22
Jun
Want to eat look like Wonder Woman. Gal Gadot was seen eating this regularly on the set of the film. Fish is nutritious, healthy, full of omega 3 fatty acids and quick to prepare. Serves: 4 Prep time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 5 minutes Ingredients 4 pieces of white fish fillets (barramundi, whiting) about 100gms […]
21
Jun
People living in country areas, in the rural and remote regions have a frightening and staggering 19% increase in having a stroke declared in a statement today by the Stroke Foundation on ABC news. This is said to be due to the poorer health and well being of people living in these areas. They often have: Increased: […]
18
Jun
The figure of Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman is dazzling, powerful and above all, wondrous. Gal Gadot soars above with the Gods with a body so perfect, you’d swear it was special effects. So how did she succeed in transforming herself from the once Miss Israel to the strong, well toned and yet feminine body of Wonder Woman? Chances are, if you’ve […]
11
Jun
I had the privilege of presenting to 150 diabetes educator at the Novo Nordisk Victorian Diabetes Educators Symposium in February this year. Not only was I in the company of some of the best brains and clinicians in diabetes, which included Professor Duncan Topliss, Professor Peter Coleman and Dr Sharon Marks, but had the pleasure to meet […]
03
Jun
I was honoured to be part of the team speaking at the National Obesity Forum held at th Melbourne Museum on Wednesday 11th May 2017 and to be in the company of three Obesity and Weight Loss experts: Professor John Dixon, Dr Georgia Rigas and Dr Gary Kilov. The four of us spoke to a […]
28
May
Obesity is considered the sixth leading cause of mortality in the world today according to the World Health Organization, highlighting its transformation into a global health pandemic. It is second only to smoking in the number of preventable deaths in Australia and the levels of obesity and being overweight and its co-morbidities are rising every […]
20
May
Mindfulness is the sense of being completely immersed in the present. It is about experiencing what we are doing right now and not thinking about what we have done yesterday or what we could be doing tonight. It was created by Jon Kabat-Zinn, an American Professor and creator of the stress reduction clinic and the […]
05
May
So it’s the weekend and it’s usually when we have more time for exercise, eating, cooking, relaxation and hopefully some mindfulness. Let’s have a bit of fun and see how well we know the people who have shaped psychiatry and psychological treatments for weight loss. Test yourself and see how good your knowledge is for […]
28
Apr
The widening gap between the life expectancy of people with mental illness and Australia’s general population is a problem that requires urgent attention and weight gain in mental illness has become a mental health national priority. Statistics show that the average life expectancy of someone diagnosed with a mental illness is 50 to 59 years, […]
23
Apr
When I was holidaying in the Gold Coast with my family during the Easter Break, I was hoping for mindful retreat from all forms of work. However, I was rudely interrupted by a noisy jet flying above me as I lay in the sand, dragging along in the sky an advertisement for a Body Composition […]