by Dr Joe | Oct 24, 2010 | General Health, Politics
When trying to whip up fear and hysteria it is never a good idea to let facts get in the way. Per capita alcohol consumption in Australia has remained static for at least the last twenty years. Some people drink too much and this is a major cause of health and social... by Dr Joe | Oct 12, 2010 | Womens Health
As a bloke I won’t pretend to know absolutely everything about handbags. It is fairly easy for me to head out the door with a wallet in one pocket and my phone and keys in another. For women it is trickier. First there is choosing which handbag and then what to put in... by Dr Joe | Oct 8, 2010 | Flu, Immunity
As winter ends in the southern hemisphere it is worth looking at the winter flu season just passed and see how our friends the “experts” fared this year. In May we had dire predictions of a “horror” flu season due to the H1N1 virus. These predictions came at around... by Dr Joe | Oct 1, 2010 | ADHD, General Health, Pharmaceuticals
When too many of us take too many drugs, there are consequences. These are both economic and human. The solution is to use drugs judiciously and not as a replacement for being responsible for what we put in our mouths. Human inventions are not intrinsically good or... by Dr Joe | Sep 24, 2010 | Health & Wellness, Politics
The stupidity of government never ceases to amaze me. So far this year we have seen one local government wanting to charge people to exercise in its parks and a councilor in another claim that the City to Surf race should be “run somewhere else” (rather than to the... by Dr Joe | Sep 17, 2010 | Health & Wellness, Mens Health, Womens Health
The knockback by the FDA of a new drug for female sexual desire again casts a spotlight on the medicalization of life. The drug was knocked back for the simple reason that it had not been found to actually work Interestingly the comparison is made with drugs like... by Dr Joe | Sep 10, 2010 | Politics, Womens Health
When messages get confusing, people switch off. This has been demonstrated in dietary advice, where it has been shown that the more complicated the diet; the less likely people are to follow it. It has now been shown that official government guidelines on drinking... by Dr Joe | Sep 7, 2010 | General Health, Pharmaceuticals
The airing of the Ben Cousins story recently has certainly fired up passions. It seems everyone has an opinion and so do I. Interestingly within the next week we saw more drug related headlines from another AFL player, Travis Tuck and actor Matthew Newton. Drug... by Dr Joe | Sep 4, 2010 | Health & Wellness, Movement
The City to Surf run saw over 40,000 participants this year in Perth. I did the 12km run from the City for the first time and was pretty pleased with my effort. Yes with a bit more training I could have sliced a few minutes off the time but the aim is participation... by Dr Joe | Aug 25, 2010 | Politics, Stress
It is easy to get caught up in what goes on around us day to day and see problems as bigger than what they may actually be. Everything looks bigger from close up and smaller if looked at from a distance. I have been thinking about this in relation to the issues, which...
