ASK AVERY: Who are we?
AVERY is the team. With a touch of ‘tongue in cheek,’ we call ourselves the A-Team, but there is a certain truth in that description. I...
DIABETES - Are You at Risk?
In Australia, 280 people develop diabetes every day. That’s one person every five minutes. Diabetes is recognised as the world’s...
Call for Hormone Therapy Re-Think
A study of hip fracture risk at the Hunter Medical Research Institute could reignite the Hormone Replacement Therapy debate. Laureate...
Put Anxiety into the Past
It seems as though anxiety and panic attacks are the new health scourge of the western world. I know that half of the clients I see as a...
Sleep The Natural Reset Button
According to the 2016 Sleep health Survey of Australian Adults, 35% to 45% of Australian adults are not getting enough sleep. A lack of...
It’s time to ELEVATE!
Here we are once again, halfway through another year. It’s usually at this point we stop and wonder, “How did we get here so quickly yet...
MALE Breast Reduction Surgery
Some men experience overdevelopment of their breast tissue - known medically as gynaecomastia. An estimated 40-60% of men are affected...
RESILIENCE: Growing Through Challenges
In the last issue, I discussed the relationship between stress and performance. I suggested that stress can be both positive and...
Alternative Heart Procedure Offers Hope to ‘TIME BOMB’ Patients
A revolutionary technique providing an alternative to open heart surgery has reached a significant milestone at Lake Macquarie Private...
THE MINDFULNESS MOVEMENT
The health and fitness industry is being slowly revolutionised by the mindfulness movement, with a shift in perspective that is evolving...
The Zen of Chiropractic HealthCare
Generally speaking, there are two approaches we can take regarding our health: prevention and crisis care. Logically speaking, taking a...
Changes for a Long, Healthy Life
There are many ways that we can help ourselves, and even prepare ourselves for winter, and even hopefully avoid getting sick, or help...
What is Hypnotherapy and Who Can it Help?
Being under hypnosis is sometimes referred to as being in a state of focused absorption. The hypnotherapist skillfully facilitates a deep...
Pharmacy Matters | VITAMIN C... From Scurvy to the Common Cold
The recent birth of Prince Louie, son of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, has been celebrated...
ASK AVERY: Can the Separation of My Stomach Muscles be Repaired?
Stomach muscle separation or diastasis rectus abdominis is a medical condition that can occur after significant weight loss and as a...
