Confession- I have eaten the berries and am alive and well. The recall of frozen berries linked to cases of hepatitis A (note at time of writing there had not been any of the virus actually found in the berries) is the latest in a long unimpressive line of health...
Too many of us take too many pills. And surveys show we are prepared to make trade- offs, [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltKioTuMHao [/youtube]
Not only do I work in mental health, I’m also a mum. And I know what it’s like to live with the black dog. The post natal period is a physically and emotionally exhausting time. Aside from the obvious biological impact of a new baby, like changing hormones, sleep...
Research is underway looking at possible new pointers to Autism Spectrum Disorder. Click the link below to watch my segment on Channel 9’s Mornings Show. Mornings – Autism Spectrum
In 2003 I first attended a seminar on “Anti-Aging Medicine” by two American lecturers. This was as part of a GP conference. What was most striking was their view that the effects of aging were not a given. Indeed part of their contention was that a decline in our...
We all are in denial in different areas of our life and the consequences once confronted are frightening. If someone accuses you of being in denial, what is your immediate reaction? Notice we feel insulted and feel the need to defend before we understand the context?...
Not a day goes by without another story about the obesity crisis, usually accompanied by a call for governments to act, or for money to be spent or for more research. The problem with this is that people tend to, understandably, switch off and tend to think that the...
We have a tendency to think that everything which is new, as an improvement on that which is old. Whilst new inventions can improve our lives I am talking about changing things that work quite well for no reason other than something new has turned up. Research has...
