Treat your feet: Footprints Podiatry
Lavishing care on our faces, hair, and even our hands is standard for many of us. However, languishing at the end of our bodies are our hard-working feet. We expect so much of them yet offer them minimal attention, or even worse, we actively manoeuvre them into shoes shaped more for fashion than support and […]
Prioritise bone health
Healthy bones are at the core of our wellbeing, mobility and independence. People of all ages should protect their bone health by taking early action for osteoporosis prevention through bone-healthy nutrition, regular weight-bearing physical activity, and avoidance of negative lifestyle factors like smoking, says Osteoporosis New Zealand (ONZ). Following World Osteoporosis Day in October, ONZ […]
Dementia innovation
An American company has launched a photorealistic 3D avatar with custom AI, based on the lived experiences of people with dementia and Alzheimer’s. Lenovo™, in collaboration with British group Innovations in Dementia, says the project will give people and families navigating a diagnosis of dementia 24-hour access to a conversational avatar, Liv. She will offer […]
Reclaim your confidence: Muscle People
Specialised physiotherapy can help men with incontinence, prostate issues, and sexual dysfunction. Are you one of the many men struggling with incontinence, prostate-related concerns, or sexual dysfunction? If so, you’re not alone, even though you may feel that you are. These issues can be both physically uncomfortable and emotionally challenging, often leading to a decline […]
Seeing the problem
More than 193,000 Kiwis are blind, deafblind, or living with low vision. It’s a number that is projected to soar to 225,000 by 2028 due to age-related eye conditions, such as macular degeneration, glaucoma, and diabetes. As the impact of vision loss continues to escalate, Blind Low Vision Month (October) is raising awareness about the […]
The battle against cancer: Cancer Society
Nicola Coom has a vision – a future free of cancer, and, with her team, has set priorities to support this happening. The Southern Cancer Society CEO, Nicola says currently one-in-three people receive a cancer diagnosis, and predictions are this will rise to one-in-two in coming years. Southern Cancer Society is a merger of the […]
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