Comment: The Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute has released a press release that indicates where you live impacts on whether you can access the latest treatments. Another example of how the social determinants of health impact upon health and lifestyles. “This study shows that people with diabetes in remote parts of Australia do not haveContinue reading “Access to health – Location counts”
Families of those who have lost control of drug usage
Comment: I found this The Guardian article that focuses on families of those who have lost control of drug usage (they use the term addictions). If you are in Australia and concerned about the drug use of people you care about, the best resource I can refer you to is the Family Drug Support (FDS)Continue reading “Families of those who have lost control of drug usage”
Lifestyle, ageing and health – more research
Comment: This article from The Guardian examines findings from the global burden of disease study published in The Lancet in October 2020. Information about preventable diseases has long been known yet global/national preventive programs have in general failed. The reasons for the failure are complex and relate to social inequities, politics, access and beliefs/values. ItisContinue reading “Lifestyle, ageing and health – more research”
Healthy Food – Not just for the wealthy
Comment: Although there have been many recommendations regarding the importance of healthy eating, access to food is not equal and depends upon location and finances as well as knowledge. This article from the Harvard Medical School discusses how in America some doctors are assisting to bring foods to underserved communities. Eating a plant-based diet —Continue reading “Healthy Food – Not just for the wealthy”
Ageing and Health
Comment: In the discussion about people living longer lives there is often a concern that this means more years with illness and reduced cognitive ability, so here is some interesting news. The functional ability of older people is nowadays better when it is compared to that of people at the same age three decades ago.Continue reading “Ageing and Health”
Exercise and health – More evidence
Published in the Business Insider – HIIT workouts are linked to better mental health and longer, healthier lives, according to a new study High intensity interval training could boost health and lifespan for adults over 70, according to a new study. Researchers found that people who did strenuous exercise twice a week had better mentalContinue reading “Exercise and health – More evidence”
Book – Chronic illness
Broadcaster Jacinta Parsons was in her twenties when she first began to feel unwell – the kind of unwell that didn’t go away. Doctors couldn’t explain why, and Jacinta wondered if it might be in her head. She could barely function, was frequently unable to eat or get out of bed for days, and graduallyContinue reading “Book – Chronic illness”
Healthy Lifestyles and Chronic Health Conditions
Comment: More evidence that changing your lifestyle can improve health outcomes. This CNN articles highlights a UK study that examined the relationship of adults with 2 or more chronic conditions, lifestyles and longer life. A very healthy lifestyle, the researchers found, is associated with up to 6.3 years longer life for men and 7.6 yearsContinue reading “Healthy Lifestyles and Chronic Health Conditions”
Towels for $30: How price gouging costs remote communities their health
Comment: An example of how inequalities impact health…. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/oct/03/remote-aboriginal-communities-pay-exorbitant-prices-for-essential-items-and-it-costs-them-their-health?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other