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brett@drbretthill.com — Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 +0100

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Gestational diabetes linked to overweight babies

brett@drbretthill.com — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Dr Brett Says: Many Mum's think that they need to 'eat for two' throughout their pregnancy and sometimes even use that as a leave pass to eat lots of high sugar/high carbohyrdrate processed sweats and treats. This new research suggests that may not be the best idea for your baby and that keeping your blood sugars under control during pregnancy can help set up your baby for later in life.

From abc.net.au

PETER CAVE: It's increasingly common in Australia for women to develop diabet [...]

Chi Running

brett@drbretthill.com — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Dr Brett Says: A great article here from The Huffington Post on running technique.

Huffington Post

Does your back hurt? Or your neck? Or your hip? Or your knee? Or your ankle? Have you had to give up running or hiking?

What went wrong? Let's start with your potential: Your body is a superb shock-absorber. A whole series of interrelated parts are designed to transmit shock waves up through the system. Feet. Ankles. Knees. Hips. Diaphragm. Spine.

When you use your bod [...]

Flouride bad for teeth?

brett@drbretthill.com — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Dr Brett Says: Did you know the flouride in your drinking water and tooth paste may actually be bad for your kids teeth?

From PubMed

J Am Dent Assoc. 2010 Oct;141(10):1190-201.

Associations between fluorosis of permanent incisors and fluoride intake from infant formula, other dietary sources and dentifrice during early childhood.
Levy SM, Broffitt B, Marshall TA, Eichenberger-Gilmore JM, Warren JJ.

Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, College of Denti [...]

Hormone free meat

brett@drbretthill.com — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Dr Brett Says: A good start. But don't be fooled to thinking it is organic meat. it is hormone free but that doesn't mean they havent used chemicals, herbicides and pesticides in it's production. What you want to look for is organic, free range, grass fed meats.

From MedIndia

The crusade for things organic is entering the meat area too in Australia. Coles, a prominent supermarket chain, has vowed to pull off beef beefed up by growth hormones. The announcement has sent shock [...]

The $500 KFC gift card

brett@drbretthill.com — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Dr Brett Says: The KFC gift card. The gift you buy for the person you want to die!

From News.com.au

FAST-food giant KFC has sparked outrage from health experts by offering Christmas gift cards worth up to $500 as the nation battles an obesity crisis.

KFC outlets have been promoting the cards, ranging in value from $10 to $500 and to be used within 12 months, as a "thoughtful gift idea for any occasion''.

A $500 card could purchase a fat banquet of 14 b [...]

The secret to to getting kids to eat veggies

brett@drbretthill.com — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Dr Brett Says: What a great study. This is what we should be studying! How to keep people healthy rather than spending all our time worrying about what to do once they are sick.

From Adelaide Now

ONE in two children who try a vegetable regularly will learn to like it, CSIRO research shows.

The study of South Australian children aged four to seven asked parents to get their child to taste a small piece of vegetable every day for two weeks.

CSIRO research psychologist [...]

Breakthrough in banishing the common cold

brett@drbretthill.com — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Dr Brett Says: Scientists discover that the body is even better at fighting off virus' than we thought and their conclusion is that we need more drugs? When are we going to realise that we just need to help the body do what it does best rather than trying to create more and more drugs (and side effects).

From Adelaide Now

THE common cold virus could finally be defeated by a new class of antiviral drugs after a landmark discovery about the immune system by British scientists.

[...]

Painkillers or just killers?

brett@drbretthill.com — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Dr Brett Says: Once again people have assumed that just because it is allowed onto the market then it must be safe. WRONG! Common painkiller and anti-inflammatory Diclofenac (Voltaren) has been shown to increase the risk of stroke by 86%!! And Ibuprofen (Nurofen) was no angel either, it has been shown to increase the stroke risk by 30%. Chiropractic is a VERY safe alternative.

From The Age

ONE OF Australia's best-selling painkillers should be banned, according to the co-auth [...]

Tylenol linked to asthma in teens

brett@drbretthill.com — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Dr Brett Says: Did you know that over 50% of our kids have used some form of medication in the last 2 weeks? This might not horrify you as much as it does me right now but go and read the inserts on each of those drug packets and your tune will change. They all have serious side effects.

From LA Times

A major new international study released Friday has found that adolescents who take acetaminophen, better known under the brand name Tylenol, have a higher risk of asthma, all [...]

Doctors want statins served with fast food

brett@drbretthill.com — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Dr Brett Says: Nope it's not a joke, this guy is serious. Not only do you get the side effects of the unhealthy burger, fries and soft drink but we'll throw in the side effects of the statins as well! How's the PR spin as well, trying to pass off pharmaceutical medications as 'supplements'. The wonders of the Big Pharma PR machine will never cease.

