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?”
Category Archives: Cancer & Cancer Prevention
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”
‘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!”
Your New Year’s Resolution: NO SHOES INDOORS
THIS ARTICLE IS REPRINTED (WITH PERMISSION) FROM ‘THE CONVERSATION’ (MARCH, 16, 2022) – BUT JUST IN CASE YOU MISSED IT! Wearing shoes in the house is just plain gross. The verdict from scientists who study indoor contaminants Mark Patrick Taylor, Macquarie University and Gabriel Filippelli, IUPUI You probably clean your shoes if you step in somethingContinue reading “Your New Year’s Resolution: NO SHOES INDOORS”
Environmental chemicals, mental health & dementia
Chemicals and Mental Health Early life exposure to heavy metals and ‘environmental chemicals’ may not only reduce IQ but also cause schizophrenia and other mental illnesses. It is now recognised that these also cause Alzheimer’s disease. Psychological studies have suggested that cognitive decline may well have been cast at the dawn of the industrial age!Continue reading “Environmental chemicals, mental health & dementia”
Water: flow and essence of life
Our bodies are mostly water so to stay healthy we must drink 3 or more litres a day. Many illnesses can be cured or prevented just by drinking water.
Ageing, Telomeres, & Chronic Inflammation
Chronic Inflammation We often hear discussions about inflammation but what exactly is chronic inflammation and why does ageing cause it? We’ve all seen ‘acute inflammation’. Usually, we recognize it as a swelling that is red and warm to touch. Often this will follow an injury of some sort – perhaps a cut, a burn, orContinue reading “Ageing, Telomeres, & Chronic Inflammation”
Selenium – the secret of a healthier life and longevity?
Critical roles in cancer prevention, healthy thyroid, heart & mind You might never have heard about the importance of consuming Selenium. However it is critical that you eat enough, but not too much Selenium rich food to live a longer, healthier life! Selenium is a critical trace element and a recent study of blood donorsContinue reading “Selenium – the secret of a healthier life and longevity?”
The Depression Epidemic – Another role for Vitamin D
Vitamin D plays many critical roles including the prevention of depression.
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