Eating Well Doesn’t Have To Be So Hard
These days, people are becoming afraid to eat. Food has become so complicated that many feel as though they don’t understand it anymore.
The World Does Not Owe Us
The pace of change in the world this year is unprecedented. Virtually nothing can be taken for granted anymore. Yet the world does not owe us good health or a living.
Prostate Screening – Facts Not Hype
Screening for prostate cancer with the PSA is not a “simple” blood test
Five Tips For Helping Your Kids To be Healthy
One of the laments of parents is getting children to eat lunch. The number of lunches that are either swapped or not eaten is huge. It does not even seem to matter that much, what is put in the lunchbox. Even when children select and make their own lunch the same...
How To Create A Success Model
Creating a success model for positive lifestyle change involves several important components:
The Subtle Ways Of Marketing Drugs
It is way too easy to dress up marketing as being about your health. Patients, doctors and chemists need to get a bit savvier about the marketing of drugs.
Six Non Drug Tips For Managing And Avoiding Depression
Once again a large question mark has been thrown over antidepressants. A major analysis of previous studies shows that the effect of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI’s) is no more than placebo (a non active sugar tablet) in mild and moderate depression....
Three Tips For A Glowing Summer Skin
Christmas decorations are already out in full force. This is always a good indicator that we are moving into a new season.A change in seasons also means that many people will switch to a different skin care regime.
With Prostate Cancer There Is No Simple Blood Test
The US Preventative Task Force has publicly said that prostate screening (with PSA blood testing) has no benefit. Whilst there is considerable appeal in the notion of getting a simple blood test to know if you have cancer, this is not the reality.
Food Influences Our Mood
We all know that putting the wrong sort of fuel into the car will mean that it does not run well and may not even run at all. Whilst the body is in some respects “more forgiving” the fuels we feed ourselves will affect how well we function The connection between what...
Patient Support Groups, Pills, And Ethics
We all like to see worthwhile charities get funding so they can do their work and assist those who need help. However there is an old adage that he who pays the piper calls the tune. These are, in my opinion, serious ethical dilemmas.
Quitting Made Easy
Quitting smoking is easier than you may think