How to change – Part 1: Cybernetics
If having more information about healthy eating was the key to actually eating better, we’d all be downing kale instead of potato chips! Understanding cybernetics and personality neuroscience can help us bridge the gap between ‘knowing’ and ‘doing’.
This is your brain on the Pill
Two recent studies add to a small but rapidly growing body of research showing that the oral contraceptive pill affects both the structure and function of women’s brains, and the implications are worrying.
Black Sapote and Custard Apple Pie
I have been revelling in the abundance of tropical fruits available at my local organic farmers’ market. What could be better than custard apples and black sapotes? Combining them, of course!
Four reasons to fight the lockdown lazies
COVID-19-related restrictions have resulted in a dramatic drop in physical activity, which has serious effects on both physical and mental health. Four new studies provide even more incentive to put down the remote control and get active.
Black Sapote Nice Cream
The black sapote is a member of the persimmon family, with flesh that resembles chocolate pudding. Make sure you let your black sapotes ripen until very soft before cutting them open. Ingredients: 4 black sapotes, fully ripened2 ripe bananas, peeled and frozen for at least 24 hoursDesiccated coconut, for garnish Method: Scoop out black sapote…
Asymptomatic carriers of SARS-CoV-2: What is the evidence?
Both the media and public health officials have engaged in considerable fear-mongering over the possibility that so-called asymptomatic carriers of SARS-CoV-2 are driving the spread of the virus, but the evidence for this is scant.
Can getting in the green help beat COVID-19?
Spending time in nature offers many benefits, and not least among them are improvements in immune function.
New study on screening mammography shows more harms than benefits
The notion that ‘early detection is your best protection’ is a cruel hoax, according to a detailed analysis of data from Victoria’s BreastScreen program.
COVID-19: To test or not to test
Should you get tested for SARS-CoV-2? Probably not, and here’s why.
Healthy mum, healthy baby: Part 3
Breastfeeding offers wide-ranging and lifelong health benefits to both mum and bub.