Remember when Grandma always said “Eat your roughage” because it was healthy for us. She was right. Do you know why fiber is important for optimum health? Fiber is a plant carbohydrate that passes through our digestive system without breaking down into...
The development of penicillin was rightly seen as a great breakthrough in medicine. Fatal infections could now be treated with a “silver bullet.” However in nature nothing is static. Bacteria have been around for longer than humans and have survived by being able to...
Research has found that people are happier when they have more FUN in their lives. Studies have also found that the most happily married couples report…”They are happy because they have a lot of fun together”. How much fun do you have in your life? Do you prioritize...
Here is the bottom line. Health is full of vested interest and information can be easily selected to support a particular view. We need to be questioning of the pronouncements of governments and experts. They do not always know what is best for your health even if...
There are times when change is upon us. Often this is not recognized until later when with hindsight we can easily say,” there were signs of change”. There is certainly change afoot when it comes to food. Within one week there were three signs that I saw in my...
The skin is the largest organ in the body- that’s right it is an organ like the liver heart or kidneys. It has a variety of vital functions ranging from helping with temperature regulation to eliminating toxins and, of course keeping our body together. Imagine the...
Can you believe its already 2011? This is the time of year for new years resolutions. Many people will have resolutions to do with their health. Unfortunately some of these will be the same as last years and maybe some years before that too. The problem being that...
If you ask a group of adults the question “Who is looking forward to Christmas”? A number of hands would go up. If you then ask “Who is looking forward to Christmas being…over?” A second set of hands goes up. Ask a group of year one school children the same questions...
This may seem to be a statement of the obvious, but the solution to a behavioral problem is not surgery. Over eating is not a surgical problem-it is a behavioral one. The problem is not because the stomach is too big and needs to be made smaller. It is a function of...
The opening of government funded “super clinics” without doctors is straight from the script of Yes Minister. The British comedy from the 1980’s is as relevant today as it was when first aired. The fictional antics of the Minister and public service are hilarious on...
