A liberal sprinkle of olive oil on your food may be good for your health and even help with weight loss. Over the past decade there has been increasing interest in the health benefits of the Mediterranean Diet. With rates of chronic disease, such as cancer and heart disease, increasing in western societies, rates have remained relatively low in Mediterranean regions. Many studies attribute this to a diet rich in fresh fruit and vegetables, nuts, fresh fish, low processed food, vegetable fats and lots of olive oil. Many of the beneficial effects on human health were origi...
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Evidence has been steadily mounting during the past few decades of the potential negative effects of dairy on human health from colic and gut disorders to cancer. Milk is associated with many digestive disorders, poor gut health, food intolerances and allergies. Many children develop food intolerances to milk which, at the very least, cause overproduction of mucous and lots of phlegm and runny noses. Worse, these intolerances can cause severe allergic symptoms. This is often related to the negative impact dairy products have on the gut. Associated with this I have seen coli...
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I grew up in the 1960s, when every kid in Australia was given a free bottle of milk just before morning tea at school. I thought it was great. Now, 50 years on, maybe it was a big mistake. Today I see many people with allergies and reactions to milk; chronic illness related to milk is skyrocketing. Even the smallest amount of milk now causes me to have lots of mucus. Despite advertising claims, cow’s milk, as we know it, is not a healthy drink. Not only is it not a great source of calcium for bones but also there is mounting scientific evidence that consuming processed da...
Read moreA number of previous research has suggested that there is an association between fluoride ingestion and the incidence of hypothyroidism. In a cross-sectional study the researchers found that higher levels of fluoride in drinking water are linked with the prevalence of hypothyroidism. The West Midlands (a wholly fluoridated area) were nearly twice as likely to report high hypothyroidism prevalence in comparison to Greater Manchester (non-fluoridated area). The authors of the study said the findings of the study raise particular concerns about the validity of community flu...
Read moreThere is increasing evidence emerging from the scientific community which suggests that mass-medication in the form of water fluoridation is in fact having a serious and adverse effect on the public’s health. A recent report from the US National Research Council 1 concluded that adverse effects of high fluoride concentrations in drinking-water may be of concern. Animal studies have shown Fluoride may cause neurotoxicity, including effects on learning and memory 2,3. Recent experiments where the rat hippocampal neurons were incubated with various concentrations of sodiu...
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Nobody knows weight loss and wellness like Dr Peter Dingle, Australia’s most engaging and innovative thought leader on the topics of health, wellness and weight loss. Dr Dingle has spent the past 30 years as a researcher, educator, communicator and author. Formerly an associate professor at Murdoch University, Dr D has written more than a dozen books on living well and is passionate about common sense and sustainable health approaches. Blending motivation and humour, Dr Dingle regularly appears on state and national media. He was the presenter on the award-winning SBS ...
Read moreLast year, the most commonly diagnosed cancers worldwide were lung (1.8 million or 13 percent of the total) breast (1.7 million, 11.9 percent) and colon cancer (1.4 million or 9.7 percent) (IARC). Lung cancer resulted in the deaths of 1.6 million people who died from cancer last year, the report said -- 19.4 percent. Other major cancer killers were liver cancer (800,000 or 9.1 percent), stomach cancer (723,000 or 8.8 percent), colon cancer (694,000 or 8.5 percent), breast cancer (522,000 or 6.4 percent), esophagal cancer (400,000 or 4.9 percent) and cervical cancer (266,000...
Read more10 steps to cut stroke by 90%. Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability, and the rate could be cut in half (47.9%) by getting blood pressure under control, and another 36% by regular exercise. The study investigated 26 919 participants from 32 countries (13 447 cases [10 388 with ischaemic stroke and 3059 intracerebral haemorrhage] and 13 472 controls) between Jan 11, 2007, and Aug 8, 2015, hypertension or blood pressure of 140/90 mm Hg or higher 47·9%, regular physical activity 35·8%, apolipoprotein (Apo)B/ApoA1 ratio for highest vs lowest; 26·8...
Read moreWhen health is absent, Wisdom cannot reveal itself, Art cannot manifest, Strength cannot be exerted, Wealth becomes useless, And reason is powerless." — Herophilus 300 B.C. Our work places are either a great place to promote health or to contribute to the health problem. Our work environments are experiencing an emerging health crisis from longer workdays, deskbound occupations, access to poor quality foods and poor physical activity. In many cases they are contributing to a deterioration in employee health as our work and the workplace has the potential to have a s...
Read moreThe medical experts cry foul at every opportunity possible regarding anything other than their own drugs and medicine. But turn a blind eye to their own limitations. By looking out and blaming everyone else they miss the elephant in the room. The serious and deadly side effects of the medicines and practices they prescribe. They even miss the fact that their so called miracle drugs don’t even work. The vast majority of scientific claims are wrong. Medical journals are openly admitting that at least a third of articles are false or fraud. While the ones that are factual ...
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