© Glow Images. Models used for illustrative purposes. It’s one thing to worry. It’s another thing to worry about worrying. At least that’s what a friend of mine says. Believing herself to be a chronic worrier, she’s now concerned that it might be genetic. Her father was a BIG worrier – the Continue Reading
Getting a good night’s sleep?
Oh, to curl up and sleep like a baby with not a care in the world! Do you remember what that was like? You didn’t have to yearn for a restful night. You’d simply snuggle down, get comfortable, and fall off to sleep. It was so, so easy. Well apparently for some people, it’s not that simple Continue Reading
My Golden Rule of Caring
It was the day when three tradesmen were working in my house. We were all really busy. The front doorbell rang. When I answered it, a young man stood there. He told me that the government had employed him to go door-to-door in my area to offer householders like me two free power-saving devices. He Continue Reading
Who will take care of me in old age?
Who Will Take Care Of Me In Old Age? Australia’s population is getting older, according to the Australian Government’s report on Aging and Aged care in Australia. In 2051 it’s expected that 5.7 million people will be aged 70 years or older. This week, Carers Australia, is raising awareness of Continue Reading
Keeping afloat when things get your down
It was a summer’s day. The sand was warm between my toes. Out in the bay a lone yellow buoy floated resolutely on the surface. I watched as the turbulent incoming surf washed over the top of it. Momentarily the marker buoy disappeared beneath the force of the incoming wave. As the breaker swept by Continue Reading
Memory and good mental health
Memory is an important faculty for coping with daily life and an essential ingredient for maintaining good mental health. Being able to retain and recall information, ideas, or instructions, is essential in caring for one’s self, completing jobs at home, or undertaking tasks at work. The Continue Reading
Finding resilience when stretched to the limit
Have you ever been inspired by what you can do with the humble rubber band? Think of the shapes you can make with it! With just two fingers you can stretch it sideways a long way. If you use three fingers you can shape it into a triangle. If you use two hands and four fingers, you can form Continue Reading
Managing migraines or permanent freedom?
Do migraine sufferers want to just ‘manage’ headaches, or would they prefer permanent freedom from this complaint? I know what my preference would be! In writing about National Headache and Migraine Awareness Week, September 17-23rd, Professor Paul R Martin, Adjunct Professor, School of Continue Reading
A bird’s eye view of health
Have you ever thought that birds can teach us something about maintaining good health? While TV commercials busily promote the latest medicines for coughs and colds in wintery Melbourne, I’ve watched backyard birds joyously zip and zoom around my garden, and seabirds soaring undeterred by gale Continue Reading
The role of prayer in pain relief
Discussions are taking place about pain management and the emergence of specialist pain clinics. Chronic pain sufferers say that relief is hard to achieve. Others have been told that some types of pain have to be endured and can only be managed by taking a drug. But is that the way it has to be? Are Continue Reading