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Health
5 posts
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Whats lurking under the lid
Michael Pollan's In Defence of Food skewers "nutritionism" and offers simple, memorable rules for eating well. This post takes his thinking further with a closer look at the plasticisers lurking in the PVC seals of glass jar lids — a hidden hazard even in organic products.
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Sleep apnoea, A success story
Interesting article in The Magazine about sleep apnoea experiences. I blogged previously about my own experiences with this disorder - fortunately, my case is less severe than the authors'.
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Healing power of chooks
This post has been in my mind since I saw a wonderful program ABC TV. The program 'Rare Chicken Rescue' has two themes, one is depression and the other is about rescuing rare chicken breeds.
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Overcoming Obstacles
This inspirational talk by Nick White at the Wellington Ignite Conference gives an insight into what its like for an avid public speaker to overcome head and neck cancer and the loss of his voice.
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Sleep apnea and sonomed
An article from the BBC describes a sleeping pattern involving two sleeps of about 4 hours with a period of wakefulness in between, known as segmented sleep
