Dr Joe Unplugged

Dr Joe Unplugged is your home for open commentary on health, wellbeing and life in the broadest sense. We will explore diet, exercise, sleep and stress amongst other health matters as well as issues that may impact you and your wellbeing in direct or indirect ways....

It’s Christmas!

If Christmas did not exist it would need to be invented. Perfectly timed at the end of the year, it allows for many people worldwide to celebrate in some way, shape or form. This may be the formal religious celebration or simply a catch up with friends and family....

We Need Our Sleep

Human beings spend more time being asleep than anything else. It is estimated that at the turn of the twentieth century the average American slept nine hours each night. By the turn of the twenty first century this figure has dropped to under eight hours. Lack of...
Living And Learning

Living And Learning

Usually medical interventions require testing before being released to the public. This is to demonstrate that the intervention/treatment works and that it does not cause unacceptable side effects. There have been many drugs over the years that have not made it to...

Top Nutrition For Your Immune System

Top Nutrition For Your Immune System

You’re washing your hands multiple times a day, have stopped touching your face and are social distancing.  What else can one do to further protect against viruses? It all boils down to one thing: The strength of your immune system! A vital part of living a healthy...

Cannabinoid Medicine And Pain

Cannabinoid Medicine And Pain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCZ3z2AQZq4   People with chronic pain want their doctor to be open to the use of cannabinoid medicines. I am discussing this as medical advisor to Little Green Pharma.

Vale Dr Harry Nespolon

Vale Dr Harry Nespolon

It is rare when you can say that you knew a person before they were famous. It is rarer that you can say the “public” person was the same person in private. One of absolute integrity with a razor-sharp mind, remarkable work ethic, but above all – a great guy. That...

Food And Emotion

Food And Emotion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHqfBWiZuD4   What we eat influences how we feel. Keep it simple and eat "whole" foods.

Healthy Gardening

Healthy Gardening

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbwahL_a_uE   Getting out into the garden is good for our physical and mental health.

Can Yoga Reduce Migranes

Can Yoga Reduce Migranes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuP3-_uB7WU   New research shows a reductions severity and frequency of migraine headaches in those who practiced regular yoga.

Top 10 Tips For Step Parents

Top 10 Tips For Step Parents

Ask anyone and they’ll tell you that parenting is a challenge at the best of times. Stepparenting, shared parenting, coparenting and blended families are becoming more and more common around the world. Here are my top 10 tips for you, if you start feeling a little...

Are You Afraid of Being Alone?

Are You Afraid of Being Alone?

Are you worrying or stressing about being on your own? Do you fear not finding the partner you want? Is loneliness affecting your current relationships? Conquering Loneliness Feelings of loneliness and a fear of being alone are very common saboteurs to relationship...

Remember When…

Remember When…

Those of you old enough to remember March and April 2020 may recall a term that is not heard these days - “flatten the curve”. The original intent of our response to Covid 19 was not to eliminate the virus but to control the number of cases at any point in time. This...

Are You A Good Step Parent?

Are You A Good Step Parent?

It is human nature that very few of us can accept criticism and either change our ways or want to change our ways. More often than not, no matter what the issue is in life, we blame the other person. I am a firm believer that as step parent you can only control three...

Do We Really Want More Smokers?

Do We Really Want More Smokers?

2020 has been an eventful year for all the wrong reasons. It was about to get worse when on June 19 draconian bans on vaping were announced and were due to start on July 1. Fortunately on June 26, following a massive community response saw the Federal Health Minister...