Health

Folate deficiency among Australians is more common than recently thought. I have had several patients lately who are plagued with oral ulcers and soreness in their mouth. Interestingly, the common primary cause was a folate deficiency, and folinic acid supplementation was found to assist with this annoying condition. Let me elaborate further. Dietary folate is […]

Peanut butter can be used in a simple smell test to help detect Alzheimer’s disease.

The shape of your wine glass can determine how much you will drink.

There is a strong link between food allergies and the way our faces develop. In 2005, the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) published an article confirming the epidemic rise of pediatric allergic diseases in Australian children. Back then, up to 40 per cent of Australian children were affected by some form of allergies, with many […]

Lunch breaks can leave you revitalised for the afternoon’s work but only under certain conditions.

Fans’ food choices change significantly depending on whether their team wins or loses.

Holistic anti-ageing doctor Michael Elstein discusses why fat-derived stem-cell treatments should be approached cautiously.

Ageing does involve some cognitive decline but there are compensations.

The brains of ballet dancers change in ways that support their art.

Anxiety alters the way you perceive odours.

A big breakfast can help blood sugar control for type 2 diabetic people.

Fasting will cleanse the body, make you more aware of your connection with spirit, clear your thinking and pacify your emotions. So fasting will do a lot for your body simply because you are putting less food in it.