Drinking water has impressive benefits, and it should. Water is a key component to human life. Why? Our bodies are 78% water and our brain is 80% water. When we do not have adequate hydration, cellular function slows and so does our quality of thinking, metabolism,...
There is an old adage that the only certainty is change. Last week a new advisory, published in the BMJ, came out saying we do not need to finish a course of antibiotics. Interestingly one of the reasons for this is a compete reverse of the previous view. It was...
It can be more than just brain fog you may be experiencing. Sugary foods, bottled juices, wheat/gluten, and alcohol are destructive to your gut microbiome and brain chemistry. How does sugar have such an impact on the body? Sugar harms our mitochondria meaning it robs...
Once in a while a TV show comes along that captures people’s imagination. Currently we have the first series of Australian Ninja Warrior. Like most of these shows it is a local franchise of a program developed elsewhere and licensed. It is also not a new idea. That...
These days we hear a lot about this thing called ‘work life balance’. We know that we need it, we are told that we need it but we are not really told what it is, why we need it and how to get it. By the very notion that it is called ‘work life balance’ we learn that...
There is an old adage that politics makes strange bedfellows. The E-cigarette debate in Australia has given a new twist to this with the Tobacco industry and Tobacco control effectively on the same side when it comes to people continuing to smoke. Sound bizarre? Well...
