There is so much talk about what we should eat. It gets really confusing. The keys are portion control and food selection. This infographic explains the background and rationale of five common diets. by Ghergich.
The body has more bacterial cells than human cells. Antibiotics can do as much harm as good if not used carefully. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1VNdixnyMo&list=UU_a-tB5cm3Z7WrRSNtYB6jA[/youtube]
They say that time goes faster as you get older. That may be telling me something as we close in on Christmas and the end of the year. I remember being at school and the holidays always seemed an eternity away. Yet today even school children talk about the term going...
Two years ago I wrote about the case of a family, which had to take down a tree house due to the stupidity and intransigence of government. It had breached some guideline of some description. Despite governments running ads extolling children to be active, it appears...
Humans have a monumental thirst for blood. With the average red blood cell transfusion using around 3 pints of blood, approximately 27,000 blood donations are needed every week in Australia to meet that demand. The problem is, blood platelets have quite a short...
Using fresh produce is one key to good eating and good health. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D8tT8h_XeQ&list=UUAcvVvM7TbVFAYxc6m5Cd4w[/youtube]
Our health as individuals is linked to the health of society. Free societies have always enjoyed better health. But we can take this for granted. Long before Hunger Games spawned a new interest in dystopia, there was George Orwell’s 1949 book “1984”. In this, the...
It’s a rare occasion that I am totally surprised by what is put in food these days. It may taste like food but in reality, it is a food-like substance that has no relation to the original food ingredients, more like a bunch of chemicals resembling and tasting like...
Australian state governments are examining medical use of marijuana. There are good reasons to do so. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdMGvuW-TOk&index=8&list=UU_a-tB5cm3Z7WrRSNtYB6jA[/youtube]
