Grief, bereavement and/or depression are periods of distress for most people during which the normal restraints required for fat control become regarded as less important in the same way as they are in periods of chronic stress (above). Again, these are times during which physical activity can be expected to decrease and eating, particularly of [...]

How long will I need to be in hospital? This varies from three to seven days and may be extended by a couple of days if complications occur. Why are antibiotics necessary? Doctors in countries such as Australia routinely prescribe antibiotics after surgery to reduce the risk of postoperative infection. Why am I having bowel [...]

To learn how to sleep, it is important to understand how sleep is controlled. Of course the brain has a lot to do with this. There are two levels of control in our sleeping activities, the higher control. The higher control. The cerebral cortex, the outermost layer of brain tissue, is the higher control centre. [...]