A Support Guide for Anorexia Nervosa

A Support Guide for Anorexia Nervosa

Supporting someone with Anorexia Nervosa can be both challenging and rewarding. It requires a delicate balance of compassion, understanding, and awareness to avoid unintentionally causing harm while striving to help.

A Support Guide for Anorexia Nervosa

There are no Medications for Anorexia Nervosa

There are no Medications for Anorexia Nervosa

There are medications for other eating disorders like Bulimia. Ground breaking research into the genetics of Anorexia Nervosa is unraveling the 100s of genetic markers predisposing people to the condition.

There are no Medications for Anorexia Nervosa

Sleep better

Sleep better

Sleep is just so fundamental to all elements of our health and well being. Sleep is also a risk factor for some forms of cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, but more importantly, the risk of later anxiety and depression.

Sleep better

7 Health Tips from Michael Mosely

7 Health Tips from Michael Mosely

One of those communicators who possessed the rare gift of translating complex medical concepts into everyday language.

7 Health Tips from Michael Mosely

Protein Decoys

Protein Decoys

Our normal food environments and our biology and our appetites are being right royally hacked by the processed food industry.

Protein Decoys

Stay Safe, Stay Smart: How To Deflect Stalkers

Stay Safe, Stay Smart: How To Deflect Stalkers

Ever experienced that unnerving sensation of being watched and followed or the persistent ping of unwanted texts and emails infiltrating your personal space?

Stay Safe, Stay Smart: How To Deflect Stalkers

Showing Initiative

Showing Initiative

The words of John Wooden resonate deeply: - The failure to act is often the biggest failure of all.

Showing Initiative

Insights From The Longest Study On Human Happiness

Insights From The Longest Study On Human Happiness

Join us as we embark on a journey to explore the pursuit of happiness, diving deeper into the insights gleaned from the longest study on human happiness.

Insights From The Longest Study On Human Happiness

The Difference between Psychology and Psychiatry

The Difference between Psychology and Psychiatry

The expertise of mental health has come a long way from its roots, all the way back to 1879 when Wilhelm Wundt established the first psychology laboratory at the University of Leipzig in Germany, to current practices of the study.

The Difference between Psychology and Psychiatry

BUSH TUCKER The Kakadu Plum - case study

BUSH TUCKER The Kakadu Plum - case study

Since the 1970s, there has been recognition of the nutritional and gourmet value of native foods by non-Indigenous Australians, and the bush food industry has grown enormously.

BUSH TUCKER The Kakadu Plum - case study

Gut Health - Our Second Brain

Gut Health - Our Second Brain

The gut is an enteric nervous system that relies on the same type of neurons and neurotransmitters found in the central nervous system, so some medical experts call the gut our second brain.

Gut Health - Our Second Brain

Knowing your limitations - Facing Fears

Knowing your limitations - Facing Fears

What is unnecessarily limiting you for a happy healthy life. Psychology may be able to help you learn to heal yourself.

Knowing your limitations - Facing Fears

Can music support our well being?

Can music support our well being?

We can use music in positive ways to manage our moods and our mental health.

Can music support our well being?

Is paying health insurance worth it?

Is paying health insurance worth it?

Private health insurance is Australia is some kind of top-up. We have health insurance in the Medicare system paid from the Medicare Levy Surcharge (MLS) in our tax system.

Is paying health insurance worth it?

 Secularism

Secularism

The Separation of Church and State - Part 3 Secularism

Secularism

The Rising Christian Right

The Rising Christian Right

Separation of Church and State Australia Part 2

The Rising Christian Right

Separation of Church and State Australia

Separation of Church and State Australia

Unlike the United States, technically Australia does not have a separation of church and state. Separation of Church and State Australia Part 1

Separation of Church and State Australia

COVID on the Gold Coast

COVID on the Gold Coast

COVID on the Gold Coast has bought out the very best and worst of Australian people and politicians. Will they apologise for letting it rip?

COVID on the Gold Coast

Managing Complexity takes more than Simple Steps

Managing Complexity takes more than Simple Steps

No proposals for managing workplace complexity can ignore two fundamentals. One arises from the nature of complexity, the other from the nature of humans.

Managing Complexity takes more than Simple Steps

Reconnect with Nature Gold Coast

Reconnect with Nature Gold Coast

Correlative, longitudinal and experimental studies have proven that Reconnecting with Nature makes us feel better because it reduces stress and anxiety and acts as a buffer to negative emotions.

Reconnect with Nature Gold Coast

A Matter of Opinion

A Matter of Opinion

You can respect another opinion without accepting it or agreeing with it. In the era of social media, gaslighting, trolls and dog whistling, does the above adage still hold a general truth, does it stack up?

A Matter of Opinion

Learned Helplessness - Part Two

Learned Helplessness - Part Two

Learned helplessness is a state that occurs after a person has experienced a stressful situation repeatedly and they come to believe that they are unable to control or change the situation. Part 2 looks at how to overcome learned helplessness.

