Simple Works!
Sometimes I genuinely despair for the medical profession that I am a member of. There is an increasing desire to find complicated solutions and ignore simple solutions, which work. This mainly comes from academia, public health and those who devise guidelines rather...
New Discoveries Of Old Truths
There is an adage, which says that everything old will be new again. I have previously written about my late mothers take on fashion. If you had a laundry basket big enough to keep piling clothes into, eventually you could turn it upside down and what is at the bottom...
Healthy Communication for Healthy Relationships
Do you find yourself getting stressed, frustrated, angry, upset or anxious when you communicate with your partner? And when was the last time you had a disagreement or a misunderstanding? Would you like to communicate in a way that builds a more fulfilling and...
Peanut Butter Cookies
Notes: Makes one dozen biscuits/cookies You need: 1 cup peanut butter 1/4 cup coconut palm sugar 1/4 cup banana flour 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract To prepare: Heat oven to 350° Mix all ingredients thoroughly Spoon out a heaping tablespoon of dough and form into...
Tips On Managing Stress
My trainer Tom and I chat about ways that you can reduce and better manage your stress levels. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ALCKRsUTrc
Last Battle Soon To Be Won
Last week a major report released by the UK based Public Health Collaboration made the front page of British papers. It stated something, which lone voices (including mine) have been saying for many years. That is that, eating a low fat diet is not healthy. In fact a...
10 Ways To Prevent Or Manage Diabetes
There are currently over 1.7 million people living with diabetes in Australia and for every four people diagnosed another doesn’t even know they have it. Diabetes is a growing epidemic in Australia and worldwide it is increasing at a faster rate than any other chronic...
Herbed Flax Crackers
Did you know you have two brains in your body!? There's a "second brain" in your stomach that influences your mood, what you eat, even decisions you make every single day! So it’s pretty important you take care of your second brain by eating lots of nourishing, real,...
Teens And Anxiety
A “gym” for mental health is helping teens with self-esteem and confidence. In the story I am interviewed about how teenage girls in particular can be helped without medications or going down the medical path. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3UTckRfKE8
More Medicine Does Not Equal Better Health
A report from the BMJ recently claimed that medical error or misadventure was the third largest cause of death in the USA. The annual figure, estimated at 251,000, was greater than deaths from respiratory disease, stroke and accidents. The key word is estimated....
Research – Is It The Truth Or A Distortion Of The Truth
This study may shock you. Dr John Ioannidis, a professor of medicine at Stanford University, published a paper a few years ago showing that almost 50% of research studies are either entirely wrong because they can’t be reproduced, or are exaggerated. On almost every...
Curried Zucchini Soup
You need: 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 medium onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced 2 tablespoons curry powder 1/2 cup of small white beans, soaked 1 small sweet potato, skinned and coarsely chopped 5 cups chicken or vegetable broth 6 medium zucchini, ends...