In daily life, most of us pay no attention to the position of our body during and after meals. However, there is evidence that our body posture can affect our digestion, our appetite, and our rate of gastric emptying. Often patients with IBS and bloating report that their gut symptoms, such as bloating and distension […]
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Posture…What Do Your Eyes Tell You?
As a Chiropractor, I have a keen interest in the topic of posture. To me, posture is the alignment and stability of our body’s parts, when still and when moving. Our bodies were designed to move, and so there is no one single ‘perfect’ posture for all occasions. Having regular breaks to move around during […]
Easy Healthy Muesli Cookies
These healthy cookies are easy and quick to make and versatile as you can swap ingredients in and out to suit intolerances or taste preferences. They are dairy free, egg free, refined sugar free, and can be gluten free if you swap oats for a gluten free alternative. These cookies are adapted slightly from a […]
Spring Breezes In!
Have you noticed that when the sunny weather returns after winter, breezes start to pick up? This is why Chinese wisdom claims that the element of nature during spring is wind. This can be pleasant or not, as it helps other energies to penetrate, like cold or heat. If you are sensitive to this, you […]
There Is No Such Thing as a Bad Exercise!
With a background in Exercise Physiology, Personal Training, and currently a practising Physiotherapist, it is fair to say that exercise and exercise prescription form a large part of my treatments. With that said, the common questions I am asked involve: “Is shoulder pressing bad for your shoulders?” “Are squats bad for your knees?” “Are deadlifts […]
Get Active. Get Balance. Get Care.
Well, it’s October already. If you are like me then you will feel the year flying by. To slow down that feeling, it’s essential to ground and calm your mind and body. I know that the busier I am, the quicker I feel time go by. When I am with my kids taking an hour […]
Health Benefits of Infrared Saunas
Health Benefits of infrared saunas, detoxification, weight loss, skin health, joint and muscle pain.
Squatting Is Bad for Your Knees…What The Function?
Once upon a time, and not that long ago, if you went to your doctor with back pain you were told to rest. The best practice was to take some painkillers and stay in bed. Fast forward to today and we know that this is not the best and if anything can make your pain […]
Banana & Coconut Bread Recipe
This Banana & Coconut Bread is dairy, gluten & refined sugar free Ingredients 400g ripe bananas (about 3 medium sized bananas) 6 organic eggs 4 fresh pitted dates 2 teaspoons vanilla extract or 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste 60 ml (1/4 cup) macadamia nut oil, coconut oil or cold pressed olive oil 2 teaspoons gluten […]
Interview with Alyrah Forrest form Fitness Boxx
We chat with Alyrah Forrest, PT and fitness model at Fitness Boxx. What is Fitness Boxx all about? Fitness Boxx is the leading Personalised Fitness Coaching Facility for busy Northern Beaches Locals who want to boost energy, move better and feel fitter every day. There is so much competition! What makes you stand out? We […]
Is Health Coaching Right For You?
Would you benefit from a Health Coaching session? Here we have some questions from Health Coach Mark Moon, which can help you work out if it would be right for you. Would you like to make changes to your lifestyle, diet or relationships, but don’t know where to start? What holds you back from making […]
Is it Safe to Exercise with Knee or Hip Osteoarthritis?
The short answer is ABSOLUTELY! What is Osteoarthritis? Osteoarthritis (OA) is the result of mechanical and biological events that destabilise the normal process of our joints, cartilage, and subchondral bone (bone just under the cartilage). It involves the entire joint including the articular cartilage, subchondral bone, deep muscles, the joint capsule, and other structures. The […]
Rehabilitating Spine & Posture
Once you start looking you see them everywhere; people with rounded shoulders, curved spines, and extended ‘goose’ necks from hours of hunching over mobile phones, tablets, and computer screens. It’s a modern-day epidemic, the equivalent of, say, smallpox in the Middle Ages or the scourge of typhoid during the 18th century Industrial Revolution. Of course, […]
A Visual Perspective of our World and Body: Interview with an Optometrist
Health Space Chiropractor Zlatko Jovanov speaks with local Northern Beaches Optometrist Lauren Richard from OPSM Mona Vale about the importance of eye health. Why is it important for people to check their eyes regularly? How often should our eyesight be assessed? Eye exams go beyond just testing your eyesight. They also check that your eyes […]
The Role of Gut Microbiome in Eating Disorders
It is estimated that one million Australians have an eating disorder and the numbers are rising. Women and girls are twice as likely as men to be affected at some point in their lives. It is possible to have more than one eating disorder at the time and it is common for women and girls […]
Returning to Exercise and Sport After Giving Birth
Kelly Jameson is a Physiotherapist on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, and has written this informative guest article on how to know when it’s safe to return to exercise or sport after giving birth. Returning to exercise after giving birth is often a priority for women, and here on the Northern Beaches of Sydney that is no […]
Powerful Women, Powerful Health
Women are unique, special and of course different. That’s why at Health Space we have a whole month to celebrate the wonder of being a woman! Besides the obvious difference, there are physiological and neurological reasons that explain why men and women are different physically, biochemically and emotionally. Physically women are built for carrying and […]
6 Signs Your Hormones May Be Out of Balance
PMS, poor sleep, weight gain, heavy periods, irregular menstrual cycles…. the list goes on. Health Space Rozelle’s resident Naturopath Jade Bertolasi talks hormones, how to identify common imbalances and what you can do to restore equilibrium to your endocrine system. Let’s face it: women’s hormones are complicated. Sex hormone levels fluctuate naturally with our menstrual cycle, and […]
Hypnobirthing Australia Positive Birth Program
Prepare your mind and body for birth with the Hypnobirthing Australia™ Positive Birth program. The Hypnobirthing Australia™ Positive Birth program is Australia’s fastest growing childbirth education program; with around 150 certified practitioners across the country, and countless happy birth stories from couples. We spoke to Kathryn Bell, mother of two, doula and Hypnobirthing Australia™ practitioner […]
Interview with Bedonsale
On Darling Street in Rozelle “BedonSale” is an authority for sleep. With sleep awareness week taking place from 5-12 August this month it is a perfect opportunity to learn more about the importance of a good mattress. What made you decide to open up a mattress store? We were working with Australian mattress manufactures for […]
