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Nineteenth century psychologist Claude Bernard remarked ‘Those who do not know the torment of the unknown cannot have the joy of discovery”. He was referring to scientists never knowing at [...]

‘Never lose sleep over something that isn’t worth staying awake for.’ Mark Amend Do you check your email or social media pages on your phone before you go to bed? Do you take longer to fall [...]

A fortnight ago I was interviewed on Channel 7’s The Daily Edition about the psychology of comfort eating. The segment was in response to a fat-shaming photo of Prison Break star, Wentworth [...]

Yesterday evening I was driving back to Sydney after working at a medical clinic in Newcastle. I was looking forward to listening to the CDs I had specifically selected for the two and a half [...]

Just because your best friend is vibrantly healthy on low carb, high protein meals doesn’t mean this will also work for you. The emerging science of nutrigenetics has revealed that our individual [...]

How does your health and wellbeing impact something bigger than you? How does your happiness and vitality affect other people? Many people report they simply don’t have enough hours in the day to [...]

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of listening to a live interview with Nigella Lawson and was inspired by her views on cooking as a form of self-nurture, soothing and stress relief. For many [...]

The transformations seen during the 2015 Australian season of The Biggest Loser are nothing short of extraordinary. The hard work, determination and inner strength exhibited by all the [...]

Over the last few months I’ve been asked to comment on the Health Star Rating System that is replacing the Heart Foundation Tick on packaged foods. Why is the Heart Foundation Tick being retired [...]

Dr Helena Popovic was interviewed for the article “Trend zone – The freshest things in health and fitness for 2016”, recently published in the January 2016 edition of Women’s Health.