Category: Prevention

Although the title sounds like a character from a children’s storybook – this headline is far from a fairy tale.
This mineral has been dubbed an orphan by Creighton University’s Professor Robert Heaney and yet it is the fourth most abundant mineral in your body. And just like an Olympic sporting event, remembering who won the [...]

Making The Same Mistake – Again and Again and Again

It’s said wisdom comes from making good decisions.
And how do you learn to make good decisions?
By making bad decisions.
So if wisdom comes by not repeating bad choices then why is it that our government and many other governments around the world are cracking open the coffers [...]

Standing in his surgical greens with face mask obscuring his mouth I could still see the practiced serious expression. The slightly thick lenses magnified his eyes making them even more earnest as he delivered the recommendation.
Surgery was the best option that would secure a 99.9% chance of total removal of my skin lesion without recurrence. [...]

The television reality show “Survivor” has been credited with initiating the Reality TV genre and has broken many records. It is currently produced in 13 countries and has been franchised to 45 countries since it first aired in 2000.
The Immunity Idol has great value in this game show. So much in fact that players exert [...]

Thank You Dr…
John Cannell, M.D. for the work you and your colleagues have done and continue to do with respect to this important vitamin. The references contained in this article have been reproduced in full with permission.

So Precious – So Vulnerable

Much of the recent research on Vitamin D deficiency is pointing towards the dangers for [...]

Not the kind you get from the local Fish-n-Chip shop but instantly useful bites of health news on Vitamin D.
Slower Reactions in Aging Men
At last men have a reason for slower mental processing. in a relatively large study involving  3133 men aged 40 to 79 involved in the European Male Ageing Study (EMAS)1 there was [...]

The Problem Is Rarely The Real Problem
In many cases it’s the reaction to the problem that is the real problem. Why? Well for a start it’s a reaction and not a response. It’s a fire fighting tactic that only temporarily removes the symptoms of the problem.

When the pressure is on and there is a need [...]

The annual media buzz about flu vaccination has begun as the vaccine companies PR campaigns kick into gear.
There is no doubt that vaccination is effective in minimising disease. But the real question is…
Why do we need  vaccination?
The answer to that question is usually an emphatic – “To increase your protection!” or, “To  boost your immunity!”
What [...]

This piece of art by Chris Jordan depicting the number of plastic drink bottles consumed in the US every 5 minutes seemed like a great introduction to the subject of plastic and its negative impact on your health and the health of the Earth.

For more provocative “Big Pictures” click the image above.

Chris Jordan original 60″x120″
Depicts [...]

The recent Gardasil article raised some interesting questions which have emphasised by further research this week just how far I got it wrong.
I suggested the annual cost was $7 million. Well I was staggered to read in the NZ Herald that the five year cost was disclosed at $177,000,000 for the first five years and [...]