Take the opportunity to read this carefully because I’m talking about a whole new world of health, good looks, renewed and improved energy and weight loss; in fact, a new year and the start of a new vital you. What is more important than that?

The approach I take, which is determined by a comprehensive holistic analysis of your health will do the following:

• it will lower your body fat in a safe, effective way without dieting

• it will lower your blood insulin levels which will help control your cravings and your appetite

• it will set up a situation where your body will burn fat for energy

• with the right nutrients and a gentle exercise program, it will improve and maintain muscle tone

• it will fix imbalances in your sugar handling metabolism (tiredness, excessive hunger, sleepiness after meals

• it will detoxify your body and eliminate digestive disturbances (bloating, excessive gas)

• for females it will improve (sometimes dramatically) symptoms of hormonal imbalance such as PMT, hot flushes and low libido

• it will make you feel more relaxed and better able to cope with stress

So, start the new year off on a positive note and put some time and energy into your health. You’ll love the new you.

Did you ever think that you might be too acidic?

Dr John Pirie Chiropractor & Applied Kinesiologist 19 Coral Street, Maleny Phone: 5435 2155

www.siaholistichealth.com.au

AFFIRMATIONS are one of many processes we can use to improve almost every area of our lives. And while most people are used to thinking of affirmations as part of a spoken or written process which is used intentionally to help direct the subconscious to seek out more positive outcomes in specific or all areas of their experience, there are many other ways through which we influence the deeper organising power of our subconscious mind.

Each time we look in the mirror we are affirming what we think or hold true about ourselves. Each time we look at another person or the world we are affirming some opinion or belief.

Every time we prepare food or drink for ourselves we are affirming our love for our body and the depth of caring we have for our wellbeing. Every time we interact with our partners or our children we are affirming our feelings for them. Every time we make a financial transaction we affirm our feelings about our wealth potential and our financial beliefs.

In fact every time we engage in some interaction with the world we are affirming a conscious or unconscious belief we have about the world and us. All this may be non verbal but still the messages can hold powerful communications and directions for our inner minds to use as cues for our future experience. And so it may be a good thing to start the New Year, by developing a greater sense of being present and noticing what we are in fact affirming so that we can weed out the ones that don’t work for us and amplify those which do.

For instance, take a moment to smile at your reflection and remember how incredible you really are. And chose the best most delicious and nutritious food and drink you can, you deserve it. When interacting with your partner or loved ones make eye contact, let them see that you love them and that you’re taking time to really be present with them.

In all financial dealings cheerfully apply the highest understanding you have and keep your heart open to unexpected good fortune.

Marisa Kliese is a Clinical Member Aust. Counselling Assoc. Fellow Holistic Life Coach. Reiki Master. Fellow Aust. Natural Therapists Assoc. Marisa can be contacted on5494 2627.

Let Maleny Gym help you achieve your health goals in an “all weather” friendly environment.

Your greatest wealth is your health… a statement that is so simple but so true!

LET MALENY GYM help you achieve your health goals in an “all weather” friendly environment.

Our fully qualified and registered trainers have a combined industry experience of more than 50 years, with varying interests. We can cater for all fitness and mobility levels and work closely with health professionals.

Maleny Physiotherapy in conjunction with Maleny Gym has recently added a second circuit class for local Veterans.

A Friday class for Blackall Range Care Group clients has also been added.

This year will see the return of our popular early morning circuit classes with Paula (see picture right).

If group exercise isn’t right for you, individual programs are included in your membership and are updated on a regular basis.

We will have an information booth at the Community Hall Kiosk on 21 January – 9am to midday followed by an Open Day at the Gym on 28 January from 7am to midday.

Come along and have a chat and remember there are only two requirements for exercise – that…

1. You do it

2. You continue to do it

Did you ever think that you might be too acidic?

If you’re feeling tired and sluggish, you probably are, but go through the following information and ask yourself – do you have some or most of the following symptoms as these are definite indicators of excess acidity.

