Obesity has increased significantly in recent years in Australia putting it in the 21st worldwide rank and the 3rd rank in the Anglosphere for obesity according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Overweight, often defined as weighing 20% more than your healthy ideal, affects more than 17 million Australians with 4 million falling in the…
Sexual dysfunction or a sexual problem is defined as facing problems in any part of the sexual response cycle, which prevents the individual or couple from experiencing sexual gratification. It is most correctly described as sexual dissatisfaction because of this reason and can lead to intimacy problems in your relationship. The sexual response cycle is…
Little do we realise that we can shape the course that our lives take just by thinking differently. We can become what we wish to be. We need to realise that positive or negative thoughts about a matter influence the outcome of that situation. Your thoughts and perspectives can influence your feelings at a moment.…
Sleep is a nature’s mechanism to restart your body. It is a process that fuels your body while you put your mind and body to rest. Many of us fail to recognise that we are suffering from a sleep disorder. Feelings of tiredness during the day even though you feel that you slept during the…
In this era of technological proliferation a laid-back lifestyle has engulfed much of Australia’s population. With the cases of obesity rising to an astounding figure of 67.4% in Australia as reported by World Health Organization report of 2007, absence of a health-conscious population is a serious issue. Apart from deteriorating physical health, a rise in…
Irritable bowel syndrome comprises of a constellation of symptoms related to your bowel habits. It is a chronic condition of the large intestine in which the food moves either too slowly or more rapidly. The most distressing element of this disease is the complexity in recognizing a specific contributing factor for it. Diagnosing this illness…
More than a quarter in a million Australians experiences the symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder, also known as PTSD, once a year. At least 5% of all Australians have reported to suffer from PTSD at least once in their lifetime. The most common cause of PTSD is serious automobile accidents. Different people respond differently to…
Most of us feel comfortable within our own skin. We have a natural tendency to reject notions that challenge the way we think. Many of us exhibit rash and unjustified behaviour at occasions but certain individuals have a tendency to let their personalities stagger along the borders of impulsiveness and aggression. For the person suffering…
Schizophrenia is a chronic, debilitating mental illness that presents with a constellation of symptoms that differ greatly amongst varied individuals. Some experience terrifying symptoms like hearing threatening voices or believing that people are plotting against them. Some even go as far as believing that people are trying to control, modify or extract their thoughts to…
Have you ever experienced an adrenaline rush to the head resulting in an emotional outburst? Do you experience your heart gaining pace while you sweat over a mild argument? Or have you ever felt like anger got the best of you in an aggressive situation? If you answered yes to any of those questions, then…
