Inanimate objects can generate much passion. What matters is how they are used not the objects. A knife is great for cutting food but can be used to kill. Is a knife good or bad? It is neither and both. The Medicare system generates passion. The passing of its...
In life, we are taught that having goals is a good thing that we should set them and we should and ought to aspire to them. But have you ever considered the possibility that even doing such a thing as setting a goal is actually placing a limit on who and how you can...
Being healthy is more than eating sensibly and exercising – hence there are eight rather than two pillars of health. Relaxation, sleep, relationships together with fun and purpose get less attention as there are few pharmaceutical agents and no grant funding for big...
Eating for eye health is simple: the food that is good for our eyes is good for the whole of us, as our eyes are part of our body. This is common sense, but something we sometimes forget. The common eye conditions, cataract and macular degeneration, are at least...
I have started watching the Netflix Documentary-drama – the making of the mob which chronicles the rise of the mafia in 1920’s America. The key to the success of the mafia was the institution of prohibition on January 16 1920. Not only did prohibition not reduce...
NAD+, or nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, is a coenzyme found in all living cells, and is required for the fundamental biological processes that make life possible. After the birth of my children my metabolism and hormones drastically changed. It seemed I...
In 1847 Ignaz Semmelweis a Hungarian Physician first discovered that the incidence of puerperal fever could be significantly reduced if doctors washed their hands before attending to mothers. Despite publication of results showing that hand washing reduced mortality...
Reducing carbohydrate intake is a key component to optimizing health and weight. If you trying to reduce your carbohydrate intake and you’re missing bread… This recipe is for you! It is high in healthy fat and moderate protein. Here is my easy low-carb bread recipe...
Recently I wrote about the PURE study which followed over 135,000 people in 18 countries for seven years. It found that current dietary guidelines are essentially wrong as there was an increased rate of heart disease stroke and mortality associated with low fat rather...
Last newsletter I wrote about how the clock was ticking for the boosters of the low fat diet fad in big public health. This was off the back of the US Preventative Service Task Force showing that behavioural change was the best approach in managing weight and type two...
