Health & Wellbeing

The old saying goes, a healthy heart leads to a happy life. Yet, in our fast-paced and often stressful modern world, neglecting the health of our most vital organ is easy. Fortunately, in this age of technological advancements, managing and improving heart health has become easier than ever. Introducing CardiAction, an innovative heart […]

Our five senses are our connection to the world. Our brains are constantly being fed with information allowing us to see, taste, feel, smell, and hear our surroundings, giving us pleasure or pain, providing comfort or alerting us to danger. It is only when one of these senses begins to fail that we […]

Waking up and discovering you have a stye can be an unpleasant experience, accompanied by a few days of discomfort as you wait for it to subside. Have you ever wondered what causes a stye? An internal stye forms when one of the oil glands in your eyelids becomes clogged or obstructed. An […]

Gynaecological cancers feel like “silent” cancers. Unlike breast or bowel cancer, the various types of gynaecological cancers that may develop in a woman’s reproductive system – cervical, ovarian, womb, vulval, and vaginal – receive little public attention. Yet more than 1000 New Zealand women a year develop gynaecological cancers and unfortunately for most, […]

Experience concussion work using CranioSacral therapy. Gill Redden, a specialist in this type of treatment, usually gentle and safe, targets the root causes of concussion symptoms to help promote internal healing. Potentially improve concussion symptoms such as lack of coordination, pain, vertigo, and emotional outbursts with the use of this light touch technique. […]

Dentures are precision oral prostheses, designed to restore a person’s facial structure, improve aesthetics, help achieve adequate mastication, correct phonetics and more. Thomas Gu, senior clinical dental technician, and director of Merivale Denture Clinic, specialises in complex denture treatments, including implant supported prosthesis, cosmetic and customised full and partial dentures. “All dentures must […]

July is Sarcoma Awareness Month, highlighting the need for research funding into a rare and complex cancer with more than 80 different subtypes, that can form anywhere in the body, at any age. Devastatingly, sarcoma accounts for 20% of cancers diagnosed in childhood in Australia and 6% in New Zealand (on average four […]

When people decide to become blood donors, they are giving a priceless gift to someone in need, and making a lifesaving difference in communities nationwide. One donation can save up to three lives. New Zealand Blood Service (NZBS) needs more than 900 donations every week in Christchurch. Regular weekly donations ensure blood and […]

Expert advice and treatment makes all the difference, especially medically. Christchurch Specialist Vascular Surgeon Peter Laws is one of those experts, renowned for treating aneurysmal disease, peripheral vascular disease, and varicose veins. Aneurysms happen when a blood vessel dilates, increasing the risk of rupture. They can prove fatal, but that doesn’t have to […]

Even in winter, New Zealand has high ultraviolet (UV) radiation levels from the sun. Too much exposure can damage our health by causing sunburn, premature aging, and increases the risk of skin cancer. B eing sun smart can reduce the risk of sun-related harm. The New Zealand Cancer Society rates skin cancer as […]