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Australia's Health 2012 Report Card
Dec 18, 2012
Australia enjoys a healthy international image as an outdoors and sports loving country, but are we as healthy as we appear to be? That's the question the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) set out to answer and according to their Thirteenth...Study: Benefits of Bananas
Nov 06, 2012
Nutritionists have been touting the health benefits of bananas for generations. One of nature's "superfoods," bananas are a rich source of important vitamins and minerals and with four times the protein and twice as many healthy carbohydrates as apples, they...Study: Health Costs of a Sedentary Lifestyle
Oct 30, 2012
We Australians like to think of ourselves as an active, outdoors loving nation, but statistics are proving this healthy image to be a myth. In 2007-2008, a National Health Survey discovered that over 60 percent of Australians were either overweight...Study: Help Your Heart with Exercise
Oct 15, 2012
The older we get, the more at risk of heart disease we become. Taking dietary measures to help maintain cardiovascular health is one way to stay healthy into middle age and beyond. Getting into the habit of engaging in regular moderate exercise is another, according...Second-hand Stress: Is Stress Contagious?
Oct 11, 2012
While you may avoid second-hand smoke and wash your hands to keep germs at bay, what are you doing to prevent the spread of stress? In the same way that germs are contagious, so too is stress. Second-hand stress is the negative result of exposure to...Trending: I Quit Sugar
Oct 02, 2012
You may have noticed the anti-sugar movement gaining a lot of press lately. It seems everyone is ditching sugar and turning to sugar-free goodies to get their sweet fix. In this article, we explore the no-sugar movement and why it's becoming so popular.Study: The Links Between Dieting & Pregnancy
Sep 13, 2012
Pregnancy - is this the free pass to food every woman has dreamed of? Is "eating for two" outdated or does this aphorism bear some truth? Let’s find out. Research has shown that a nutritious diet filled with wholefoods and healthy scrumptious recipes...Beating Stress with Mind Body Medicine
Sep 11, 2012
The mind-body connection is a relatively new concept to conventional Western medicine, but has been an integral part of Eastern traditions such as Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for thousands of years. Recent advances in brain imagery...Study: Vegetarian Diet is Healthy
Aug 23, 2012
In an article published in the Medical Journal of Australia, Dr Rosemary Stanton conveys that ‘a vegetarian diet is a good recipe for our own health and for the planet’. This stands true in many respects. Firstly, eating less meat reduces the human...Study: Vitamin D Reduces Menstrual Cramps
Aug 09, 2012
Primary dysmenorrhea is the medical term for a condition commonly and more descriptively known as menstrual cramps. A recent study indicates that vitamin D significantly reduces menstrual cramps in the majority of sufferers. While all the facts aren't...How Compassion Can Make You Happy
Aug 08, 2012
In the words of the Dalai Lama, "a smile heals you and your neighbour" and it seems that science agrees. Many studies have found that exercising compassion can help you live a happier and more fulfilling life. What the Science Says Numerous studies...New Research: Meditate for a Longer Life
Jul 26, 2012
Once limited to Hindu yogis and Buddhist monks seeking spiritual enlightenment, meditation has gone mainstream. It started in the sixties and seventies alongside the popularisation of yoga and other eastern traditions and has snowballed since then. There...Study: Stress May Delay Brain Development
Jul 20, 2012
Many experts say stress is responsible for a range of health problems. Now it’s been suggested that there is a relationship between stress and brain development in children. According to neuropsychological studies, children are especially vulnerable...Study: Dark Chocolate for Your Heart
Jun 22, 2012
Sometimes nutritionists can seem like spoilsports, telling us our favourite treats are bad for our health and should be avoided. If you're a chocolate lover, there is nothing to fear in a recent study that recommends a daily serving of dark chocolate...Study: Omega-3s May Prevent Dementia
Jun 15, 2012
Nutritionists and dietitians have been aware of the health benefits of Omega-3 fatty acids since at least the 1970s, when studies of cultures who regularly or primarily eat fish containing Omega-3s showed that they rarely suffered cardiovascular disease.Study: Warm Up for Better Performance
Jun 12, 2012
Physiotherapists, sports injury therapists and other sports health professionals have always stressed the importance of warm up exercises before participating in vigorous sports. Now there is another reason why warming up is a good idea. Researchers...Study: Red Meat Increases Risk of Dying Young
May 04, 2012
In Western societies, red meat is often associated with robust good health. This assumption has been challenged by many dietitians and other health care professionals over the years as well as vegetarians, but in the majority of households, meat remains...Study: Chinese Medicine May Reduce Chemotherapy Side Effects
Apr 04, 2012
A study led by scientists at Yale University has suggested that an 1800 year-old herb mixture used in Chinese medicine could improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy for people who have colon cancer. Huang qin tang (or PHY906 as it has been dubbed...Acupuncture: Increasing the Live Birth Rate After IVF
Mar 28, 2012
Sub-fertility, or difficulty conceiving a child, affects some 10-15% of couples. Many of these will be offered In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) as a means of having a baby. IVF involves the stimulation of egg production, collection of eggs (oocyte collection), fertilisation...Should Sugar Be Regulated?
Mar 12, 2012
To suggest that sugar should be regulated in the same way that alcohol and tobacco are regulated sounds like a radical proposal. However, many concerned scientists are suggesting exactly that. Is it just a case of "Big Brother" telling us what to do...
