Dr Nish Nayar, MD

11/03/2026

Imagine if coffee shops were told they need to price their coffee at $3 instead of $6, and if they did that for EVERY customer the government will fund it all with an extra $1 per coffee as a bonus. Doesn't matter what type/quality of coffee either - flat fee. This is the flawed and disrespectful logic the government is trying to use to control individual GPs and Practice Owners.

We do not work for the government, if we did ...we would have paid leave, sick leave, conference leave and maternity leave benefits. We don't have these benefits, because the majority of GPs are contractors. We pay our clinics 35% per patient, equally set aside tax/super and insurance. Take home can end up being 1/4-1/3 of the cost of the appointment.

Incentives towards fast medicine and pouring money towards non-GP services instead is disintegrating the heart of good General Practice. After 10-12 years of University and speciality training, I refuse to define my worth by an uninformed and outdated government insurance system.

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We are not sure if the health department is sending around inspectors yet.

16/02/2026

Screen time is now one of the biggest challenges facing a child's development. This is something we can moderate

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08/02/2026

Excited to share that I have been part of publishing a children's book with a local author. The book and cover features some of my bird photography, a hobby that helps me de-stress. I am motivated to spread the love of nature and our planet amongst children and their parents. Nature is our key to wellbeing.

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Finally got to do a blog post about the latest edition in this series of books 'Words on Birds: Feathered Friends of the Danenongs'. This one I collaborated with Dr Nish Nayar, a birder friend, as he had images I didn't! Details below.

https://dandenong-ranges-photography.com.au/book-3-now-out/

17/12/2025

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Everything you feed your children will either feed or fight disease 😱

It doesn’t start at 40 — it starts at 10, and even before.

Every meal is a vote for their future biology, brain, and lifespan.

If we don’t take responsibility today, the body will collect the debt tomorrow.

Remember cancer’s fuel is processed sugar.

Choose wisely. Their future is on your plate.

05/11/2025

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27/08/2025

80-90% of what a doctor sees in any given day is related to our collective modern lifestyles. Many people (doctors included) simply do not understand this. Most of the complaints that afflict us are simply not seen in more traditional societies and cultures.

PLEASE NOTE, THIS IS NOT ABOUT BLAME. I understand that life can feel tough for so many people. But, we have to collectively understand that when we start paying attention to
👉🏾FOOD,
👉🏾MOVEMENT,
👉🏾SLEEP
👉🏾STRESS..it is amazing how many ‘downstream symptoms’ start to get better or even vanish.

Yes, I know that many people find change hard. But, having seen thousands of patients over the past 23 years, I am pretty clear on the key ingredients necessary for long term change.

Drop a ❤️ below if you found this a helpful reminder this morning. And, let me know below what small changes you are planning to introduce into your life?

11/08/2025

Exercise can come in many forms and is one of the best things people can do for their physical and mental health. Movement is medicine. 👣🧠🫀🫁👍

Many people struggle to stay active simply because they haven’t found an activity they truly enjoy.

The important thing to remember is that you don’t have to follow what others like; physical activity comes in many forms!💪

29/07/2025

Every boogie tells a story. 🌈

We all produce mucus, even when we're healthy. It's a barrier to the outside world that helps protect the organs in our bodies. But when our bodies detect a pathogen – whether bacteria or a virus – they produce more mucus to strengthen our physical and immune barriers.

So what can our mucus tell us about our health?

08/07/2025

"Professor Jon Emery studies the diagnosis and treatment of people with cancer in general practice — or primary care. He argues that GPs face a needle in a haystack problem with early-onset cancers. Diagnosing cancer in general practice is challenging," he says.

"If we think about a change in bowel habit, which is a common symptom of bowel cancer. Let's say there are a hundred people over 50 who come to see their GP with a change in bowel habit, about three to four of those will actually have bowel cancer. If you're over 70, it'll be about six (in a hundred)."

"But in under 50-year-olds, a hundred people presenting to their GP with a change in bowel habit, less than one of those will actually have a bowel cancer. So that's part of the challenge."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-08/cancer-early-onset-genx-millennials-screening-prevention/105495892?fbclid=IwY2xjawLZ3KBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFRZUFnMkVmUEFUelJvUzJuAR6-vrs-dsm4Krrjb-z6s6V5SgOfHlgVx9S2WnXymL-xcOd-WMP6YOhrWRJ2dA_aem_PBVaTz6KVeJuhN5Ewzyhpw

There are ways to change the steep cancer trajectories that gen X and millennials might be on.

03/07/2025

In complete agreement with this Cardiologist, all good points.

23/06/2025

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