Most of us are a little guilty, no? Too much sitting, not enough…well, non-sitting? The scary facts and figures of a sedentary lifestyle have been plastered across media outlets and health campaigns for some time now, but if you’d like a quick memory refresher, here they are: 1. Men who were sedentary for more than […]
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What you eat and how much you consume makes a difference when it comes to cancer. The National Cancer Institute estimates that roughly one-third of all cancer deaths may be diet related. What you eat can hurt you, but it can also help you. Many common foods contain cancer-fighting properties, from the antioxidants that neutralize
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Insomnia is the most common sleep complaint encountered in clinical practice, whereby 70% of the population has suffered from it at least one point in their lives. Although insomnia is a common sleep complaint, it is often not a single disorder. It can often be a symptom of another problem. In order to best treat
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We know that a little stress can be inevitable in life, and not particularly detrimental to your health. However, when you’re constantly feeling under pressure — overwhelmed, anxious, completely frazzled — the effects can actually add up to something dangerous. As if a clear, peaceful mind wasn’t incentive enough to de-stress, we rounded up some
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There are enough research articles circling through cyberspace to show very strong evidence that diet and depression and profoundly linked. However, is diet a cause of depression or an aggravating factor? Well, though there is plenty of evidence that there is an association, and that fast food increases the risk of depression (while the Mediterranean
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Finding it hard to get through a day without a cup of caffeine on hand? People often hit an energy slump at 3pm, and if they’re not reaching for another coffee, they are often looking for a sugary pick-me-up. Discover what you can eat for better concentration. The first thing is to include meals and
How you can eat your way out of a bad mood. Who doesn’t want to know how they can improve their mood by eating certain foods? Before you run out and grab yourself a packet of lollies for an energy hit, here are some scientifically proven mood lifting foods which may be much better options.
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Many individuals today are striving to take greater control over their health. For some, this goal stems from a desire to lead a more natural, healthy life. Others may be driven to learn more about their options for healthcare due to the rising cost of modern medical services or after having received improper care or
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The many detergents, disinfectants, polishes, and glass cleaners available to us are expensive, chemical-based, and needlessly expose our families and our environment to highly dangerous and toxic ingredients. If you take a trip down the cleaning aisle at the supermarket, it would seem you can’t keep a clean house without loading your shopping trolley with
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In life there are many genuine reasons to feel sad, to get angry, to feel anxious or to feel resentful. The death of a loved one, the loss of a job, being disregarded in your work or personal life, the collapse of a marriage, the ongoing challenges of the material world that we live in…
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by Debbie Leigh, Naturopath. We are designed to deal with stress. The fight, flight response which is otherwise called our Stress Response System (SRS) gets called into action in response to stressful events in our lives. However, is stress a modern epidemic? Perhaps the modern epidemic is a shift in our ability to cope with
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It’s estimated that only 1% of the population escapes having a headache throughout their entire life. About 90% of the population get at least one headache each year. Of that about a quarter gets a migraine headache at some point in their lifetime. Headaches, although common, are not normal. The headache itself is a symptom
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There are some things that should be in every body’s natural home medicine cupboard. Of course, we always recommend seeking the expertise of a health professional, such as a Naturopath, in order to determine which herbs or remedies are right for you and your particular constitution. It can be dangerous business self-medicating, even if the
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If you could do something very simple to conceive a baby would you do it? Imagine a car. Let’s say it’s not running well and you spend a lot of time and a lot of money fixing the engine. You spend months doing it up with new parts and spend a lot of money making
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by Peter Delaney, Acupuncturist, Naturopath & Senior Practitioner Life as a male has its own challenges which are quite different to those of the females in our lives. For one we have a different driving physiology; testosterone being the big one. When we are in teens, it’s about being fearless and taking sometimes unnecessary risks
Seeing our children sick is awful. A lot of the time, we feel powerless and reach for Panadol and antibiotics because that is all we know. Studies show that using Panadol in the first year of life for fever greatly increases the chances of asthma in 6-7 year-olds as well as being associated with an
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by Mary Melling, Senior Practitioner. The chronic degenerative diseases of aging are now known to be partly inheritance but mostly due to life style. We hear terrifying facts these days that many children being born now will not outlive their parents. The baby boomers however are expected to live longer than ever. We have two
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Many people know that echinacea is good for colds. Just like they know ginseng is good for energy. While the good news is that natural remedies are becoming more well known for their health benefits, the bad news is that a lot of people are self-prescribing these remedies because they have “heard” that it will
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