The recent riots in the UK together with calls in Australia for more police powers to deal with bad behaviour by groups of young people call into question, what is going on in society? It is typical for older generations to see younger ones as troublesome and their...
Guest Contributor – Elisa Zied Is Michelle Obama really more like the Hamburgler in disguise? Or is she simply an American woman who, according to a Washington Post reporter, had a craving for, and subsequently ordered some of her favorite comfort foods—a burger...
Earlier this year I wrote in my newsletter the following: Having fun is part of being healthy. This comes as a surprise to many people especially when one observes how miserable a lot of health experts seem to be. Laughter has been described as the best medicine and...
Guest Contributor – George Helou I spent 2 hours brain training my 4 yr old daughter Holly today. She simply could not walk the path of the infinity symbol I chalked on the pavement in our backyard. She would follow the outer path of the number 8, instead of...
Regular readers will know my views on ADHD. It is over diagnosed and over medicated. The reasons for this are the loose subjective criteria that cover the behavior of just about all children at some point and the readiness of doctors to prescribe stimulant medication...
Every so often I get an insight into what is wrong with our approach to health. Hardly a day goes by without some expert lamenting the rise in obesity levels and calling for government action usually in the guise of “funding “ for one of their pet projects. The...
