For years, I’d struggled with my weight. I’d tried so many different ways to lose my unwanted and unappealing fat, but anything that succeeded was heartbreakingly temporary. Until one day, topping the scales at what I’ll call 90-ish kg, I bent over side ways and...
This week on the Paul Murray show on 6PR we spoke about the Australian class action against Bayer over the contraceptive pills Yasmin and Yaz. Legal cases have been conducted in the USA. It centre’s on the risks of side effects particularly the risks of blood clots...
There is nothing I like more than finding out that something that has been widely believed for decades is wrong. The cholesterol myth fits the pattern of so many items in my blog: it sounds good, it superficially makes sense, and there is a biologically plausible...
With two teenagers the issue of alcohol consumption is on the agenda. It is fair to say that attitudes vary considerably both amongst teenagers and also amongst their parents. There is also a game of cat and mouse whereby (quite correctly) attempts by schools to stop...
Here is a short meditation where you can breathe whilst enjoying a series of sunsets. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9wuvyChHxw&feature=youtube_gdata_player [/youtube]
The brain has two sides. The left side is our analytical thinking side and the right our creative and feeling side. Both are needed and neither is more important than the other. Current western thinking values the thinking whereas ancient societies valued the feeling....
What is in a name? Whenever cancer is diagnosed people will immediately, and understandably become very worried. The word has certain connotations. Even though many cancers today are treatable and that many are found at an early stage, we still associate cancer with...
When it comes to New Beginnings – weight loss, fitness and success in a healthy lifestyle – eating habits must be carefully considered. But most of us just eat with little or no thought to how, why, when. It’s a habit…a mindless habit that has, in most...
Earlier this year Prozac celebrated its 25th birthday of being approved for use in the USA. It was the first of a new group of antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). From humble beginnings their use has exploded. But is the collective...
Everyone in life needs help from time to time. Many people are afraid to ask for help. Some are too proud. Others have had experiences resulting in them placing a negative meaning on asking for help. Because everything in life has a polar opposite, just as many people...
