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Health & Wellness
Articles about our health and wellbeing, mind, emotions, keeping fit, your hearing, eyesight and dental needs, natural remedies and keeping vital.
You’ve got your mums eyes, but could you inherit her macular disease?
This Macula Month, Shelley Wang, an optometrist at Specsavers Glenfield, is placing the spotlight on macular ...
Running at any age
Add running to your exercise routine as an older adult. It’s never too late to start ...
Why your appetite may change as you age
As you have gotten older, have you noticed your appetite change? For many older adults, a ...
Getting cancer on the run by training immune cells to do the work
Dr Rob Weinkove caught the research bug early, fed by a grant from The Cancer Research ...
Five smoothies to speed up your metabolism
Some people are gifted with a regular and healthy metabolism. However, there are also those who ...
How complete your grocery shop with a smile
Generally, grocery shopping is a joyless task you try to get in and out as fast ...
Beat the fat – healthy crackers to make in minutes
Laden in salt, saturated fats, sugar and other refined carbs, most crackers are best left on ...
No Kiwi should go unnecessarily blind from macular degeneration
What is macular degeneration? Age related macular degeneration (MD) is the leading cause of vision loss ...
How to reset your hormones the natural way
From hot flushes to fiery mood swings, hormones can wreak all kinds of havoc when they ...