With half of Australians not sufficiently physically active, residents of Bundaberg are being encouraged to ‘Get Spine Active’ and take control of their spinal health this World Spine Day.
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Here we are at the end of June! How have you found these last few weeks of crispy cold mornings? While it may not warm your toes or your nose, the news of the wonderful events your Family Chiropractic team are putting on in the next few months may fill you with lots of warm fuzzies. Coming up are events and workshops to inspire, empower and help you to transform your health and your life! Change Your Thoughts to Improve Your Health When people think about improving their health, they often want to change their diet, exercise more or add in a new supplement… or 10. While all of these things can bring about positive change what many people don’t realise is that it is our thoughts and beliefs that drive our health decisions. Dr. Stuart will teach you tools and strategies to change your thinking but he will also show you how to get your body and mind in a state to make it possible for effective change to happen. This workshop is complimentary for practice members and their guests.
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Can Meal Planning Make Life Easier? Being organised with shopping for food then preparing and cooking for our family for the week is one of the areas of my life that I am continually growing and learning in. When I’m organised we eat well, the meals are healthy and delicious and the children have a much more at-ease Mother. When I’m not as organised, well it’s a lot more stressful for everybody. Meal planning saves time, money and it helps you eat for nourishment rather than survival! There are LOTS of different ways to plan your meals for the week ahead, organise your grocery list and make shopping for food easier.
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Learning to JERF (Just Eat Real Food) Most of us know the fundamentals of eating healthy.But for so many of us with busy, working lifestyles, the idea of putting healthy, nutritional meals on the dinner table can seem a little overwhelming. While you may want to nourish your family so they can thrive, sometimes it seems a little difficult to put this into practice.So, we’ve come up with 5 easy ways for busy families to Just Eat Real Food.
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If there is a topic that may create stress and frustration, food is it! Are you struggling with food? Not sure what to eat or when? Want to be healthier? Want more energy? Want better performance? Want better hormonal balance and function? Want to shed excess weight? Then EAT FOR LIFE is a must attend workshop for YOU.
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Making your own chocolate is one of life's simple pleasures.
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Out of all the man-made foods in the world, it seems most individuals’ immune systems respond dramatically to wheat and gluten the most. There are well over 50 autoimmune diseases linked to gluten, why is this? In the 1970’s wheat was hybridised, it went from a short stumpy crop to a huge tall crop which had the ability to yield a lot more than the natural form. This resulted in the wheat being mass produced creating an extremely financially viable product.
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Every parent we have met wants the very best for their children. They want them to be happy, healthy and vibrant. Unfortunately, when it comes to food, the very things that we were given as children as staples or that we have given our babies as first foods (or regular foods) may not be as nutritious as we think.
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Dr Tammy Hume, Chiropractor and cook extraordinaire, shares with us one of her favourite go-to recipes! If you are looking for something that will nourish and satisfy you, this will hit the spot! Loved by both little and big kids aka husbands. These meat muffins are fabulous as an easy dinner and great for leftover lunches. They are a BIG hit and also a great way for little people to get the taste for additional veggies.
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Research is now showing that during pregnancy, a mother's microbiome shapes the immune system of her fetus. Other studies have found the same thing. We all have an individual microbiome, or bacteria fingerprint. The mother's microbiome directly affects her baby's microbiome and in turn, the quality of the child's immune system. For a long time we've known that the quality of a child's gut bacteria or microbiome affects their immune system.
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You’ve been hearing again and again, that the health of your gut is important. Maybe even the most important piece of your health puzzle! And it’s true. Gut health is crucial to overall health.
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It's a time to come together, to connect and celebrate with family and friends. Unfortunately though, for many of us, Christmas turns into one big blow out. It becomes a time of over-indulging (and not necessarily in a good way), uncomfortably full bellies and afternoon sugar comas (also known as the obligatory post Christmas lunch nap)! This can often lead to feeling like you need to go on a New Year's Detox to rectify all your excesses. Just because it's Christmas, doesn't mean that you have to stuff yourself full of unhealthy food and "blow out!"
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