How often have you felt your tummy talking, okay shouting to you for hot pizza, crunchy chips, donuts, ice cream, or chocolate? You know, mid-way between breakfast and lunch or between lunch and dinner? It is not a given for you to be hungry or experience cravings...
It is the quintessential motherhood statement to say that it is good for babies to be breast-fed. It is not the purpose of this blog to list the benefits or why we should encourage mothers to breast-feed. We all know this. Plus, virtually all women want to breast-feed...
Most of us remember the 1966 hit by the Beach Boys, “Good Vibrations”. One of the lines in the lyrics is “I’m pickin’ up good vibrations”. What are these vibrations referring to? Dr. John Demartini likes to say, “We are all vibrators”. This double entendre is open to...
Commentator Brendan O’Neill made an interesting point in a recent column in the Weekend Australian suggesting that being “offensive” is a key part of human progress. He noted that Copernicus “offended” the Christian authorities of his day by claiming the earth were...
It is fascinating to see how the world turns. A lament of many over the last decade or so has been that teenagers and children do not get outside to play and spend too much time on screens. This was initially TV and video games and more recently phones. So it is great...
Do you feel as if there is something missing in your life? Are you wondering or questioning whether there is more to life? Would you like to have far greater motivation, energy, fulfilment and happiness in your life? The people who are happiest and most fulfilled in...
Hormones play a central role in our metabolism. In this video Tom and I talk about the role of insulin especially in weight management. Tom Shiyoya is a personal trainer with over 16 years experience. He owns two Plus Fitness franchises in Perth, Western...