The Sleep-Food Connection - How Your Diet Influences Your ZzzsByScott Henderson04 March 2024Mindful eating and specific dietary choices can hack the quality and duration of your sleep.Category:Nutrition, Healthy Sleep PracticesRead MoreWrite a Comment
Sleep is essential for good health - Top tips for a healthy sleepByJaime Rose Chambers03 March 2024Sleep is one of the most essential human functions. It’s a time where our body and mind switch from ‘doing,’ to recharging and repairing. There are so many factors that can affect our sleep and when sleep is impaired, it can have major consequences on our mental and physical health. Sleep impacts our immune system, respiratory and cardiovascular (heart) systems and our metabolism and ability to manage our weight. The good news is that there are some changes we can make to our diet, lifestyle and night time habits to improve sleep quality. Category:Healthy Lifestyle, Healthy Sleep PracticesRead MoreWrite a Comment
Skin Cancer's Relentless Grip on Australia, and How We Can Fight BackByScott Henderson01 March 2024Skin cancer has a profound impact on in Australia, yet despite its alarming prevalence there exist essential insights into protective measures against this pervasive threat to our health.Category:Healthy Lifestyle, Healthy LivingRead MoreWrite a Comment
Choosing the Right Mental Health Care Plan for YouByTammy George28 February 2024A mental health care plan (MHCP) is often the start of a person’s journey to better mental health.Category:Mental HealthRead MoreWrite a Comment
Navigating the Night - What Exactly is REM Sleep ?ByTammy George13 February 2024When reaching the end of the day and are off to a good night's sleep, our brains and bodies don't just shut down for the night when we hit the pillow. Far from it, the body enters essential repair and restoration work.Category:Healthy Sleep PracticesRead MoreWrite a Comment
Getting a Better Night's Sleep When Your Partner SnoresByTammy George08 March 2017A good night’s sleep is imperative for overall good health. If your partner is keeping you awake at night, you are probably not getting the quality restorative sleep you need to avoid health problems such as heart disease, diabetes and obesity.Category:Healthy Living, Healthy Sleep PracticesRead MoreWrite a Comment
Medical Gaslighting – How to Make Sure it Doesn’t Happen to You ByDr. Michela Sorensen16 August 2023Medical Gaslighting – it might be an “on trend” phrase, but it’s not a new, nor a light hearted issue. Medical gaslighting is the feeling of being dismissed or made to feel like it’s all in your head by a health professional and its a serious issue. As a doctor, here are my tips on how you can be your own advocate and make sure it doesn’t happen to you. Category:General Medical, Hospital StaysRead MoreWrite a Comment
Understanding and Managing Chronic Pain - Strategies for ReliefByTammy George24 July 2023Chronic pain is a debilitating condition that adversely impacts a person’s quality of life. Finding some relief can give them back productivity and enjoyment. Chronic pain is a debilitating condition that adversely impacts a person’s quality of life. Finding some relief can give them back productivity and enjoyment. Category:General Medical, Conditions and TreatmentsRead MoreWrite a Comment
Enhancing Wellbeing through Alternative Therapies - Acupuncture, Chiropractic and Traditional Chinese MedicineByTammy George24 July 2023Alternative therapies have enjoyed a resurgence in recent years with more people interested in a holistic approach to health and wellness. Find out more.Category:General MedicalRead MoreWrite a Comment
Women’s Health – Managing Your Period Symptoms Naturally ByDr. Michela Sorensen12 July 2023Menstrual cycle. Periods. Monthly. Call it what you will. It is a topic most women can relate to, yet still don’t feel comfortable talking about. Research shows 90% of women experience some symptoms related to their period. So lets look at some simple, natural ways women can manage the most common menstrual symptoms. Category:General Medical, Conditions and TreatmentsRead MoreWrite a Comment
Nutrition and OsteoporosisByJaime Rose Chambers30 August 2023Our bones form our physical structure, they hold us upright and keep us moving. When our body takes calcium from our bones to use in the body and doesn’t have the nutrients available from our diet to replace them, over time bone becomes brittle. This leads to osteopenia, and the more serious, osteoporosis and increases the risk of bone fractures. It’s estimated 1 million Australians have osteoporosis. We can’t reverse it but we can make some diet and lifestyle changes to stop further bone loss and potentially build back some bone. Category:Nutrition, Healthy Lifestyle, Healthy LivingRead MoreWrite a Comment
Five top tips to recover from a fitness event ByEm Batger30 August 2023That moment when you cross the finish line of a challenge you have been training towards for a while can be one of mixed emotions. The huge surge of endorphins make you feel almost euphoric amongst the exhaustion, the elation and relief that it’s over. Even though it’s all done and dusted you owe it to your body to recover properly. How? Read on to find my top five tips to recovery after a big fitness event. Category:Fitness, Healthy Living, Injury and RehabilitationRead MoreWrite a Comment
Alcohol and Our Health - Is there a safe drinking limitByJaime Rose Chambers27 August 2023Alcohol has long been part of many cultures and is still an integral part of many celebrations and events. It’s often also abused and used in excess, at the least making you feel pretty awful, and at its worst, can be fatal to you and to others, such as from road accidents and domestic violence. After decades of research and data collection, The World Health Organisation has recently released a statement on the safest level of drinking and guidelines to keep you and others around you safe from alcohol harm. Category:Nutrition, Healthy Lifestyle, Healthy LivingRead MoreWrite a Comment
Do Couples That Train Together Really Stay Together?ByScott Henderson12 July 2023You don’t have to look much further than the Hemsworths, the Robards, or the Beckhams to realise that working out as a couple can turn in impressive results. But the real benefits go beyond the physical.Category:Fitness, Healthy LivingRead MoreWrite a Comment
Sleep – Why You Need to Start Making it a Priority ByDr. Michela Sorensen18 March 2022Sleep is a foundational pillar of health, and the quality of your sleep can impact not just your physical energy in the morning but your mental and emotional health, too. Join us this year for World Sleep Day 2022 in promoting quality sleep worldwide.Category:Mental Health, General MedicalRead MoreWrite a Comment
Bad sleep makes a good life very difficultByDr. Happy 16 March 2022When most people think of health and wellbeing, they typically think about exercise and diet, which is great, because both of those are extremely important. But there’s another “pillar” of health and wellbeing that’s far too often ignored, discounted, or underappreciated; and that’s sleep. Category:Mental Health, General MedicalRead MoreWrite a Comment
Why is sleep so important?ByEm Batger11 March 2022Sleep is one of the biggest restorative activities that we as humans can do. Arguably just as important (if not more) that a healthy diet and regular exercise; yet it’s something that’s neglected by a large majority of usCategory:Mental Health, General MedicalRead MoreWrite a Comment
Chronic Pain and the Link to Mental HealthByTammy George24 February 2022Chronic pain doesn’t just have a devastating toll on physical health, but can also impact their mental health and wellbeing, and overall quality of life.Category:Mental Health, General MedicalRead MoreWrite a Comment