From The Independant

Customers of fast food restaurants could be offered a free statin along with the burger, salt and ketchup, [...]

Measure of a real man

brett@drbretthill.com — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Dr Brett Says: Our hunter gatherer ancestors ate no milk yet had stronger bones due to the amount of exercise they did. Interesting!

From Adelaide Now

NEARLY every man on the planet is an inferior version of men that have come before, a visiting author says.

Peter McAllister believes modern man fails to live up to his legacy because his predecessors had to be faster, stronger, smarter and fitter to survive.

Botanic Gardens of Adelaide trainee horticulturalist Hugh Mat [...]

Relieve stress by injecting Herpes?

brett@drbretthill.com — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Dr Brett Says: Want some proof that our current approach to health is out of whack? Well here it is. This scientists thinks the best way to destress is to inject a bunch of genes in a herpes virus, no doubt washed down with a cocktail of extra chemicals. We know how to switch off the stress response; eat, think and move in a healthy way and guess what it has no nasty side effects!

From The Daily Mail

Forget the age-old remedies of yoga, meditation or popping pills. Relie [...]

Low-carb diets may have the edge in some heart disease risk factors

brett@drbretthill.com — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Dr Brett Says: Don't forget though that it is not just about reducing your carbohydrate intake. You need to make sure that the carbs you do eat are healthy carbs and the fats and proteins you replace them with are healthy fats and proteins. What re healthy carbs, fats and proteins? Well, fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds, healthy meats and eggs.

From the LA Times

The fascination with low-carb versus low-fat diet continues; the latest news comes from a study in the Annals of I [...]

Low-carb diets may have the edge in some heart disease risk factors

brett@drbretthill.com — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Dr Brett Says: Don't forget though that it is not just about reducing your carbohydrate intake. You need to make sure that the carbs you do eat are healthy carbs and the fats and proteins you replace them with are healthy fats and proteins. What re healthy carbs, fats and proteins? Well fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds, healthy meats and eggs.

From the LA Times

The fascination with low-carb versus low-fat diet continues; the latest news comes from a study in the Annals of In [...]

School bans plastic water bottles

brett@drbretthill.com — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Dr Brett Says: Not before time but the real reason to do it is for the health impact not the environmental impact. There is so much research out there now about the effects of the BPA released from plastic water bottles that something needs to be done. There is also already concerns about the BPA free plastics that are on the market. The best bet if you can find it is to get a nice solid glass container with a neoprene coating to protect it.

From ABC news

Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy [...]

Adequate breastfeeding could save $3.6 billion

brett@drbretthill.com — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Dr Brett Says: I am a massive advocate of mothers breast feeding and my practice proudly displays the sticker of the Australian Breast Feeding Association declaring that 'breast feeding is welcome here'. The positive impact it has on your babies health is often not fully understood and our society does not do enough to improve our breast feeding rates. This study though surprises even me. Remember that this study only talks about costs related to 3 specific diseases and in the US alone, imagi [...]

Federal probe into energy drinks

brett@drbretthill.com — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Dr Brett Says: Take note, despite these drinks being packaged as healthy and performance enhancing they are really the exact opposite. There is no doubt that these excessive caffeine and sugar loads are bad for your health.

From Adelaide Now

THE Federal Government will investigate energy drinks following calls for some of them to be banned.

The Australian Medical Association says drinks containing stimulants such as caffeine and taurine, when mixed with alcohol, were [...]

Alarm at growing medical 'spin'

brett@drbretthill.com — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Dr Brett says: Well said Dr Parry. It is a major concern to see just how much of a doctors education comes from pharmaceutical reps with no formal medical training. The fact that 'big pharma' can hide studies that are negative and only publish positive ones is also a MAJOR concern. It undermines the whole scientific method of analysis.

DOCTORS are losing faith in medical literature as pharmaceutical companies undermine the integrity of trials, an Adelaide doctor says.

Dr Peter P [...]

Pregnant women 'should avoid high heels'

brett@drbretthill.com — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Dr Brett Says: This is good advice that I give to all the pregnant ladies in the practice. High heels are not great at any time but partucularly not for expecting mums. They dramatically change the biomechanics of the whole lower limb, pelvis, lower back, in fact the whole spine. They create lots of pressure which is exactly what a pregnant mum doesn't need. Now can someone please tell this to my pregnant wife!

From ninemsn

Pregnant women who want to emulate celebrities by wearing [...]