SLEEP: Beyond Beauty.
Professor Paul Gringras from Evelina Children's Hospital in London recently participated in a study analysing the light emitted by devices such as e-readers, tablets and smartphones. The study's data indicated the blue light emitted from these devices could prevent...
Be smart and ditch the resolutions…
Wow, it’s been a full 6 months since my last blog post and well…in blogger years hat’s at least 10 years. The latter half of 2014 was full with travel, presentations, consults and end-of-year planning, which seemed to leave little time for writing. But this year WILL...
Wonders of Winter…
Winter's arrival here in the Yarra Valley has been anything but subtle. Last week the solstice brought with it rain, chilling wind and even snow in the mountains. Snow. In Australia. After all these years I still have trouble fathoming that concept. Despite the...
Gone Fishing…
Growing up in Alabama, I spent a lot of time on lakes and rivers fishing with my family. Sometimes it was grueling, especially in the heat of summer or at the 5 a.m. wake up call to get the fish before it got too hot. And let's not even talk about the worms and...
Arrival of Autumn…
While the northern hemisphere is enjoying the burst of Spring, here in Australia we’re heralding the arrival of Autumn. There’s just something about the fall season…a crispness to the air, crunchy colourful leaves and a certain excitement about the comfort slow-cooked...