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...

Experts: Why so wrong so often?

After my first non-fiction book was published, something unusual happened to me. Overnight, I suddenly became an “expert”. Why? Because I’d written a bestselling book.

Lowering Cholesterol On Jupiter

Cholesterol has been demonized and is far less of a problem than it has been made out to be. The public also has a right to know the extent to which the pharmaceutical tail wags the medical dog.

Five Obstacles To Fitness Success

You want to be fit. You know how much you should weigh. You know your ideal pant size. You can even picture how great those skinny jeans will look.
So why aren’t you living life in your ideal body

We All Have ADHD Now

When picking a toy off a shelf, quitting a job or speaking out of turn are signs of disease, the plot has been lost. It is time for all of us to stand up to the medicalization of life and the profiteering from it.

Twelve Simple Tips For A Healthy Life

Twelve Simple Tips For A Healthy Life

We all like things that are simple. Here are twelve of the simplest ways to be healthy which are easy and are either free or come at absolutely minimal expense. Whilst you will need to make the effort of applying them there is nothing listed here that you are...

Fish For Health

Fish For Health

I have done a series of stories for Today Tonight about the health benefits of eating fish. The more one looks into this the more fascinating it becomes. Apart from omega 3 fatty acids, seafood and fish are good sources of iodine, lean protein, selenium and vitamin D....

Laughter Is The Best Medicine

Laughter Is The Best Medicine

There is an old adage about laughter being the best medicine. It is quite true. It is impossible to feel stressed when you laugh. Laughter has been shown to be beneficial for our health in a number of ways. When we laugh our physiology literally changes. Our blood...

Ten Tips For Good Heart Health

Ten Tips For Good Heart Health

Heart disease remains a major cause of death yet there is much that you can do to prevent it. By this I don’t mean just taking tablets for cholesterol at a cost of billions of dollars. Some of the things may look obvious, whilst others may surprise you. Here are ten...