Understanding Depression
The World Health Organisation has now ranked depression as the leading cause of ill health. This places it ahead of medical illnesses...
WHAT IS RESILIENCE? And why is it Important?
It is good to see that the subject of wellbeing is now seriously examined in the workplace. Many workplaces have begun to introduce...
HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY Connections
In my last article (Dec/Jan issue) I wrote about the importance of finding connection and how being connected is one of our most basic...
FACE THE FACTS and ditch the soft drinks!
Got a thirst in this hot weather? Before you go to the fridge and grab a soft drink read this first! If there’s one thing our qualified...
Sugar: THE MYSTERY INGREDIENT
Sugar is a cheap ingredient and is used to enhance the flavour of food products. Food manufacturers understand human nature and by adding...
How to Detox with ACTIVATED CHARCOAL
Activated charcoal is made from a few different sources, but the best is produced from bamboo or coconut shell. (Note to self: don’t head...
HEALTH FACTS: How do we stack up against the rest of the world?
What does it mean when we say a person is 'healthy' or 'unhealthy'? At a simple level, one can view the concept of health by focusing on...
Finding Connection in our Personal Lives
The Christmas and New Year season is a time when our focus shifts away from work to our personal lives. Many of us look forward to...
Dealing with Workplace Bullying
Work provides important health benefits, including opportunities for learning, achievement and social relationships - but against this...
Hunter Imaging Group Centre for Excellence
The Hunter Imaging Group has opened a new state-of-the-art PET-CT and MRI Centre of Excellence. For many years now Hunter Imaging has...
MIX IT UP WITH GROUP TRAINING
Have you hit a plateau in your training? Are you feeling less motivated to get into the gym? Is your healthy eating taking a hit because...
STRESS, SLEEP AND WELLBEING
With the arrival of the cold and flu season, many people find themselves in need of more rest. For others, a sense of overload and...
Better Skin Starts Now!
“What, if anything, would you like to change about your face?” This was a question posed in a consumer and plastic surgery poll of 510...
Preventing Australia’s fastest growing chronic disease.
By the time Easter hits our resolutions are starting to waver and the lure of creamy, chocolate eggs and buttery, hot cross buns provides...
Get to know your IMMUNE SYSTEM
What is autoimmune? It is when the immune system malfunctions and starts to see some part of its normal anatomy as a problem, so it...
