Was it your new year’s resolution to cease smoking? What a great health change to stop smoking this year. This is the single best gift you can give your body to be smoke free going forward. We all know stopping smoking is difficult – but help is at hand! Different things work for different people…
Australia has the highest rates of skin cancer in the world, with two in every three Australians diagnosed with skin cancer before the age of 70. This is largely due to our climate, the fact that many of us have fair skin that isn’t suited to such harsh conditions, our proximity to the equator and our…
Two million plus Australians are affected by the debilitating symptoms of migraines. A recognised medical condition, migraines can affect anyone, but women are three times as likely to be sufferers as well as those under the age of 40. For about half of all people who get migraines they are an inherited condition. Migraines are…
Many doctors patients get very glum when they are told that they have “heart failure” and that is understandable, -it sounds terrible doesn’t it? However it is not as bad as it sounds. “Heart failure” means that the heart is not pumping as well as it once was. The heart is weakened, and will need some…
For most of us the onset of summer is a time to enjoy the great outdoors. For sufferers of hay fever it an be anything but. Hay fever, known as seasonal allergic rhinitis, is a pollen allergy affecting millions of Australians every year. Symptoms are caused by the body’s response to inhaling pollen, causing inflammation of…
Eczema is an inflamed condition of the skin that usually begins before babies are 12 months old. The affected skin is dry, red and itchy. Sometimes these areas of skin can become cracked, weepy and scab over. Babies usually have it on their face. The rash can also sometimes appear on their scalp, behind their…
Depression If we look honestly at our lives, we will admit they look somewhat like a roller coaster. Our lives are not static, however much we would like them to be, and try to make them. Life changes, and our normal human response is to grieve what’s gone, and fear what is new and unknown….
Benefits of regular exercise: Regular exercise can prevent and reverse age-related decreases in muscle mass and strength, improve balance, flexibility, and endurance, and decrease the risk of falls in the elderly. Regular exercise can help prevent coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes, obesity, and high blood pressure. Regular, weight-bearing exercise can also help prevent osteoporosis by…
Animals play an important role in many people’s lives. In addition to seeing-eye dogs and dogs that can be trained to detect seizures, animals can also be used in occupational therapy, speech therapy, or physical rehabilitation to help patients recover.1 Aside from these designated therapeutic roles, animals are also valued as companions, which can certainly…
