Sanjiva Wijesinha
Associate Professor Sanjiva Wijesinha MBBS (Ceylon) MSc (Oxford) FRCS FACS FRACGP graduated from medical school in Sri Lanka, completed a research degree at Oxford University, trained as a surgeon and worked as a paediatric surgeon in Sri Lanka and Hong Kong before migrating to Australia in 1996. He re-trained as a family physician in Australia and currently works as a general practitioner in addition to being an Associate Professor at Monash University medical school in Melbourne. For the past forty years he has been writing health and travel articles - initially for newspapers in Sri Lanka and over the years for newspapers and magazines in Australia, Britain, Singapore, India, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka and the US. He is the author of Health for Busy People, Live happily ever after, Health in these Times, Stories of the Silk Roads and Friends.Since 2008 he has been Suite 101's Feature Writer specialising in Men's Health. Read also his articles on travel (The Camino de Santiago, Florence, Thailand, Cambodia, New Zealand, England, Vanuatu, Spain, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Sri Lanka, India, Australia,Hong Kong etc) and other topics (Science, History, Cricket ,Buddhism, Traditional and Herbal Medicine, Whale watching etc).
Latest Articles
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Is Golf A Good Form of Exercise for Health?
Golf is great way to exercise - although there are equally effective - and less expensive - ways of getting the same benefits!
May 10, 2012
- Sanjiva Wijesinha
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The Happy Life Club - Preventing the Impact of Chronic Disease
By improving the quality of life for people of "post-retirement age", we can help them to contribute to, rather than detract from, the prosperity of society
Apr 28, 2012
- Sanjiva Wijesinha
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When the BRICS challenge the BATS
Could the sun be finally setting on the Anglo-American-European dominance of the financial world?
Apr 13, 2012
- Sanjiva Wijesinha
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Why Exercise is Good for You
One of the ideas that all doctors agree about is the notion that physical exercise is good for you.
Feb 25, 2012
- Sanjiva Wijesinha
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How to be a Healthy Vegetarian
Being vegetarian and obtaining all the nutirents needed for good health needs good understanding and intelligent planning
Feb 15, 2012
- Sanjiva Wijesinha
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Diabetes - The Importance of Consultation
Final article about managing Diabetes with the mnemonic DIABETIC: Diet, Information, Attitude, Blood sugar, Exercise, Tablets, Injections and Consultation
Jan 26, 2012
- Sanjiva Wijesinha
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Diabetes -The Importance of Injections
It was ninety years ago - on January 23rd 1922 - that Insulin injections were used for the first time to treat a Diabetic patient.
Jan 26, 2012
- Sanjiva Wijesinha
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Diabetes -The Importance of Tablets
During the past couple of decades, novel medications have improved the control of high blood sugar in diabetic patients
Jan 8, 2012
- Sanjiva Wijesinha
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Diabetes - The Importance of Exercise
Physical Exercise and medications (in the form of tablets or injections) constitute the main forms of therapy for Diabetes
Jan 3, 2012
- Sanjiva Wijesinha
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Diabetes - The Importance of Blood Sugar and Blood Pressure
The fourth letter 'B' of the word DIABETIC stands for two of the most important things a Diabetic needs to control - Blood Sugar and Blood Pressure.
Dec 24, 2011
- Sanjiva Wijesinha
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