Forget Me Not
In 2022 almost 490,000 Australians were living with dementia and over 1.6 million people were involved in the care of someone with the condition....
What is fermentation?
Part 1 – Fermented Foods
Fermentation is a natural process where microorganisms (bacteria and yeast) break carbohydrates down into acid and/or alcohol. Fermentation essentially breaks...
Are you searching for a solution to back pain?
Back pain is common. 80% of us will suffer with it at some time.
What solutions are out there?
Panadol is common, as is ibuprofen. Heat...
Happy Heads to lend a helping hand
Happy Heads is a new local mental health service run by cousins Roz Dawson and Therese Cameron — two passionate individuals wanting to improve...
Being present
Being present in the here and now is becoming increasingly difficult. I know that the more I have to do and therefore the more...
Can you pass the old man test?
“Can you pass the old-man-test?” asks a cheeky, muscled-up personal trainer on YouTube. Let’s just call him Chad. Of course, none of us even...
Is movement the most important thing of all?
Is movement the most important thing of all?
Possibly not. But very high on my ‘most important things’ list, is movement.
For babies and toddlers, movement...
Keeping reading accessible for people with dementia
In 2022 almost 490,000 Australians were living with dementia and over 1.6 million people were involved in the care of someone with dementia. Dementia...
Self-care – is it just a catchphrase?
It seems that since COVID-19 has been around, that the term 'self-care' has been the catchphrase du jour. The concept of self-care has actually...
I’m so dizzy, my head is spinning
I think most of us take a fully functioning body for granted. We don’t appreciate when our lower back doesn’t ache, or when we...
What is Covert Trauma?
We tend to attribute the concept of ‘trauma’ typically to calamitous events. These events can cause lasting physical or psychological trauma, or both. Events...
Leave teeth whitening to your dentist
The thought of having anyone but a dental professional perform any procedure to my teeth makes me cringe, but the rise in shopping centre...
