Why look older than your years when there are ways to help take control of aging? That’s right… Aging is seen as something we cannot control, much like a fast moving snowball rolling downhill, it continues to roll, all the while, collecting more snow and...
We hear much about the war on drugs.There is a much bigger problem that has not attracted much attention or interest.That is the deaths,overdoses and addictions due to legal pain killers. An inquest is pending in the coroners court about a death related to the...
Sometimes we have to think laterally. When it comes to weight and nutrition most of the focus, quite rightly is on what we eat. That makes sense and is obviously the key. However the context in which we eat and even where we eat influences how much we eat. Here are...
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about prohibition in the 1920’s and the documentary series about it. One of the observations made about alcohol availability during and after prohibition was striking. During prohibition you could get as much alcohol as you wanted...
I have written about the issues of too much sugar consumption and how it is sugar rather than fat which is the leading cause of obesity and diabetes. This infograhic shows some interesting stats on sugar consumption. Here is an infographic with fascinating statistics...
The health of people is tied in to the health of societies. There are strong correlations between the health of a society and the freedoms it allows. In turn as freedoms, particularly of expression and speech are eroded the health of societies will be affected. Some...
Every prescription drug (or over-the-counter medication) in your bathroom cabinet is there because it’s been evaluated in research called a clinical trial. For a basic introduction to clinical trials, let’s turn to former editor-in-chief of the prestigious New England...
There has been an interesting documentary series running on TV about Prohibition in the USA. Thus far we are up to the third of five installments The 18th amendment, which invoked prohibition, is the only amendment to have ever been repealed. And for the simple...
The war on drugs was started in 1971 by then President Nixon. It is fair to ask how we are faring? Headlines about drug busts and big talk from law and order politicians are designed to make us feel we are “winning”. The stark figures are less encouraging. The online...
There is much focus on fats in our diet. Yet sugar intake,especially from liquid forms gets less attention. The “fat is bad” mantra has led to people eating far too much sugar. It also leaves us wondering why we are not losing weight when we are eating...
