Conflicting views have again emerged about statin medications in two leading British Medical Journals. Statins are used to lower cholesterol and have been the best selling drugs of the past 25 years with sales in the tens of billions of dollars. The Lancet published a...
Much work has been done over the last few years on the dangers of sitting. Whilst claims that sitting is the new smoking are way over blown, it is true that in modern western countries many of us spend too much time being sedentary. The human body is designed to be...
Last week I was interviewed about a new report from the Australian Institute of health and welfare. It claimed that whilst 85% of Australian’s self-described as being in good health, that infact many were fooling themselves. This was because 63% were overweight or...
Last week saw the passing of comedian Gene Wilder. Although he had not made a movie for some 25 years, he is still regarded as one of the greats of comedy. Movies like Blazing Saddles are classics. When interviewed a few years ago he said that he had stopped making...
Dr JoeDr Joe Kosterich – Doctor, Health Industry Consultant and Author Doctor, speaker, author, and health industry consultant, Joe is WA State Medical Director for IPN, Clinical editor of Medical Forum Magazine, Medical Advisor to Medicinal Cannabis company...
