Let us start with the part we can all agree on – the average weight in most countries has increased over the last 40 years, albeit the number of those with serious weight issues is much less than the numbers quoted. This is because although the Body Mass Index (BMI)...
Even before Covid, mental health issues were on the rise accompanied by significant increases in spending and in use of medications. Despite this, the problems continued to increase. The advent of lockdowns in response to Covid has made the situation worse, in...
Like nearly all of us, I sometimes look at astrological forecasts. At the start of this year nobody predicted a pandemic. Yet, to give credit where due, the prediction was for a year of unusually big upheaval based on a conjunction of Saturn and Pluto. Apparently...
In the early 1970’s my parents built a house in what was then the outskirts of Perth. The district had a startup footy (AFL) team. Many weeks we struggled to get a full team on the park and sometimes “borrowed” players from the opposition if they had spare. We did not...
There are some Australian parents currently sitting at home waiting. Not waiting just to log onto Centrelink to register for a payment. Not waiting for yet another company’s well-meaning but annoying Covid-19, “we’ve got you covered” email to arrive in their inbox....
If you’re thinking that it would be easier to circumnavigate the world in a rowing boat than get your child to eat broccoli, relax. Here are three tips that’ll change your life. What is it about broccoli? From a parent’s perspective, it’s virtually the holy grail of...