Learned Helplessness - Part Two

Learned Helplessness

Learned Helplessness

Learned helplessness is behaviour exhibited by a subject after enduring repeated aversive stimuli beyond their control. They come to believe that they are unable to control or change the situation, so they do not try even when opportunities for change become available.

Learned Helplessness

All Sorts of Liquorice

All Sorts of Liquorice

Liquorice is the sweet aromatic extraction from a root (Glycyrrhiza glabra).

All Sorts of Liquorice

Making a common law claim against your employer

Making a common law claim against your employer

When you make a common law claim, you're saying your employer didn't provide a safe work environment and they breached their duty of care to you.

Making a common law claim against your employer

Benefits of an Alkaline Diet

Benefits of an Alkaline Diet

An alkaline diet works on moving the balance toward fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, wholesome protein sources such as beans and legumes, and healthy oils such as olive and flax seed.

Benefits of an Alkaline Diet

What happens to the brains of stressed people?

What happens to the brains of stressed people?

It turns out that the type of exercise generally recommended ie. 20-30 minutes of aerobic exercise (build up a sweat) 3 times a week is very good at regenerating neurons in the hippocampus.

What happens to the brains of stressed people?

Car Crash Scamming Now a Crime

Car Crash Scamming Now a Crime

Unfortunately, scammers pretending to be lawyers or 'wanting to assist' you to gain compensation for injuries following a car crash, may phone you to obtain your personal details and then sell this information to 'injury lawyers' to make money out of your situation.

Car Crash Scamming Now a Crime

Health issues with cockroaches

Health issues with cockroaches

Cockroaches are believed to be the only creatures that would survive a nuclear explosion. The health aspects of cockroaches.

Health issues with cockroaches

Neuroscience of Mindfulness

Neuroscience of Mindfulness

Bringing the brain back into alpha state, like before we go to sleep is very good for us. This is achieved in meditation as well as when we do everyday tasks and hobbies.

Neuroscience of Mindfulness

Anxiety - Resisting Growth

Anxiety - Resisting Growth

So perhaps finding an answer about an anxiety-related question from an anxious place, we only create more anxiety.

Anxiety - Resisting Growth

Recovering from a Motor Vehicle Accident

Recovering from a Motor Vehicle Accident

If you find yourself injured, you may need some professional follow-up. The drivers CTP insurer would normally be responsible for paying compensation to the injured person.

Recovering from a Motor Vehicle Accident

Mindfulness in the workplace and home

Mindfulness in the workplace and home

The ABC program raises some interesting issues with mindfulness - the closer you get to true practitioners the clearer the teaching - mindfulness is its own advocate.

Mindfulness in the workplace and home

How healthy are your business practices?

How healthy are your business practices?

You may have a great health formula - but what about your business habits?

How healthy are your business practices?

Stiff upper lip

Stiff upper lip

Swallowing down emotions and maintaining a stiff upper lip has resulted in extreme suicide rates with the highest being men over the age of 85.

Stiff upper lip

Getting un-stung by your credit card

Getting un-stung by your credit card

Removing a bee or wasp sting with a credit card can be a safer way than with tweazers

Getting un-stung by your credit card

Yoga and Karate

Yoga and Karate

Yoga and Karate Soul-Mates on the Journey to Good Health - improving cognitive and artistic functions in individuals with left brain right brain connections.

Yoga and Karate

The perils of overeating

The perils of overeating

Issues with your pancreas and insulin production when you overeat. Overeating disrupts the migrating motor complex that helps to keep bacteria in the correct area of the digestive tract. Overeating also places extra burden on the pancreas by having to continuously produce insulin.

The perils of overeating

What is the NDIS?

What is the NDIS?

National disability insurance scheme or NDIS is run by the national disability insurance agency or NDIA.

What is the NDIS?

Is Marriage Equality a 50-50 Split?

Is Marriage Equality a 50-50 Split?

Is Marriage Equality a 50-50 Split? Mutual respect is key.

Is Marriage Equality a 50-50 Split?

The relationship between Yoga and Meditation

The relationship between Yoga and Meditation

Yoga postures are a very useful for preparing the body for meditation.

The relationship between Yoga and Meditation

Stress

Stress

Dr Lila Landowski, neuroscientist at the University of Tasmania explains that we are all likely to experience a "day from hell when our brain rages in a storm of nerves."

Stress

Hokkaido Pumpkins

Hokkaido Pumpkins

Hokkaido Pumpkins inspiring other creations

Hokkaido Pumpkins

Are you sitting at your desk properly?

Are you sitting at your desk properly?

Correct sitting posture in front of a computer. Also some correct standing position for those with a stand-up desk.

Are you sitting at your desk properly?

