What You Need To Know About Drinking And Sex?
How alcohol might be impacting on your sex life Drinking has long been associated with sex and seduction. Often it takes a few drinks before we feel brave enough to approach someone, bars are a common setting for getting to know a new date, and it’s hard to picture a...
Human Rights Violations In The Proposed Code Of Good Medical Practice
Open Letter to the Medical Board of Australia In August 2018, Miranda Devine, a journalist, let the world know that proposed changes had been made to the Australian doctors code of good medical practice. We discovered that submissions were called for but were closing...
What To Do When You’re Called On To Save A Life
Did you know that heart disease is Australia’s number one killer taking a precious life every 26 minutes? According to recent research conducted by St John Ambulance WA, cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death, with St John paramedics attending to 2,451...
Thriving Without Nanny
Recently I made my first sojourn to Europe. This surprised many people given that clearly my family hails from there (on both sides). Aside the history and scenery, it is interesting to see different countries approaches to universal issues. Europe has the reputation...
Changing The Way We Treat Psoriasis By Acknowledging Multiple Causes
Today with new information and technology we can begin a proactive approach to healing psoriasis, by making a few lifestyle changes. What we know is endocrine disruption can make it’s ugly appearance on our skin before we even realize we have a problem in our gut....
A No Brainer
Many people are frustrated by the slow progress of the cause to legalise vaping and help smokers reduce harm in Australia. Whilst there is still a way to go, we have made a significant step forward. The WA Liberal party recently passed at its state conference, a...
10 Tips For Taking Good Care Of Your Teeth
It’s important to keep the sparkle in your smile! With family and friends gathered around, great food, drinks, andfestivities everywhere you go, it’s really important to take the time out to care for your teeth and gums. After all, an aching or broken tooth or...
Are Doctors Allowed To Have Freedom Of Speech?
Recently the code of practice of doctors proposed to restrict freedom of speech for doctors. Of course, such terms were not directly used in the proposition of the code, but in the newly introduced section of professionalism it stated that: “Community trust in the...
Disenfranchised Grief And Weight Loss
I want to talk about a type of loss that isn’t weight loss and yet it is profoundly linked to weight loss. It is the feeling of loss that people may experience when they once had lost significant amounts of weight, subsequently regained it often ending up with even...
Shooting The Messenger
Recently I had the honour of giving the Michael Russell Oration (click here to watch) at the Global Forum on Nicotine. This event was all about helping reduce the disease and death toll from smoking. Like many industries, the quit smoking one is ripe for disruption...
The Importance Of Mental Health First Aid
Did you know that one in five Australians experience a mental illness each year? In fact, mental illness is now the third leading cause of disability burden in this country, making it more important than ever to understand how to support a colleague, friend or family...
More is not always better
There is increasing interest in the over use of medical tests, medications and procedures. There has been a belief that more medicine equals better health. In reality it does not. Whilst we absolutely can and do benefit from the advances medicine has made, too much of...