Health & Wellness

Subscribe

Sign in Subscribe

© 2024 The Illawarra Flame

Health & Wellness

Health & Wellness

Breathe Better in the Gong

Asthma is a chronic respiratory condition affecting 10.6% of the population in NSW or more than 829,000 people. The prevalence is higher in regional NSW than in the Sydney metropolitan area and, in 2022, asthma was the eighth leading contributor to...

Health & Wellness

Stuck in fight-or-flight mode? 5 ways to complete the ‘stress cycle’ and avoid burnout or depression

Some stress in daily life is unavoidable. But remaining stressed is unhealthy. Chronic stress increases chronic health conditions, including heart disease and stroke and diabetes. It can also lead to burnout or depression

The Conversation

Health & Wellness

Arm yourself for winter

By Dr Julie Blaze, Bulli Medical Practice As the seasons continue their march, it is an important time to prepare yourself and your family members to reduce the risk of illness from respiratory viruses that circulate in the community in late Autumn...

Partner content

Keeping our ageing bodies fit

If you are ready to “Reach Beyond” and become a healthier and fitter version of yourself so that you can Do More, book into an initial assessment with one of Elossa’s exercise physiologists by calling 0468 357 720 or visit...

Lilliana Barone

Health & Wellness

Whooping cough is surging in Australia. Why, and how can we protect ourselves?

Whooping cough is a serious and highly contagious respiratory disease. Also called pertussis, it’s caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis

The Conversation

Health & Wellness

From scientist to doula: Andy Lawrence shares her journey

How motherhood led me home to myself and my truest calling, by Andy Lawrence. Before I became a mother, I was a successful scientist, respected in my field with many published research papers to my name. For the most part, I did not enjoy my work...

The Illawarra Flame

Health & Wellness

Is it OK if my child eats lots of fruit but no vegetables?

Consumption among Australian children falls well below recommendations. Around 62.6% of children aged over two meet the recommended daily fruit intake, but only 9% meet the recommended vegetable intake

The Conversation

Health & Wellness

Half of Australians with glaucoma don’t know they have it

By Dr Amy Harkness, Bulli Medical Practice Over 300,000 Australians have glaucoma yet 50% are unaware that they have it. Glaucoma refers to a group of eye diseases which damage the optic nerve. The optic nerve carries visual signals to the brain and...

Dr Amy Harkness

Health & Wellness

Tinnitus Awareness Week: Learn about causes and prevention

Tinnitus Awareness by Dr John Deady, Bulli Medical Practice Tinnitus Awareness Week is 5 – 11 February 2024. Tinnitus is a condition when people experience a ringing sensation in their ears. Alternatively, the sound may be humming, hissing...

Health & Wellness

‘We have a very good take-up of vaccines in this community’

“I have actually given immunisations to children of children I gave immunisations to,” he tells 2508

Health & Wellness

Anticipating the Covid Vaccine

We should all be reassured by the Australian Government announcement of an early roll-out of Covid-19 vaccines commencing mid- to late February, particularly with Australian cases of the more virulent UK strain of the virus. Vaccines train our...

Dr Jeffrey Hall

Health & Wellness

From straight to curly, thick to thin: here’s how hormones and chemotherapy can change your hair

Each hair follicle contains stem cells, which multiply and grow into a hair strand

The Conversation

Health & Wellness

Our Baby Budget: Why swapping traditional parenting roles adds up

I’m still considering having a fourth child. The urge is getting stronger with every pregnant friend I see. My partner and I have sat down to discuss the logistics of it all - to be honest, the financial logistics. With me running my own business...

Health & Wellness

Managing bites and stings this Summer

Photograph of European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) thanks to natureloverslog. com

Dr Jeffrey Hall

Health & Wellness

Dr Luke Harvey now practising in the place he calls home

Dr Luke Harvey is available for appointments at Bulli Medical Practice from 4 December. He works Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and some Saturdays. Book online via HotDoc

Health & Wellness

Take steps to stop Cervical Cancer

By Dr Rebecca Goodman, Bulli Medical Practice Cervical Cancer Awareness week is from 13-19 November. Every year, over 900 Australian women are diagnosed with cervical cancer, which is the 5th most common cancer among women aged 15 and 44. Cervical...

Dr Rebecca Goodman

Health & Wellness

Moving to Australia sparked new Seacliff GP’s interest in skin cancer

With the UV Index on the rise, a new Seacliff Healthcare GP who studied medicine at Imperial College London is calling on residents to protect themselves from the sun and get their skin checked. In England, Dr Romesh Sarvanandan could count on his...

Genevieve Swart

Health & Wellness

What Is Good Posture?

By Lara Samuelsson of The Physio Pilates Movement When we are born, we have 1 round curve to our spine. In traditional Pilates they believe that this is our “ideal posture”. Due to this Joseph Pilates used to teach flat back and spine and encourage...

Lara Samuelsson

Health & Wellness

National Week highlights need to Care for the Carers

Difficult as it can be when time and energy poor, it is critical carers stay physically healthy, eat a healthy diet, limit alcohol, try to get 7-9 hours of sleep each night and exercise regularly. Health direct has some tips on improving sleep, and...

Dr Saroja Gunasekera

Health & Wellness

A personal reading on the inquiry into birth trauma

On Thursday 7 September, brave women across the Illawarra shared their birth traumas at a hearing for the NSW parliamentary inquiry into traumatic births. I’ve written previously about my own birth trauma, thinking it would act as therapy. Maybe if...

Health & Wellness

Call to stand with brave women at NSW parliamentary inquiry into birth trauma

The motivation behind the inception of Better Births Illawarra is rooted in the alarming trend of high intervention rates, including C-sections, inductions, and episiotomies, observed during births at Wollongong Hospital. Learn more about their...

Health & Wellness

Women’s Health Month: Urinary Tract Infection

By Dr Hayley Glasson, Bulli Medical Practice Urinary Tract Infection (or UTI) is an infection in any part of the urinary system, including the kidneys, bladder and urethra. Around one in two women will develop a UTI in their lifetime, compared to...

Dr Hayley Glasson

Load more