Is drinking an extreme sport in Australia and woven into our national identity? Norwegian journalist Birt-Helen Johansen thinks so. She says we are more pushy and aggressive in our drinking habits than other cultures. Australians consume 40% more alcohol than Norwegians.
Research shows people that are self-motivated go further for longer than people who rely on others to motivate them. Interestingly, most people stop losing weight after a formal weight loss intervention and gradually return to their starting weight or more.
Did your tuna kill a sea turtle on its way to the supermarket?
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Australian Olympic Hurdler Sally Pearson described herself in these terms today on radio, on the workup to her races.
This is part of the heading of a new anti-vegan book by a UKwriter who has switched to a low carb, high protein diet and feels better. He is scathing about nutrition messages in general and the people behind them, but all is explained by ex-CSIRO Researcher Peter Clifton. It seems John Nicholson took the well intentioned messages too far and didn’t match them to his constitution.
According to the Australian Palmoilaction organisation at least 50 Orangutans die each week as a direct result of the palm oil industry . If the pace of rainforest deforestation keeps up, making way for palm oil plantations, there won’t be any ‘rangas left in 10-20 yrs.
According to my meditation teachers probably not. They had a few obese meditators who didnt lose weight. However recent brain research on addiction suggests regular meditation can re-train your brain to reduce junk food cravings.
Professor Dame Linda Partridge fromInstituteofHealthy Ageingat University College London talks with Comedian Wendy Harmer about “advances” in genetic research on monkeys, suggesting the best option to decrease the costs of aging in humans is to take a pill that deflects the lifestyle diseases.
