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Telehealth Explained

Telehealth Explained

Telehealth involves having a consultation with your healthcare provider remotely when you can’t see them in person. You can access telehealth services by phone (either mobile or landline) or a video call (on your computer, tablet or mobile phone). Telehealth has been...

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Caring for Your kidneys

Caring for Your kidneys

We can’t survive without our kidneys, yet most of us don’t give them much thought. This is although one in three Australians have risk factors for kidney disease, according to Kidney Health Australia. The main role of our kidneys is to remove waste from the blood and...

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How to Maintain a Healthy Brain

How to Maintain a Healthy Brain

The risk of cognitive decline and dementia increases with age. And while age is the biggest risk factor, and genetics also play a part, there is increasing evidence for a link between dementia and lifestyle habits. So, rather than seeing declining cognitive function...

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Your Gut Microbiome and Health

Your Gut Microbiome and Health

The gut microbiome is the community of over 100 trillion microorganisms that live in our gut—mainly bacteria, but also viruses and fungi. They perform a wide range of important functions, many of which we don’t yet fully understand. This includes the digestion of...

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Healthy Eating on a Budget

Healthy Eating on a Budget

With food costs increasing, you may be paying more attention to what you put in your trolley and how to spend your food dollars. The good news is that you can still eat well without breaking the bank. Here are a few tips to keep both your body and your budget healthy:...

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Understanding fertility treatment

Understanding fertility treatment

Around one in six Australian couples have problems with fertility. Infertility is diagnosed when a couple has been unable to fall pregnant after having regular unprotected intercourse for a year. There are many causes of infertility, including problems with ovulation...

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Do you have the winter blues?

Do you have the winter blues?

Seasonal affective disorder (also known as SAD) is a type of depression that comes and goes according to the season. Most people affected by SAD have winter-pattern SAD, where symptoms develop in autumn and winter and go away during spring and summer. However, a...

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Your guide to fad-free weight loss

Your guide to fad-free weight loss

With 60% of Australian women over 18 being overweight or obese, it’s not surprising that diets sell.  In fact, research by IBISWorld estimated that Australians' spending on weight loss counselling services and related low-calorie foods and dietary supplements  will...

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What is Muscle Dysmorphic Disorder?

What is Muscle Dysmorphic Disorder?

Muscle Dysmorphic Disorder (MDD) is a type of Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD). BDD is a common but often under-recognised mental illness where a person becomes obsessed with parts of their bodies and how they appear to other people.  BDD affects men and women equally,...

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Reduce your risk of macular degeneration

Reduce your risk of macular degeneration

Macular degeneration, also known as Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), is the leading cause of major vision loss in Australia, responsible for 50% of all cases of blindness.  About one in seven Australians over the age of 50 years has some signs of the ARMD....

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