A book review on the over-rated role of modern medicine. Title: The Role of Medicine: Dream, Mirage or Nemesis? (1979) Author: Thomas McKeown Publisher: Basil Blackwell, Oxford In a book that is often grouped with Effectiveness and Efficiency (Cochrane) and Limits to...
Getting outside for some fresh air and sunshine is great for our mental and physical health. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfmmEQ9PlPs&list=UU_a-tB5cm3Z7WrRSNtYB6jA[/youtube] Dr JoeDr Joe Kosterich – Doctor, Health Industry Consultant and Author...
Two years ago I wrote about the case of a family, which had to take down a tree house due to the stupidity and intransigence of government. It had breached some guideline of some description. Despite governments running ads extolling children to be active, it appears...
It’s a rare occasion that I am totally surprised by what is put in food these days. It may taste like food but in reality, it is a food-like substance that has no relation to the original food ingredients, more like a bunch of chemicals resembling and tasting like...
What parents need to know about concussion [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWS980GW7gc[/youtube] Dr JoeDr Joe Kosterich – Doctor, Health Industry Consultant and Author Doctor, speaker, author, and health industry consultant, Joe is WA State Medical...
The steady growth of stepfamilies over the past few decades means there are millions upon millions of stepmums around the globe. Stepmum’s experience significant life changes when they transition into the role of ‘stepmum.’ These changes can be transformative as the...
