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Understanding Eye Health: Essential Tips for Care
The Importance of Eyes and How to Care for Them Why Are Eyes Important? Our eyes are remarkable organs that enable us to experience the beauty and intricacies of the world around us. They allow us to see colours, shapes, and movements, playing an essential role in our daily activities—from reading and driving to recognising…
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Disability Day of Mourning
Within the disability community, the 1st of March is the day we observe the Disability Day of Mourning (DDoM). This day commemorates disabled people who were murdered by their caregivers. DDoM was first observed in 2012 and aims to bring attention to the issue of filicide (the murder of one’s child) of disabled children and…
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Understanding Arthritis: Types, Causes, and Management
Arthritis is a common condition that causes pain and inflammation in joints such as the fingers, wrists, knuckles, hips, knees, ankles or spine. The term arthritis encompasses more than 100 different types of joint diseases and conditions, affecting people of all ages, genders, and backgrounds. It is a leading cause of chronic pain and disability…
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Top 5 Health Concerns for Aging Adults
As we age our bodies change, and we are often confronted with changes in what concerns us. For example, our concerns may have progressed from raising families to how to prevent and/or deal with wear and tear on our bodies. Over the next few posts, we will be exploring 5 common health complaints that many…
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Understanding Addiction: Causes, Effects, and Recovery Steps
What is Addiction? Sometimes we say things such as ‘I’m addicted to chocolate’, or ‘I’m addicted to a certain TV show’. It is not uncommon to use the word addiction to indicate something we are passionate about and are interested in. This seemingly harmless use of the word is a far cry from the medical…
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Understanding Lung Health: Risks and Prevention
We all know that part of being alive (and keeping it that way) involves breathing! We do this every day without thinking – but do we take time to think about the quality of the air we breathe and the resulting health of our lungs? Lung health is crucial for our overall wellbeing. The lungs…
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The Essential Role of Sleep for Your Health
How many mornings have you wished you could have a few more minutes sleep, or spent an evening looking forward to settling into your bed for a – hopefully – goodnight’s sleep. We can all recall those days when you have to drag yourself through the day after a poor night’s sleep! We all need…
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How Nutrition Impacts Your Health: Tips for Eating Well
Healthy Eating and the Role of Nutrition in Our Health Healthy eating refers to eating a balanced variety of foods that provide the necessary nutrients to maintain optimal health and preventing disease. It is though the food we eat that we obtain the nutrients necessary for health, growth and tissue repair. This includes a mix…
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Understanding Inflammation: Causes and Effects
Have you ever had a part of your body become inflamed? Maybe you have twisted your ankle and it became swollen, or it became warm or inflamed from being injured? Maybe you had a cut that wasn’t properly cleaned and became angry, red, warm and inflamed. Perhaps your body is simply fighting off a cold?…
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Unlocking the Full Benefits of Exercise
We all know exercise is something we should do especially for weight loss or weight management, but is that all there is to it? And do you need sweat, tears and a gym membership for it to count? What is exercise? Exercise is any physical activity that helps enhance or maintain physical fitness and overall…
Lauren Martin Natural Health 