The Tasmanian Health Minister, Michelle O’Byrne just doesn’t ‘get it’. She is out of touch.
The staff that keep putting junk food up for ‘charitable’ sale on the ward desks in hospital don’t ‘get it’.
The senior bureaucracy of the hospitals does not ‘get it’.
Katy Perry has been urged to not market Pepsi drinks to her fans.Over 10 teaspoons of sugar in a can of ‘soft’ drink.Read the letter, from Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), Berkeley Media Studies Group, Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, California Pan-Ethnic Health Network (CPEHN), Latino Coalition for a Healthy California, California Center for Public Health Advocacy, and The California Endowment here:
http://cspinet.org/new/pdf/cspi-open-letter-to-katy-perry.pdf
I think Lap Banding and Stomach bypass procedures are expensive surgical procedures for an elite few and the procedures have significant risks in the short and long term. Bariatric surgery is not a sustainable option for the wider society. There is a better option by taking control of your diet and lifestyle.
For every success of Bariatric surgery I see a failure. Continue reading
Saturated Fat is good for the brain and in particular growing children.
The great thing about buying the cheaper mince is that it has a higher fat content. Continue reading
The Tasmanian Legislative Council debated the issue of Junk Food and Hospital Food in general this week. (29 October 2013)
The motion proposed by Kerry Finch MLC was passed in the AFFIRMATIVE!!!!!!! Continue reading
One of my fit and healthy medical colleagues has recently injured himself and been on bed rest for a month. It has meant being under the effects of hospital food for that period.
Fortunately for us he had his Lipid profile done a few weeks before as part of a routine check-up. Continue reading
Trying to work out Halloween? – What to do for ‘Trick or Treat’
Halloween is a new phenomenon in Australia. I did not know about it as a child but the chances are some ‘sugar hyped up’ kid may be on your doorstep this Thursday for ‘Trick or Treat.’ Continue reading
If you have a minute this is how I try and describe the NoFructose concept to people. My KISS method. Continue reading
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Belinda and I have a busy year next year (as distinct from every other year) with 2 of our children getting married. Our elder daughter Kate ‘officially’ announced her engagement to Ed yesterday in the newspaper. Facebook knew about it weeks ago! William and Heidi are getting married in January.
It has me thinking about ‘that’ wedding cake. The contemporary fruit cake is not that traditional. Continue reading
Rob Fairs is the big half of ‘Fairsy and Jules’ who run the morning 7LA radio show in Northern Tasmania.
Fairsy is on the NoFructose journey. He had no choice after he broke his ankle on a fishing trip and came under my ‘care’. He has questioned me about the term ‘care’. Ha Continue reading
