but your protection has been damaged. Our protective roof against viruses is our immune system. When it is fully functional, it will...
