Gentle Exercise
Vicky Fisher suggests adding standing and balancing poses to your yoga practice for Spring.Standing poses strengthen the ankles, legs, knees, hips and abdominal muscles. balancing poses help with...
View ArticleStopping smoking steadily pays off
It’s official. The benefits associated with stopping smoking start immediately after you stub out your last cigarette and steadily increase over time.Dr Kathy Petoumenos from the Kirby Institute used...
View ArticleGentle exercise
Summer has arrived with the promise of long days of sunshine. Vicky Fisher finds these energising sun salutations (surya namaskar) are a good way to link the breath with movement while also loosening...
View ArticleBuilding dem bones
PETER WATTS reports on help for a problem that’s three times more likely to affect HIV positive people than the general population.read more
View ArticleTime for a flu shot
If you haven’t had one this season, it’s time for your influenza vaccine.read more
View ArticleHints for a happy heart
The purpose of taking a fish oil supplement is to give you a good dose of the cholesterolAn essential component of cell membranes and nerve fibre insulation, cholesterol is important for the metabolism...
View ArticleDrink coffee, don’t die
US researchers have discovered an association between drinking coffee and living longer.It’s a strange association because they found that coffee drinkers also tended to be cigarette smokers, meat...
View ArticleTales from the Network
It was while Peter Watts was introducing Joe to some of the services they offer at Queensland Positive People (QPP), that they got to talking.Diagnosed with HIV some years ago, lately Joe had been...
View ArticleState of Mind: changing how you use
STATE OF MIND: the column where therapists recommend techniques we can employ to deal with the symptoms of anxiety or depression. In this issue, Kurt Andersson-Noorgard talks about managing your...
View ArticleBGF workshop - Take control of your health!
Developed by Stanford University, and presented by Bobby Goldsmith Foundation for people living with HIV, partners and carers, these workshops runs for 2½ hours each week for 7 weeks.Workshops are held...
View ArticleThe smoking will get you before the HIV does
While there is evidence that the inflammation and metabolic changes associated with HIV do increase our risk of developing things like cardiovascular disease and cancers, another risk factor plays a...
View ArticleSuperfoods
Most of us know Jo Watson as the executive Director of NAPWHA, but away from the office Jo displays a passion for cooking. So, we asked her to share one of her favourite recipes using a ‘superfood’....
View ArticleA little can go a long way
Gone are the days of multiple daily dosing and battling horrendous side effects to achieve viral suppression. Newer generation drugs can achieve much with a lot less effort.Armed with this knowledge,...
View ArticleTips to beat the Winter Willies
Winter is with us again and along with it comes the usual risk of colds and the fluA highly contagious and relatively common viral infection of the respiratory system, transmitted by infected droplets...
View ArticleSuperfoods - Salmon and ginger broth
You loved her recipe for beetroot and goat cheese tart, so we asked Jo Watson to cook up something special for winter.The Atlantic salmon used in this comforting broth is one of the world’s top...
View ArticleTo sleep: perchance to ... sleep
Along with a good diet and exercise, sleep is regarded as an integral part of a healthy and happy lifestyle. But sometimes it’s not that easy to catch those Z-Z-Zs. Muktakiran offers some practical...
View ArticlePumpkin and spinach risotto
This is the International Year of Quinoa, so we asked Miriam Chin to suggest a simple and tasty recipe using this versatile grain.read more
View ArticleiPlan
iPlan is a resource designed to help people living with HIV to become active partners in their health care. It also aims to help people understand and monitor some of the more important health concerns...
View ArticleHealthy smoothies
Brenda De Le Piedra is a nurse with a passion for making healthy food that is fast, clean and plant-based. She strongly believes that what you put inside, you will eventually wear on the outside....
View ArticleAre you wasting money on supplements?
A recent article in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggest that most people are wasting their money on vitamins and minerals as they do not provide a clear benefit in preventing chronic disease or...
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