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Ancestral Health: Ancient Genes vs Modern World – The NZ Event
We often see our ancestors eulogised as 'noble savages', leading an idyllic life in harmony with nature. Nature is 'red in tooth and claw' and our ancestors moved more, and more quickly, then those who didn't - that's why they have descendants. We are the children of...
running
In 2005, I turned 30. I was fat, and had been fat for the better part of 10 years. I had put on 6kg a year throughout university and had carried this into my working life. I had a sedentary job, did little or no exercise, ate everything that moved slower than me, and...
10 tips to stay healthy on a cruise
Travel Insurance Vaccines Healthy Eating Healthy Drinking Exercise Read Good Company Wash your Hands Did I mention the Eating? Enjoy yourself! Full disclosure : 2 time cruise attendee - still working off the extra weight... You can see any...
Co-payments, and why they’re not always appropriate
If ‘one size’ truly fit everyone, we could all hang up our stethoscopes, go home, and let Dr Google see the patients! If a co-payment is inevitable (and I’m yet to be convinced it is), I think the onus is on us, as medical professionals, to make the system work for...
GPs and the Budget 2014
Dr Nick Tellis - my personal view on Budget 2014. Joe Hockey must be wishing he could see a GP right now. Stressed? Tired? Not feeling your best? From a quick glance at the media this week, online and off, the Budget seems to have upset almost everyone. What does it...
Participatory healthcare has only just begun
Communication has always been central to good General Practice and a good General Practitioner is always learning. We adopt new medications and procedures, we see what we can do better, we engage in reflective practice. Social Media is communication in the 21st...