The skin is the largest organ in the body. We mainly think about its appearance rather than the other functions. A healthy skin is also a reflection of a healthy body so look after it from within as well as without. Here are 50 amazing facts about skin that you...
Every once in a while issues reach a tipping point. This is when conventional wisdom actually changes. The process begins when the previous conventional wisdom is overturned. It goes through stages of no questioning of the beliefs through to a few dissenting voices...
The most important lesson I have ever learned is that happiness is a choice, and that I am individually responsible for my own happiness. We are in control of so much more that happens in our lives than we realise, and so have the power to create change. Even when we...
The commonest cause of abdominal pain in children is constipation. Learn about the causes and simple ways to treat it. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3XiliIY5Fs[/youtube]
The Channel 9 Today show have asked me to do a regular health and wellbeing segment. This first one is on winter viruses. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41IwwgSq4m4[/youtube]
Tom Insel, director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH,) in his recent blog post Are Children Overmedicated? seems to suggest that perhaps more psychiatric medication is in order. Comparing mental illness in children to food allergies, he dismisses the...
A while back I was asked to help judge a Chili eating contest. This was timed to coincide with the annual chilli festival. Chillies trace their origins back 7500 years. Previously regarded as the domain of eccentrics Mexicans and Thais it is only recently that many...
Recently I was interviewed on both radio and TV about a case where a man had a severe reaction to a whooping cough vaccine. This is a dangerous area as virtually all discussions about immunisation generate lots of heat but very little light. The camps are highly...
