People are more powerful than pills
Photo credit: I took this photo at the National World War II museum in New Orleans, Louisiana. It takes two days to do this amazing, interactive and moving museum justice. Can you work out why [...]
How to communicate effectively with someone who has dementia
I took this photo of street art in the suburb of Buckland in Atlanta, Georgia USA. After last week’s Health-e-Byte about the importance of maintaining supportive relationships, many readers asked [...]
What’s the most important of all health habits?
If we want to live longer, strengthen our immune system and reduce our risk of heart attack, stroke, depression and dementia, our number one health habit needs to be cultivating close, supportive [...]
A friend a day keeps the doctor away
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 [...]
What’s been missing?
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 [...]
