Is Self-esteem Over-rated?
Wikipedia defines self-esteem as an emotional judgement that a person makes about their own worth. A google search of self-esteem reveals...
YOUR Better Health Update | Eating Smaller Meals More Often
Meal timings, quantity and type of food consumed at different times of the day can influence food intake and weight change. The time of...
YOUR Better Health Update | Myth vs Fact - Can you get good diet advice from the web?
There’s no doubt that the obesity rate continues to rise. It’s now thought that around 60% of Australian adults are overweight or obese....
IS 'FAKING IT' Actually Safe?
Fake tan has come a long way since orange palms and streaky ankles (well for most people!) but is our desire for the yearround ultimate...
GET FIT FOR SUMMER With Smash Fit PT
It is that time of year when most of you have just realised the weather is getting warm and “oh no” you haven’t trained all winter, you...
YOUR Better Health Update | Seafood and the Brain
Various studies have found an association between seafood consumption and a lower risk of dementia. This may be due to the long-chain n-3...
BRAIN-WISE THINKING FOR MANAGERS: Thinking Traps
The September issue explored how the human brain relies on two primary systems for making decisions. System 1 is fast, automatic and...
Dr Avery Answers Your Questions About BREAST REDUCTION Surgery
Thank you for emailing your questions about Breast Reduction surgery, also known as a Reduction Mammoplasty. This operation can be a...
BRAIN-WISE Thinking for Managers
Our brain is a complex network of neural connections that make millions of decisions every day. If organisations had the connectivity and...
YOUR Better Health Update: Mind-body Treatment for Chronic Low Back Pain
Low back pain is a common and, at times, a debilitating condition which is thought to affect between 70 and 90% of people at some point...
QUITE A Stretch
For many people, the idea of stretching seems to be spending a lot of time in the back of your mind gathering dust and not really getting...
THE HOW OF HAPPINESS
People generally rate happiness as important. In a recent study, Australians ranked happiness, not money, as the top measure of success....
UNDERSTAND YOUR LIFESTYLE to Become Pain-Free
Almost all of us experience pain in our joints and muscles at some point in time, with levels ranging from acute to chronic pain. When...
PREVENTING THE DREADED LURGY... Naturally!
Australian adults suffer from 2 to 4 colds a year with children contracting up to 10 colds a year. That’s an estimated 96 billion colds a...
GETTING BACK ON TRACK - Recovering from Depression
This is the final article in a 3-part series on depression. Articles 1 and 2 explored the subject of what depression is and some of the...
