Brain Boosters

A question I’m always asked at Easter is whether dark chocolate is really brain-healthy. As with most things, the answer is more nuanced than media headlines will have us believe. Claims about [...]

Thank you for your responses to last week’s Health-e-Byte about alcohol, cancer and brain shrinkage. It’s great that you want more details, so here are my answers to your questions. How does [...]

The more you drink alcohol, the more you shrink your brain. In short, there is no safe level of alcohol consumption and the new Canadian alcohol guidelines are the first in the world to [...]

In December last year I had the privilege of being interviewed by neuroscientist, exercise physiologist and nutritionist, Paul Taylor, on his cutting edge podcast dedicated to improving our mind, [...]

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 [...]

Thank you to everyone who listened and sent me comments and questions after my conversation with Philip Clark and Carolyn Cranwell. I really appreciate your support and I’ll answer your questions [...]

The NSW Seniors Festival celebrates the role and contributions of older adults which are often overlooked in our anti-ageing culture. The theme of this year’s festival is ‘Reach Beyond!’ and I’m [...]

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: [...]

Christmas is the perfect time To see we’re never past our prime. There’s always something we can give To enhance the way that others live. An empathic smile or a warm embrace Can melt away a [...]

In June this year (2023) I was invited to speak at the Australian National Dementia Conference in Melbourne about how to turn the tide of dementia. I believe our first step is to recognise that [...]