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Smile more! It’s good for your health.

How often do you smile – really smile? If your answer is a lot, then you’re well on your way to achieving better health, happiness, and even a longer life. Surprising as it may seem, Professor Barbara Fredrickson, says there’s growing evidence that smiles have a health-boosting effect. That’s because they reflect positive emotions which include joy, contentment and gratitude.
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Get on your bike! It’s good for your mental health.

Hands up if you ride a bike! That’s great if you do. You’re part of the ever-growing number of recreational and serious cyclists in Australia. After all, cycling in this country has been a popular tradition since the late 19th Century. Here in Melbourne, major cycling events such as Around the Bay in a Day attract thousands of cycling enthusiasts
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Renovating your thought is good for your health

Renovations are so popular on Australian TV. It seems that as viewers we just love watching makeovers of every description. There’s the Biggest Loser – a show dedicated to helping people give their body a major overhaul. Then there’s The Block and House Rules where rooms and entire houses undergo a dazzling transformation. And who could forget this oldie but
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Hope is good for your mental health

Hope. It’s what’s led to the final release and freedom for three Cleveland women held in captivity and sexually abused by a man for ten years. During this time, it’s reported that two of the families held vigils. They never gave up hope that their girls would return home alive. Hope is powerful. It’s the expectation of achieving good in
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Courage is good for your mental health

Does the thought of peering down from the top of a 10 metre high diving tower at a swimming pool scare you?  Would you have the courage to dive or jump from that height? It’s a question the contestants on Australia’s Celebrity Splash! – Channel 7’s latest reality series, must have asked themselves before agreeing to take part in the show.
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Happy mothering is healthy mothering

Today’s woman multi-tasks. She’s a wife, mother, aunt, daughter, sister, and work colleague. She juggles employment, study, home duties, children, care of elderly relatives, school, sport and community activities, to name a few. Trying to fit everything in can be demanding.  It can cause a seemingly ordinary female, to turn into a kind of Superwoman, and sometimes this can be
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Getting over “Mondayitis” is good for your health

“How was your weekend? Did you do something nice? Pity we have to come to work!  I can’t wait for Friday.”  While the start of the working week can seem tough, there is a way to get over the Mondayitis-blues.  It can be easy when you know how. For many of us, getting back to work after a relaxing weekend
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Self-belief is good for your mental health

Singing to millions of TV viewers around Australia, while performing in front of a large studio audience, can be daunting. Just ask the current contestants on Channel 9‘s The Voice. According to the show’s superstar-coaches, a singer must believe that he or she can be successful, and that it’s possible for the audience to believe in the song they’re delivering.
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The Temple Two of ‘Sugar & Spice’, at Freedom Hill, Da Nang, South Vietnam,
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Vietnam and mental health

Being bombed, shot at, flown over enemy territory in a helicopter gunship, and performing on a stage where Australian Cathy Wayne had been shot dead just days earlier. These are lasting memories of my time as a singer during  the Vietnam war. I recall my wartime experiences each ANZAC Day, as Australia pauses to honour the men and women who’ve
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Navigating your way to good health

When your current health practices aren’t working, it’s OK to navigate your way to good health. You don’t have to take my word for it.  Wanting to be healthy and well is what drives thousands of Australians to investigate what they can do to achieve a better health outcome. It’s probably safe to say that all of us want to
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