Australia is facing a growing shortage of GPs — and female GPs may be leaving much earlier than their male colleagues. What does that mean for all of us?
Chris Baynes
Could when you drink water make a difference? We look at how staying well hydrated can support digestion, exercise and everyday wellbeing.
Last Friday ten of us learnt from retired Women’s Day Food Director, Jennene Plummer, how to create four meals when cooking for one person.
Do you have teenage or adult sons? Do you at times worry about the world that they live in and their sense of purpose?We recently came across this excellent article in quillette.com, written by Dr. Tanveer Ahmed, a psychiatrist based here in Sydney.In it he discusses the growing number of men of all ages who…
Last night, Monday 17 August, the ABC’s Four Corners screened its investigation into the state of government delivered home care in Australia today. It is an accurate story.
We have been reading Dr. Michael Mosley’s book “Just One Thing” and picked out his recommendation to drink coffee every day to lower your risk of stroke, heart disease, cancer, and dementia.
Consuming protein after exercise is essential because it immediately shifts your body from a state of muscle breakdown to muscle repair and growth.When you work out, you create microscopic tears in your muscle fibres and deplete your body's resources. Post-exercise protein delivers the necessary building blocks to repair this damage, making your muscles stronger than…
Live alone and tired of preparing the same meals and maybe the waste?
You are not alone. A number of Monday Club members have…
Discover a simple daily habit that can improve balance after 50, reduce your risk of falls and help you stay independent longer.
Blood flow is essential for joint health because it delivers vital oxygen and nutrients to tissues and removes metabolic waste.For older adults, adequate circulation becomes even more critical to counteract age-related joint deterioration, maintain synovial fluid production, and prevent stiffness.Our joints are surrounded by soft tissue called the synovial membrane, which produces this synovial…
Rather than wait for increasing frailty to cause a major health incident (like a fall), the Danish government is stepping in to introduce wellness programs. The law requires all people aged over 80 to be offered an annual preventive home visit. The visits must also be offered to “vulnerable and socially exposed” people between the…
The graph above shows the percentage of people aged 80+ living in Long Term Care, meaning nursing homes. Australia sets the record across the western world for the most occupants. But not for long, because we are not building the new beds required for the Baby Boomers, who are going to break the system, starting…