How to Make Movement a Regular Habit for a Healthier Life ByDr Gina Cleo13 May 2024Making movement a regular habit can sound daunting, but with the right tools, it’s within reach for everyone. By redefining exercise, prioritising consistency over intensity, seeking accountability, finding joy in movement, and practicing flexibility, you can create a lifelong movement habit that nourishes your body, mind, and soul. So, lace up your sneakers, stretch those muscles, and get ready for a journey toward a healthier, more vibrant you. Category:Fitness, Healthy Lifestyle, Healthy LivingRead MoreWrite a Comment
Smell Yourself Well - The benefits of aromatherapy on Physical, Mental, and Emotional HealthByScott Henderson12 May 2024Cheap and easily accessible, harnessing smell can prove to be an effective mechanism in safeguarding your health.Category:Mental Health, Healthy Living, Stress and AnxietyRead MoreWrite a Comment
Practical Tips for Mum’s Trying to Look After Their Mental Health ByDr. Michela Sorensen12 May 2024For many mums the concepts of self-care, exercise and sleep are a farfetched dream. So, with everyone telling you this is what you need to foster good mental health, as a mum how do you keep afloat? Here are some simple and realistic things you can do to look after your mental health. Category:Mental Health, Self-Care, First Time ParentsRead MoreWrite a Comment
Walking Your Way to Wellness - Is 10,000 Steps a Day Effective?ByPaula Ortiz01 May 2024Emerging as more than a mere trend, aiming for 10,000 daily steps is now a global movement towards achieving a healthier lifestyle. But beyond how good this sounds, is this goal effective in driving all of us towards better health outcomes?Category:Fitness, Healthy LivingRead MoreWrite a Comment
Tossing and turning - Unravelling the enigma of sleep and stressByDr. Leanne Hall 19 April 2024Stress and sleep are entangled in a vicious cycle. Cortisol, the stress hormone plays a pivotal role. When stress increases, sleep is disrupted. When we can’t sleep, we feel more stressed. While so many Australians’ report disrupted and poor sleep due to stress, there are ways you can break the cycle. Category:Healthy Sleep PracticesRead MoreWrite a Comment
Want a Better Night’s Sleep? 9 Natural Ways to Sleep BetterByTammy GeorgeEveryone feels better after good night’s sleep. Follow our guide for falling asleep faster for a night of deep, restorative sleep.Category:Healthy Living, Healthy Sleep PracticesRead MoreWrite a Comment
How to Sleep When Pregnant – Try These Pregnancy Sleeping Positions for a Restful Night’s SleepByTammy GeorgeThere is so much to think about when you’re pregnant that the last thing you want to be concerned with is your sleeping position. By the halfway mark of your pregnancy, it is ideal to find the most comfortable and healthy place and stay with it.Category:Maternity Care, Healthy Sleep Practices, PregnancyRead MoreWrite a Comment
How Screens Can Affect our SleepByTammy George09 August 2017Switching off your device can mean the difference between a good and poor night of sleep. But our ‘always on’ digital lifestyles make it hard to do just that. Find out why sleep is impacted by our screens and what you can do to reduce their impact.Category:Healthy Living, Healthy Sleep PracticesRead MoreWrite a Comment
10 tips for How to Get to Sleep QuickerByTammy George24 June 2017What can you do when sleep doesn’t come easily? Try these 10 tips.Category:Healthy Living, Healthy Sleep PracticesRead MoreWrite a Comment
A Comprehensive Guide to Preventing Sports InjuriesByTammy George05 December 2023Exercise and playing sports are essential to staying fit and healthy. But playing sports can also cause injuries that disrupt physical activity and everyday life.Category:Fitness, General MedicalRead MoreWrite a Comment
Diet and Prostate Cancer - How can men take control and reduce their risk?ByJaime Rose Chambers01 December 2023Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australia and the most commonly diagnosed cancer among Australian men, however survival rates are relatively high and continuing to improve as more is discovered. Diet, lifestyle and complementary therapy use is common in men for prevention as well as those who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer because there is now some promising research to show it may help to prevent or slow the disease. Category:Nutrition, General Medical, Healthy LivingRead MoreWrite a Comment
The Role of Nutrition in Breast CancerByJaime Rose Chambers02 November 2023When it comes to breast cancer, we can’t control risk factors such as genetics and age, but certain diet and lifestyle factors we can. More women these days are surviving breast cancer and research is showing that there are some specific things we can do, such as eating more plants, exercise and limiting alcohol, that may either prevent breast cancer developing, and it’s recurrence and survival after a diagnosis. Category:Nutrition, General Medical, Conditions and TreatmentsRead MoreWrite a Comment
5 Symptoms No Women Should Ignore ByDr. Michela Sorensen02 September 2023While we are making inroads when it comes to talking about women’s health issues, there are still a lot of very common issues we don’t talk about. Whether it be fear or embarrassment, women still face barriers when it comes to accessing healthcare. So, this Women’s Health Week, lets look at 5 very common, but lesser talked about, symptoms that no women should ignore. Category:General Medical, Healthy Living, Conditions and TreatmentsRead MoreWrite a Comment
How to Integrate Meditation into Everyday Life for Enhanced WellbeingByTammy George26 September 2023Starting a mindfulness journey is often one of those things left at the bottom of the list because "there’s no time" or "it's not for me". Could that be you?Category:Healthy LivingRead MoreWrite a Comment
The Power of Positive Thinking - Cultivating Optimism for Better HealthByTammy George26 September 2023The power of the mind isn’t just a popular saying. Our minds are powerful and can influence many facets of our lives positively and negatively.Category:Healthy LivingRead MoreWrite a Comment
5 Symptoms No Women Should Ignore ByDr. Michela Sorensen02 September 2023While we are making inroads when it comes to talking about women’s health issues, there are still a lot of very common issues we don’t talk about. Whether it be fear or embarrassment, women still face barriers when it comes to accessing healthcare. So, this Women’s Health Week, lets look at 5 very common, but lesser talked about, symptoms that no women should ignore. Category:General Medical, Healthy Living, 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
Coping With A Negative News CycleByScott Henderson04 April 2022There’s a lot going on in the world right now, and anxiety is totally normal. However there are some useful tips to cope with the stress.Category:Mental HealthRead MoreWrite a Comment
Yet another article about mindfulness - But one that’s a bit differentByDr. Happy 24 March 2022Mindfulness can be used to observe any and every internal and external phenomenon of human life. So, in addition to observing feelings and thoughts, the focus of mindfulness can be on behaviours and habits (good and bad), eating and exercising, interactions with others and even responses to global issues and events. Category:Mental HealthRead 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