Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “On The Coast – Over 55”
by Diana Arundell – university qualified Naturopath and Nutritionist Prevention of most disease in the body is multifactorial meaning that there is not one magic thing you can do/take to prevent disease and likewise, there is not one thing solely that you can do that will create disease. It is more likely a collision of …
by Sam & Jordi Woods At the time of writing this article we are experiencing the Covid-19 Pandemic therefore, dealing with isolation, social distancing and adjusting to a “new” normal way of living in both our personal and work lives. With this disruption can also come the lack of motivation to get dressed each day when we may …
BY DORIAN MODE This is normally the section of the magazine where I goad yawl into travelling around this gorgeous country of ours. I’ve been penning this column – with Mrs Pictures – for some years now. It’s been fun. However, with the travel ban, I assumed I’d not be writing a column for this …
COVID-19 has turned everyone’s world upside down – and the implications are widespread. People moving into, or already living in aged care are feeling the stress with implications around how to manage the former home. A move into residential aged care often leaves the former home vacant and families with the dilemma of what to …
by Sarah Tolmie Using our emotions to evolve us beyond COVID-19 Well hasn’t life and love changed over the last few months? With the COVID-19 global pandemic our world will never be the same again. The individual and collective grief and losses are too many and too painful to inventory fully – death, financial collapse, …
by Diana Arundell The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in our sunny country may be hard to believe, however it is not only a reality but it’s a growing issue putting many Australians at risk of developing serious health conditions. Some of the conditions associated with vitamin D deficiency include increased risk of breast or …
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 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 Diana Arundell With 30-50% of Australian adults having high cholesterol it’s important to understand more about this substance and it’s impact on the body. Firstly cholesterol is essential for life. The cells in our body require cholesterol to function and many of our hormones are derived from cholesterol, so it certainly isn’t something to …
