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...
7 Powerful Tips To Lose Fat After 40

7 Powerful Tips To Lose Fat After 40

Are you over 40 and noticing it’s getting harder to lose weight? You have some extra stubborn fluff and puff around the middle? Starting around the age of 30, you begin to lose muscle mass, up to 3 to 5 percent each decade if you are not active. This lack of muscle...

“Evidence” Based Medicine

“Evidence” Based Medicine

An advance over the last three decades has been evidence-based medicine. No longer do we do what we think is best or, heaven forbid, use clinical judgment. Trials and evidence inform us of best practice. This means everyone always gets ideal care with the system...

Work Life Balance – How To Get It

Work Life Balance – How To Get It

‘Work life balance’ is something that is different for all of us and our understanding of it and what we want this to mean and how we understand it may change as we age and have more life experience. Essentially the key foundation of achieving true work life balance...

Beware Mission Creep

Beware Mission Creep

Recently I had the great pleasure of giving a talk to a group of University students who are part of Mannkal Scholars. These are students who are wanting to expand their minds and be challenged by ideas rather than retreat into safe spaces. The topic was the Black...

Vitamin Supplements: Too Much Of A Good Thing?

Vitamin Supplements: Too Much Of A Good Thing?

Vitamins are vital amines, needed for everyday chemical reactions in our bodies. Deficiencies can be harmful, but that doesn’t mean that taking more than you need is beneficial. In fact, it can be very harmful yet the message that more is better prevails. Does vitamin...

One Size Does Not Fit All

One Size Does Not Fit All

It is little wonder that people are confused by health messages and the latest discovery. As I have observed before when you are certain that what causes cancer this week was a cure for cancer last week, you are not imagining it. We need medical research as it does...

3 Major Ways You Hold Yourself Back in Life

3 Major Ways You Hold Yourself Back in Life

Are you holding yourself back from making the changes you know you need to make in your life? If you can honestly look yourself in the mirror and say you are happy in your life right now, congratulations, you are among those who are following their dreams and goals. ...

Gaining Independence

Gaining Independence

Living far away from snow fields in a relatively warm climate makes me fascinated by the winter Olympics. Over the years I have been on snow three times and managed to just manage the baby slopes on skis and did slightly better on a snowboard. Knowing how hard it was...

Taking Care Of YOU

Taking Care Of YOU

If you have been looking for a reason to take better care of yourself, consider this article your gateway ticket. What does taking care of ourselves mean? It simply means taking action to promote optimal mental and physical well-being and not waiting until everything...