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In Fitness …and in Health

3. February 2010

Can’t lose weight and feeling tired? Here’s why. Before I discuss the reasons why you’re overweight and fatigued, I’d like you to go over the following list of complaints and see what applies to you. Ask yourself, do you: suffer from physical fatigue, that ‘worn out’ feeling • feel mentally tired, eg the inability to concentrate • suffer [...]

A Problem Shared … with Marisa

3. February 2010

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Understanding the Science of Biological and Molecular Psychology Brain scanners can now image a thought as it moves through our brain, and though we have known for quite a while that our brain can regulate and influence our bodily functions, we are learning, as a result of scientific research, how we can use that knowledge to [...]

Don’t let heel pain stop you

3. February 2010

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Do you experience pain radiating down the inside of the sole of the foot within the first few steps after getting out of bed in the morning? Then you could be suffering heel pain technically known as Plantar Fasciitis. The people most likely to develop this condition, are usually women, overweight people, or people who have [...]

Ayurvedic Health Advice to Suit You

3. February 2010

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Yogic Flying Yogic flying refers to the ability to lift up off the ground in a seated position motivated by an effortless mental impulse. The knowledge of yogic flying comes from Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras which are part of the ancient Vedic texts. While in the west yoga is mostly used to describe physical postures it actually [...]

Supporting the depressed…

3. February 2010

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A NEW support group for people with depression will be facilitated in Maleny by Margaret Davoren. Margaret runs a counselling practice in the Allied Health room of the Maleny Physiotherapy Practice. Margaret holds a Bachelor of Nursing and a Master of Counselling and has previously worked with clients whose lives are effected by depression, anxiety [...]

A Handbook for handling Cancer

12. January 2010

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CHERIE NOBBS met her husband Butch in 1983 and both knew instantly that they were soul mates. They were married in a surprise ceremony in May 2008 while celebrating 25 years together with their two adult children, Gaven and Trish, family and friends. Tragically, five months later Cherie Nobbs became a widow when her husband died [...]

Modern Messages about Massage

12. January 2010

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The Hinterland is a magnet for a multitude of massage therapists OUR MODERN levels of stress are probably to blame, but a regular visit to the massage therapist is as common these days as a swim at the beach. And who doesn’t fantasise about snoozing under a large umbrella beneath the practised hands of a Bali beach [...]

In Fitness …and in Health

12. January 2010

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Long Term Weight Control JOHN PIRIE The single most important indicator of biological ageing is your muscle mass. That means that the higher your ratio of lean body mass to fat, the better your body is going to function. This means that if you learn how to burn fat, not store it, you are actually going to [...]

Ayurvedic Health Advice to Suit You

12. January 2010

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By Wendy Rosenfeldt New Year Resolutions At the beginning of the New Year many people make resolutions to be better, to live healthier or to give things up. While good in theory this often falls down in practice. Our resolutions originate in the mind but are often at odds with what the body wants. The mind says smoking [...]

A Problem Shared … with Marisa

12. January 2010

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Create the Life you Want to Have USE THE opportunity of the New Year to rethink your approach to life and your loved ones. Remember what really mattered to you in 2009 and focus on making that better. Invest more time and energy into listening to and loving those who are important to you. Some health [...]

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