Health and Wellbeing

Our health expert Dr Trevor Chetcuti, an applied kinesiologist and chiropractor, discusses the wellbeing issues that concern us on a day-to-day basis, from anxiety and stress to our alcohol and caffeine intakes.

The Humble, Life-Giving Egg

By Trevor Chetcuti on 20 Dec 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

The humble egg has been given a really bad rap over the last few decades. It has been accused of being ‘too high in fat and too high in cholesterol’. Truth be told, our humble little chicken egg serves one purpose: to provide all the key nutrients necessary to start life, albeit chicken life ...

Caffeine, the Root of All Evil or the Giver of Life?

By Trevor Chetcuti on 13 Dec 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Caffeine is an amazing substance. Since it was first detected in the early 1800s, it has been the subject of intense scrutiny and research. Despite this, the research is still unclear on what caffeine does and doesn’t do. In the sporting world, it has long been believed that caffeine improves performance ...

Alcohol, My Brain, My Heart, My Future…!

By Trevor Chetcuti on 29 Nov 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Discussions about alcohol provoke different emotions from different people. Many speak about alcohol being a savior for our cardiovascular system. “That glass of red a few nights a week is going to save your heart!” But even defining the word ‘moderation’ can be controversial. We examined why alcohol's health effects can seem so confusing ...

Is Anxiety Running Your Life?

By Trevor Chetcuti on 9 Nov 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Roughly 1 in 10 Australians suffer with anxiety, making it one of the most common forms of mental illness in Australia. An often debilitating condition that may severely influence one’s life and livelihood, many Australians spend much of their lives going through various forms of psychological and pharmacological treatment, to no avail ...