As a child, I recall that the weather would heat up when school went back in the first week of February. Heat waves were a common thing in the Perth summer. Fast-forward to today and a couple of things have changed. Firstly Perth does not get as hot in summer as when...
Lions, tigers and bears oh my! Our lives have become so complicated and through this complication our sympathetic nervous system is in a constant state of fight or flight. Since we are not really taking on lions, tigers and bears and our high alert lasts way longer...
Recently, I read an article about a new mother’s experience taking her toddler to the emergency room after a face-first fall onto an iron table, bleeding profusely. After her child was evaluated, it was determined that no serious injury was sustained, and no further...
There is no shortage of media stories about what is the latest food or activity linked to some disease. By next week the story can be the complete opposite. This is because a link does not establish cause and effect. Yet this lack of cause and effect unfortunately...
You go to school with an expectation that what you are learning is going to be crucial for you to succeed in life. Yet many of the most important elements are ignored and often their relevance denied. Even if you instinctively were practicing them at times, you are...
Screening tests especially for cancer have been promoted on the basis of saving lives. This has rarely been questioned. A large new review has done just that. The results will surprise. There is no clear evidence that screening for cancer does save lives! How did we...
Imagine possessing the most powerful force in the universe. What would you do with it? What if you can make it even better? Guess what? You already possess it. It’s your brain. It has approximately 100 billion neurons and each one connects to between 10 and 10,000...
In the movie The Big Short a small number of fund managers “bet” against the mortgage market prior to the GFC. Rather than rely on brokers recommendations, rating agencies or government endorsement, they first hand viewed the properties and spoke to borrowers. This...
I’m a planner, goal setter, and vision board creator so when someone asked me if I had a manifesto, the fact I didn’t took me by surprise. Nor did I really even know what one was. I immediately Goggled manifesto and couldn’t understand why I needed one. As I surfed...
Long after its use by date the heart foundation tick is being retired. The star rating system replacing it is no better. Both are mired in the belief that fat in the diet is bad and that high carbohydrate intake is good. Real food does not have a label and is not in...
