healthy living

Gentle exercise

Graham Stocks — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:38:52 -0800

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 up, toning and stretching muscles, joints and internal organs.

Stopping smoking steadily pays off

Graham Stocks — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:14:39 -0800

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 information gathered from the 33,308 HIV positive patients enrolledThe act of signing up participants into a study. Generally this process involves evaluating a participant with respect to the eligibility criteria of the study and going through the informed consent process. in the international Data Collection on Adverse Events of Anti-HIV Drugs (D:A:D) study.

Gentle Exercise

Graham Stocks — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:26:46 -0700

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 concentration, build self-confidence and develop stamina. if you doubt your leg or ankle strength, you can try the next three poses using a wall for support.

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High-dose vitamins not necessarily useful

Graham Stocks — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 17:27:37 -0800

Despite reducing levels of a protein associated with heart disease, supplements containing the B vitamin folic acid don't reduce the risk for cardiovascular disease, death or cancer, according to a new large-scale analysis of studies on the issue.

The Sunshine Vitamin

Graham Stocks — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:48:17 -0800

Everyone’s talking about vitamin D. are we getting enough of it? How much is too much? Neil McKellar-Stewart finds out.

Coffee linked to better hep C results

Graham Stocks — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:51:14 -0800

People with chronic hepatitis c and advanced liverA large organ, located in the upper right abdomen, which assists in digestion by metabolising carbohydrates, fats and proteins, stores vitamins and minerals, produces amino acids, bile and cholesterol, and removes toxins from the blood. disease who drink three or more cups of coffee a day have a 53% lower risk of liver disease progression than non-coffee drinkers, according to a new study.

Making changes

Graham Stocks — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 19:19:08 -0800

Adopting healthy habits and sticking to them is never easy, so David Menadue looks for inspiration.

Tales from the Network

Graham Stocks — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:55:39 -0700

There is a network of workers located at AIDS Councils and PLHIVPerson (or people) Living with HIV. This term is now preferred over the older PLWHA. organisations around Australasia who understand the variety of treatment issues faced by positive people. We call them the TREATAWARE OUTREACH NETWORK (TON).

Ageing, long-term complications and nutrition

Graham Stocks — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:50:30 -0700

Reporting back from the AIDS Conference in Vienna, DAVID MENADUE discovers that ‘HIV and ageing’ is a universal issue, that long-term complications may be more prevalent than we thought and that good nutrition really is a good idea.