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...
How To Improve Your Sleep

How To Improve Your Sleep

Sleep is a pillar of health yet we can regard it as optional while others have difficulty sleeping. In this video George and I discuss some ideas that may help you sleep better and get the rest you need. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUtMOI2WXzQ   George...

Pass The Salt

Pass The Salt

Salt is essential for life but, like fats has been wrongly demonised by public health.The facts may surprise you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPPMXwLVTpc  

Toxins Everywhere?

Toxins Everywhere?

There is much hype about de-toxing. But is it needed? Is there a simpler way? And what is a toxin? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zzzk2F2S5jc  

How To Handle The Bad Days

How To Handle The Bad Days

Do you sometimes have what’s called ‘one of those days’? It may be a series of costly mishaps like spilling coffee on your pants or getting a speeding fine. And it can include feeling neglected, like having people not respond to your texts, having last minute...

Lessons From Churchill

Lessons From Churchill

It has become the default position to complain about how badly off we are. It is almost a competition to see who can be the biggest victim. No one will state that life in Australia is not too bad. WA Today Columnist Richard Glover noted last year, “No one wants to...

Stress And You

Stress And You

Dr Joe and George Helou talk about how stress affects you and ways to manage it. http://youtube.com/watch?v=CqFhlOb7u94&t=4s  

Overcoming Cognitive Biases

Overcoming Cognitive Biases

A recent paper in the Medical Journal of Australia (here) provides a nice overview of the biases that lead doctors to overtreat and overinvestigate, but also offers useful solutions that we need to act on. A cognitive bias is where existing beliefs persist in the face...

Houston, Can You Hear Us?

Houston, Can You Hear Us?

We all like good news. It is human nature. But not all news is good. This fact does not mean we can simply ignore it, tempting as that may be. In fact, it is often the case that we learn more when things go wrong. So, you might think that in medical science findings...

Understanding Sugar

Understanding Sugar

With all the hype about sugar these days it can be hard to get to the facts, away from emotional claims. Dr Joe and George Helou get to what matters to you. http://youtube.com/watch?v=KAjUWLzXms0  

How To Train Your Internal Coach For Success!

How To Train Your Internal Coach For Success!

Do you realise that every time you speak to yourself you are actually coaching yourself? Are you empowering yourself through your own internal dialogue or beating yourself up? Is that little voice inside of you your best friend or a saboteur? How would you like to be...

Medicinal Cannabis

Medicinal Cannabis

Every year a number of new drugs come onto the market. Some are greeted with fanfare while others just slide in. There is an assessment process to bring pharmaceuticals to market to show that they are safe, that they work and that side effects are acceptable. To get a...

Can You Believe Food Labels

Can You Believe Food Labels

Does the use by or best by date on foods mean anything? Do government rating systems help you? Being informed will help you be healthy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROEHvCZkr0k