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...
Food Intolerance: Don’t Guess, Get A Test

Food Intolerance: Don’t Guess, Get A Test

  Food intolerances can be really tricky to diagnose. The symptoms can be vague or easily attributed to something else, and furthermore, the amount of a trigger food that you eat is often a contributing factor. For some patients, drinking milk can cause a clear...

Today Show – Allergies

Today Show – Allergies

Allergies are becoming more common - but its not all bad news. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd7bp_fMdQw[/youtube]

Pyramid Selling

Pyramid Selling

The new food pyramid is essentially business as usual and lets ignore what does not suit our belief system.

Today Show – Flu Shots

Today Show – Flu Shots

Winter is approaching in the southern hemisphere. Is it worth getting a flu shot? [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ssICd4gm6I[/youtube]