Brain Boosters

September is Dementia Awareness month and ABC radio Gold Coast asked me to dispel the most common myths about dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.  Below is a transcript of our conversation.  You [...]

Recently I was interviewed by Cate Mercer on Go Well Radio about how to deal with crisis.  The word crisis originates from the Greek krisis meaning ‘decision’ and it was adopted into English to [...]

There’s a Japanese art form called Kintsugi that involves restoring broken pottery by repairing the areas of breakage with lacquer that’s mixed with powdered gold, silver or platinum. And the [...]

A laugh a day keeps memory loss away. Neuroscientists have discovered that humour is superfood for our brain.  How? You might not feel like laughing at the moment because we’re experiencing [...]

June is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. So what do we need to be aware of? Most people think that bowel cancer is an older person’s disease. It’s not. Although the risk of bowel cancer increases [...]

We know that broccoli is especially good for us. But apparently if we chew it more times before swallowing, it becomes even healthier. Is that true? Yes! The more finely you chop your broccoli [...]

According to the World Health Organisation, THREE MILLION people worldwide die EVERY YEAR because of alcohol consumption. That’s more than 8200 people EVERY DAY. Australia contributes 16 deaths a [...]

If there was ever a time to strengthen our immune system, it’s now. The healthier our bodies, the more we’re able to resist infections. So what can we do to boost our immunity despite the [...]

When I was a medical student, the first thing we were taught to do in an emergency was to take our own pulse, NOT the patient’s.  Why?  To calm ourselves down so that we could think rationally.  [...]

Almost overnight, the world as we knew it dramatically changed. And the situation continues to change on a daily basis. Social isolation … job instability … information overload. A few days ago I [...]