Those of you who are fans of Michael Leunig’s art and writings will know that he passed away in the early hours of yesterday, 19th December 2024. I don’t know whether it was ‘five to seven‘? Last year in about October/November, or whenever you can buy your large calendar for next year, I purchased theContinue reading “Michael Leunig farewells us!”
Author Archives: Dr Judy
PFAS: Forever and Ever
This map of Australia shows that PFAS are found in most, if not all of the areas where people live! Understanding PFAS: The “Forever Chemicals”, Their Impact on Our Lives and Health and environmental risks of PFAS chemicals Although I knew of the chemicals, I admit that I hadn’t heard the term PFAS when IContinue reading “PFAS: Forever and Ever”
Is my baby a girl or boy?
The XX male and XY female controversy in Sport and the Olympic Games This photo taken in about 1990 is of me at the PALS picnic – with some of the babies, girls and boys, born in the PALS pregnancy and Lifestyle Study. These babies each had their chromosomes tested and were all either 46,XYContinue reading “Is my baby a girl or boy?”
‘Don’t Stress’: Guidance and Handbook
STRESS MIGHT MAKE YOU WANT TO PULL YOUR HAIR OUT BUT IT COULD BE MORE SERIOUS! In the late 1980’s my team at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Adelaide won a research grant to study the relationship between Lifestyle and Fertility. We called the study ‘The ‘PALS’ Pregnancy and Lifestyle Study.’ My book It TakesContinue reading “‘Don’t Stress’: Guidance and Handbook”
The health benefits and risks of young children playing in dirt and mud!
Two of three essential gut bacteria reside in DIRT! When I was young, my mother kept a meticulously clean home, and I certainly did not play in dirt! However, despite being very healthy, as I grew into my teens and later, I was diagnosed with so-called IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) and I have many allergies.Continue reading “The health benefits and risks of young children playing in dirt and mud!”
Use of implanted medicinal drugs in Society
This New Year 2024, don’t make resolutions but set your priorities.
We all know that most New Year’s Resolutions are broken, and some don’t last very long at all. So how about this year, changing the scenario a little and instead, establish your list of priorities for the things that you have already committed to doing. You might also have a second list, often called yourContinue reading “This New Year 2024, don’t make resolutions but set your priorities.”
Avocados – How to choose ripe Avocados; how to ripen green Avocados and how to keep your Avocados once they are ripe
This ripe Hass Avocado looks ready to eat – Hass comprise 80% of consumed Avocados. Many articles have been written on these topics but here are my practical alternatives that will show you how to choose ripe avocados without risking bruising them and how you can store them for longer and preserve their freshness. ChoosingContinue reading “Avocados – How to choose ripe Avocados; how to ripen green Avocados and how to keep your Avocados once they are ripe”
Atrial fibrillation – How I went from a small graze to an ongoing heart problem
A few days before I left for my short holiday to Fiji, I tripped on uneven paving where I grazed my elbow, and twisted my knee. These slight injuries were annoying but not enough to alter my plans – or should they have been? I could never have guessed that a small ‘graze’ might leadContinue reading “Atrial fibrillation – How I went from a small graze to an ongoing heart problem”
My (super-healthy) daily afternoon snack of Brazil Nuts and Dark Chocolate
If you, like me, get ‘peckish’ in the middle of the afternoon and have the urge to have a snack, then a really healthy snack you could choose is my regular: ‘Brazil Nuts and Dark Chocolate’. I’m not suggesting that you eat too much but about three Brazil Nuts (depending on their size) and twoContinue reading “My (super-healthy) daily afternoon snack of Brazil Nuts and Dark Chocolate”
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