The depression misconception
29 July 2024 One of the best things about publishing my articles on Substack is the Comments section! I’ve been fortunate to attract some highly intelligent subscribers, who post thought-provoking comments in response to my articles. The following comment was left by one such subscriber, and as you’ll see, it was so on-point that I…
Drugging ourselves to health?
Why doesn’t orthodox medicine make people well? 22 July 2024 In last week’s post, Ozempic linked with blinding eye condition, I discussed a recently-published study reporting a link between the use of the antidiabetic/antiobesity medication semaglutide (marketed as Ozempic and Wegovy), and a four-to-almost-eight-fold increase in risk of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION), the…
Ozempic linked with blinding eye condition
Who could have seen that coming… and what does it have in common with other drug side-effects? 15 July 2024 Just under two weeks ago, researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear at Harvard Medical School, Boston published a study which found an association between the use of semaglutide (marketed as Ozempic and Wegovy), and increased…
The ‘write’ way to learn and remember
8 July 2024 My dear reader, I know this blog isn’t the place for me to process my trauma, but I have a big ol’ sob story to tell you before I launch into the subject matter for this post: I was the only girl in the remedial handwriting class in primary school (that’s elementary…
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 controlled trial demonstrating that early-stage Alzheimer’s disease can be reversed with comprehensive diet and lifestyle changes, comes the publication of a new study on what it takes to become a centenarian. And just as Ornish’s work demonstrates that…
The sweet truth about bitter foods
Updated 24 June 2024 Back in school, you probably learned that your tongue has receptors (‘taste buds’) for four distinctly different tastes: More recently, researchers recognised a fifth taste receptor, which detects the umami, or savoury, flavour derived from glutamate and ribonucelotides. These compounds are found abundantly in mushrooms, yeasts and yeast extracts, certain vegetables,…
New hope for people with Alzheimer’s disease
A ground-breaking new study provides compelling evidence that early-stage Alzheimer’s disease is reversible 17 June 2024 Dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, is now the second leading cause of death in Australia, and the leading cause of death for women. It is estimated that over 421 000 Australians are currently living with dementia. And that means, of…
The placebo paradox
10 June 2024 One of the least-discussed facts among medical and health practitioners of both an orthodox and alternative bent, is that the placebo effect accounts for a significant proportion of the apparent therapeutic effect of many treatment modalities. Medical doctors will often dismiss their patients’ reports of benefitting from herbal medicine or supplements or…
Academia and the new dark age: Part 9 – The doctor will propagandise you about climate change now
3 June 2024 I know I’m frequently critical of medical doctors in my articles, but even I am starting to feel sorry for them. I mean, there they were, going about their business, believing that the practice of medicine was all about diagnosing and treating disease. And now they’re expected to be agents of the…
Academia and the new dark age: Part 8 – Why the “misinformation experts” won’t, and can’t, stop spreading misinformation
27 May 2024 Last week’s post, The doctor will propagandise you about vaccines now, generated some very lively discussion in the Substack comments section. Here’s one that summed up the general sentiment: Well, Sun in Capricorn, I’m sorry to break it to you but these ridiculous people do not understand – or perhaps more to…