Allergy Appointment

09/11/2025

Lessons in Nepali cooking making Dal Bhat & Momos, not too hot but heaps of flavour. The kitchen is where family comes together and food is often so important in the celebration of the many festivals.

14/10/2025

I like this article in line with my mantra "breaking the fast (=breakfast) is the important meal to wake up the body and start the day to get on track for good health" everything else follows.

Shifts in meal timing, particularly to a later breakfast, may reflect health changes in older adults that are linked to morbidity and mortality.

05/09/2025

Fun little read, especially if you like French. Now I've said this before: The IARC estimates of 1% absolute risk increase for colon cancer are about daily consumption of PROCESSED meat. So, when talking about the health risks of red meat, it is PROCESSED red meat, not red meats.

The WHO has declared red meat a carcinogen. So, Dr Christopher Labos asks the question we're all thinking: Is a hot dog really as bad as a cigarette?

19/08/2025

A weight loss medication might be easier than addressing lifestyle but you really need to have a long term perspective to be healthy!

The rapid adoption of GLP-1 receptor agonists has fundamentally altered obesity management, with these medications now prescribed to millions of patients seeking significant weight loss. Yet a substantial number of physicians continue to prioritize lifestyle interventions as their primary approach,....

14/08/2025

At last an article that draws attention to the possibility of vitamin D overdose. Many people, including health professionals seem to think that vitamin D is a safe supplement, at any level. WRONG. Stay within the recommendation if supplementation is needed but dosing 4000IU+ does have the potential to lead to toxicity.

Excessive vitamin D intake triggers severe hypercalcemia and kidney injury in otherwise healthy individuals, highlighting the risk for unsupervised supplementation.