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The five pillars of health and how to keep them strong

Taking care of ourselves can often feel overwhelming. Especially when we are constantly bombarded with information from so many conflicting sources. All giving health advice that is often reductionist and, most confusing of all, contradictory.

 

How to stay fit and healthy when it's cold outside

Cold weather doesn't mean you need to put your exercise plans into hibernation. Quite the opposite, in fact. Moving more in winter will help keep your body warm and your spirits high. Here's our round-up of how you can adapt your favourite activities to keep you powering through the cold.

Key ways to reduce inflammation and why it matters so much

Inflammation is your immune system’s natural response to perceived injury or infection. It’s a good thing that means your army of beneficial white blood cells is responding to the call to heal.

 

Aortic Stenosis: the life-saving importance of early detection

Do you know what Aortic Stenosis is? It’s a common heart valve disease. One in eight people over the age of 75 have Aortic Stenosis, yet it is often missed or underdiagnosed.

Family dentist in Sydney Inner West

Dental on Marion is a family dental clinic that has proudly served the Inner West community since 1979. Specialising in crowns, implants, dentures and sleep dentistry.

 

Why the big deal about vitamin D?

Vitamin D is known as the “sunshine vitamin” and not just because we make this vitamin from exposure to the sun. Getting sufficient vitamin D has also been linked to maintaining a positive, sunshiney mood, regulating our emotions and reducing depression. Early studies are also indicating a role in supporting weight loss.

 

Move it so you don't lose it!

It can be quite alarming how quickly we lose mobility as we get older. One year you’re squatting down to do the gardening, the next you seem fused at the hips. Or maybe it’s your knees, or your ankles – there’s quite a lot involved in performing a humble squat.

 

Why time outside is so important for overall health

If you find yourself feeling sluggish, stressed or sleepless, ask yourself how long it’s been since you spent time outside.

The 10 most important seconds of your life

Recent research found that the inability to stand on one leg for 10 seconds in mid-to-later life is linked almost double the risk of death from any cause within the next 10 years.

Why paying attention to your circadian rhythm matters

As if being dictated to by a regular clock wasn’t bossy enough, humans actually have an internal clock that governs our ability to correctly function.

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