Category Archives: Mental Health

Was Sinner’s tennis loss influenced by his ‘dowdy, negatively colored’ clothes?

When Jannik Sinner lost his Australian Open tennis semi-finals last night, I wondered how much his (in my view) dreadfully depressing clothes contributed to his loss? There is no doubt that Novak Djokovic played well and there was little difference between them in ability, but I felt that Sinner’s clothes made him look ill –Continue reading “Was Sinner’s tennis loss influenced by his ‘dowdy, negatively colored’ clothes?”

‘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!”

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.

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”

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”

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.

The dangers of sitting

Sitting too much and with poor posture is killing us! Could sitting too much reduce our lifespan? When we are young, we are taught to sit quietly. Later, we learn that sitting in a state of quiet reflection is highly desirable for our mental and physical health. Sitting, itself is inherently good but is tooContinue reading “The dangers of sitting”

Floods, Fungi & Health

Fungi love the wet but what are the health consequences? In Sydney and in the surrounding country areas of NSW, Australia, we have recently experienced several weeks of storms and very heavy rain. In our local area, this was preceded by a weird mini cyclone where a very large number of trees were blown overContinue reading “Floods, Fungi & Health”