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Hypertension, commonly referred to as high blood pressure (BP), can lead to some serious health issues including a heart attack, stroke, heart failure or kidney disease, affecting upwards of 3.5 million Australians What is blood pressure? The pressure of your blood against the inner

The US FDA recently released a consumer update warning people to take care when mixing medications and dietary supplements. It’s a timely reminder to make sure that your health professional understands both mainstream and complementary medicines. It's also part of the reason we practice i

Several studies have documented that people in the Mediterranean countries have a longer and healthier life than do those in other industrialized countries, despite the high prevalence of smoking and gaps in health services available to them. This has been attributed to several cultural and beha

A recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition proves the age old wisdom that an apple a day keeps the doctor away. The research was part of the very large Nurses Health Study and looked at the diets of over 1500 women who were considered to have aged well, without chron

Winter is nearly here and it is the time to make sure you have enough zinc in your system, because it’s required for good immune function. It helps you to fight all the coughs and colds that are around at this time of the year.Good sources of Zinc are meat and seafood, especially shellfish

Don’t waste antibiotics on cold and fluDon’t waste antibiotics on cold and fluYou may have seen the billboard ads urging us to join the fight against antibiotic resistance. This is a campaign from the National Prescribing Service (NPS) to reduce our use of antibiotics n Australia, which is