Archive for the ‘Health’ Category
Written on July 17, 2010 at 12:18 pm

For many of us, the idea of lining up for a spot in a nursing home in our hundreds is staggeringly stupid. Until you get into ‘middle age’ when the alternative – carking it- don’t sound so good. Then there’s a mad …
Written on July 12, 2010 at 11:26 am

Red Bull villification
Reports that Turning Point Drug and Alcohol Centre’s director Professor Dan Lubman has called for Energy drinks containing caffeine, cleverly masked as the health-food-esque ‘guarana’ to be banned and blaming their mixture with alcohol for fueling violence among …
Written on July 2, 2010 at 3:22 pm

I loved my mate, JT (Justin Tamsett’s) blog on workplace stress and its relationship to weight issues today. (Link below) I’m not sure too many board chairmen or women read my blog (I’m not …
Written on July 2, 2010 at 9:30 am

OMG I'm dying...........
Stomach cramps, headache, aches and pains and sore throat. That seems to be about the scope of the virus of the week. It’s a nasty one, for sure and I have the deepest sympathy for anyone …
Written on June 21, 2010 at 3:58 pm
Your PAP smear survival guide

Relax!! This won't hurt a bit....
Surviving your pap smear
Here in Australia, our Federal government send us a courtesy love letter to remind us to attend our biennial grease and oil check; the pap smear.
For reasons …
Written on May 21, 2010 at 4:47 pm

Admin Aversion Disorder
Who are the grand poo bahs who decide what constitutes a mental illness? The writers of the DSM IV manual? Let me in because I want to create a new mental health category; Admin Aversion …
Written on May 6, 2010 at 5:17 pm

Easy for you to say!!
I still break out into a cold sweat when I see old video footage of ONJ in her leotard ‘getting physical’. No, not that sort of cold sweat; the kind that confirms my complete nausea and …
Written on May 6, 2010 at 4:26 pm

GlaxoSmithKline PLC has pulled its trials of the miracle ingredient, Resveratrol (the 11 secret herbs and spices in red wine) over safety concerns. A Swedish study of over 35,000 women found that taking a multivitamin might …
Written on April 23, 2010 at 4:03 pm

Bonding at what cost?
This is one for all the pregnant ladies out there; I don’t mean to be too blunt, but we need to have a pretty frank conversation. And nobody else is …
Written on April 21, 2010 at 4:34 pm
Love driving? Hate being at home in the evenings? Then taking on extra activities for your kids could be for YOU!!
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