Brain

What’s the most powerful word in the English language – in fact in any language? BECAUSE (or the equivalent in other languages). Before you start to think about HOW you’re going to achieve [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Is it better to set a big, wildly exciting goal like shedding 50 kg of fat or should you aim for a smaller, more attainable, goal and add to it when you’ve reached it? A study by the University [...]

The meaning we give to events in our lives is what determines who we ultimately become. Next time you don’t achieve something you set out to do, instead of berating yourself, turn it into an [...]

Most people are trying to fit a healthy lifestyle around a busy schedule. Wouldn’t it make more sense to try and fit a busy schedule around a healthy lifestyle? What do you want to make the [...]

Over several decades of medical practice, I have discovered that education is truly more powerful than medication and this is the basis for all my speaking, books, blogs and seminars.

Taking responsibility for our own health translates into better performance at work, better relationships with others and greater fulfilment in life. It isn’t only that we’re in better shape, [...]

Neuroscientists have discovered more about the brain during the 21st century than in all previous centuries combined. This means our knowledge of the brain has exploded and the information is [...]