Seasonal Health

Don't hibernate this winter

It is autumn, and gardens are about to hibernate for the winter. While this is a natural thing for the garden to do, it is not a good thing for you to do. More...

Autumn Health Tips

In the Autumn, it is wise to prepare yourself for the biggest illness and injury season of the year-Winter. More...

Farewell to Winter Flab

In winter is it easy to gain weight and not notice- woolly jumpers are quite forgiving! With summer, the season of Speedos and bikinis fast approaching, take some easy steps to reduce the winter flab. More...

Fit to Garden

Gardening whilst a relaxing pastime can also be very hard on the body. This is not just the extremes of digging out stumps and other rigorous activities but includes the simple activities such as planting and weeding. More...

Get ready for Winter

Autumn is the season to begin preparing for the ravages of winter. It is the time to start building up your immune system to prevent and/or reduce the severity of colds and flu. More...

New Year's resolution

The year is flying past and it would be fair to say that all those New Year's resolutions have been conveniently forgotten about. But why? More...

Skin Cancer Check

Australia is the leading nation of skin cancer sufferers in the world, not an enviable statistic. Here are some simple tests to help spot them. More...

Spring and Suppleness

Chinese Medicine is intimately aware of the seasonal changes that influence health. The element it designates for spring is "Wood". Wood energy, like the trees that are symbolic of it, is rising, it is a season of new growth and regeneration. More...

Sprung by Spring

Spring is here and the time is right for getting out there and getting "stuck in to it" in the garden. But be careful, overdoing it early on in the season may take the spring out of your season. More...

Winter Vegetables

It's easy to eat lots of fruits and vegetables in the spring and summer when farmer's markets and fresh produce abound, but in order to stay really healthy, it's important to keep eating them year-round. More...

Winter Wellness

In winter time throughout nature we can see activity slowing down, trees lose their leaves, animals hibernate, birds migrate to warmer climates, even insects seem to be less plentiful and active. More...

Winter Warm-Up

As the weather cools down, our bodies tend to tighten up, that is why a special effort should be made to exercise at the beginning of each day to loosen the body up and get our blood circulating as a way of protecting ourselves against injury and to keep warm. More...