Live Better For Longer
Two interesting pieces recently on longevity caught my eye. It was reported in The Lancet that life expectancy is continuing to increase and that a large number of babies born this century will live to be a century. I was first shown statistics like this in 2003 at an...
Let The Sun Shine
Without the sun there would be no life on earth. Yet somehow over the last 30 year the sun has become something evil to be feared and avoided at almost all costs. Lets be very clear up front -getting sunburnt is not a good idea and if you do it often enough there is...
H1N1 Vaccination – Why the Rush?
It is never a good idea to cut corners in life. Whilst it is often easy to justify in the heat of the moment, down the track, the consequences, some predictable, others not will come back to haunt. It is with this in mind that I am increasingly uneasy about the rush...
Stopping To Smoke – Made Easy
Smoking rates have declined over the last 30 years in many countries particularly the USA and Australia. Most of this has been from people just quitting or going “cold turkey” as it is called. Cigarette consumption does vary considerably around the world . More...
Heart Fitness
Looking after your heart may be easier than you think. And it does not require tablets.
How Diets Mess With Our Minds
You can’t half break a diet. You’re either on one or you’re not. Diets are the heart of restriction and deprivation. These aren’t happy places for our heads to be in.
Unfit Until Screening And Intervention Says Otherwise!
I received a letter from the Federal Government informing me of its new Healthy Start For School “ initiative”. The rationale for this as with most of these schemes is that it will “… help with the early identification of life risk factors and development delays and conditions”. Really? Even if you could understand this double speak it is meaningless.
Maximising Your Potential
It is urgent that professionals and the general population make lifestyle improvements a high priority in their daily agendas and long-term goal setting. As with any venture, there are effective and ineffective strategies
Meaningless Warnings
It is time to push back against meaningless warnings and regulations, which achieve nothing.
Be Healthy With iHealth Coach
Would you like to be healthier? The iHealth Coach app is there to help you. Click here http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ihealth-coach/id449572966
It’s All Done With Mirrors
With more sage skin advice, the world could have been spared the environmental impact of all those poisoned apples in Grimm Fairy Tales. Although nature will, it seems, win in the end. Here is a light hearted look at looking young.
Instead Of Taking Pills – Focus On Being Healthy
Medicines are trialed over relatively short periods of time but can then be taken for five, ten or even twenty years. Trials done over two years will of course not reveal problems that may only arise after five years of use.