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...

Your Key to Successful Weight Loss

Have you ever wondered why you keep dieting? Why you may lose a healthy amount of weight but then spiral out of control? Why you never seem to be able to restrict your food intake properly? Why you turn to food as a source of comfort? Why you can’t stay on a diet?

As The Song Said – “It Wasn’t Me”

Responsibility for unacceptable behavior needs to be placed where it belongs, with the individual who has done whatever it is they have done. Making medical excuses or blaming something or someone for the behavior of people is not the answer.

When The Little Darlings Won’t Eat Fresh Fruit

When The Little Darlings Won’t Eat Fresh Fruit

As a mother of two (one of whom was only rarely picky, the other a bottomless pit of imminent starvation), I feel compelled to say that any kid of mine who would dare to advise me that they “won’t eat fresh fruit” would be going hungry

Things You May Not Know About Cancer Screening

Cancer screening programs have been introduced as “life saving” measures but there was never any evidence that this would be the case-just reasonable (at the time) assumptions. It is time that a balanced picture was presented to the public.

Four Ideas To Help You Eat Food Not Nutrients

Four Ideas To Help You Eat Food Not Nutrients

  As I have often observed, health is made far more complicated than it needs to be. Much like putting the right fuel into your car for its engine type means it will run better, so does putting the right fuel into your body make it run better. It is also...

Solving Childhood Obesity By Teaching Kids To Cook

Solving Childhood Obesity By Teaching Kids To Cook

The adage about our children being our future remains true today. So that being the case what are we doing about the health of our children? Statistics suggest that 25% of Australian children are overweight or obese. Figures from the USA are comparable and many...

Eight Foods to Eat for Exceptional Health

With the abundance of food around these days, it can be very confusing. So which are the healthiest foods to eat in order to gain optimum health. After you have read this, you will have a better idea of what to eat.

Crisis – What Crisis?

It is way to easy to create a crisis in health.We need to be very suspicious of claims about health crises and large numbers of people having disease that they do not yet know about.

Stress And Fertility

Stress And Fertility

Whether we like it or not, human beings cannot escape the fact that we are part of nature and that we are subject to its laws. When scientific research confirms this there is much surprise and sometimes the next step is to search for a drug to overcome it. So it was...