There are many tired of the weight-loss rollercoaster and want to learn why they haven’t been successful in the past. So let’s touch on a few barriers that prevent us from achieving our goals and how to overcome these barriers. A lax government. We need to put...
For the record, I enjoy a glass or two of wine with dinner and have enjoyed a glass at social functions. It is even the case that through the course of my existence, I have, on a few (genuinely a few) occasions had a glass or so more than was necessarily ideal. Other...
Australia recently had a Federal election, where, as usual, health spending featured prominently with both sides promising to spend more. There is little questioning of what it is hoped to achieve or whether proposed spending is based on actual need. When it came to...
It has not been a good week for big public health. In a massive backdown, the Australian Heart Foundation has pulled a series of advertisements which suggests that people who don’t get a “heart check” don’t love their families. I did not see the TV version but heard...
It was reported earlier this year in the Weekend Australian that over 100,000 Australian children were prescribed antidepressants in 2017/18 – a doubling over the last six years. This should sound alarm bells even though the health department attributed some of...
We all desire good health and a fit body but unfortunately, most of us have tried (for a while) and unfortunately, have given up. There are many reasons for this but a common reason is that the majority of people do not have accurate information – simple as that....
