Health & Wellbeing

For over a hundred years medical authorities have warned against the excessive use of salt in our diet. The evidence to support this is far from clear.

The major barrier to Hepatitis C treatment for New Zealanders is that they are unaware of their infection, or the diagnosis is delayed until liver disease is advanced by which time the treatment is less effective.

How much do you know about the Alexander Technique?

The summer holidays are over and life is back to normal, with all the inherent stresses and strains that we managed to forget about over the festive season. Having our big break at the beginning of the year gives us time to ponder our goals and dreams.

Because Vitamin D deficiency is becoming implicated in such a wide range of disease conditions, researchers worldwide are increasing the amount of work targeting Vitamin D.

For years the "French Paradox" where a nation with a high intake of saturated fats also had a low rate of coronary heart disease puzzled the medical world. One explanation was they also had a high red wine intake.

Happy New Year to all the grown up readers from the Alexander technique

"I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude." - Henry David Thoreau

Alexander was called the 'Breathing Man' as we all know breathing is pretty important to staying alive, but do any of us do it? No, not really. Well, okay we might do a bit just the bare essentials but we do not breathe enough or easily.

Calcium supplements are more widely used in the world than any other dietary supplement including all minerals, vitamins, and herbal, marine, animal or bee derived products.