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by Maryanne Sayers One of the things I hear all the time when first working with a family having problems with their baby’s sleeping is “We were just waiting for it to get better” or “People were telling us it would all work out” or “Friends were telling us to just do what we needed …
by Diana Arundell Asian countries including China, Japan, Korea and India have been using green tea for its therapeutic qualities for thousands of years. The Chinese culture have acknowledged the importance of green tea in their daily life and the ancient Chinese proverb “better to be deprived of food for three days, than tea for …
by Jenna Logan The word placenta comes from the Latin word for ‘cake’, and is Greek for ‘flat’. Together it is a flat cake referencing its round, flat appearance. Some like to refer to it as the Tree of Life again referring to its appearance as the veins and arteries look like a tree with …
by Janet Rourke Have you ever found yourself going out in sympathy when your partner was pregnant and having some of these symptoms? Morning sickness, nausea, appetite changes Dizziness Irritability Cravings Headaches Stomach upsets including heartburn, abdominal pain, gas and bloating Weight gain Difficulty with sleeping Increased or frequent urination Leg cramps Back ache Breast …
by Meegan Vale The benefits of resistance training for health and fitness are well known, especially for increasing strength and power. Often people only think of resistance training as being appropriate for young athletic individuals; however, there are many very important benefits for seniors, with some below that you may not know about. What is …
by Diana Arundell Amidst all the ‘fashionable’ diets that come and go, the low ‘FODMAP’ diet is one which has solid research behind it, showing that it can significantly improve gastro intestinal symptoms in many people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and clinically I have seen patients with inflammatory bowel disease also experience relief. It …
By Sharon Bradshaw AWCS Wound Care Nurse. MSc Tissue Viability, BSc Hons Biology, Dip RN, Lymphoedema Level 1 Cert Lymphoedema is a long-term (chronic) condition that is incurable, and often debilitating condition that can affect the sufferer both mentally and physically altering their quality of life. However, there is hope as it can be …
by Sarah Tolmie My favourite public holiday is New Years Day. It’s like the Universe gifts me a clean slate. A fresh unblemished diary. A new start. Yes, I am one of those dreamers – waking up for the first day of the year for a sunrise ocean plunge. I love writing gratitudes in a …
Words by Dorian Mode. Photos by Lydia Thorpe You may recall last year I wrote about seniors’ love affair with Norfolk Island. Well, now I’m going to show ewes how to do it on the cheap. Norfolk Island is a paradise that keeps beckoning. It’s such a popular senior destination that you rarely see …
by Christine David Did Santa bring you a new smart phone for Christmas? Or maybe you treated yourself to a new handset while everyone else was in queue for the January sales? Now that you have your shiny new toy – I mean, phone – you need to work your way through the initial setup …
