Category Archives: Age-related health & disease

Carrots – Nature’s Wonder Food?

I recently started eating one medium-sized carrot every day! It wasn’t part of some carefully planned health decision or a challenge I set for myself—rather, it all started quite by accident. I noticed that all our local vegetable suppliers—both the greengrocers and the supermarkets—began packaging carrots in a more appealing way. Rather than a bunchContinue reading “Carrots – Nature’s Wonder Food?”

‘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!”

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”

The Importance of Gamma Linolenic Acid (GLA) in Human Health: A Supplement steeped in Controversy

The seeds of Evening Primrose (left) and Borage (right) are rich sources of GLA and have been used by indigenous people for many centuries. What is GLA and why is it controversial? Gamma-Linolenic Acid (GLA) is an omega-6 fatty acid that is found naturally in certain plants and foods. It has a wide range ofContinue reading “The Importance of Gamma Linolenic Acid (GLA) in Human Health: A Supplement steeped in Controversy”

The Goldilocks concept of trace elements, healthy aging and dementia

Trace elements may hold the secret to longevity and prevention of Alzheimer’s. Selenium is critical and too much copper is toxic.

Magnesium-Critical roles in all body organs

Magnesium supplementation can cure many ‘illnesses’ but you may need to supplement every day. From your muscles to your brain, magnesium can improve your health and vitality. Adequate intake of Magnesium is critical to good health and can cure many ‘illnesses’. On the other hand, inadequate intake of Magnesium can lead to problems of theContinue reading “Magnesium-Critical roles in all body organs”