There is a wonderful quote by Aldous Huxley: “Medical science is making such remarkable progress that soon none of us will be well.” With the degree of disease mongering, over diagnosis and awareness that we have at present this prediction is coming true....
The sun is starting to shine so now is the time to start thinking about taking your exercise outdoors. Shed the winter layers, bask in some Vitamin D goodness and spring into fitness! There are many outdoor fitness options and you can work it out alone, with the...
Last weekend the family decided to get take a ways from a new Singaporean restaurant we had heard good reports about. After making menu selections I rang up to place the order. As it turned out I dialed the wrong number. The kids had a laugh; I apologised to the lady...
I recently had a client who was warned not to see me by her physician. He recommended she go back on anti depressants despite her explaining to him that she has improved remarkably over the past 3 months. Her attempt to also explain she was only feeling down due to a...
It is becoming clear that whilst weight and health are related they are not synonymous. People who are “technically” overweight may live as or even longer than those of “normal” weight. The BMI, whilst a useful tracking tool is not by itself an indicator of good...
Earlier this year it was shown that people who had a body mass index (BMI) of between 25 and 30 actually lived longer than those who had a “healthy” BMI of between 20 and 25. Naturally those who profit from promoting an obesity crisis ridiculed this. Fortunately...
How to Look Fit and Fab in Your Favorite Swimsuit The girl in the well-known “Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” suffers from a lack of bikini body confidence. In the song’s three verses, she hides herself and her sexy swimwear in a locker, a blanket, and...
Once upon a time medical practice was about the consulting room. Here the patient and doctor could consider what was best for the individual based on their unique circumstances. The aim was to treat the patient, not to treat a number, or to treat to a target or to...
How is it that with little warning, our body starts to hurt? We wake up during the night trying to get comfortable, and rise the next morning feeling tight, stiff and sore. We push through, organise school lunches, business meetings, attempt the gym, and pain becomes...
There was an interesting article in the paper a little while back discussing the behaviour of teenage girls. A headmaster of an all boy school was quoted as saying that their behavior was increasingly like bad boys. This lead the headmaster of a nearby all girl school...
