Mindset

Welcome to 2025! May the year bring you joy, fulfilment and the best of health. As it turns out, joy and fulfilment are in fact the greatest contributors to good health. When we feel positive [...]

Have you ever noticed that the language of modern medicine is the language of war? Western medicine wants to fight the infection, kill the virus, defeat the disease, and wage war on obesity. This [...]

Why don’t we ever hear about the brain functions that IMPROVE with age? Yes, that’s right. Everything does NOT go downhill as we get older. Some — and only some — aspects of brain function may [...]

After my recent Health-e-Byte about anger causing damage to our blood vessels, I was asked, ‘Is it just the stuff of movies, or can someone really die of a broken heart?’ The answer is: yes, [...]

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 [...]

I was recently interviewed on Radio National Life Matters about the physical and mental benefits of having something to look forward to. You can listen to our conversation here. Our discussion [...]

What does adventure mean to you? Would you describe yourself as adventurous? What does being adventurous have to do with brain health? Give your brain a reason to stay sharp, and it more likely [...]

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: [...]

Last week I was invited back to Channel 9’s Today Extra to continue our conversation about menopause and brain health. Click here to watch. If you missed the first interview on World Menopause [...]