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16
JUN
2008

migraine headaches

Just as a heavy cold is not the flu, a bad headache is not necessarily a migraine. More women (18%) than men (6%) are likely to have this type of chronic, episodic headache. The pain may be pulsating and one sided, with other symptoms such as vomiting, sensitivity to light and...
25
MAY
2008

Eating with the seasons – the colder months

Noticed how chilly it has been in the morning lately? In Melbourne, at least, the temperature has greeted us in the low single digits. We respond by moving our body more briskly, wearing bulkier clothes and seeking heat sources for a little instant gratification. But what about...
27
MAR
2008

More about bio-identical hormone treatment

Suzanne Summers thinks it’s the only way a woman over 50 can maintain her figure and Dr Sandra Cabot promises she can make you feel 21 again. Both agree that this elixir of youth is natural and safe but are natural hormones as benign as they are made out to be? In January this...
03
MAR
2008

breakfast

Food, glorious food!We’re anxious to try itThree banquets a day Our favourite diet! (Food Glorious Food) The evidence for eating breakfast While eating breakfast is plain commonsense for most people, medical research has a burning need to provide evidence in order to claim...
09
DEC
2007

Healthier Christmas feasting

Here in Australia our innate desire to eat lighter foods in the hot months is hampered by some Old World traditions. With a festive season that straddles our summer which  is steeped in the cold climate rituals of cooking copious amounts of meat, stuffing, baked starchy...
08
OCT
2007

Helping children build healthy bones

Strong bones and drinking milk go hand in hand, don’t they? You’d believe that from almost every article written on the subject but the research into bone health tells a different story.   Calcium alone does not create healthy bones While calcium is the major...
23
SEP
2007

More spring cleaning

It is spring clean time again. The return of the warm weather is the ideal time to give your body a break from your favourite ‘poisons’ and give you gut a rest. While the concept of “detoxing”* has become increasingly popular – the actuality is another thing. A bit like Lent for...
30
JUL
2007

ginger

If I were only allowed to take one herb on a desert island it would be a toss up between garlic and ginger. But with the current voluminous research on the humble rhizome, ginger would probably come tops in its versatility as both a medicine and a culinary staple.   Ancient...
30
APR
2007

Is the environment making you fat?

A great report on a new book by Cathy Banwell, Megan Shipley and Lyndall Strazdins “The 7 Deadly Sins of Obesity: How the Modern World is Making us Fat” University of (NSW Press, 2007). Beyond the oversimplification of the ‘energy in is greater than the energy...
19
APR
2007

Some thoughts on cholesterol

Here are a few notes from Monday’s show. To start with check out this good overview about cholesterol Remember not all cholesterol is “bad”, in fact without it we would be dead! It stops our cells from leaking, makes bile to help us digest and is essential in the production...
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