Mindset

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 [...]

If you’ve read my previous Health-e-Bytes about the healing power of relationships, you know that simply talking to someone can improve our physical and mental wellbeing and it’s never been more [...]

A review of 148 studies involving more than 300 000 people, found that feeling socially connected reduces premature death by 50%. Conversely, chronic loneliness can damage our health to the tune [...]

For two years we’ve been inundated with daily news about Covid-19 — the numbers, variants, hospitalisations, vaccines and lockdowns. But with all the noise, the most important information has [...]

My father used to say to me, ‘You’ll never be bored or lonely if you have a good book at your fingertips.’ How right he was. Ever since I was a child, books have given me endless hours of joy, [...]