Latest Health News – February 2015

In Another Cut-back to Health Spending, Vitamin D Testing is No Longer Subsidised by Government. The Australian government no longer subsidises testing for vitamin D levels. Vitamin D deficiency is wide-spread and has been linked to a large range of diseases and conditions such as MS, bone disorders, some cancers, hormonal imbalances and thyroid disorders […]

ADOLESCENT HEALTH AND NUTRITION

Quite dramatic physical changes take place in the body during adolescence. The most extreme of which usually occur between the ages of 15 to 18 years old. The recommended food energy requirements for boys during these years, is proportionately higher than it is for girls due to the boys greater rate of growth. Girl’s food […]

MEDICAL SCHOOL TEACHES NATURAL MEDICINE

CALIFORNIA MEDICAL SCHOOL EMBRACES NATURAL REMEDIES SANDIEGO — Whether it’s using St. John’s Wort to fight minor depression or acupuncture to help manage a migraine, experts say San Diego is fertile ground for natural medicine. In recent years, some of the region’s largest and most traditional health care systems have begun to integrate holistic and […]

NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTS MAY PREVENT DISEASE

EATING A BALANCED DIET WILL NOT PREVENT NUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES AND DISEASE – NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTS PRESCRIBED SPECIFICALLY FOR YOUR BIOLOGICALLY UNIQUE BODY PROBABLY WILL The Forces Against Health inAustralia Nutritional medicine could save hundreds of millions of lives, but vested interests actively pursue the opposite. Commentary by Ian Brighthope, M.D.                                                        Orthomolecular Medicine News Service, June 25, […]

ARE YOU A FAN OF CHEESE OR RED MEAT?

If you are a client of mine, you would have no doubt had the long (yawn) boring lectures from me at some time about why we shouldn’t eat dairy products and red meat; the problems with the CSIRO diet book; and why it’s a myth that dairy products prevent osteoporosis. Well, it seems I’m not the […]

Weight Loss Myths

We all know that the weight loss industry is big business and therefore, when information is provided free of charge in the media by health professionals such as celebrity doctors, many people believe that they are being fed the right advice (pardon the pun).  It is generally assumed that these health professionals don’t have hidden agendas when […]