Dr Brett Says: The right to a natural safe healthy birth in the sanctity of your own home should be a given. Given that home birth has been shown to be as safe as hospital births in all but the most high risk cases and also to have much lower intervention rates, allowing mums to stay at home for a low risk birth should be a no brainer.
From news.com.au
HOME births would be driven underground by new maternity laws, a Senate committee has admitted.
Dr Brett Says: We keep getting told that our health problems are due to bad luck, bad germs or bad genes but time and again studies are coming out and saying that our lifestyles play a much larger role. These people only gave up 2 stimulants and made a massive 32% difference to their fertility. Imagine if they ate, exercised and thought in a healthy way in all aspects of their life!
From Adelaide Now
WOMEN wanting to become pregnant are as likely to succeed by giving up alcohol and caffeine as by attending a fertility clinic, a UK nutrition specialist claims.
Posted by: drbretthill in Chiropractic on
Jul 30, 2009
Dr Brett Says: It was fascinating to read some of the statements in this recent Government report. It seems we are finally waking up to the fact that our crisis care health system is not working and that we need to focus more on prevention and even better on wellness.
Chiropractors commend dedication to true health care reform
The Chiropractors' Association of Australia (National) Limited [CAA] supports the National Health and Hospital Reform Commission's [NHHRC] recommendations in its final report "A Healthier Future for all Australians", and believes their implementation will end the pressing need for major healthcare reform, and lead to improved consumer outcomes and their increased empowerment.
The CAA welcomes the NHHRC's recommendation for prevention to become the "platform of healthy communities...integrated into all aspects of [the] healthcare system." The CAA applauds any moves which focus on increasing consumer empowerment with regard to their healthcare decisions. As outlined by NHHRC "individual and collective action" is paramount to building good health and wellbeing for all Australians.
The CAA strongly supports the focus on wellness as critical for driving healthcare reform in Australia.
The CAA has long asserted that maintaining wellness* for Australians is vital to shifting the current focus of the healthcare system from acute care in hospitals to effective primary care. The CAA is encouraged by the NHHRC's focus on the important role primary health care professionals play in the future of Australian healthcare reform.
The CAA particularly welcomes Recommendation 20 which calls for improving the way in which general practitioners, primary healthcare professionals, and other specialists manage the care of people with chronic and complex conditions through shared care arrangements.
The CAA also strongly supports Recommendation 99 - which proposes applying Medicare rebates to relevant diagnostic services referred by nurse practitioners and other health professionals; and for the Medicare Benefits Schedule to apply to specified healthcare professionals in a collaborative team care approach. The CAA believes the implementation of this recommendation will provide Australians unprecedented levels of access to affordable, proven and cost-effective care.
The CAA urges the government to implement the recommendations of the NHHRC as soon as practicable in order that Australians can enjoy improved health outcomes. Chiropractors look forward to assisting the government in the implementation of the reform process and providing Australians with an opportunity to make informed decisions about their health and to lead healthier lifestyles.
Posted by: drbretthill in Move on
Jul 23, 2009
Dr Brett Says: Logical really isn't it. If you want your kids to sleep well at night make sure that they are physically active during the day.
From BBC News
Researchers have confirmed what parents have long believed - running around in the day means your child may well fall asleep faster at night.
Posted by: drbretthill in Medical intervention on
Jul 19, 2009
Dr Brett Says: Does it concern you that the swine flu manufacturers need legal immuntiy? If these vaccines are as safe and effective as suggested what do they need to be protected against?
The fact is that we have ordered millions of doses of vaccines that have not even been produced yet. We have no idea as to the safety and efficacy of these vaccines and the short trials that are planned are unlikely to give us much more information.
What we do know as stated in this article is that previous versions of this vaccine has had serious side effects. We also know that this virus is not even as virulent as the regular flu.
Posted by: drbretthill in Wellness on
Jul 13, 2009
Dr Brett Says: Of course our obesity epidemic is not genetics. Our genes have changed very little over the last 100,000 years whilst our weight problems are only very recent. It is of course our lifestyles (including our role modelling) that is at fault.
From Adelaide Now
CHILDREN become obese because of the influence of their same-sex parent, not as a result of genetics, a new study by British scientists claims.
Posted by: drbretthill in Eat on
Jul 10, 2009
Dr Brett Says: I have been saying this for years. Finally the message is getting through. Healthy fats are not the enemy and unhealthy carbohydrates and sugars certainly are (or at least one of them).
From Adelaide Now
THE low-fat food market actually may be a key driver of the obesity epidemic, says a University of South Australia academic.
Dr Brett Says: Some sensible advice here. Don't keep taking pain killers over and over again and expecting a different result. At some stage you are going to have to deal with the cause of the pain and the longer you leave it the worse off you are likely to be.
From abc.net.au
ASHLEY HALL: A panel of US experts has raised new concerns about a popular painkilling drug. They want drug authorities there to slash the maximum allowable dose of paracetamol because overuse can cause serious liver damage.
Posted by: drbretthill in Wellness on
Jun 26, 2009
Dr Brett Says: Some really good common sense shown here by an American senator. It really does seem that the world is finally starting to wake up to what needs to be done to get people healthy again and it is all about lifestyles and wellness.
From yahoo.com
Washington, DC - With the Senate health committee convening daily to craft a comprehensive health reform bill, the basic outline of this landmark legislation is now clear.
Dr Brett Says: Finally some common sense in this whole swine flu debate. We have finally admitted that Swine Flu is even less virulent than seasonal flu. This just leaves the question of what we do with the 10 million doses of swine flu vaccine that we ordered.
From abc.net.au
Australia is moving to a new swine flu alert level of 'protect', as the Federal Government plans to direct its efforts to treat those most vulnerable to the virus.
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