General Health issues

Formerly known as Sue Pollock from Ballina Naturopthics, Sue wrote a monthly naturopathic columm for the now defunct Here & Now which was widely apprecated in the Byron Bay area. In these columms she explained to the layman/woman the ins and outs of...

Not content with the demolition job they did on Pan Pharmaceuticals (see Power Balance bands sham for a description of the TGA's role on Pan's collapse) Australian media continue to undermine, through innuendo and biased reporting, the alternative...

It is quite an eyeopener in Bali to encounter the incredible memory and other indications of mental sharpness demonstrated constantly by the...

Most practitioners like myself find ourselves talking about the effects of stress to clients more often than not. Stress can be physical, mental and/or emotional, and is seen as a major contributor to many serious diseases....

The following is a list of health related articles that appear on other websites collected over the years. If you have come across articles that you would like to share, send in the...

In the news today, April 3 2012, there was many articles about a report by a group of eminent Australians which advocates wholesale drug reform. Current Minister for Foreign Affairs and former NSW Premier Bob Carr, whose views were considered by the...

Published in an article on the ABC website 5/3/2014, Low carb diet may make you unhealthy, shorten your life: study, a study of various diets and their affect on longevity show that low fat, high protein diets are not as healthy as we...

We have long heard of the perils of processed food, though mainly in relation to the lack of nutrition therein. This abridged article refers to the methods used by the US processed food industry which can be assumed to be in use in Australia also....

Alongside a healthy diet and exercise, probably the most important thing we can do for ourselves is get a good night’s sleep. However, for many people this is an issue that means their quality of life can be severely impaired....

A debate has been raging over the last 20-30 years about fluoridation and whether or not the supposed health benefits (less tooth decay) outweigh the negatives which include dental fluorosis-spotted, stained, or pitted teeth, none of which have ever...