Bowel Cancer Awareness month is here and as New Zealand and Australia have the highest rates of bowel cancer in the world, we thought it was important to raise as much awareness as we can… Especially since bowel cancer is curable in 75% of people, if caught early.
Tomorrow may be the last day of autumn, but it is also the first day of the rest of your life. May 31st is World Smoke-free Day - and this year's theme is "Quit now. It's all about whanau". It's about taking control of your own life and doing something now, for the benefit of yourself, your family and the wider community.
Read moreBreathing is a pretty essential part of life, and as such it's lucky that it is not something you need to consciously remember to do. There are however, advantages to learning some simple techniques to improving your lung capacity - while you can't increase the actual size of your lungs; it's possible to train them to be more efficient in taking in, and utilizing oxygen.
Read moreIt is understandable that insurance companies charge a higher premium for those that choose to smoke. After all, the risk of smokers suffering from heart disease, cancer and stroke is sometimes 50% to 100% more than non-smokers.
Read moreWe all know that smoking causes cancer and the price of cigarettes is going through the roof… so here are 5 tips to help you give up:
Read moreBack when I was sixteen and I started smoking socially, I didn't necessarily think it was a great idea, but I wasn't thinking about the future consequences either. In fact, looking back I wasn't putting a lot of thought into much at all, especially my future (that would've been so un-cool).
Read moreI have had asthma my entire life so to me it is normal. As I am getting older and the medication available is becoming more advanced, I have found that my asthma symptoms are definitely improving…but I doubt that they will ever go away completely. This is just something that I have learnt to live with, and will need to live with for the rest of my life.
Read moreWe have juice bars, wine bars and coffee bars. What was next in the natural progression? Apparently it was oxygen bars. Since being introduced in the late 90's, it's not a craze limited to "only in America"… in fact, Auckland boasts its own oxygen bar (Spaqua) in the CBD.
Read moreThis month starts with World Asthma day (6th) and concludes with World Smoke Free day (31st), so what better time for us to focus on Respiratory Health.
Read moreThis month we have focussed on "Healthy Eating" and what better to wrap it up than to share some quick, easy and nutritious recipes to get you through to the end of the week!
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