Move the Blues Away

 Exercise for mental health. I think this is something we have touched on previously in the podcast, but it is an issue that's worth revisiting, and in particular, some interesting new data is out. Now, you probably won't have seen this in the mainstream media because...

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...
An App Today To Help You Stay Healthy

An App Today To Help You Stay Healthy

With the world speeding up we increasingly need to be organized to get all the things done that we want to do. Yet all this “busyness” can lead to us not paying enough attention to our health. So perhaps it is time to be organized about your wellbeing. This will be...

Screening Toddler’s Mental Health Fundamentally Flawed

Screening Toddler’s Mental Health Fundamentally Flawed

Normal three-year-old children are and should be emotional. They should run around, have short concentration spans, be pushing the boundaries and screamThe notion of screening this age group for “risk” of mental health problems in later life is fundamentally flawed.

5 Tips To Enhance Your Immune System

5 Tips To Enhance Your Immune System

Winter has arrived in the southern hemisphere and Perth has  had its worst storms in a long time this past weekend. Winter is associated with colds and other illnesses. Whilst viruses are present in the environment all year round more cases are seen in winter. Some...

Prostate Screening And Leeches – What Is The Link?

Prostate Screening And Leeches – What Is The Link?

The US Preventative Services Taskforce has formalized its previous advice that there was no benefit for routine PSA testing on healthy men. Surely finding more cancer early means saving lives. Except that the facts do not show that the routine PSA screening does this.

Midlife Crisis Comes Early

Midlife Crisis Comes Early

The midlife crisis used to be associated with reaching our fifties. These days, many adults profess to be struggling with the same symptoms regardless of age. So why is this happening?

Overdosing On Medical Tests

Overdosing On Medical Tests

Nothing in medicine is a straight line. If a little is good more may be better, but a lot more is NOT necessarily better and can be worse. Collectively we are overdosing on tests.