Total Failure

A quotation commonly attributed to Albert Einstein defines insanity as repeating the same thing multiple times while expecting a different outcome. Milton Friedman observed that, every so often, we should examine the results of policies, regardless of the good...

Outcome vs Intention

There is a great quote by the late economist Milton Freriedman. In fact, quite a lot of good quotes from him. I think the man was a um, a genius. But that's beside the point. One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than...

Money Talks

A wise senior colleague told me in the 1990s, when I was involved in some medical committees, “Never stand between your colleagues and a barrel of money.” Maybe that’s a little harsh. I think Paul Keating, when he was Prime Minister, made similar observations about...
Ready To Look Younger? 3 Simple Tips Revealed!

Ready To Look Younger? 3 Simple Tips Revealed!

Aging is seen as something we cannot control. The truth is that we do have control over the aging process and it is as simple as incorporating a few routines into your daily life for an average of 4 weeks to create a habit. Habits are the key!

Prescription Pain Killers – Legal Highs And Lows

Prescription Pain Killers – Legal Highs And Lows

We hear much about the war on drugs.There is a much bigger problem that has not attracted much attention or interest.That is the deaths,overdoses and addictions due to legal pain killers. I have written an article for Australian news websites on this issue

3 Tips To Help With Weight That Are Not About Food.

3 Tips To Help With Weight That Are Not About Food.

Sometimes we have to think laterally. When it comes to weight and nutrition most of the focus, quite rightly is on what we eat. That makes sense and is obviously the key. However the context in which we eat and even where we eat influences how much we eat.  Here are...

Unintended Consequences

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about prohibition in the 1920’s and the documentary series about it. One of the observations made about alcohol availability during and after prohibition was striking.The unintended consequence had been to make access to alcohol easier not harder. These unintended consequences happen not infrequently in health.

Nursing Your Sweet Tooth

Nursing Your Sweet Tooth

I have written about the issues of too much sugar consumption and how it is sugar rather than fat which is the leading cause of obesity and diabetes. This infograhic shows some interesting stats on sugar consumption.

Health, Freedoms And Society

The health of societies is linked to the freedoms citizens enjoy. At some point citizens will need to stand up to governments, which undermine their freedom and health.

Prohibition Then And Now

We need a major rethink in our attitudes to drug use across the board. This includes the use of legal and illegal substances and also the use of pills to make us feel better about life’s ups and downs.

The Failed War On Drugs

The war on drugs was started in 1971 by then President Nixon. It is reasonable to ask how we are faring?

Sugar Not So Sweet For Your Health

There is too much focus on fats in the diet. This week I wrote a piece about sugars which has been published on a number of Australian news websites.

Doing Nothing In Particular

Last Sunday I decided to have a genuine slow day. I didn’t even check the emails although I will confess to posting a few tweets and looking at facebook.