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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Dieting. Is it worth it?
In an opinion column on the Brisbane Times news site, Kasey Edwards wrote about the recent struggles that weight loss company Jenny Craig have had finding celebrities to endorse their product. Edwards cited Australian actor Magda Szubanski, and Kirstie Alley … Continue reading
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Tagged diet, dieting, emedicine, health, healthy-living, Jenny Craig, kasey edwards, Kirstie Alley, lifestyle choices, loss, Magda Szubanski, medical weight loss, medicine, snake oil, weight, weight loss
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Being a Resistance Fighter
On ANZAC Day, it’s important to remember the price our past generations of soldiers and their families paid for our freedom. While we may not experience the ravages of war in Australia, we still face a bleak future as a … Continue reading
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Tagged ache, antibiotic, antibiotic resistance, cold, common cold, cough, doctor, fever, fighter, GP, health, medicine, misuse of antibiotics, National, naturopath, NPS, pain, pharmacist, placebo, Prescribing, resistance, resistance fighter, service, sore throat, use of antibiotics, war
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Why Diet Zealots Are Usually Wrong
I hate Diet Zealots. You know, those people who tell you, “I lost blah blah pounds on the blah blah diet. If only everyone was on the blah blah diet, then we wouldn’t have an obesity crisis.” The also add … Continue reading
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Tagged anchoring, attentional, attentional bias, bias, cabbage, cabbage soup, cabbage soup diet, diet, diet zealot, kilograms, lose, loss, popular, popular diet, potato diet, pounds, silver bullet, weight, weight loss, zealot
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Land of the Free – Chapter 4: There’s no place like home
Well, we’ve made it. I have now stepped foot in my living room, after completing a 30,000km round trip to the other side of the earth. The memories are many, but because of my early onset dementia, they are fading … Continue reading
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Tagged america, Australia, coffee, Florida, Hawaii, Los Angeles, service, Sydney, tip, tipping, tourism, tourist, travel, United States, USA
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Land of the Free, Chapter 3 – Aloha!
Hawaii. A little cluster of eight islands in the middle of the north Pacific Ocean. It is an eclectic mix of bustling US city complete with its clogged freeway system and homeless people, and of tropical island paradise with white … Continue reading
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Tagged aloha, america, Hawaii, mahalo, tourism, tourist, travel, USA
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Land of the Free – Chapter 2: My Magical Week
Disney World. Every child’s dream. A place where dreams come true … unless of course you are that child’s parents. In which case, your dreams of having a quiet, relaxing week of rest and tranquility will become your worst nightmare! … Continue reading
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Land of the Free, Part 1: City of Angels
America. The land of the free. The home of the brave. The last time I travelled to the US, I was unencumbered. I was free to go and get coffee, or go to the bathroom any time I wanted. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Hollywood, LA, Los Angeles, Studios, tourists, travel, Universal, Universal Studios, USA
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