We recently told you about a home decor trend coming back into fashion that is known as “postmodern style.” Geometric statement pieces and colorful, asymmetrical furniture that ruled the 70’s and 80’s are making a comeback much to the excitement of folks with fond memories of this style from their childhoods and younger years. But […]
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Will adopting the ‘uniform eating’ trend really benefit our health?
Despite all the research on what we should be eating for good health, it seems deciding what we should consume each day is more confusing than ever. A possible solution? Uniform eating. You may have heard of uniform dressing – one signature outfit you wear each day (think Steve Jobs' turtleneck and jeans). In uniform […]
Study finds trend towards unusual and abnormal prescribing patterns in aged-care homes
Researchers from the Flinders University College of Medicine and Public Health have found that one-quarter of Australian aged-care home residents are nine times more likely to be prescribed antipsychotic drug risperidone. The Rehabilitation, Aged and Extended Care research group found that dementia patients in nursing homes across South Australia, New South Wales and Western Australia […]
Is this latest chiropractic trend actually effective?
It's a frightening scene straight out of Game of Thrones: a row of people, including me, strapped down to benches with foam bricks placed under our spines and heavy weights dangling from leather masks over our faces, pulling our necks backward. It’s a treatment for 21st-century afflictions: textneck, iHump, tablet stoop and computer hunch. As […]
'Nutrichondria’ Is A Growing Diet Trend And It Has Experts Concerned
A new study of 4,000 Brits has found that nearly half of adults have cut out foods including gluten or dairy despite only 15 percent of people being formally diagnosed with an intolerance or allergy. The survey, conducted by wellness genetics company DNA Fit, found that 32 per cent of respondents believed they were dairy […]