What’s this about Alkaline Vs Acid?
October 13, 2015

Although it is difficult to find hard evidence that an alkaline forming diet is better for you, there is some initial evidence starting to grow indicating that a diet low [...]

Are you injured? Have you had surgery? These foods help recovery
October 4, 2015

Injuries happen. The question is: after they happen, how can you help the body heal? For most people, the idea that nutrition can play a powerful role in injury recovery [...]

Are you one of the 20% of Australians that need a Comorbidity Specialist?
August 17, 2015

About half of all Australians have a chronic disease, and around 20% have at least two, according to new data released online recently by the Australian Institute of Health and [...]

“Mindful” Exercise – Physical Activity to improve Mental Well Being
July 22, 2015

The Mental Health Council of Australia reported that almost half of the total population experience a mental health disorder at some point in the lifetime. The estimated health costs associated [...]

Is your workplace ‘moving’ with the times?
May 7, 2015

The results of a recently released study by the Heart Foundation has revealed more than half of Australia’s workers do not do enough exercise to be healthy. A quarter said [...]

Now is the time to act on obesity and lifestyle diseases
April 4, 2015

The recently launched “Australian Heart Disease Statistics 2014” compendium has revealed some worrying trends. The most comprehensive set of statistics on cardiovascular disease ever compiled in Australia indicates that obesity [...]

Making the most of your fitbit, vivofit, polar loop and iphone 6 activity trackers
March 9, 2015

With the arrival of the Fitbit, jawbone, vivofit, polar loop and iPhone 6, it has become increasingly popular to track ones steps throughout the day as a means of monitoring [...]

Hill running and Achilles and Calf injury
February 22, 2015

Coming into the time of year where the runners among us are starting to get serious about training for the race season, recently published research out of Brigham Young University [...]

Incidental Exercise: A key component of accelerated fat loss
February 16, 2015

Incidental Exercise is a combination of habitual movements you perform from day to day and a series of more structured regular exercise that can be incorporated into everyday life. As [...]

Is your exercise as effective as it could be for weight loss?
November 20, 2014

Have you been exercising and exercising, trying to lose weight but still not seeing any results? It could be that you are not exercising effectively.  There are misconceptions when it [...]