Long COVID, one of the colloquial terms for post coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) condition, is an umbrella term used to describe chronic outcomes of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2…
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic inflammatory lung disease that causes obstructed airflow from the lungs. Symptoms include breathing difficulty, cough, mucus (sputum) production, and wheezing. It’s typically…
Today there is a Renaissance of traditional herbal medicine and herbal preparations including drinking herbal tea as an alternative to drinking infused tea bags or coffee. Some people may think…
Amber is a fossilized coniferous tree resin that can be 30 to 90 million years old. Amber forms when sap, which is also called resin, leaks from inside pine trees…
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients sometimes experience long-term symptoms following the resolution of covid including fatigue, brain fog, and rashes. It has been reported that about 30% of coronavirus disease…
Microplastic Many of us have plastic dust (nanoparticles) inside our bodies. The full consequences of that as yet to be seen but findings so far are alarming. Researchers from…
Now that the Biblical rains and floods have stopped in the affected areas of the East coast of the NSW we can start thinking about what next and what can…
For the last 50 years, cardiovascular medicine has been based on a low-fat diet, prescribing cholesterol-lowering drugs (Statins) and expanding the armoury of drugs and surgeries like stents’ implants and…
Now that we are into the second year of the coronavirus pandemic even everyday life poses challenges at many levels. As much as 46% of Australians will experience a mood…
Almost everything in my garden is edible. Therefore when I have moved to the Southern Highlands two years ago I had to make sure that I grow a diversity of…