Dec 1, 2021 | Christmas, Drug and Alcohol, Seasonal Health, Wellness
To help you to continue enjoying Christmas, we’ve put together 6 ideas on staying fit and healthy without missing out on the celebrations. 1. Be mindful of your food and drink It is easy to overindulge with so much holiday food at our fingertips. While this is a...
Dec 1, 2021 | What We're Talking About
Welcome to the end of year edition of Practice Connect for 2021. We hope you and your team have found this year’s content to be timely, helpful and interesting.
Nov 30, 2021 | Christmas, Drug and Alcohol, Healthy Living, Mental Health, Seasonal Health, Wellness
Christmas is a time when all our differences come crashing together over dinners and drinks and activities. The celebration season brings family and friends together who haven’t seen each other in a long time, but it can also re-ignite old arguments and feelings....
Nov 30, 2021 | Coronavirus - COVID-19, Coronavirus - Symptoms
Recovering from COVID depends partly on whether you’re vaccinated. If you’re vaccinated, you tend to get a very mild illness, recovering is pretty quickly. So even if you’ve got quite a few symptoms, you tend to be much better in about a week. And it...
Nov 30, 2021 | Coronavirus - COVID-19, Coronavirus - Vaccinations, Kids and Teens Health
In general, in most jurisdictions in Australia, you only need one parent or guardian to give consent for a child to have a procedure. Dr Norman Swan, Physician and Journalist For more detailed information on this topic please click...
Nov 30, 2021 | Christmas, Healthy Eating, Seasonal Health
Christmas is a time when we overindulge in eating and spending and therefore create more waste than any other time of the year. But as we move towards being more ecologically friendly and aware of our actions, we can continue to live a little this festive season...
Nov 28, 2021 | Christmas, Mental Health, Wellness
2020 and 2021 have been the strangest years of our existence. It has flipped everything we know and do upside down and required some very ingenious improvisation. If you are a parent in the middle of the COVID craziness, then I’m sure the holidays have crossed...
Nov 28, 2021 | Christmas, Healthy Living, Mental Health, Seasonal Health, Wellness
The festive season is a time for enjoying each others company, exchanging gifts, having a few laughs and making memories. Unfortunately, this season can also be the most stressful for a number of reasons. By following our “10 Rules to Reduce Stress” you maybe...
Nov 25, 2021 | Christmas, Healthy Living, Mental Health, Travel Health, Wellness
Sometimes “Peace on Earth” during the festive season equates to one thing and one thing only: solitude. If the thought of spending the festive season with your family strikes dread and fear into your heart, giving your kin a wide berth might just be the...
Nov 25, 2021 | Kids and Teens Health, Mental Health
The recent lockdowns have presented us with broad and varied challenges. These range from financial issues, relationship challenges and concerns around employment and job security. One thing all of these have in common, is their effect on our mental health. Medical...