• General mental and physical fatigue

• Joint pain or stiffness especially in the morning

• Hormonal symptoms such as nasty PMT, heavy or painful periods and menopausal symptoms such as hot flushes

• Symptoms of intolerance to carbohydrates like cravings for sweets, always hungry, bloating

• Blood sugar handling problems such as sleepiness after meals, get tired when you stop

• Feel flat, depressed, non motivated (it is virtually impossible to feel good when you’re acidic)

• Weight gain and fat storage – because of the sluggish metabolism, acidic people struggle with their weight and find it very difficult to achieve and maintain effective weight loss Clinically, I find, without exception, a person who feels unwell and fits the above picture, is too acidic.

I would like the opportunity to help you fix these problems. Is it a challenge? Yes, it can be, but when you learn how to get well, it doesn’t get much better than that. Optimal health is a great achievement.

Invest in yourself.

John Pirie

Dr John Pirie Chiropractor & Applied Kinesiologist 19 Coral Street, Maleny Phone: 5435 2155

www.siaholistichealth.com.au

THIS IS probably one of the most complex times of the year. Whether you get into the Christmas celebrations or not, there’s not much chance that you’re not going to be affected by it all somehow.

Christmas is a time that’s meant to bring joy to your heart and mind and refresh your body so that you move into the New Year with a strong positive energy.

It’s worth remembering then, as the shops clamber for your wallet and credit card, that the best gifts you’ve ever given or received are the gifts of times shared in love, laughter and friendship. And that feeling leaves and trees with hands and fingers is more beneficial to a child than seeing them on a screen, that throwing a ball with your hands is so much more fun than setting one in motion with the push of a button, and that playing with real people is always a much richer experience than interacting with plastic or screen people.

Its also worth remembering that food is meant to nourish the body and bring pleasure to the senses, so choosing a healthy menu means no regrets later.

Christmas is a time for reflecting on and choosing quality in everything, i.e gatherings, the use of your time, money, and food. However, if you forget, remember the healing and restorative benefits of fresh juices, herbal teas, drinking lots of clean water and rest. Rescue Remedy can be helpful dealing with minor stresses and or, family issues.

Have fun working out your New year resolutions both privately and with family and ask for their input. You might be surprised by what you hear.

Marisa Kliese is a Clinical Member Aust. Counselling Assoc. Fellow Holistic Life Coach. Reiki Master. Fellow Aust. Natural Therapists Assoc. Marisa can be contacted on5494 2627.

AS DECEMBER starts, we are in a Mercury retrograde period, so remember to double-check any messages you leave and any details you write down. Don’t be surprised if appointments are changed and plans are altered. This period can be used productively to catch up on paperwork and clear out your files. Mercury goes direct again on Wed 14 Dec.

The Full Moon this month is also a total lunar eclipse, falling in Gemini. This eclipsed Full Moon invites us to find a balance between our logical mind and our intuitive knowing. With Uranus stationary it is also likely to shake up any sense we have of permanence and force us into unexplored territory. The eclipse intensifies the energy of this Full Moon, which is exact just after midnight on Sun 11 Dec (effectively the night of Sat 10 Dec).

Relationships take on a much more serious tone now that Venus is in Capricorn, yet this goes well with Mars in Virgo, both Earth signs so the lovers are sensuous and  grounded, moving at a slower pace and taking time to smell the roses. On Wed 21 Dec, just before the Solstice, Venus moves into quirky Aquarius where she will want a lot more freedom to do her own very unique thing.

The Summer Solstice is the longest day of the year (and shortest night) in the southern hemisphere, the traditional mid-season time of celebration and feasting. This year it falls on Thurs 22 Dec as the Sun moves into Capricorn.

The New Moon falls in Capricorn on Christmas Day, Sun 25 Dec. Although Christmas is traditionally associated with feasting and over-indulging, this New Moon in Capricorn invites us to begin a new cycle of self-discipline. This would be a great time for making your New Year’s Resolutions!

