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Forever Active: An Innovative Programme for Kids and
Baby Boomers
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The Green Apple Wellness Centre is located in Bald Hills,
a northside suburb of Brisbane, Qld. It was established
in 1978 as a gym with a difference, with emphasis on
Wellness rather than "body beautiful"!
The Green Apple offers prescriptive exercise, dietary
help and natural therapies in a non-threatening, friendly
environment where people don't need to be young, fit
or slim to start and don't need designer clothes.
Forever Active™ is one of the Wellness programmes
developed to address very specific parts of the body
- muscle and bone. Developing and maintaining strength
is becoming increasingly important in a world of mechanization,
technology and people living for longer than ever before.
Forever Active™ is supervised, specific, fun
and only takes 30 minutes to complete, twice a week.
Forever Active™ for Juniors aged 6 - 14 is attractive
to children who don't want to play sport or "games"
but still like to be included in a group - to belong.
Forever Active™ can turn a child who dislikes physical
activity into a young person who feels stronger and
more empowered, giving a boost to their self-confidence.
Forever Active™ for Babyboomers and Seniors helps
participants feel more youthful and able to tackle daily
life, travel, grandchildren and any challenges with
more gusto and enthusiasm. Knee pain, back pain and
shoulder dysfunction diminish as the body becomes stronger.
The Queensland government supported the initiative of
Forever Active™. The programme was officially launched
by the Parliamentary Secretary for the Minister of Health,
in October 2005.
Faye
Lobbin’s Story.
Last year I joined the Green Apple Wellness Centre for
the first time, to do Steady Steps, I found it did me
good teaching me how to get out of the chair and bed
properly also giving me strength in my legs and better
balance. I have since joined the Forever Active™ Group
doing weights, just getting every part of the body moving,
plus I have done Splashing Good Time in the pool, it
is good exercising in the water. By going to the Centre
I have been motivated to exercise and I can see its
doing me a lot of good. Our instructor Cherryle has
been very good to me.. Faye has received her Award Prizes
for completing several steps with the programme.
Basil
Parker’s Story.
Having
never been to a gym in my life before I did not know
what to expect when I first started in a class of Forever
Active™ but having retired and putting on weight at
the age of 64 I thought I would give it a go. I must
say I had a lot of fun at these classes with plenty
of laughter as well as exercise and would look forward
to going twice a week. I had a operation on my knee
about three years ago which was not a complete success
but found Forever Active™ helped to strengthen my knee
as well and I can now walk much better and can now look
to my future as being more active and in better health
than it would have been if I had not done Forever Active™.
Now that I know the full benefit of exercise though
Forever Active™ I have now become a full member of Green
Apple Wellness Centre .
Thanks
to you all ! Regards
Anne
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Australian College of Natural Medicine: Public Clinics!
Public
Clinics
All students who study at ACNM undertake clinical practice
as an important part of their learning and assessment
requirements. Students undertake clinical practice in
a supervised setting which has been purpose-built to
provide the best teaching and learning environment for
both students and patients. General public are invited
to attend the supervised clinics and receive treatments
at a discounted price.
Course
Information Seminars Brisbane 11 November, 2pm click
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Reading the Cues:How to Respond to Babies Cries!
Marion Badenoch Rose offers her logical yet nourishing
perspective on the toughest job on earth, parenting.
Freeing us from the tyranny of parental perfection,
Marion's well researched article steps us through the
process of aware parenting. When our children cry, instead
of blaming ourselves and try to stop them, we can give
them permission to express their trauma safely. MORE...
Natural Animal Care: Treating the Symptoms Not Just
Disease!
Natural Animal Care is a Brisbane based business that
promotes and advocates natural therapies and products
for animals. We use Homeopathy, Naturopathy, Nutrition,
Reiki and Massage to assist all animals including dogs,
cats, small animals, and horses.
At Natural Animal Care we recognise the importance of
treating symptoms, not just disease. When presented
with a dog with dermatitis, for example we establish
during consultation that his skin is itchy, swollen,
and inflamed. Treatment may involve natural anti-inflammatories,
fish oils, herbal tonics and creams, detoxification
and natural foods to help remove any preservatives,
by-products and other additives from the diet. These
natural treatments help to stimulate the body's own
healing ability. We ease the inflammation with supplements
the body recognises; we eliminate chemicals from the
body, and apply topical treatments to the skin, allowing
the body to slowly and effectively heal the dermatitis.
A conventional veterinary may diagnosis the dermatitis,
and prescribe antibiotics and cortisone. This helps
in the short term, but often the problem reoccurs. This
is because drugs suppress the underlying cause of the
condition. For example, a dog with dermatitis (stage
1) is given a course of drugs; he starts vomiting as
a side-effect (stage 2) and is given anti-nausea medication.
