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Nutrition & lifestyle
Diet, micronutrients, fasting, supplements, the MERIT pillars.
9 posts in this body system.
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Fasting-mimicking diet — cardiometabolic risk reduction
Fasting-Mimicking Diet (FMD / ProLon): evidence and GP guide
The 5-day fasting-mimicking diet — evidence base, safety checklist, medication adjustments, and what GPs need to know before endorsing it.
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Supplement evidence review — Withania somnifera (ashwagandha)
Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera): the AU general practice evidence appraisal
Ashwagandha evidence review: cortisol, anxiety and sleep — what the trials show, the TGA hepatotoxicity advisory, and AU general practice guidance.
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Heat illness (heat exhaustion and heat stroke)
Heat exhaustion and heat stroke — the AU general practice approach
Heat exhaustion and heat stroke in Australian general practice — recognising the spectrum, cooling methods, dangerous medications, and heatwave prevention.
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Malnutrition
Malnutrition in adults: under-recognised and manageable in general practice
Malnutrition — GLIM criteria, MUST and MNA-SF screening, food-first management, refeeding syndrome, and the GP pathway to dietitian care in Australia.
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B vitamin status
B vitamins: when they help, when they don't, and what high-dose does
B vitamins — when supplementation is supported, when it isn't, and what the trial evidence actually shows for high-dose use.
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Drinking water quality
Drinking water quality in Australia: what the AU guidelines cover
Drinking water quality in Australia — what the AU Drinking Water Guidelines cover, what to know about specific contaminants, and when filters help.
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Selenium status and cancer prevention
Selenium and cancer: what the SELECT trial and others actually showed
Selenium and cancer — what the SELECT, NPC, and other major trials actually showed, and where supplementation has any AU primary-tier support.
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Radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure
5G and health: what the radiofrequency evidence actually shows
5G and health — what IARC 2B classification, ICNIRP exposure limits, and the AU TGA position actually say, in plain English.
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Radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure
Are wireless frequencies a carcinogen? The honest IARC 2B story
Are wireless frequencies a carcinogen? What IARC 2B classification actually means, what's changed since 2011, and where the AU evidence sits.