Best wishes for the festive season

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Chirone Witsen DFAstrolS, MA, Grad Dip Counselling member Association of Professional Astrologers

Ph: 07 5494 8852 mob: 0421 814 459 web: www.chironewitsen.com

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Bianca after

Australia’s battle of the bulge continues – we use diets, exercise programs, naturopathic solutions and even surgery to rescue our bodies from lack of fitness, obesity and illness. One of the most popular remedies these days is the personal trainer – the qualified body mechanic who will take you in hand and save you from yourself.

Bianca Aiono, from the Glasshouse Mountains, is a personal trainer who has learned the hard way by struggling with her own weight problems. She now has a strong client base based on her own successful training and nutritional methods.

Bianca Aiono is honest with anyone who wants to get their body in shape – you need a strong desire to succeed and you need to have focus. And this from a young woman who struggled with her own weight for 15 years.

“I’ve been so uncomfortable in my own body I didn’t even recognise myself in photos. I have tried every diet and fitness program you can think of and I’ve experienced first hand what works, what doesn’t and what is a complete waste of time and muscle.” One thing is clear from Bianca’s approach to a healthy body shape – there are no short cuts. Physical exercise for those who are not used to it can be challenging. So, Bianca insists it must be fun while also stating that she is tough and fair at the same time.

“I know when people are at their limits,” she says with a smile and therefore knows how hard to push a client to get results.

Bianca before

Bianca was recently shortlisted as a trainer for Biggest Loser America, but eventually declined, realising that she could reproduce the format here on the Sunshine Coast.

“The Biggest Loser format has been a big success,” says Bianca, “because it takes people out of their usual environments for a 12 week period and makes them 100% focused on losing weight and getting fit with professional advice, support and guidance throughout the process.

“So ever since I was shortlisted to be a trainer on the show (which I ended up declining as I wished to continue living on the Sunshine Coast!) I’ve been thinking of ways I can offer the elements from the show that really work in a way that the average person can incorporate around their daily lives, and get results.”

Having already assisted almost 1000 Sunshine Coast residents to lose thousands of kilos, Bianca has devised a format drawing on her eight years of industry experience, and inspiration from the Biggest Loser format to launch a “Summer Shape Up Adventure” program.

Bianca’s flexible eight week program is based on her own experiences and realistic expectations. She believes that 30 minutes a day on her program of weight training and nutrition course will produce results.

Julie Dawe, 45, Vet Nurse from Marcoola lost 26 kilos in 25 weeks following Bianca’s training and diet principles

Apart from a short weekly group exercise session, Bianca is also strong on technology – but not necessarily heaving heavy weights. SheiskeenontheuseofanMP3 player containing her inspirational workout programs that clients can do anywhere, from the local park to the home kitchen.

She also uses her private video internet channel, phone apps, weekly online web seminars, three minute videos, weight loss meditation downloads, and supportive Facebook Group networking to support her clients.

Bianca says whilst there are numerous fitness bootcamps and weight loss programs on the market, where most fall down is that they do not offer an integrated approach to the overall journey and inevitably, with all of life’s distractions and temptations, people on them ‘fall off the bandwagon’. She hopes her Summer Shape-Up Adventure will be different.

Further information can be found at: www.summershapeupadventure.com

Bianca Aiono

HAS IT EVER occurred to you that if you improved your health, other important aspects of your life would also get better? Let me explain. Good health in the body leads to improved energy. Higher energy levels in turn allow you to be happier and more productive in your life. Everything gets better – inter- personal relationships, quality of exercise, your self esteem (when you feel and look good), you enjoy your hobbies more whether it be gardening or ballroom dancing. It is pretty difficult to enjoy life when you don’t feel well, so; ask yourself do you have any of the following symptoms that may indicate you health NEEDS looking at:

• TIREDNESS – a general mental and/or physical fatigue

• WEIGHT GAIN

• AEROBIC DEFICIENCY – feel unfit, get tired easily

• DEPRESSION – lack motivation, feel anxious

• DIGESTIVE DISTURBANCES – sleepiness or bloating after meals

• HORMONAL IMBALANCES – resulting in PMT, heavy periods, hot flushes.

