Health & Fitness
Our Children Are Being Targeted
Commodifying childhood: NZ children see marketing for unhealthy products 76 times a day.
Why Do Māori Have to Rely on Deceased Kidney Donors?
Systemic racism or an inconveniently multifaceted set of problems requiring uncomfortable conversations.
Why It’s Ok to Talk About Homeopathy
The world is ready to talk about homeopathy – without the eye rolls or dismissive comments. This isn’t about replacing conventional medicine but adding another tool to the toolbox
Sudden Cardiac Death Among Athletes
Gary Moller (updated 8th July, 2024) The reason for revising this article stems from my recent participation in a multisport competition alongside my brothers. Tragically, a young man experienced a cardiac arrest right after completing the race. He was dead upon collapsing to the ground, injuring his face. However, prompt
Your Smart Watch Is Tracking All Your Health Data
Pin Lean Lau Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Bio-Law, Brunel University London For millions of people, smartwatches aren’t just a piece of technology. They can use them to take control of their health in ways never thought possible. As you go on your morning run, a smartwatch can monitor
Parkinson’s Disease: Tai Chi May Help Manage Symptoms
Lucy Collins-Stack Aideen Sullivan University College Cork The centuries-old martial art of tai chi is shown to have many health benefits – including improving balance, reducing anxiety and preventing cardiovascular disease. But these aren’t the only benefits this exercise may have. A recently published study has demonstrated for the first
Bones Play an Important Role in Our Health
James Edwards University of Oxford Just as our muscles lose strength as we get older, so do our bones. This can have a serious effect on our lifestyle, and boosts risk of fractures – which are linked with an increased risk of death. Fortunately, just as we can build the strength
Only 22 Minutes of Exercise a Day
Matthew Ahmadi Emmanuel Stamatakis University of Sydney People in developed countries spend an average of nine to ten hours a day sitting. Whether it’s spending time in front of a computer, stuck in traffic, or unwinding in front of the TV, our lives have become increasingly sedentary. This is
Reaching the Peak of Human Performance
Simon Angus Simon pursues a thoroughly multi-disciplinary research agenda as a complexity and data scientist. He uses computational and data science techniques to study socioeconomic, biological, or physical phenomena. Simon’s interest in computational and algorithmic thinking started very early with much time spent on the family’s first computer
Good News from the World Championships!
Gary Moller Gary Moller is a Health Practitioner who is focused on addressing the root causes of ill health or poor performance by making use of a key forensic tool – Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis – and administering healthy, natural and sustainable therapies. garymoller.com The conversation unfolded like this: “Rider passing,
It’s More Effective than Counselling or Medication
Ben Singh, Research fellow Carol Maher, Professor, Medical Research Future Fund Emerging Leader Jacinta Brinsley, Postdoctoral research fellow University of South Australia The world is currently grappling with a mental health crisis, with millions of people reporting depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions. According to recent estimates, nearly half
How to Start a New Exercise Regime
Lewis Macgregor Lecturer in sport, health and exercise science University of Stirling Getting in the habit of exercising isn’t easy. Not only is finding the time to exercise a major deterrent for people, the fear of aches, pain and injuries is also a reason that people put off starting
How Physios and Occupational Therapists Are Helping Long COVID Sufferers
Clarice Tang Karen Liu Western Sydney University Treating people for long COVID – that is, symptoms that last longer than four weeks after COVID infection – can be extremely complex due to the wide variety of problems associated with the condition. While there is no “one size fits all” treatment, there is