Strong Heart = Healthy Heart

Strong Heart = Healthy Heart

It has been a long-held belief that doing aerobic endurance based exercise was the best form of exercise for preventing and treating congestive heart failure (CHF). However, recent studies out of Luxembourg have shown that resistance strength based training is just...
Laurie’s Rant: How’s Your Garden?

Laurie’s Rant: How’s Your Garden?

I’m not sure what your garden currently looks like but, for the sake of this rant, let’s pretend it’s not too flash. There are quite a few weeds growing and spreading, the flowers are all wilted and the grass is looking very brown and patchy. Now this might not...
Carbs… Friend Or Foe?

Carbs… Friend Or Foe?

Of the population who would like to shed some extra fat, it’s not uncommon for most of them to believe that carbohydrate consumption should be eliminated completely in order to kick their body into fat-burning mode. This ‘belief’ has long been perpetuated by various...
What’s All The Fuss About Turmeric?

What’s All The Fuss About Turmeric?

Written By Guest Author Kat Blake; Naturopath. Turmeric has developed popular attention in recent months and trendy cafes are even serving turmeric lattes. The truth is, it isn’t a new spice. It has actually been used to manage inflammatory conditions for centuries in...
Your Body On Booze

Your Body On Booze

Australians are known to love the occasional (or nightly) alcoholic drink. But unfortunately many who drink do so in excess without even realizing it or being aware of the associated risks involved. Here’s what happens to your body when you sink a few more than you...
The #1 Cause of Frustrating & Stubborn Female Fat

The #1 Cause of Frustrating & Stubborn Female Fat

If you are a woman over 40 desperate to get rid of unwanted fat, you may be frustrated… Not only does it pile up in all of the wrong places — like your belly, hips, thighs and butt — but it gets stuck, becoming almost impossible to get rid of.  And...