Which nutritional type are you?
Are you more suited to a Paleo diet or Vegan/ vegetarian? Imagine your disappointment when you find out you desperately want to be a vegan but your body just can’t survive on a vegan diet; or you think Paleo sounds…
Hurray! The organic veggie patch has been planted!
The veggie patch has been planted. In goes the broccoli and kale, spinach and herbs – basil, chives, coriander, parsley and mint. Peas are going at the back as well as ginger and turmeric. There’s a selection of greens –…
My brush with death… not another one
We had a near miss last Saturday night at a restaurant in Brisbane which got me thinking about all things fatal. It was the kind of incident that’s over in a flash (pun intended) and it’s only when you…
Heirloom Seeds
I’ve been wanting my own veggie garden for ages now, but the business of life always gets in the way and the project was permanently put on the back burner. But last week I decided to procrastinate no more…
Chocolate – What’s the Sugarman bringing?
What are you eating when you buy a bar of chocolate? Is it one of those furtive, forbidden purchases that you choose on a whim, rush out of the shop as quickly as possible and then hide the evidence…
I’m not anxious, am I? Take our quiz to find out
Anxiety is now becoming one of the commonest problems people suffer from. Stress at work, money worries, relationship break-downs all contribute to keep us anxious all day long and often into the night. Many of us work long hours, almost…
Should I give up alcohol when trying to lose weight?
It’s the age old question, I want to lose weight, but can’t give up my glass of wine. Deep down we know that in any weight loss program, we should be limiting our alcohol intake but does it make…
The health service belongs to us
Did you know that we spend nearly 10% of our income on health care? 30% of our health spend comes directly out of our own pockets on private consultations, tests etc and the rest comes from government funding. But…
Weight Loss
Lose your Gut with the right Probiotics Now’s the time of year when many people want to get rid of those extra Xmas kilos. There’s plenty of advice to go round about what foods are good and what to avoid.…
Kid’s Health
Nits and Head Lice At this time of year, nits and head lice start to appear again. They are the bane of mums of school age children. A good hard frost generally gets rid of head lice during the winter…
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