by Peter Delaney, Acupuncturist, Naturopath & Senior Practitioner
Life as a male has its own challenges which are quite different to those of the females in our lives.
For one we have a different driving physiology; testosterone being the big one. When we are in teens, it’s about being fearless and taking sometimes unnecessary risks and we’ve all done that, haven’t we? Read more
If you could do something very simple to conceive a baby would you do it?
Imagine a car. Let’s say it’s not running well and you spend a lot of time and a lot of money fixing the engine. You spend months doing it up with new parts and spend a lot of money making sure the parts are of the best quality. Read more
If you were surfing in the ocean and saw a large shark swim through the wave, it would be perfectly normal to have a very strong physical response. Tightening of the muscles throughout your body, increase in heart rate, blood pressure and respiration rate would all increase. Major changes to your hormone levels (release of adrenaline) and a rise in cortisone (which suppresses the immune system) occur in response to this stressful environment. Read more
Female infertility is increasing at an astounding rate in Australia. Now a series of new studies suggest the cause for both is the humble fructose molecule found in every teaspoon of sugar added to your food.
PolyCystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is the primary cause of female infertility in Australia today. As many as one in five Australian women of reproductive age now have PCOS, however exact data on the numbers affected are hard to come by because up to 70 % of PCOS cases have not been medically diagnosed. Read more
They say the best things in life are free, and fortunately, good health doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg. Here are five ways anyone can boost their health and vitality without spending a dime (or maybe just a few dimes):
1. Sunlight
Thank goodness Uncle Sam hasn’t figured out how to patent and tax the health benefits of a daily dose of sun. Read more
Have you ever noticed that when you feel tired or weak you are more anxious, restless or aloof? You get palpitations or sweat, you can’t sleep and you look pale. Thousands of years before the understanding of Western physiology, this was explained to all be related to the HEART “the house of the mind”. Read more
The world is becoming a heavier place and gone are the days where the need for a smaller waistline is purely cosmetic.
Obesity rates worldwide have doubled in the last three decades, according to three new studies. It seems that being obese is no longer just a Western-dominant problem. In 1980, about 5 % of men and 8 % of women worldwide were obese. Read more
You will get older, that much is certain. What is less clear is how you will age.
These days “anti-ageing” is big business as we fight to extend our looks, our health and the impending notion of death. The length and quality of your life will be determined by many factors and new research shows that one of those could be how much stress you experience. Read more
Most people today are living extremely stressful, busy lives, so it is normal to feel tired sometimes. This tiredness generally resolves itself after some rest and relaxation. Increasingly though, persistent tiredness is becoming a major problem for many people. Fatigue is a common presenting complaint, but it is often misunderstood, and at times even dismissed, particularly if there is no easily identifiable cause. Read more
There is a common dietary misconception is that if you crave a flavour, food or drink, it must contain a vitamin, mineral or other substance that your body is lacking. We are often told we should listen to our body and eat whatever we crave because it “knows” what we need. Read more
