7 October 2024 In April of last year, I wrote a post called Wholesome plant-based foods – NOT v

... and enjoy it 1 July 2024 Hard on the heels of Dr Dean Ornish's groundbreaking randomised

Updated 24 June 2024 Back in school, you probably learned that your tongue has receptors ('taste

A ground-breaking new study provides compelling evidence that early-stage Alzheimer's disease is rev

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30 October 2023 Osteoarthritis is one of our most common chronic health conditions, afflicting an

16 October 2023 Recently, my elderly and very-tech-challenged mother asked me to order some of he

17 July 2023 In Part 1 of this mini-series on preventing the second-leading cause of death in Aus

10 July 2023 My article about the gut-brain connection in Alzheimer's disease, and the protective

The three major health fears that plague women as they get older are developing breast cancer, becom

As I discussed in last week's post, The one question you need to ask yourself if you want to get hea

One of the most common complaints I hear from my older female clients is how hard it is to maintain

  Ask most Australian adults how much milk they drink, and they'll answer 'I really don

The priests of the Paleo movement constantly preach that humans evolved eating large amounts of meat

A couple of months ago, I wrote a post called Is the 'Health At Every Size' movement helping or hurt

Today, March 12, marks the beginning of Brain Awareness Week, a global campaign to increase public a

A US study has shed light on which foods to eat, and which to avoid, if you don't want to die of hea

  In last week's post, Stuffing food into a hole that isn’t food-shaped, I discussed t

If the aim of life is, as one wit put it, 'to die young as late as possible,' then we have to answer

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2 November 2020 The latest findings of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors

When I was in my early twenties, I became very close to my boyfriend's Mum, who was going through me

Every now and again, something happens that makes me realise I live in a bubble. You see, for over 2

Ever since the discovery of DNA, science and medicine have been obsessed with genes. Many people -

30 October 2023 Osteoarthritis is one of our most common chronic health conditions, afflicting an

What mental picture do you conjure up, when you think of elderly people? Do you picture frail, stoop

Reading medical journals is generally a frustrating experience for me, as most articles emanate

I'm devoting this, my fifth update on the 5th International Plant-Based Nutrition Healthcare Confe

The chances are high that right now, you or someone you know is taking an acid-suppressing drug.

The Million Dollar Vegan campaign, the brainchild of 12 year old activist Genesis Butler, is urging

One of the most frustrating elements of my work as a health practitioner is having to dispel misinfo

  A month or so ago, freelance journalist Alison Waters approached me to contribute to a

A month or so ago, the indefatigable Greg McFarlane, who has been involved with the animal rights an