Wherever you look in the world, salt intake is higher than it should be. Of all the deaths from heart disease, excess salt intake is a significant cause in more than 1.5 million of them. Salt raises blood pressure and makes the natural increase of blood pressure with...
There is growing and strong evidence that substituting potassium for sodium in salt is good for blood pressure and stroke prevention. There are a few people who shouldn’t do this, but I’ll come back to that later. The George Institute in Sydney, well known for its...
As the new year begins, it’s the perfect time to review your continuing professional development (CPD) progress and plan ahead for the months to come. Our friends at Cubiko have recently launched My CPD Outcomes, a new feature developed in partnership with the RACGP,...
There has been a popular notion, promoted by books on the topic, that you should tailor your diet to your blood type. On face value it’s not a bad idea because our blood types are decided by our genes and these same genes are also known in some cases to be associated...
An astounding 45% of our behaviours are habits. We couldn’t get through life with routine behaviours we don’t have to think about, like how we load the dishwasher, or the route we take to mum and dad’s for dinner. Mind you that probably triggers another habit which is...
