Have you ever wondered why healthy people always have a drink bottle with them? Why they’re always sipping from 2 litre bottles of water and never frequent the vending machine for that afternoon soft drink to pick them up? Water is key to getting (and staying) healthy. This is one of the most basic habits you need to develop to improve your health. (more…)

Obesity is the number one health issue facing the developed world. That’s bigger than drugs, bigger than cancer. Obesity is defined as excessive fat accumulation that may impair one’s health. Although many may talk about the role of genetics in effecting our very weighty status, this does not explain why the percentage of overweight people making up the populations of so many first world countries continues to tragically rise and rise generation after generation. (more…)

Being overweight is not just unhealthy. It is toxic. Fat is not simply a storage of energy. It has recently been discovered that excess fat in the body is responsible for producing numerous toxic chemicals. The lifestyle diseases that result from these chemicals are not only the leading cause of workplace absenteeism in Australia, they are also the leading cause of death. Fat is literally killing us. (more…)