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A surprising statistic is that the average Australian consumes 14 cups of coffee every week, that’s over 3 billion dollars on coffee every year. We often hear the news come about and say that “Researchers have found that people who drink two and a half cups of coffee daily have a 17% lower risk of death from cardiovascular…

The Exercise Physiology Branch of Longevity The Exercise Physiology branch of Longevity continues to grow and this week we officially welcome Laura Long to our team at Edgecliff. Laura is a youthful practitioner but brings extraordinary experience with her and has made a big move from Mareeba in Queensland all the way to Sydney to…

For people who have never experienced psychiatric or psychological disturbance it can be difficult to know how to react when a friend or family member is diagnosed with a mental illness. It is no longer considered fashionable to run away, respond with an exclamation of horror, attempt to cast out potentially problematic demons, or arrange to have the afflicted person permanently removed from society and the family tree. To be fair, people are now generally more informed and compassionate about mental health problems. Despite this, even the most well meaning person can make the most unhelpful comments when talking to a friend or family member who experiences mental illness. In Mental Health Week I thought it might be useful to reflect upon some of the less than helpful comments I have encountered in relation to mental illness. Here are 10 examples and some reflections that give a cutting insight into the the effect certain comments can have:

Would you eat 3-4 apples on a single occasion? That’s a lot of energy packed into 1 glass! Processed fruit juices are generally packed full of carbohydrate & sugar, with little vitamin C & fibre compared with eating a single piece of fruit.

Today, Longevity Exercise Physiology Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Marrickville, Castle Hill, Randwick, Pymble, Kingsgrove, Neutral Bay, and Coburg, have asked one of our new graduate Exercise Physiologists what they have enjoyed most about their experience at Longevity so far.  “Like many other new graduates, I came out of university after many years of hard study not sure exactly what to expect, or where I wanted to go. I…