Tennis Court Dreaming

Tennis Court Dreaming

What type of tennis court would you build today?

Tennis Court Dreaming

Is Food to Blame?

Is Food to Blame?

Do you accept an up-size without giving it so much as a second thought? Are seconds a common theme at your mealtimes?

Is Food to Blame?

Appointment Booking System

Appointment Booking System

Public Interactive Calendars from Your Website. Expand your business by instantly being able to book appointments across employees or contractors.

Appointment Booking System

How Procrastinating feeds Emotional Eating

How Procrastinating feeds Emotional Eating

How Procrastinating feeds Emotional Eating

Emotional Eaters!

Emotional Eaters!

Emotional Eaters!

Perfection doesn't exist

Perfection doesn't exist

Perfection doesn't exist

Diets Don't Work

Diets Don't Work

Diets Don't Work

Height Adjustable Desk

Height Adjustable Desk

The value of a height adjustable desk

Height Adjustable Desk

Healthy Hair

Healthy Hair

How your hair skin and nails look are often a reflection of your lifestyle so do you head for the naturopath or the hairdresser to get the advice you need?

Healthy Hair

Fresh Breath

Fresh Breath

The majority of bad breath cases are caused by gum disease or periodontal disease. Build up of bacteria under the gum line along the gum tissue cause Gum disease; this build up bacteria emit the gases that are most often the cause of bad breath.

Fresh Breath

Gold Coast Marathon 2013

Gold Coast Marathon 2013

Gold Coast Marathon 2013

Is Chocolate good for you?

Is Chocolate good for you?

ABC Health Journalist Claudine Ryan recently on ABC Life Matters explored the myths of chocolate.

Is Chocolate good for you?

Kill the pests not your family

Kill the pests not your family

Pest control to kill the pests and not your family

Kill the pests not your family

Prolonged Sitting Not Healthy

Prolonged Sitting Not Healthy

There are risks associated with sitting most pronounced in people who are not doing much physical activity.

Prolonged Sitting Not Healthy

Is Mould Harming Your Health?

Is Mould Harming Your Health?

Mould and spores are a common component of home and workplace dust. Excessive exposure to mold-contaminated materials can cause adverse health effects in susceptible persons regardless of the type of mould or the extent of contamination.

Is Mould Harming Your Health?

The importance of Yoga

The importance of Yoga

The importance of Yoga

Yoga vs Pilates

Yoga vs Pilates

Yoga vs Pilates you may find you are doing some Pilates moves in a Yoga class. They have similarities. Machine Pilates is quite different.

Yoga vs Pilates

Pelvic-Floor exercises for men

Pelvic-Floor exercises for men

Pelvic floor exercises for men

Pelvic-Floor exercises for men

Why we get Fat

Why we get Fat

The ABC Health Report had a very interesting segment on studies done on why we get fat.

Why we get Fat

Retreat in Phuket

Retreat in Phuket

Retreat in Phuket

How to Sleep better

How to Sleep better

Yoga Savasana can be a technique to help you sleep better.

How to Sleep better

Conscious Pregnancy with Kundalini Yoga

Conscious Pregnancy with Kundalini Yoga

Conscious Pregnancy with Kundalini Yoga

The benefits of Barley Grass powder

The benefits of Barley Grass powder

The benefits of Barley Grass powder

Alfalfa the father of all foods

Alfalfa the father of all foods

Alfalfa could just be the supplement your body needs. Its origins include Arab tribesmen noticing how well their horses performed after eating it.

Alfalfa the father of all foods

Regaining your beauty

Regaining your beauty

Regaining your beauty

How does spray tanning work?

How does spray tanning work?

How does spray tanning work?

Is Boxing healthy for you

Is Boxing healthy for you

Is Boxing healthy for you

Gold Coast Markets

Gold Coast Markets

There are a few good markets on the Gold Coast.

Gold Coast Markets

Organic Ice Tea a Healthy Alternative

Organic Ice Tea a Healthy Alternative

Organic Ice Tea a Healthy Alternative

Is Coffee ruining your Health

Is Coffee ruining your Health

Your morning coffee may be placing you into a series of highs and lows. This roller coaster ride may be leaving you feeling tired and fatigued.

Is Coffee ruining your Health

How much excercise for this much food

How much excercise for this much food

An interesting article in Womens Health magazine showed the following amounts of exercise required to burn up an amount of food. You may want to develop a taste for organic carrots.

How much excercise for this much food

Gold Coast wins World Cup Triathlon

Gold Coast wins World Cup Triathlon

Gold Coast wins World Cup Triathlon

The Yoga Warrior Poses

The Yoga Warrior Poses

Yoga Warrier Poses

The Yoga Warrior Poses

Why join Gold Coast Health?

Why join Gold Coast Health?

We are creating an online system that will allow you to manage your business and allow customer bookings online.

Why join Gold Coast Health?