Facts Versus Meaningless Figures

Facts Versus Meaningless Figures

According to a survey done on the health of the populace only 15% of people claim to eat two serves of fruit and five of vegetables every day. Only 7% exercise for half an hour everyday. We are “failing” to meet guidelines and this will of course lead to an...
Be Questioning

Be Questioning

There is nothing quite like statistics. You can do almost anything you like with them. Statistics estimate that Australians will spend over $6.5 billion in the “battle of the bulge” this year. Sounds a lot! When you drill down a bit, the situation looks a bit...
Taking Too Many Pills

Taking Too Many Pills

It has been show that 82% of those in aged acre facilities are taking seven different medications. Meanwhile 30% of hospital admissions in those aged over 75 are related to problems with medications. I  have written an article on this for Australian news websites....

Today Show – Slip Slop Slap

Summer is nearly with us in the southern hemisphere. It is good to get outdoors and enjoy the sunshine, but not good to get burned. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrmYNc6g_cM&list=UU_a-tB5cm3Z7WrRSNtYB6jA [/youtube]