The Chopping List Episode 10 - Should Your Kids Eat Their Crusts?
We tell our kids to eat the crusts on their bread so they grow up big and strong. But is this really sound health advice? In today's episode of [...]
The Chopping List Episode 9 - Secondhand Smoke
Smoking is the single most practical way to reduce your longevity. But what about other people's smoke? In today's episode of The Chopping List with Professor Merlin Thomas, get the facts about secondhand [...]
The Chopping List Episode 8 - Fresh Air
"Go out and get some fresh air" - this is for the sake of your health, right? In today's episode of The Chopping List with Professor Merlin Thomas, get the facts about fresh [...]
The Chopping List Episode 7 - Butter
Toast without butter is like a day without sunshine - but this smooth, creamy spread and popular ingredient has a dark side. Are the health costs worth it? Find out in today's episode of [...]
Episode Six: Diesel
Diesel used to be the 'good guy', but today there are calls to have diesel cars banned. It is known that diesel and petrol are both harming the environment and our health, but will diesel really kill us [...]
Episode Five: Hangover, the morning after.
The hangover often takes all the fun out of drinking, severely affecting the way our body's function the next day. While it might be the body's way of telling us to drink less, is there anyway [...]
Episode Four: Beer, an unsophisticated beverage or mana from heaven?
For some, there are fewer things better than a cold beer after a hard days work. But is this favourite beverage only good for obtaining the fabled beer belly? In this [...]
Episode Three: Gluten, misunderstood or worthy of a spot on The Chopping List?
Gluten rightfully or wrongfully is now viewed as dietary villain in the same vein as cholesterol, salt and saturated fat. While it's necessary for celiacs to avoid gluten, [...]
The Chopping List - How to Live Longer with Professor Merlin Thomas
Does chocolate help you live longer, and could ladders be more dangerous as we think? To tackle questions like these, Professor Merlin Thomas, a professor at Monash University, has [...]
I Don't Have Time - How to Get Things Done in 15 Minutes a Day
You may have seen the flurry of TV and news coverage of Audrey Thomas and Emma Grey's new book, I Don’t Have Time: 15-Minute Ways to [...]
