Hailed the new ‘rockstar’ pregnancy nutrient in the US and recently labeled the ‘superstar’ pregnancy nutrient by Cosmopolitan Pregnancy magazine, choline (a lessen known member of the B vitamin family) is receiving significant and much warranted, media attention in...
If you follow health news in the media it is almost a surprise that anyone is left alive. The dangers of smoking, drinking and overeating are somehow getting worse. The obesity crisis is overwhelming us and cancer is running rampant. This bad news is generally...
Are you struggling with overweight or obesity? Infertility? Skin issues like acne and excessive hair growth? These are common problems associated with a condition called Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, also known as PCOS. PCOS is a common health condition, effecting more...
The question, which we must always ask with medication, is whether the benefit outweighs the risk. This question applies to each drug and each individual person. Despite the wishes of academics and governments there is no protocol to fit all. Sadly doctors and...
Sometimes, one reads a statement so obvious that one needs to ask, “Why didn’t I think of that?” So it was that I read on the blog of Dr David Healy a most obvious observation about medications. “Drugs can have a hundred effects … but we only test for one”. In medical...
Being a Personal Trainer is a very rewarding career – I play a crucial role in the lives of others. With more people choosing to work with a personal trainer (it’s estimated $2.5 billion would be spent by Australians at the end of this financial year on...
Stress is a buzzword but we all feel its effects to some degree. Our bodies are designed to react to physical threats, as our ancestors would have faced. But today when the threat is not physical (such as financial pressures or work related problems) our bodies react...
We all know the importance of sleep but many of us still do not get enough. Most people do need eight hours sleep even if we can “get away” with less. Slowing the mind down so as to be able to get to sleep is a challenge for some. Others can get off to sleep but wake...
If it is raining outside and you are inside a house, you won’t get wet – unless the roof is damaged and leaking. The rain is the same but your protection has been damaged. Our protective roof against viruses is our immune system. When it is fully functional, it will...
There is an old adage, which says you should eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper. Most of us do the exact reverse. When you think about it, putting fuel into the body at the start of the day so it can be used up makes more sense...
