Life Begins At...

The Retiree Winter 2011

Life Begins At.....

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BOOK REVIEWS Esteemed Australian scientists Dr. John Ashton and Dr. Lily Stojanovska reveal the surprising health benefits of chocolate in a book that’s sure to delight any self-respecting chocoholic. Sound too good to be true? According to the authors, cocoa, the active ingredient in chocolate, contains antioxidants which switch on fat-buring genes, suppress the body’s production of the hormone ghrelin which is responsible for the feeling of hunger, and can help lower blood pressure! The Chocolate Diet How to Eat Chocolate and Feel Good About It Authors: Dr. John Ashton and Dr. Lily Stojanovska Publisher: HarperCollins RRP: $15.99 Yet chocolate is regularly named as the baddie in the battle of the bulge, and the authors agree that it is easy to feel guilty when we consume the world’s favourite indulgence. But that exquisitely pleasurable blend of bitter and sweet notes is deceptive – it’s not unhealthy. The book explains how we can incorporate chocolate into our daily This is the true story of three Australian soldiers the Searle brothers. One brother was killed at Gallipoli another on the Western Front. One came home a decorated hero. Viv, a gifted poet who was planning to be a clergyman before the war, became a deadly efficient sniper. Ray shot himself and was charged with desertion. Ned was a true Australian larrikin up for anything and the black sheep of the family. Crack Hardy From Gallipoli to Flanders to the Somme, the true story of three Australian brothers at war Author: Stephen Dando-Collins Publisher: Vintage Books RRP: $34.95 168 THE RETIREE WINTER The Searle boys had to crack hardy as they fought in one gruelling campaign after another – from the first wave of the Gallipoli landings to Lone Pine from Ypres to Messines and Hill 60 in Flanders to bloody Somme battles at Mouquet Farm Bullecourt and Hamel with their brothers and mates falling all around them. Back home in an Australian country town their mother father sisters and remaining brother also had to crack hardy as the bad news from the front just kept coming and coming. lives and profit from its unique health properties. But Dr. Stojanovska told the ABC that moderation and portion size are the key considerations to health and wellbeing. She also promotes quality over quantity, and says that the darker the better. “Not all chocolate is good for us – most chocolate tastes ok – but it’s not really beneficial. The one that is extremely healthy for us, and one that I like to focus on is dark chocolate,” she said. Dr. Stojanovska says that the book came about as part of the work through her laboratory work and clinical studies at Victoria University, as well as through the internationally published work on the health benefits of chocolate. Full of facts, tips and mouth-watering recipes the book is essential reading for anyone who can’t say no. Told from the heart by the Searle brothers’ great-nephew, award- winning author Stephen Dando- Collins, using the letters and journals of the Searle brothers and remembrances of other family members, Crack Hardy is a book that defines Australia and Australians during the making of our nation on the far-flung battlefields of the First World War. Prominent Australian historian, Dr. Peter Stanley, says, “Dando-Collins skilfully braids together the Searle brothers’ story and that of Australia in the Great War, balancing the family’s experience and tragedy against the broader canvas of a nation’s war.” Dando-Collins is the award-winning author of the acclaimed Australian books Pasteur’s Gambit and Captain Bligh’s Other Mutiny. He has also written a number of internationally successful books about Roman and American military history.

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