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...
Tips For Enhancing Your Immune System

Tips For Enhancing Your Immune System

It is winter in the southern hemisphere. Whilst viruses are present in the environment all year round more cases are seen in winter. Some people rarely get viral illnesses and others are frequently sick. Equal exposure to viruses does not mean equal numbers or...

Doctors: Say No To Drugs!

Doctors: Say No To Drugs!

The misuse of narcotics threatens not only those addicted and overdosed, but the rebound deprives suffering patients of desperately needed help.

Sleep; Why, When… How?

Sleep; Why, When… How?

It’s often one of those forgotten elements of our daily lives, sleep. Yet, like food and water, we all need sleep to survive.

Five Tips To Build And Maintain Your Digestive Health

Five Tips To Build And Maintain Your Digestive Health

Our digestive system is the most important system in our bodies. We don’t tend to realize the importance of proper digestion until we begin experiencing problems. When it’s working properly, it takes the food we consume and produces all the ingredients our bodies need...

Out Of Control

Out Of Control

Medicine claims to be highly scientific. Often it is not. It is prone to fads.