A balanced focus: Anstice Optometrists
Genetics, individual characteristics, and environment all play a role in the development of myopia (short sightedness) over time. Myopia is where the eyeball is too long or too powerful, resulting in blurred far vision, with close objects clear within a certain range. Your optometrist will identify key risk indicators for the need to […]
Breathing for winter wellness: The Lung Mechanic
We all know breathing is necessary for survival, but not so well known is that when done correctly, the breath supports our immune system. We eat and talk through the mouth, but because we breathe and smell through the nose, nasal breathing is our first line of immune defence. “The structures of the […]
A central physio hub: The Muscle People
The face of our central city has changed dramatically as the rebuild of Christchurch has progressed. We now have an urban centre with innovative and bold developments, the results of fresh ideas and big thinking. The city is far from complete yet. Another project that is causing considerable excitement in the community is […]
Beating bowel cancer
Every year more than 3000 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer, and at least 1200 people will die from the disease, making it the second most common cancer in New Zealand. June is Bowel Cancer Awareness month, and throughout Aotearoa people have been participating in the Move your Butt campaign to raise funds […]
Otago’s Christchurch campus celebrates 50 years: Otago, Christchurch
Over the past five decades, more than 5000 medical students, along with numerous health professional and research students, have completed their training at the city’s renowned “health university”. It’s a history of which Dean and Head of Campus Professor Suzanne Pitama (Ngāti Kahungunu/Ngāti Whare) is suitably proud. “In this, our 50th year, we […]
House work can always wait
When it comes to juggling family and work, there’s no secret formula, says life and wellness coach Gemma McCaw. She is used to balancing family, and work, especially with the arrival in April of baby daughter Ella. “There are times when you feel like you’re nailing it, and other times when the balance […]
Highlighting rare disorders
New Zealand’s rare disorders organisation is advocating a national framework be established to support its cause. A recent virtual roundtable of international experts found that New Zealand lags behind most other comparable OECD countries in supporting persons living with a rare disorder. New Zealand offers no planned pathways for clinical care, and little […]
Get ready for ills and chills
Ensure you and your medicine cabinet are prepared for winter and the common ailments that come with it. Follow these tips from Health Navigator New Zealand to be ready: Clean out your medicine cabinet Discard expired medications to avoid confusion and ensure you have the necessary medicines when you are unwell. Dispose of […]
Have a hernia? Don’t wait and see: The Hernia Clinic
The Hernia Clinic in Christchurch specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of hernias. Metropol spoke to hernia surgeon Ross Roberts who had some salutary advice for people with this disorder. His message – if you are diagnosed with a groin hernia, don’t adopt a strategy of wait and see what happens with it […]
Luxury hospital care: Holly Lea
The new boutique care centre at Holly Lea Village provides an exceptional setting for those with higher-level needs. Moving to a retirement village can be a transformative lifestyle choice, and that is precisely what sets Holly Lea Village apart. A single visit to this remarkable village is all it takes to ignite contemplation […]
