Looking beyond the number on the scales to address your patient’s relationship with food 21 May 2024 | 5:00pm AEST | 7:00pm NZST For many, a strong emphasis on weight loss and food restriction isn’t helpful or empowering and can do more damage than good. We’ll challenge the status quo and get you to think […]
The effects of macronutrients on depression Depression is typically thought of as a biochemical-based imbalance or a psychologically-rooted problem. On the contrary, nutrition can play a key role in the onset as well as severity and duration of depression. Many of the noticeable changes in food patterns that precede depression are strikingly similar to biological […]
‘I believe there are profound obligations for those who commit themselves to helping their fellow human beings in the pursuit of a better quality of life…. There are of course daunting and at times seemingly insurmountable obstacles, yet the challenges can be stimulating and enticing.’ – Rob Riley, Aboriginal leader and activist. Through my travels […]
“All this the world well knows but none knows well.” Shakespeare in Sonnet 129, was talking about love but this could easily apply to many human conditions that we share, like culture. Everyone working in and with Lifestyle Medicine knows that changing behaviour to achieve a better lifestyle is the ultimate goal for better health outcomes for communities, […]