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A pill called Xanamem, taken once a day, is showing promise in slowing — and possibly even stopping — cognitive decline in people with Alzheimer’s. It may also help those with severe depression [...]

Modern medicine needs to acknowledge that more than 80% of our health is determined by how we live our lives — the food we eat, the work we do, the stress we’re under, the quality of our sleep, [...]

Research has found that in the hour before a heart attack, people are more than twice as likely to experience intense emotional upset or anger than during the same period the previous day.  To [...]

Move over meditation and mindfulness. A new health initiative is hitting the airwaves: breath work.  According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, over 3.4 million Australians — more than one [...]

At the close of each year, I reflect on what I could have done better over the preceding 12 months and how I might apply this insight to the year ahead. For 2023 the answer was glaringly obvious: [...]

Psychological trauma produces physical changes in our brain that affect our perceptions and our ability to regulate our emotions. Untreated depression is a greater risk factor for heart disease [...]

You can!  In fact, you can tap into the greatest minds from any period in history.  On Thursday 12th November you’re invited to join Australian Reading Hour. Choose any hour of the day and choose [...]

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.  [...]

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 [...]