Synthetic Oxytocin Exposure May Increase Risk Of Postpartum Depression
Oxytocin has long been hailed as the love hormone – a feel-good chemical released when we hug or kiss a loved one. It plays a significant role in bonding, and…
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Big Decision To Make? Eat First
We know not to do the grocery shopping when we are hungry, as such timing is likely to ensure a whole lot of junk food makes it into the trolley.…
Research Report Examines Meniere’s Disease And Upper Cervical Subluxation
They say Meniere’s Disease is to dizziness what a Migraine is to a headache. It has the potential to be far more intense and life interrupting, with sufferers dealing with…
Study Finds NSAIDs Only A Little Better Than Placebo For Back Pain
An Australian study recently published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases has put the efficacy of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for spinal pain under the proverbial microscope. The result,…
If It kills Gut Bacteria, It Could Kill Brain Cells Too: New Study Critiques Prolonged Antibiotic Use
Gone are the days where prolonged antibiotic use is without healthy scrutiny. Even in allopathic circles, there appears to be hesitation when it comes to prescribing antibiotics unnecessarily. However, the…
Study Reveals Impact Of Soft Tissue Manual Therapy On Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is significant contributor to the burden of disease in many countries. In Australia alone, 14.5% of Australians over age 40 suffer from a limitation…
Creative Geniuses Can’t Concentrate With Background Noise
Maybe you’re the type that can zone out if there’s a radio playing in the background? Or maybe you’re the exact opposite where just the sound of someone chewing dinner…
Chemicals In Cosmetics Disrupt Endocrine Levels In Teens
We’re kind of used to the idea that it’s ok to spray a liberal dose of chemicals on a cockroach or a spider. And God help you if you’re an…
Kids Using Their Hands to Talk Makes Them Better Creative Thinkers
We’ve all seen the avid talker who waves their hands wildly in the air, almost conducting their thoughts as they chatter aloud. However new research shows that children gesturing…
Vitamin D More Effective Than A Flu Shot?
As each summer fades into memory, people head into their local doctors surgery for flu shots – a ‘convenient’ way to avoid the acute respiratory infections and seasonal influenza that…
Criticising Others Impairs Cognitive Ability
It’s hard not to jump in and tell someone when they’re doing something wrong. But it appears there is a difference between explaining an error and just being down right…
New Light On Antibiotic Use To Treat Infant Ear Infections
Sometimes when a piece of research lands in a reputable journal, it is heralded and celebrated. At the very least, it makes the science section of the big newspapers. Other…
Trouble Sticking To Your New Year’s Resolutions?
It’s already the first couple of months into 2017. After committing to yourself you’d do a stellar job of keeping to your new fitness routine, your new eating habits or…
People Who Don’t Like Music Are Neurologically Different
You only have to ask someone like Jerry Maguire, driving his car, flicking through the radio stations searching for just the right song, how important music is. Music when it…
Heavy School Bags Biggest Pain In The Neck
It’s that time of year again. Kids have been back at school a few weeks and parents are starting to see just how heavy their kid’s backpacks are. Half the…
Hitting the Gym better than Antidepressants New Study Finds
Depression is a worldwide issue. To give you some idea, it’s the number one psychological disorder in the western world1. And not unlike the common cold, it doesn’t discriminate between…
Gluten Sensitivity – The New Coeliacs?
Gluten free is everywhere these days. You can’t stop for a coffee in your local café without seeing half a dozen gluten free (GF) muffins or friands. Fancy the GF…
New Study Warns Work-Life Balance Health Risks
There’s a new magic number. 39. That’s the number of hours you should be working in any given working week. That is, unless you want to get sick. That’s a…