Brain

My last Health-e-Byte prompted many people to ask the following questions: What if my relative refuses to go to the doctor because they think they’re fine? Are there any symptoms that set off [...]

September has been Dementia Awareness Month and the theme this year is ‘You are not alone’. This refers to the fact that 7 in 10 Australians are affected by dementia in some way – either [...]

Can you remember a time when you felt really happy or excited about something? Getting engaged – Your wedding day – The birth of your child – Landing your dream job – [...]

Sun-speckled delicate beads of rain were trickling down our living room window when I noticed a vivid rainbow diving into the lake behind our house. ‘Hey Dad, come and see the rainbow!’ I called. [...]

Could the speed of our lives be sucking the life out of us? The faster we live, the less time we have to truly live. The less we take in of everything we’re experiencing. The less we perceive the [...]

Write down the names of three people who have made a positive difference to your life. Stop reading for a minute and do this right now. This process has the potential to transform your life. How [...]

In the late 1930s Harvard researchers began a study of over 700 men that tracked their physical, mental and emotional health for the next 78 years. Not surprisingly, having a difficult childhood [...]

Anyone can come up with a life-changing idea – you don’t have to be a scientist, philosopher or highly paid executive (but of course you can be). You just have to be an observer of life. I [...]

TED’s mission is ‘Ideas Worth Spreading’ so I thought I’d spread the winning idea from the Fast Ideas that were presented at this year’s TEDxSydney event on 16th June 2017. The potentially [...]

With each passing day, humans are making incredible strides in art, science, medicine, technology, entertainment – in fact in any area you choose to mention. Yet at the same time we’re [...]