Brain Health-e-Bytes

May is Thyroid Awareness Month in Australia and here’s why you need to know about it. The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland that sits at the front of your throat under your larynx or Adam’s [...]

Last week I discussed the science of successful habit formation.  But what about breaking unwanted habits? Once again, neuroscience offers some answers. How do bad habits form in the first place? [...]

After the close of the Corona Competition, I received a number late entries and lovely comments that I’d like to share with you. Thank you for keeping the inspiration and encouragement going. [...]

Being stuck at home is the ideal time to establish new healthy habits.  But how do we go about it?  ABC radio host Julie Clift unpacks the step-by-step formula to successful habit formation.  Q: [...]

The winning entry for the CORONA acronym competition is: Compassionate Optimism Reflects Our New Appreciation Jo With a close runner up being: Come On! Rise! Overcome Negative Attitudes! Juan [...]

Wow what a fabulous response! Thank you so much for all your creative and uplifting acronyms. They made my week and I hope they’ll do the same for you. Now it’s time for you to vote for your [...]

It’s time to change the narrative. Yes times are tough. Our lives have been turned upside down. People are out of work. We’re afraid of getting sick. And we’re even more afraid of making others [...]

When I was a medical student, the first thing we were taught to do in an emergency was to take our own pulse, NOT the patient’s.  Why?  To calm ourselves down so that we could think rationally.  [...]

Almost overnight, the world as we knew it dramatically changed. And the situation continues to change on a daily basis. Social isolation … job instability … information overload.  A few days ago [...]

Stress seems to be an inevitable part of life and it’s eroding our health and our quality of life. Research has shown that stress contributes to 80% of all diseases and it’s the number one cause [...]