Keep Your Workplace Brain-Friendly

Keep Your Workplace Brain-Friendly

Employees thrive in workplaces that enhance best-practice thinking.   Gillian Eadie, co-founder with sister Dr Allison Lamont of Memory Foundation has recently addressed several enterprises about avoiding brain overload; a key element in promoting peak productivity is...
How to clean my ears?

How to clean my ears?

‘What is Ear wax? Why do we have it? And how should I clean my ears?’ For this reader question we asked Doctor of Audiology, Teresa Burns, from Teresa Burns Hearing Ltd, who isn’t at all squeamish about cerumen (ear wax). “Ear wax is normal. Wax is the way...
Blackcurrant News Update

Blackcurrant News Update

Watch out for Jim Grierson and Dr Jian Guan TV1 on or around February 27th. Last month, we told you about the research findings of Dr Jian Guan and the team of clinical doctors at New Zealand universities. Jim Grierson of Vitality®New Zealand has advised us that they...
Arthritis: Mobilise your Joints. #2

Arthritis: Mobilise your Joints. #2

Mobilising your joints Most older adults have some degree of osteoarthritis or cartilage degeneration in their joints – notably wrists, fingers, knees, hips and spine. When you are feeling sore and stiff it is very tempting to keep painful joints in the one position...