It is estimated that nearly half of the Australian population will experience a mental health difficulty at some point during their lifetime. So whatever your background, industry you are in or organisation big or small – this means that you are very likely to either know someone in your workplace, immediate or extended family, or…
Australia’s STI rates are rising. When you find out that 66K+ Australians were diagnosed with Chlamydia in 2015, with 77% being among those aged 15-29, it’s alarming. When you find out that then only 28% of Chlamydia cases are actually diagnosed, it’s shocking. Between 2009 and 2015 there was a 116% increase in the rate…
We live in the lucky country. Australia. The land of opportunities and state of the art medical and surgical facilities. We, as patients and consumers, expect and demand a well-resourced system and highly competent healthcare practitioners who deliver the best possible care. Poor countries do too. What separates us is the lack of investment and…
You’d expect red wine to make remembering harder not easier, but in fact it helps prevent age related memory decline, according to new research. Scientists at Texas A&M say it’s all down to the wonder antioxidant resveratrol, also found in the skin of red grapes, some berries and peanuts. Ashok K Shetty, a professor at…
I recently came across a group of surgeons at a local hospital and spent a day with them observing bariatric surgery which included Lap Band insertion and Gastric Bypasses. This made me realise something important about the stigma attached to obesity, willpower and people’s perceptions. Obesity is all around us and it is on the…
Did you know sports injuries cause around 36,000 Australians a year to have a hospital stay? But whether it’s football, wheeled motor sports or cycling that’s most dangerous depends on how you look at it. When it comes to injuries sustained from sport that are bad enough to have you hospitalised, which sports are the…
The Australian Dietary Guidelines – formerly known as the healthy food pyramid – are a framework for what, and how much, we should be eating. With it comes the advice to eat four to six serves of grain foods a day. It’s advice that Pete Evans insists we have wrong. The chef, author and TV…
Many people don’t actually know that ‘baby brain’ is actually a true side effect of pregnancy and not just an excuse used by new mothers. It has now been revealed that new mothers can suffer with ‘baby brain’ four months after birth. A study has revealed new mothers suffer from baby brain and excessive tiredness…
Superfoods are foods; mostly plant-based but also some fish and dairy. They are thought to be nutritionally dense and thus good for one’s health. What most don’t realise is the term has no set scientific meaning, and any list of “top” superfoods is purely subjective. The term has become a very popular marketing tool for…