Chronic diseases are responsible for nine out of

Tomorrow is World Suicide Prevention day and R U OK Day. R U OK Day really highlights the need for us to ask this basic question and check in with people. It’s a question we should be asking everyday. So ask that person you’ve been thinking about #ruok. Start a conversation and actively listen to…

I have lactose intolerance so I must completely avoid dairy, MYTH. Most individuals with lactose intolerance are still able to consume small amounts of regular dairy products, depending on their individual tolerance. Yoghurt and cheese are low in lactose, and the healthy bacteria present in yoghurt further aids in its digestion. Try spreading your intake…

Today Longevity Exercise Physiology Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Marrickville, Bella Vista, Randwick, Lindfield and Balmain look at what incidental physical activity actually means. So what does incidental physical activity actually mean? As defined by the Department of Health, ‘incidental physical activity is unstructured activity taken during the day, such as walking for transport, housework and the performance of activities of daily living’….

Challenge for February 2015

Are you ready for a challenge? Have you forgotten about your New Year’s resolution already? Do you need some support to motivate you to stick to any healthy lifestyle changes? Well, thanks to my expanding network of followers here is your first chance to not only start making healthy lifestyle changes but be a role model for others and to be supported in return. 

This February I am challenging all of my clients to undertake a simple lifestyle change that will help you:

decrease your blood sugar

increase your insulin sensitivity

decrease diabetes/cancer/cardiovascular disease risk

improve your cholesterol

increase your vitamin and mineral intake

increase fibre

improve bowel movements

  A quick look at how Exercise Physiology sessions have been adapted during COVID-19 Gym Closures and how the team are continuing to help a variety of our clients to exercise safely and continue with their normal treatment and rehabilitation.  Meet Sarah*, a Touch-football athlete from the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney who is 8 months post…

This week we discuss how small behaviour changes can have a big impact on your health and the importance of individualising weight management strategies.   Focus on the process over the result…   Weighing ourselves once per week gives us the opportunity to think about our behaviour over that week. For example, if the number…