Entries by Glenda Johnson

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Keep Your Heart Healthy

With 34% of all deaths in Australia being due to cardiovascular disease, it is vital to do everything you can to keep your heart healthy. There are many factors that may increase your risk of heart disease. If you have had a heart attack these same factors increase the risk of a recurrence. These include: […]

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Diabetes – the New Epidemic

Type 2 diabetes has become a worldwide health problem. There are approximately 890,000 Australians and 270,000 New Zealanders currently diagnosed with diabetes. In addition to these numbers, it is also predicted that there are thousands of people with undiagnosed diabetes. Type 2 diabetes was once only seen in adults over 40 years of age, however, […]

Are you Well when you are not Sick?

What Does it Mean to be ‘Well’? Many people believe ‘health’ and ‘wellness’ are terms that simply mean being free from disease, but there is so much more to being truly well! Are you really well if you are overweight, forgetful, tired, moody, or have poor skin? What if you suffer from headaches, frequent colds, constipation […]

Say “Stop!” to Ageing

Do you have signs of ageing? Are you having trouble with flexibility and movement, perhaps misplacing your keys or forgetting names? Maybe you have noticed more grey hairs recently? Ageing in itself is not a disease; it is a natural part of life. Yet we search high and low for the fountain of youth as […]

Keeping Kids Well Over Winter – KK WOW!

While it’s almost inevitable your child will get a couple of colds this winter, it is possible to keep the impact and disruption to a minimum. Schools and day care centres become ‘hubs of bugs’ and a child’s developing immune system cannot be expected to deal with the persistent attacks. Give them a helping hand […]

Give Mum the ultimate Gift this Mother’s Day

With Mother’s day fast approaching, Your Wellness Centre would like to offer all mums a 60-minute full body massage, a foot detox ritual, complete with a 30-minute detox box session in our infrared sauna (detox box) all for just $147! (Normally $192). Massage is a holistic way to bring harmony back to the mind, body […]

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Pain and Inflammation

Is poorly managed pain and inflammation slowing you down and impairing your quality of life? The feeling of pain is your body’s way of telling you that there is inflammation present. It is associated with the classic symptoms of pain, redness, heat and swelling. It frequently accompanies injury and tissue trauma, such as sprains, strains, […]

Health Tips for Kids

Give your Child a Head Start at school The first day back at school can be quite frightening! There are many new faces, new rules and so much new information for your kids to take in. The new school year always presents children with a new set of challenges and new academic milestones to be achieved. A great […]