The skin improves and the vomiting stops and all is
well. A month later the dog develops an ear infection
and is lethargic (stage 3). The dog is then given conventional
ear drops... and so it continues. With each new prescription
the problem is suppressed deeper and deeper within the
animal until eventually a far more serious problem,
such as liver disease or cancer presents.
There are of course cases that require assistance from
conventional drugs, and we like to work alongside veterinarians
as much as possible but often natural alternatives can
be introduced to promote natural healing.
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Detox Diets too Hard? try a
Natural Alternative: With Wise Feet Foot Patches!
NATURAL PATCHES GET RESULTS
People
who have been exposed to chemicals or taken a lot of
drugs seem to benefit greatly from using foot patches,
according to Wisdom for Living Centre founder Barbara
Elkins. The foot patches are Traditional Chinese Medicine
and resemble big teabags. They are applied to the feet
at night, when the body naturally detoxes itself. They
act like a poultice. They warm up and open up the pores
of the skin to draw out and absorb wastes via the skin
under osmotic pressure.
The patches are usually removed in the morning.
Overnight, they change from a pale sandy coloured powder
to a dark, wet and sticky 'goo' which is on the feet
and in the patches.
The patches can also be applied to various parts of
the body, but are always applied to the acupuncture
points on the feet. They are particularly effective
on insect or spider bites. You can use them at your
own pace in the privacy of your own home.
"Many people have had wonderful, if not spectacular
results," Miss Elkins said. "Typically people who have
a lot of body pain (from arthritis, fibromyalgia, old
injuries, swollen legs, hot or cold feet, to gout and
chronic fatigue) find the patches relieve their pain
quite dramatically."
The patches are easy to use and non-invasive.
"Many people are finding they can decrease or even stop
some of the medications they are taking (this seems
to be particularly true of arthritis sufferers)," Miss
Elkins said. "People who have been exposed to a lot
of chemicals or have taken a lot of drugs in their lives
seem to benefit greatly from using these foot patches.
Our world is now full of chemicals that were not around
when we first evolved and they are affecting our health."
"Naturopaths are even using them on children with autism
and ADHD with great results". "Typically my customers
ring up to ask me about them and they just try one pair
to start. After using them for one night they are usually
on the phone the next day to order a box. Then they
give them to their family and friends".
For more information contact Wisdom for Living, phone
02 4334 6868 fax 02 4334 6818 or visit
click
here for full details
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Nourishedmagazine.com.au:
The High Cost of Cheap Food!
by John Ikerd
It
is humbling to see the whole scale awakening people,
especially in the west, are going through. Who'd have
thought the wider community would respond to "An inconvenient
Truth" so passionately. Overnight eco-media has exploded.
Everyone wants to know how to be more green. But when
it comes to food, we're still somewhat asleep, preferring
the dozy dream of convenience and thrifty food choices
to the stark reality of what our daily decisions create
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Short
and Sweet:Custard Pears with Muesli Toffee!
Serves 4
Ingredients
1/2 cup sugar 2 tablespoons water 2 tablespoons toasted
muesli 1/4 cup custard powder 1/4 cup apricot jam or
marmalade 2 cups Australian skim milk 8 poached or canned
pear halves, drained
Method
1.
Heat sugar and water together, boiling until the syrup
forms a dark toffee. Remove from heat and quickly stir
through muesli. Pour onto a baking tray lined with greaseproof
paper and allow to cool. Once cool, smash toffee into
fine pieces. 2. Blend custard powder and apricot jam
to a paste with a little of the milk. Place in a saucepan
with remaining milk and heat, whisking constantly, until
thickened. 3. Divide pear halves equally into 4 individual
ramekins. Top each with warm custard and finish with
a sprinkling of muesli
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Laughter
is the best medicine!
SIZE
DOESN'T MATTER
"Darling,"
said the swooning man to his new bride. "Now that we
are married, do you think you will be able to live on
my small income?" "Of course, dearest, no trouble,"
she said. "But what will you live on?"
Quote
of the week!
Real
knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
- Confucius
For
a Good Cause: Why Support the Brave Companion
Dog Rescue?
Brave Companion Dog Rescue Was setup by volunteers in
the Laidley Community in 2001 to give unclaimed pound
dogs a second chance to find a loving home. Abandoned
Dogs are also rehomed through our program. All dogs
are health checked and are then cared for by volunteer
foster carers. We are always in need of donations and
foster Carers. If you can help in any way please contact
Mrs Ludelle Milne on 07 54651751 0419 731 459
http://www.freewebs.com/bravedogs/
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