How to Increase Resilience In Order to Comeback From Life’s Difficulties
Getting knocked down and then expect to get back up can be difficult for many people. As we look into our ancestral past, we will see examples of many humans that had to deal with dangers that were real. They either handled it or simply died. In today’s world, life has changed.
It Exists But It Is Not A Disease
There is an old adage that when the only tool you have is a hammer, all problems start to look like nails. The rise of the medical model over the last 50 years has increasingly made every problem people have a medical “nail” and hence solved by the “hammer” of a pill.
If It Wasn’t A Pill That Caused It
An FDA panel has recommended that approval be given to a new weight loss pill. If Qnexa gets final approval it will be the first new “diet” pill approved in over a decade. The move has surprised many as within the last two years three drugs including the one now...
Five of the Most Common Weight Loss Mistakes
Most people know that lose-fat-fast schemes are best avoided—as soon as you’ve finished the diet and lost a few kilos, you start eating ‘normally’ again, and back comes the weight. It’s a cycle that keeps the fitness and diet industries going.Here are five common weight loss mistakes you can learn from and avoid
Thinking About Drinking
People who know me will know that I enjoy a good glass of wine and that my modest cellar is my pride and joy. I have also written previously about the health benefits of modest wine consumption. As this is being posted I have completed 24 days of FebFast, which I was happy to join as an ambassador.
Quitting Smoking – Simplified
It is little wonder that people get confused about health. The messages are often contradictory. Worse than that, the messages may reflect vested interest, which is not declared. Many “news” stories are pushed by those who may have a product to sell or an...
Heart – Healthy Foods That Can Save Your Life
Did you know that heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States? Celebrate your health and your heart this February, National Heart Month, by trying some of these foods below. Your heart will thank you!
Time To Take Prescription Drug Abuse Seriously
From all the noise made by governments you would think that the war on drugs was waged on illegal ones because they cause all the trouble. The reality is quite different. The problems caused by legal prescription drugs dwarves that caused by illegal drugs.
In Medicine – Less Is Often More
I have previously written about problems with long-term use of medications particularly those used for lifestyle related conditions. It looks like The American Medical Association agrees with me. The Association’s Archives of Internal Medicine Journal has highlighted...
Dealing With Fibromyalgia
There are conditions such as Fibromyalgia that modern medicine has struggled to understand, define, diagnose and treat. It is eal and debilitating to those who suffer from the bodily symptoms which then create suffering in the mind of those afflicted.
Life Is About The Journey Not The Destination
The final destination in life is death.Many go to extraordinary lengths to try and avoid their destination ultimately to no availOur life then needs to be about the journey and not the end destination.
Live Longer And Enjoy The Ride
Whilst the search goes on to find new “scientific” ways of living better for longer, there are two very simple things that you can do today to achieve exactly this. And there are two bonuses. Last year Australian research showed, that there was a direct correlation...