Movement is medicine

Chores are good for us. I can hear you all screaming already. Household chores typically aren't the most popular activity that people do through the course of the week. And I get it. It's not what you do for fun, but it keeps your house in order. And that can include...

Outcomes Matter More Than Intentions

In sport, you can tell how you or in a team sport, your team is traveling by the scoreboard. It's not to say that winning is everything, and you can certainly enjoy playing sport for the enjoyment of playing sport. That's a good thing. But if you want to know whether...

Observations on Black Friday

Is the season of Black Friday sales. It's interesting. Black Friday hails from the USA, the day after Thanksgiving, which we've had very recently. And like a lot of American trends, if you like, they do tend to spread around the world. It is interesting. Australians...
Exercise – Any Amount Is Good

Exercise – Any Amount Is Good

One size fits all public health messages about exercise may be counter productive. Any amount of exercise is beneficial - do what you can manage even if you can't "find 30". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8JVRmfRyD4  

Breathe Your Own Breath

Breathe Your Own Breath

"Breathe your own breath … what on earth does that mean?" We breathe, in and out, all the time … but how aware are we of the quality of our breath and the effect that it has on the quality of our life? We are not always conscious of our breathing, but whether we are...

Another Brave New World?

Another Brave New World?

Some weeks one wonders if we are living in a Monty Python sketch. There has been the case of a person in Canada who identifies as a woman but has had no surgery, complaining to the human rights commission that a female beautician refused to handle and wax the scrotum....

Preventing Dementia

Preventing Dementia

There are no guarantees in life but some remarkably simple measures can reduce your chances of developing dementia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hYvB6NFeEU    

Mad Nanny

Mad Nanny

Just when you thought that the antics of the nanny state and big public health could not get any worse or more ridiculous, they prove you wrong. The Cockburn Council  in Perth has asked food truck operators to submit their menus prior to being allowed to attend a...

Pre Diabetes – A Two Way Street

Pre Diabetes – A Two Way Street

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvQE4iWiLbI Research confirms that pre-diabetes is not a one way street to type two diabetes. People can normalise their blood glucose level and not proceed to develop the condition.    

How To Silence Your Inner Critic Once And For All!

How To Silence Your Inner Critic Once And For All!

Are you your own worst critic? Is your negative self talk sabotaging your success? Do you put yourself down for not achieving enough? Here are 3 ways to silence your inner critic once and for all: Own Up Before you can change, stop or improve anything you do, first...

It’s A Miracle Anyone Is Left Alive

It’s A Miracle Anyone Is Left Alive

It is remarkable that anyone on earth is still alive. The eleventh version of InternationalStatistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD 11) is due to come into effect on January 1 2022. The ICD 10 was adopted in 1990. A pre-release  of the...

Can Antibiotics Worsen The Flu?

Can Antibiotics Worsen The Flu?

We know that antibiotics will not work against a virus. However, new research suggests that they may even make the flu worse! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ade__7q37zU

Weight Gain & The Interconnection With Toxic Scents

Weight Gain & The Interconnection With Toxic Scents

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 public...

The Modern Day Temperance League

The Modern Day Temperance League

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...