I’ve been working on something lately that’s going to contribute to the revolutionisation of the health industry. It’s pretty exciting, but I’ll update more about it here later. Let’s just say that it will change the way you think about your health and it will hopefully empower you to take control of your wellbeing and [...]

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When I was in high school some 9 years ago now, energy drinks, like mobile phones, were just emerging in society. They certainly weren’t mainstream, and, in fact, I don’t even think I tried a Red Bull or V until I had finished high school and entered the realm of uni days and hospitality nights.
Nowadays [...]

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I was interested to read that scientists have created a super-broccoli which contains up to 40% more anti-oxidants than regular broccoli. 
‘Great!’ I initially thought. Then I considered this, and found myself asking the obvious question: why is that great?
So far $20 million has been invested into developing the super-veg project, which is also looking at [...]

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In the world of health and medicine, we learn about new health benefits and trends through studies, trials and research. Here’s some of what’s been making news in study stuff this month:
Tinted lenses help headaches and learning problems: Researchers say tinted lenses could help as may as 50 percent of people suffering from reading and learning [...]

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 The NSW Food Authority recently compiled figures on the health safety of restaurants and other food businesses. The results? 40 per cent of these business routinely break safety laws.

Even more shocking was the revelation that more than 90 per cent were breaching food-handling practices when first inspected.
So what do breaches include? For starters, food contamination and [...]

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Sports medicine’s peak body Sports Medicine Australia (SMA) says there is now enough research and evidence to justify wearing helmets for skiing and snowboarding.
Statistics show that preventable injuries, such as collisions between skiers and impact with stationary objects, occur on the slopes every season.
Alpine sport safety came into the spotlight recently with the death of [...]

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New anti-smoking laws introduced by the NSW Government on July 01 will mean anyone caught smoking with a child under 16 in the car will be slapped with a $250 fine.
Predictably, the move has been met with various criticism and outrage.
Tony Abbott, for one, reckons this is a trivial move and there are more important [...]

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The federal government’s free HPV vaccine ends at the end of June, so there are only around 2 weeks left to take up the offer. HPV is the virus that can lead to the development of cervical cancer.
 All women aged 18-26 (plus 12- to 18-year-olds who are not at school) are eligible to get the vaccination [...]

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A new study, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, has found mothers who took multivitamins during pregnancy were at a significantly reduced risk of having babies with a low birth weight, compared to mothers who took iron-folic acid supplementation.
Low birth weight is considered to be the most common cause of global infant mortality under [...]

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According to a recent issue of French magazine Ca M’intéresse, our prehistoric ancestors ate better than we do today. They consumed 3-8 times more vitamins, 3-6 times more minerals, 4 time more fiber and more omega 3, but 10 times less salt.
It’s probably an obvious fact, as back then there were no pesticides sprayed on [...]

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