Tom's Blog on Life and Livingness
Psychiatrist Patrick McGorry and others are misleading the public with dodgy statistics in mental health. http://www.theage.com.au/national/mcgorry-misleading-the-public-20100808-11qes.html
Dodgy facts no path to mental health reform http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/health-science/dodgy-facts-no-path-to-mental-health-reform/story-e6frg8y6-1225901844904
Misleading claims in the mental health reform http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=10793&page=0
What’s the best thing you can do when you feel mentally challenged and physically tired?
A. Take a 15-minute cat-nap
B. Meditate quietly for 10 minutes
C. Crack open a sugary sports drink
D. Head to the gym
E. None of the above
The answer is…
Drumroll please…
Your best option for a quick mental tune up – and physical boost – is the exact opposite of what you’d expect… a 10-minute workout!
A study of people reading long-form text on tablets finds higher reading speeds than in the past, but they’re still slower than reading print.
Antidepressants increased the stroke rate by up to half, the rate of falls by more than three quarters and the fracture rate by 87% compared with no antidepressant use. (Update 15 July 2024 – link no longer valid.)
Human beings are the only creatures that allow their children to come back home.
Airline passengers to get mobile roaming in the air. http://www.itnews.com.au/News/221450,acma-approves-in-flight-mobile-use.aspx
They’ve been busy little beavers for about 40 years http://www.geostrategis.com/p_beavers-longestdam.htm
School holiday nature education? http://vimeo.com/4155705
Get some exercise or breath deeply! http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19225795.600-too-little-oxygen-may-prompt-onset-of-alzheimers.html
Drug company’s number one focus on profits, not your health. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/13/health/policy/13avandia.html?_r=2&hp