Chickpea Basil Dip
Makes: 2.5 cups. (dairy/gluten/egg/sugar free) Store any extra dip in an air-tight container for up to 1 week in the fridge. You need: 1 can of chickpeas, drained and rinsed 1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed 10 mins in advance (this activates a compound called...
Being Human Is Not A Medical Condition
If you hit your thumb with a hammer it hurts and you may scream out. Sounds obvious enough. The reaction, to cry out or curse, is a normal response to what has happened. Nobody would think that this was due to some form of illness. Someone who gets excited by winning...
Quickly Boost Your Confidence
Are you lacking confidence in interviews, social situations or in relationships? Have you lost your confidence and wish you could regain it? Would you like more confidence to take action towards living a healthier and happier life? Confidence is a positive emotion,...
Today Show – Statins
The benefits of statin medications have been over sold and the risks ignored. "Experts" continue to sprout the "party line" though. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UrlZFtuf4g[/youtube]
Perfect Picnic Salsa
Servings: as a side dish, this can feed up to 5-6 people. You need: 6 tomatoes, chopped into medium pieces 4 garlic cloves, minced 1 seeded and minced jalapeno (OPTIONAL – use only if you like spicy salsa!) 1 green bell pepper/capsicum, chopped small 1/2 red...
Vintage Signs And Non–Compliance
Lets start with some statements of the obvious. Firstly smoking is bad for your health. Second, you cannot purchase a product that is not in existence. And if a product is no longer made, it cannot be “advertised” because you cannot buy it. Last week saw just how far...
Has Your Child Suffered Trauma From An Injection?
Larissa was an 8 year old I saw regularly in ED. She had a chronic medical condition that will require regular medical attention for the rest of her life… When I first met Larissa, I arrived at her bedside with the numbing gel in hand. Larissa took one look at it and...
Today Perth News – Statins
Rockin’ RAWsome Salad
Servings: as a side dish, this can feed up to 5-6 people. You need: 1 kilo Chinese cabbage (about 1 medium cabbage) thinly sliced 3-4 leaves of iceberg lettuce, thinly sliced 2 medium Lebanese cucumbers (you can also use english), peeled and thinly sliced 4 spring...
OMG! Spend Less To Achieve Better Health
Whenever the question gets posed as to how we can better deal with health problems the standard answer is - spend more money. This comes from doctors, public health people, researchers, you name it. Generally the notion is that the money will be from government and be...
Have You Lost Your Spark?
Iron – One of the Most Common Nutritional Deficiencies Iron is a metal that is required for numerous functions within our bodies but it’s main role is for the production of haemoglobin - the protein that carries oxygen in our blood. Haemoglobin picks up oxygen from...
A Hot Crisis
As a child, I recall that the weather would heat up when school went back in the first week of February. Heat waves were a common thing in the Perth summer. Fast-forward to today and a couple of things have changed. Firstly Perth does not get as hot in summer as when...