Exercise & fitness
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The 3 things you must do if you want to live to 100
... and enjoy it 1 July 2024 Hard on the heels of Dr Dean Ornish's groundbreaking randomised
Preventing dementia: Part 2
17 July 2023 In Part 1 of this mini-series on preventing the second-leading cause of death in Aus
The good news about depression – Part 2
30 May 2022 In Part 1 of this mini-series, I summarised the burgeoning body of research on the ro
The personal and public health threat of obesity in the age
In the last two posts, I laid out the scientific evidence demonstrating that a COVID-19 exit strateg
Exercise beats fat genes in postmenopausal women
One of the most common complaints I hear from my older female clients is how hard it is to maintain
Are you fit enough to save your brain?
George Bernard Shaw famously quipped that "youth is wasted on the young"... and the same may be true
Crossword puzzles or pumping iron - what's best for maintain
and Dementia. We all make jokes about it: grey nomads put 'Adventure Before Demen
5 surprising benefits of exercise you never knew about
You already know how important exercise is for your physical health, right? A varied, balanced exerc
5 tips for finding time to exercise
Everybody knows how important regular exercise is to their health and well-being (unless they’ve b
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Exercise your right to a good night's sleep
3 May, 2021 As I've discussed in previous articles, including Sleep and food – what’s the con
Healthy mum, healthy baby: Part 2
Updated 15 February 2021 In Part 1 of this special series, in which I'm covering recently-publish
Exercise is the best medicine for preventing falls and broke
The three major health fears that plague women as they get older are developing breast cancer, becom
Exercise is useless for weight loss... but you should do it
Every week, I see clients who have been struggling with their weight for years, sometimes decade
International Plant-Based Nutrition Heathcare Conference Rou
Fuelling The Plant-Based Athlete Born to run Dr James (Jim) Loomis knows a thing or two about help
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Muscle up to beat hot flushes
27 November 2023 Hot flushes (or 'hot flashes', for our American friends) and night sweats - coll
Osteoarthritis: Curse of old age or plague of modernity?
30 October 2023 Osteoarthritis is one of our most common chronic health conditions, afflicting an
Strong body, healthy brain
What mental picture do you conjure up, when you think of elderly people? Do you picture frail, stoop
Should you choose a nice stroll or a killer workout? It depe
Scientists in Germany have identified distinct changes in brain function that occur after people per
Lessons from climbing a wall
What does indoor rock climbing have to do with overcoming health problems? Read on - or watch the vi
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