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Brain injury (part 1) – mild concussion and the cycle helmet myth

#LOVEYOURBRAIN I pledge to wear a helmet skiing Have you have heard of US champion snowboarder Kevin Pearce? ...

Online brain training. Does it really work?

When I was about 8 years old, Dad (who has always been quite ahead of his time in ...

The July Walking Book Club

Still Alice a novel by Lisa Genova – July Walking Book Club When I first started to spread ...

Walking Book Club

What is a Walking Book Club? The Walking Book Club is a little like a regular book club, except you ...
Brain

Dementia vs Alzheimer’s disease – what is the difference?

Dementia and Alzheimer's disease are terms almost everyone has heard about, but do we really understand what the ...

The June Walking Book Club

The one hundred year old man who climbed out the window and disappeared. This month's Walking Book Club ...
gut brain link connection probiotics microbes

One billion reasons probiotics protect your brain

Bacteroides species are some of the most common bacteria in the human gut.   I’ve been making my ...

Breast cancer survivor? Reduce your risk of recurrence in just 2 hours a week.

Last October, one of my favourite clients whisked me off to a Cancer Australia Pink Ribbon Breakfast.  This ...

Tips on stress reduction straight from an earthquake zone.

Remains of St Paul's primary school & parish church Jan 2011 I've just returned to Sydney from a ...

How to drink wine without killing your brain cells

A glass of Pinot Noir from Central Otago in New Zealand, tops the list of my favourite indulgences. Especially ...

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