It has struck me at times that a person born in 1700 could have lived a lifetime without seeing any real change in their daily life. The same could be said for someone born even up to say 1850. Most people would never have even left the town they were born in. You...
A book review on the over-rated role of modern medicine. Title: The Role of Medicine: Dream, Mirage or Nemesis? (1979) Author: Thomas McKeown Publisher: Basil Blackwell, Oxford In a book that is often grouped with Effectiveness and Efficiency (Cochrane) and Limits to...
It is OK and indeed healthy to exercise while you are pregnant. Here are some simple guidelines [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSKt-ezrQs8&list=UU_a-tB5cm3Z7WrRSNtYB6jA[/youtube]
We might think that we’re getting enough sleep. But the quality of our sleep has slowly deteriorated over the decades. It all started with the invention of the light bulb, which made it possible to stay active and productive long after sunset. Then with TV, computers,...
There are major differences between true addictions and bad habits. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxE64QcxBHA&list=UU_a-tB5cm3Z7WrRSNtYB6jA[/youtube]
My late mother was a lifelong non-smoker. She was also an opera fan. Hard as she tried to get me enthused about opera, it never quite happened. Carmen was my mother’s favourite. This week she would have turned in her grave. For all the wrong reasons Western Australia...
“Sit up straight and don’t slouch” may have been the best life advice you were ever given. Did you know that your posture actually has a critical effect on your health and well-being? Low back pain affects more than a quarter of Australians( [i]) costs the economy...
Getting outside for some fresh air and sunshine is great for our mental and physical health. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfmmEQ9PlPs&list=UU_a-tB5cm3Z7WrRSNtYB6jA[/youtube]
The quit smoking drug Bupropion (Zyban) has been linked to high blood pressure and “adverse” cardiovascular events. And Vareniciline( Champix), also used in smoking cessation, has again been found to be the drug most commonly associated with suicide and homicidal...
