This week, more hard hitting evidence comes to light to support what we always knew, saturated fat is not harmful at all. Researchers at McMaster University reviewed evidence from several long term studies and found that saturated fat does…
Are you more suited to a Paleo diet or Vegan/ vegetarian? Imagine your disappointment when you find out you desperately want to be a vegan but your body just can’t survive on a vegan diet; or you think Paleo sounds…
The veggie patch has been planted. In goes the broccoli and kale, spinach and herbs – basil, chives, coriander, parsley and mint. Peas are going at the back as well as ginger and turmeric. There’s a selection of greens –…
I was in a pharmacy the other day on behalf of a patient, and as I was waiting for the script I wandered among the many shelves of weight loss products. It’s big business these days with the industry being…
We had a near miss last Saturday night at a restaurant in Brisbane which got me thinking about all things fatal. It was the kind of incident that’s over in a flash (pun intended) and it’s only when you…
I’ve been wanting my own veggie garden for ages now, but the business of life always gets in the way and the project was permanently put on the back burner. But last week I decided to procrastinate no more…
What are you eating when you buy a bar of chocolate? Is it one of those furtive, forbidden purchases that you choose on a whim, rush out of the shop as quickly as possible and then hide the evidence…
We are suffering a huge increase in the amount of anxiety today. Problems range from social anxiety to a mixture of anxiety and depression. People worry about money, politics, safety and the future. How can we fix ourselves without resorting…
What to do when you feel anxious It’s easy to let anxiety and stress get on top of you at work, at home or in relationships. Knowing what to do when anxiety strikes means you’re not so scared of it…
Time Our number one health problem these days, believe it or not is anxiety and stress. And what’s the cause of all this – no time. We all feel that time is whizzing past, faster and faster and we need…
