A recent report has confirmed what we all know-that children are getting fatter because they are not allowed to run around and play. This comes from parents wanting to wrap kids in cotton wool-also known as helicopter parenting There is a new push to get children to...
By Guest Contributor Sally Symonds author of “50 Steps to Lose 50kg . . . And Keep It Off” – the inspirational story of how she halved her weight and doubled her life. If you’re desperate to drop some kilos but can’t bear the idea of giving up...
Recently I was interviewed by current affairs program Today Tonight on the issues surrounding large breasts. The natural reaction to this is for people to giggle or think, “ I would like that problem”. There are some serious issues around this topic particularly when...
There is a general impression that medicine is constantly changing. In fact medicine is very conservative and change which challenges conventional thinking (as against using new drugs) can take a long time to be adopted. One major change though may be upon us. A...
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...
