The Art of Healing

I am writing this on 1 April – and you will be reading this sometime after June 2019. But today is the first day that the following natural therapies will no longer be covered under private health general treatment policies: Alexander Technique, Arom

Over the next four issues, we will be reviewing some of the tests available through this site, primarily to gain an understanding of the process. Our Editor/Publisher, Cate Mercer, will undergo the tests, and as of writing, has completed the Well Wom

The Well Woman Check tests bone health, cholesterol, inflammation, kidney and liver function, female hormone panel, blood glucose, full blood count and iron levels. When you get your results, you receive a summary for each test from a doctor about wh

Centre co-director Professor Brandon Wainwright, from UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB), said brain cancer survival rates had barely changed in the past 30 years. “Brain cancer treatments are not as effective as those we have for many oth

Flexibility is one of the foundational pillars to your exercise routine. Whether you're a professional athlete or someone just seeking to improve your fitness level, stretching and mobility work is an important component. Improving your flexibility a

There’s no doubt that diabetes is steadily growing to be an epidemic, particularly among Americans. According to data from the American Diabetes Association, at least half of all adults in the U.S. are either in a state of pre-diabetes or already hav

Researchers from the Flinders University College of Medicine and Public Health have found that aged-care residents with dementia were nine times more likely to be prescribed the anti-psychotic drug Risperidone. The Rehabilitation, Aged and Extended C

Perhaps it has to do with our entire philosophy of nutrition called reductionism, where everything is broken down into its constituent parts; food is reduced to a collection of single compounds with supposed single effects. “The reductionist approach

“The most compelling outcome from the study is the sustained efficacy in very severely ill patients. Most treatments in psychiatry cease to be efficacious after months and years. For the first time we demonstrated, in a relatively large-scale study,

"Walking around and offering kindness to others in the world reduces anxiety and increases happiness and feelings of social connection," said Douglas Gentile, Professor of Psychology. "It's a simple strategy that doesn't take a lot of time that you c

Jaime Rose Chambers is a practising dietitian and nutritionist. She has a Bachelor of Nutrition & Dietetics from the University of Newcastle and is completing a Masters of Clinical Medicine for complementary therapies. She sees patients with a wide r

Discipline is a concept everyone is aware of, but few truly understand. The most successful people in life exert discipline on a daily basis. It is vital to every living being and without it, the world around us would be chaos. There are two types of