My work centres on identifying the causes of your unwellness and then showing you how to fix them. You do not have to remain at a low energy level day in, day out. In fact, when you take the step up to a higher energy level, you’ll inspire people around you to do the same. In a sense you have become a healer, and that’s good.

John Pirie

www.siaholistichealth.com.au

Dr John Pirie Chiropractor & Applied Kinesiologist 19 Coral Street, Maleny Phone: 5435 2155

EVERY action you take and every thought you think is helping you shape your future reality.Consciously or unconsciously you effect your relationships, your work, and the possibilities that present themselves to you. What you do and and how you think, also very much influences the way your body feels.

Research demonstrates that environment often has a greater influence on our wellbeing than the genes we inherit from our parents.

Whilst we live in a world where, through no fault of our own, we aren’t always aware of the chemicals we ingest and the energies that our bodies are subjected to, i.e mobile phones and mobile phone towers, computers, electrical fields, etc, we can make choices and take actions that support and develop our well being.

We can chose food that is closer to nature rather than manufacture. We can remember to drink more pure water rather than just tea, coffee, denatured juices or soft drinks. We can remember that sugar and over processed foods are not only addictive they weaken our minds and our bodies.

We can think twice before putting chemical substances on our skin and chose healthy nourishing sweet smelling products and we can make our homes as chemical free as possible.

We can turn off our radios, TV’s, computers, mobile phones, etc, each day and create head space for clarity and interaction with our loved ones and we can move our wonderful bodies, get our circulation flowing and process some of the chemistry of our emotions through movement and exercise.

We can remember to go out and explore nature, its surprising how many people live in beautiful areas and yet don’t interact with their surroundings. We can let our bare feet touch the grass and soil so that our energy fields can become balanced, earthed and recharged.

We can ask ourselves, when entertaining strong thoughts that captivate our attention, whether those types of thoughts or the internal dialogues they bring, are moving us towards solutions and more heart centred loving outcomes or whether they are making us more frustrated, angry and anxious.

Often our busy lives and our many responsibilities keep us out of the present moment so much while we think about what we need to do and where we need to be next, that we become mentally and emotionally tired and forget to take the simple actions that enrich our lives, our bodies and our minds.

Your body is a miraculous gift, it is the only one you get, care for it with love and it will serve you well.

Marisa Kliese is a Clinical Member Aust. Counselling Assoc. Fellow Holistic Life Coach. Reiki Master. Fellow Aust. Natural Therapists Assoc. Marisa can be contacted on 5494 2627.

This is without a doubt the most common functional health problem faced by women today – struggling with weight gain and day to day tiredness, it’s a syndrome that is hard to beat unless you know how and DIETING is not the answer.

To see if you fit this picture ask yourself do you have the following symptoms;

• Overweight and/or struggle with weight gain (too much body fat)

• Feel a general sense of fatigue both mentally and physically

• Feel overly stressed – maybe a short fuse with the hubby or kids

• Cravings for certain foods, mainly sweets

• Starting to feel more anxious or depressed

• Signs of hormonal imbalances such as worsening PMT symptoms

• Feel unfit (aerobic deficiency).

These are the main indicators of a female body that is functionally unwell and as I said before, unless you learn how to correct the causes of this unwellness, you will continue to struggle.

The way I look at health, life is about feeling and looking great. You do however need certain tools to achieve that day to day feeling of wellbeing. And this is what my work is all about, showing you how to -

• Burn fat naturally

• Optimise your energy levels

• Get rid of cravings

• Achieve a better body.

If you’re ready for this, my approach is a fun challenge. It takes a bit of work but once you understand the principles and feel the results, you’ll literally change your life and that of your family.

Health is the greatest gift to have and to give. Give me a call and let’s get started.

John Pirie

www.siaholistichealth.com.au

Dr John Pirie Chiropractor & Applied Kinesiologist 19 Coral Street, Maleny Phone: 5435 2155