The Warning Shot
We all know the concept of a warning shot: a cannon aimed well and truly in front of the boat to get the captain’s attention or even the coastguard shouting into the megaphone warning the captain not to come any closer or that he must slow down. But what do warning shots mean and how […]
A Healthy School Lunchbox
With the kids back at school last week comes lunchbox packing! A healthy lunchbox is important for your child to concentrate, grow and be physically active. Providing a healthy lunchbox also helps your child develop life-long healthy eating habits. How to pack a healthy lunchbox: PACK THE CORE 4 Main lunch item – a sandwich, roll, wrap […]
DON’T LET SCHOOL BE A PAIN IN THE BACK
As you begin preparations to send your children back to school, I would like to remind you that heavy, poorly fitted and packed backpacks that make our kids look like turtles can cause big health problems in children. Health problems in children often go unnoticed with the usual, “you’ll be right” or “it looks ok […]
Higher Learning
Well it’s almost here again….Hopefully you and your family have survived the hot spell we certainly have had over the past few weeks. Some of us can find school holidays a little more hot under the collar anyways as it is often a big time of transition and change. Having the kids at home every […]
ALIVE
Welcome to 2017! Another great year for being alive. This year though even more importantly I want to and I want you to actually feel alive… After watching the movie “Wild” with Reece Witherspoon about Cheryl Strayed‘s journey through the Californian wilderness it became apparent that Life is more than just breathing and watching from the […]
Wine, Dine, Move & Be Fine
With December in full swing, I thought that it would be a good time to go through the TOP 5 habits we can implement over this festive season. There are some unmistakeable realities that literally just happen- Christmas parties are inevitable, best laid plans will probably be spoilt, unexpected guests will just rock up, you forgot something […]
Posture Up!
Have you ever tried to hold perfect posture for the entire day? Impossible right?! Even as a chiropractor this is something that I completely struggle with. Probably no big surprises here, but after my accident and being injured this was even harder. All I wanted to do was slouch & slump and it took way […]
Your Health Fund Christmas Bonus
The end of the year is rapidly approaching and we are down to 8 weeks to Christmas! So, we took the liberty of checking the major health funds to see when their benefit period renews. From what we can tell, Teachers, HIF, NIB, BUPA, Medibank, CUA, HBF/GMF, Phoenix, Australian Unity all renew in January. So […]
Welcome to Hell Part 2
So I realised that in part 1 of my “Adventure Race Report To Hell & Back,” I missed one massive piece of the puzzle. I was able to return to work on Monday which was only a week after the accident. Just in doing that, I felt so much more human as I got to […]
Obstacles on the Road to Hell & How to Combat Them
Some of you may already know on Oct 22nd I came off my MTB right near the end of the Hells Bells adventure race near the Sunshine Coast, QLD. I was fortunate enough to be given some time away from family to chase my own (sometimes selfish) ambitions however, the end result of this race […]