Make Working from Home Work For You
So many people have found themselves working from home, for an undefined period of time. If you can work from home, AWESOME! You are doing your part to help keep your community safe and health. However while you are doing this, you also need to be looking after your own health and wellbeing. Yarra Hills […]
4 Foundation Keys to Help our Immune System
Nutrition We are made from and run on the nutrients that we get from our food. This includes our immune system (our body’s surveillance team which protects us from invaders). From a nutritional perspective we should remove the foods that suppress our immune system and feed our body’s with the foods that help to keep […]
5 Tips For Back To School Kids
CHOOSE THE RIGHT SCHOOL BAG A good school bag should be no more than 10% – 15% of your child’s total weight. Nor should it be too physically big for them. While it might be tempting to buy a bigger bag that they can grow into, large bags are less supportive of your child’s back […]
Choosing the Correct School Bag
Choosing the correct school bag is vital in the health of your growing child’s spine. Kids all have growth spurts at different times, but they are always growing, and strain from the wrong kind or too heavy school bag can affect their spines, causing problems down the track. SIZE We understand that in the long […]
Keeping Active
An active spine is a healthy spine. This is important at any age. The Department of Health recommends a minimum of 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity each week. Activities such as surfing, soccer and strength training in the gym can have great benefits to your overall mental and physical health. According to […]
Improve Your Posture
By decreasing the amount we move each day, we have increased the severity of poor posture and in turn, it’s negative effects on health. Daily activities that we now consider common, like sitting at a desk, driving instead of walking, and even playing video games, may lead to incorrect posture. Posture is the position in […]
Tips for Repeat Hamstring Injury Prevention
The weather is cooling down, which means the footy sirens are heating up. The AFL Premiership season has officially begun. Whether you’re playing backyard footy with friends, or part of a local club, or even playing at an elite level, hamstrings are one of the most common football injuries. Here are some great tips on […]
How Chiropractic Can Keep You Playing Cricket For Longer
Cricket has been a staple of the Australian summer for generations. Whether it’s a simple game of backyard cricket, or you’re in your full whites for an all dayer, from children to adults, if the sun is out, cricket is in the air. But what are the risks of cricket? One of the most common […]
7 Easy Tips on How to Drink More Water
Water is one of the most important nutritional intakes our body needs. The human body can last weeks without food, but only days without water. Yet water is the most common nutritional deficiency. Staying hydrated is so important! Water maintains the health and integrity of our cells, lubricates joints, helps to eliminate metabolic waste, aids […]
Is Binge Watching Bad For Your Health?
Take it from a bona fide couch potato…YES! And it’s not just the lower back pain or crick in the neck from lying on the couch at an odd angle for hours on end. Nor is it just the headache and dry eyes from lack of sleep, because just one more episode! While these concerns […]
