by rebeccah | Nov 22, 2023 | Health
On average, we naturally shed around 22kg of dead skin cells throughout our lifetime as new cells are made. What is the role of our skin? Our skin is the largest organ of our body! It is responsible for several sensations such as touch, pain and heat, it protects us...
by rebeccah | Nov 14, 2023 | Health
This World Diabetes Day we’re managing our sugar levels to keep our body happy and healthy! What is diabetes? Diabetes Mellitus is a medical condition which results in a high amount of sugar in the blood called hyperglycaemia. This is caused by insufficient or...
by rebeccah | Nov 2, 2023 | Health
On average we breathe around 22,000 times a day. Our lungs allow us to breath and transport oxygen to our muscles and cells to be used to make energy for everyday tasks. When we don’t take care of them we can experience breathlessness, a persistent cough and...
by rebeccah | Oct 17, 2023 | Health
It’s National Nutrition Week. Around 91% of Australians do not include enough vegetables in their diet. Eating enough veggies is important to keep us healthy and feeling good. This week’s aim is Try for 5 serves of vegetables a day. How much is one serve of...
by rebeccah | Sep 29, 2023 | Health
It’s World Heart Day! Each year around 20 million lives are lost due to cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease is a category of conditions which impact the health and functioning of our heart and blood vessels. These conditions include coronary heart disease...
