Before the arrival of my first daughter, I honestly had no idea what to expect. I did my research and stocked up on all the products that seemed ‘necessary’, plus a good few extras that I loved the look of! I had the pram ready to go, I knew we would use this all the...
Much is made of the evidence base of modern medicine. It is certainly the case that many trials are done and that to bring a pharmaceutical to market requires trial evidence to show that the drug is better than placebo and that side effects are acceptable. There is...
One size fits all public health messages about exercise may be counter productive. Any amount of exercise is beneficial – do what you can manage even if you can’t “find 30”....
“Breathe your own breath … what on earth does that mean?” We breathe, in and out, all the time … but how aware are we of the quality of our breath and the effect that it has on the quality of our life? We are not always conscious of our breathing, but...
Some weeks one wonders if we are living in a Monty Python sketch. There has been the case of a person in Canada who identifies as a woman but has had no surgery, complaining to the human rights commission that a female beautician refused to handle and wax the scrotum....
Just when you thought that the antics of the nanny state and big public health could not get any worse or more ridiculous, they prove you wrong. The Cockburn Council in Perth has asked food truck operators to submit their menus prior to being allowed to attend a...
Research confirms that pre-diabetes is not a one way street to type two diabetes. People can normalise their blood glucose level and not proceed to develop the condition. ...
According to an Executive Order by President Trump on July 10th 2019, “Within 120 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall launch an awareness initiative at the Department of Health and Human Services to aid the Secretary’s...
Are you your own worst critic? Is your negative self talk sabotaging your success? Do you put yourself down for not achieving enough? Here are 3 ways to silence your inner critic once and for all: Own Up Before you can change, stop or improve anything you do, first...
