A lifetime of good nutrition: Sara Widdowson of Oxford Women’s Health on eating your way to better health
As women’s bodies grow and change, nutritional needs change too. Sara Widdowson, a Nutrition Consultant and Dietitian at Oxford Women’s Health, shares her expert advice on staying healthy at every age and stage of life. What are the top priorities for children and adolescents when it comes to good nutrition? Children and adolescents are […]
A healthy smile: Duxton Dental wants to make sure you have something to smile about
Let’s not forget our bottom teeth. Research tells us that whether you had braces or not and whether you have wisdom teeth or not, your bottom front teeth will crowd with age. As the teeth concertina up at the front they can cause extra pressure onto the back of the top teeth when […]
‘Yoga therapy’ next level therapeutics: Flow Hot Yoga welcomes yoga icon Vincent Bolletta
As a continuation of Flow Hot Yoga’s dedication to healing and safe yoga, it is offering yoga therapy training with New Zealand’s foremost yoga instructor and teacher trainer Vincent Bolletta. He is the founder and director of the Hañsa Yoga International Studies and co-founder of the Centre for Contemporary Yoga Studies in Auckland. […]
Early detection does matter: Molecheck and why you should get your skin checked sooner rather than later
Just like blood pressure, mammograms or a dental checkup, it’s important to monitor your skin’s health. As we say goodbye to summer, it’s time to tick off your skin check as well. Early detection matters. We’ve enjoyed the sunshine, now we should check what damage it may have caused. Even though skin cancer […]
Not just a pharmacy: Barnett’s West End Pharmacy is a destination for more than just filling your prescription
Barnett’s West End Pharmacy is more than just a chemist. Professional pharmacy staff can help meet your needs, whether that is filling scripts, giving advice or helping with gift ideas. “We’re an established pharmacy with so much more, including giftware, cosmetics, skincare products and everything you’d hope from a contemporary chemist,” Retail Manager […]
Reason to smile: Dentures Plus want you to know that dentures shouldn’t negatively impact your daily life
People may not be aware of any problems associated with their dentures. When issues develop slowly over time, they adapt and think it is normal. “Common issues we see with denture wearers are sore or irritated gums, difficulty eating properly, loss of lip or facial support, more wrinkles around the mouth, sore jaw, […]
Multi-disciplinary medicine: Moorhouse Medical Centre
People constantly come and go through the doors of the large red building that is the Moorhouse Medical Centre. The activity hints at just how busy this long-established practice is. It has been a feature of Christchurch’s central city for more than 20 years – first of all in Washington Way and now […]
Unique model of retirement living: Lady Wigram Retirement Village
When it comes to sourcing retirement facilities for your loves ones, not surprisingly quality is front of your mind. As soon as you arrive at the Lady Wigram Retirement Village, it’s clear this is a unique model of retirement living and one that is all about lifestyle. Owned by the Golden Healthcare Group, […]
Aneurysm risk & assessment: Christchurch Vascular Group want to help you look after yourself and your loved ones
It’s a fancy word, but an aneurysm is simply a dilated blood vessel. As the blood vessel dilates, there is an increased risk of complications such as thrombosis or rupture. If the abdomen’s main blood vessel – the aorta – becomes dilated or greater than 30mm, it is called an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm […]
The environmental experts: how local company MBC are making it their goal to protect people and their investments from the threat of asbestos and mould
Encompassing the surroundings and conditions in which we live and work, our environments are some of the most important considerations when it comes to our overall health and wellness. Mould and asbestos are two of the most common environmental hazards, ones which we are all too familiar with on a local level as […]
