Overall, the need for this kind of educational program for the medical profession is becoming increasingly critical as the population continues to age. It’s obvious that the nature of our conditions are interlinked, and treating problems in isolation, or through the dispensing of a single pill, is not going to help improve our overall well-being.
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A review of Stress Free Foods by Lee Gold
According to nutritionist/chef/home economist Lee Gold prolonged stress can lead to significant health problems from heart disease to stroke, ulcers, depression, cancer, diabetes, and more. It is a vicious cycle. The more stressed you get, the more you will develop…
A review of The Mind Body Makeover Project by Michael Gerrish
The key to the effectiveness of Gerrish’s approach is what he terms “UFOs” or unidentified fitness obstacles. These are our personal blocks to achieving your fitness goals. They might be physical, such as a vitamin, mineral or chemical deficiency, hormonal…
A review of Healing and Cleansing with Herbal Tea by Penelope Sach
Pocket sized, this cute little book contains information on the benefits of tea, the specific health properties of black and especially green teas both of which Sach classes as herbal teas as well. There is a chapter covering specific complaints…
Journey to Self-Realisation: A Review of Women Navigating Midlife by Robyn Vickers-Willis
Journey to Self-Realisation: A Review of Women Navigating Midlife by Robyn Vickers-Willis Feeling depressed, angry, bewildered, or just flat? Are you a woman aged between 35 and 50? You could be entering your midlife transition. This is not necessarily a…
A Review of the huey diet by Iain Hewitson
It is a pity that the huey diet is being promoted as a diet book, as it will probably be ignored by non-dieters. The recipes are actually quite good ones, even if you don’t have to lose 30 kgs like Iain Hewitson…
Eating on the Run: A review of Survival From the Fittest by Louise Burke, Greg Cox, Nikki Cummings, and Ben Desbrow
The Australian Institute of Sport’s latest cookbook Survival From the Fittest, is the second cookbook in the series, a companion cookbook to their first Survival For the Fittest, and features a range of very easy, quick, and healthy meals, many of which…
The Perfect Non-Diet: A Review of The Real Age Diet: Make Yourself Younger With What You Eat
The medical credentials of the authors is very sound, the advice provided is good, moderate, easy to follow, and there are actually some interesting and innovative suggestions for eating in ways more conducive to good health and good living. What…
A review of 365 Ways to Do Less, Have More, and Feel Good by Pamela Allardice
There are a myriad of self-help books on the market. There are books to help you lose weight, books to help you think more positively; to feel stronger; have better relationships; dress better; use make up better, and anything else you can think of. 365 Ways to Do less, Have More, and Feel Good by Pamela Allardice covers everything, in easily digestible bites – one for each day of the year. Each day corresponds to the calender, making this a good book for New Years resolutions – just resolve to do one good thing for yourself each day of the year.
A Review of The Joy of Weight Loss: A Spiritual Guide to Easy Fitness by Norris Chumley
Chumley’s own story is poignant enough, and his early diet, quite astonishing, involving something like 30,000 calories a day (on a very rough calculation), including pints of ice cream, frequent in between meal visits to fast food chains for multiple…