General Wellness
Drugs and Sport
There has been so much “talk” in the news recently regarding drugs and sport that it’s been hard not to miss. Even for me, someone who consciously tries to avoid listening to the news or
June 2, 2008
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Day: June 2, 2008
Children's Nutrition
The Latest Eye Candy – “GM” Foods
With all the television “make-over” shows it seems apt to discuss the genetic make-over that many more of our foods are set to undergo. According to the Age Newspaper a Federal Government report stated AUSTRALIAN
June 2, 2008
General Wellness
Exercise that’s right for you!
We discussed in “Post Natal Blues and a Lack of Nooky” that everyone feels better when they exercise. Choosing activities that will suit your current lifestyle makes exercising easier! Even being a little overweight can
June 2, 2008
General Wellness
Parenting Blues or a Lack of Nooky?
“Where there is great love there are always miracles.” Willa Cather I was reading an article the other day titled “making out after baby”. The piece discussed some common beliefs around ‘delivery-room trauma’ and sex
June 2, 2008
Children's Nutrition
Iron – Are you concerned about your children?
I often get asked about children and adequate iron. With rapid growth rates, infants, young children, adolescence and pregnant women all have fairly high iron requirements. Deficiency in childhood can result in; – lowered immunity
June 2, 2008
Children's Nutrition
Organic Food – How Expensive Is It?
I’m always curious when people say, “Oh, organic food is just too expensive.” There still largely appears to be a stigma right across the board, right across the variations in family incomes, that organic food
June 2, 2008
Children's Nutrition
Food Issues or Personality Challenges
Last week a mother said to me, “I am not going to feed my second daughter all the specific foods, she can eat what she likes. I did that with my first child and she’s
June 2, 2008
Holistic Parenting
Gender Equality
I had the privilege of attending a Women’s Forum a few weeks back and I’ve been contemplating some of the content these last few weeks. There were many questions posed as to why females don’t
June 2, 2008
Children's Nutrition
Delicious Wholesome Breakfast
I originally got the recipe through a girlfriend’s book “Changing Habits, Changing Lives“/ Cyndi O’Meara, which has been a nutritional resource for our family over the years. This particular wholesome breakfast, interestingly, always seems to
June 2, 2008
Children's Nutrition
Nature-Made (i.e. God doesn’t make junk)
This week I was contemplating yet again the simple rule – that if what you are eating is made by nature, and you are eating it in it’s purest form (ie. it’s not been processed
June 2, 2008
General Wellness
Loving what you do!!
I had the great pleasure, in the last few weeks, of “filling-in” for some of our chiropractors who were away on holidays. I was fortunate to be able to do just a few shifts, where
June 2, 2008
Pregnancy
Minimising Morning Sickness
One of our team members at work has been experiencing quite severe morning sickness over the last few months. The poor love really has had a rough first trimester…. As I consider the conversations we’ve
June 2, 2008
Holistic Parenting
“Well” Days
I was reminded the other day of the importance of consistently teaching our children the benefits of good health. Sometimes it’s tricky reinforcing that; Being ill is not a ‘bad’ thing, because each time they
June 2, 2008
General Wellness
“Self-Observation”
Well it has been an ‘interesting’ week for our family. I say interesting because I’ve had plenty of circumstances/scenarios arise – to allow for some serious ‘self –observation’. This process of self-observation is the principle
June 2, 2008
Birthing
Epidurals and Breastfeeding Challenges
Australian research published December 2006(1) suggests that epidurals given during childbirth can result in difficulty establishing breastfeeding. The results showed that of 1280 women, those who had had an epidural were less likely to fully
June 2, 2008
