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...
Tending The Relationship Garden

Tending The Relationship Garden

An unrecognised area of our lives, which has a significant impact on our health, is relationships and this includes our relationship with animals. Some innovative children’s hospitals in the USA are allowing visits by pets. The program known as healing paws almost...

Today Show – “Nervous Habits”

Many of us have  nervous habits. They are harmless in the main and can be changed with awareness and a bit of focus. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdaRTbQU0DE&list=UU_a-tB5cm3Z7WrRSNtYB6jA[/youtube]

Facts Versus Meaningless Figures

Facts Versus Meaningless Figures

According to a survey done on the health of the populace only 15% of people claim to eat two serves of fruit and five of vegetables every day. Only 7% exercise for half an hour everyday. We are “failing” to meet guidelines and this will of course lead to an...

Be Questioning

Be Questioning

There is nothing quite like statistics. You can do almost anything you like with them. Statistics estimate that Australians will spend over $6.5 billion in the “battle of the bulge” this year. Sounds a lot! When you drill down a bit, the situation looks a bit...

Today Show – Slip Slop Slap

Summer is nearly with us in the southern hemisphere. It is good to get outdoors and enjoy the sunshine, but not good to get burned. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrmYNc6g_cM&list=UU_a-tB5cm3Z7WrRSNtYB6jA [/youtube]