Health
Where do you keep your vitamins?
If you are taking vitamin supplements it pays to think about where you’re storing them! – IF you answered in the bathroom cabinet or on top of the fridge, then you are probably compromising their nutritional value. According to a study from Purdue University, published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, high humidity [...] Read more...
Tips for deep sleep
If you’ve ever lain awake at night wishing sleep would come (and are sick of counting imaginary sheep!) then these tips might be for you. – INSOMNIA makes life miserable for three million Australians, and more women than men are affected. Try these self-help strategies. 1. Eat to sleep An amino acid called tryptophan, found [...] Read more...
Wonderful walnuts!
Want to try to avoid vascular disease (hardening of the arteries) – this study suggests a handful of walnuts just might be the way forward. Do you eat walnuts as part of your everyday diet? Do you think they help keep you healthy? – IN a study published in Diabetes Care, a Yale University team [...] Read more...
Keeping your eyes healthy
As it’s Glaucoma Week (6th -12th March), we thought an article on eye health was just the ticket! We only have one set, so it pays to keep them in tip-top shape! – WE can take our eyes for granted but we rely on them so much in everyday life. We use them to navigate [...] Read more...
Twitter yourself fitter!
Who thought social media could be good for your health?! Have you kept (or are keeping!) a food diary to help manage your weight? Share your experiences with us here! – THERE’S a new food diary on Twitter that forces you to eat healthier by making everyone see what you are and aren’t consuming. Stress, [...] Read more...
Summer food safety
The sun’s out, the snags are on the barbie, the cheese, dips and salad are out ready…in the sun! Here’s a timely reminder with some food safety tips, ready for the busy social season ahead. – WITH 5.4 million people experiencing food poisoning in Australia each year, food safety is something we should all want [...] Read more...
Sun safety quiz
How much do you know about sun safety? Take this quiz from mydr.com.au & test your knowledge!! – http://www.mydr.com.au/quiz/sun-safety-quiz Article source: www.mydr.com.au/quiz/sun-safety-quiz Image source: africa / www.freedigitalphotos.net www.freedigitalphotos.net/images/view_photog.php?photogid=1803 Read more...
It isn’t easy being queasy
Summer holidays inevitable involve a car/train/plane trip. Not something to look forward to when you suffer from motion sickness. We’ve found an article you might find interesting – have any of these worked for you? – IF you’re hitting the road, hopping on a plane or sailing the high seas this summer, make sure that [...] Read more...
Healthy Holidays
Getting sick on your holidays is the pits, here is an article with some common holiday aliments and tips to counteract or stave them off! – LOVE getting off the beaten track but hate the tummy upsets that all too often go with it? Still paying off the physio bills after you did your back [...] Read more...
Clean out your bathroom
Cleaning never ends, does it?! But there is good reason for doing a good old fashioned spring clean – even in summer! Don’t let bacteria and nasties build up, read on for more tips from Homelife! – It is the bathroom equivalent of the kitchen spice cabinet – a clutter of products tried once and [...] Read more...
