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...
Stepping Out Of Your Comfort Zone

Stepping Out Of Your Comfort Zone

Do you feel stuck or unfulfilled in your current career, relationship, health, financial or family situation? Are you fed up with where you are in your life right now? Would you like to safely step out of your comfort zone and into greater levels of success, happiness...

How Dare You Improve Your Health?

How Dare You Improve Your Health?

Last week I saw the “controversial” movie “The Magic Pill” which looks at the role of food in our lives and how what we eat might influence our health. It is accepted that 75% of the disease burden in western societies are lifestyle related. This is a function of many...

Happy Friday! Play Is The New Work

Happy Friday! Play Is The New Work

“It’s Friday!” “Happy Friday!” “Fri-YAY!” If you are a healthcare professional, chances are good that this gets under your skin. Weekends? They don’t exist in your world. And if you have a weekend, rejoice – you can finally catch up on… more work? Isn’t play for lazy...

How Dare You Win?

How Dare You Win?

I was not a particularly talented footballer which might explain why my “career” ended in year nine. That said there was fun to be had playing footy with your mates on a Saturday morning. The area was still being developed and the team was new. Some weeks we struggled...

7 Great Reasons You Should Drink More Water

7 Great Reasons You Should Drink More Water

Drinking water has impressive benefits, and it should. Water is a key component to human life. Why? Our bodies are 78% water and our brain is 80% water. When we do not have adequate hydration, cellular function slows and so does our quality of thinking, metabolism,...

“Unsettled Science”

“Unsettled Science”

There is an old adage that the only certainty is change. Last week a new advisory, published in the BMJ, came out saying we do not need to finish a course of antibiotics. Interestingly one of the reasons for this is a compete reverse of the previous view. It was...

13 Signs Your Body Doesn’t Tolerate Sugar

13 Signs Your Body Doesn’t Tolerate Sugar

It can be more than just brain fog you may be experiencing. Sugary foods, bottled juices, wheat/gluten, and alcohol are destructive to your gut microbiome and brain chemistry. How does sugar have such an impact on the body? Sugar harms our mitochondria meaning it robs...