Health and Wellbeing

Our health expert Dr Trevor Chetcuti, an applied kinesiologist and chiropractor, discusses the wellbeing issues that concern us on a day-to-day basis, from anxiety and stress to our alcohol and caffeine intakes.

Woman’s Electricity Cut Off After Smart Meter Refusal

By Emily Tatti on 10 Apr 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

A Victorian woman has fallen ill after a wireless smart meter was installed in her home – and when the government refused to remove it, she had to take matters into her own hands. This is when her problems truly began ...

Do You Know What You Really Have?

By Trevor Chetcuti on 9 Apr 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

It's easy to go through life looking so far ahead we forget to look at what is immediately around us. We get so trapped with the feeling of “I am not enough” that we strive harder and harder to achieve things that are just out of our reach. In doing so, we take the most basic and important things in our lives for granted ...

Fat: Not the Evil it’s Made Out To Be!

By Trevor Chetcuti on 28 Feb 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Fat is critical to our health and endurance. In fact, cholesterol and fat are the main precursors to many of our hormones and anti-inflammatory markers. In addition, for those who actively participate in exercise longer than one hour, more than 98 per cent of your energy will be derived from your aerobic system ...

Gluten: Another Fad or the Real Deal?

By Trevor Chetcuti on 14 Feb 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Recently, gluten has gained a lot of public attention due to its effect on our diet. We are seeing a rise in gluten free products, and conditions such as coeliac disease are becoming part of our common vocabulary. But is gluten really a big problem, or is it just another fad? ...

The Best Running and Riding Apps

By Trevor Chetcuti on 30 Jan 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

One of the greatest things about living in the Southern Hemisphere is the fact that we get to experience glorious sunny weather in January. The sun beaming down on us raises our serotonin levels and our moods, the warm weather just begs us to go outside, and there is so much activity going on at once ...

Are You Proud of Your Year?

By Trevor Chetcuti on 16 Jan 2014 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

One of the things I love to do at the start of the year is to really look at what I’ve achieved over the last 12 months. Fulfillment and achievement elevate a hormone in the brain called dopamine, which makes you feel good about yourself. Seeing how much you’ve accomplished can give you a quick hit of dopamine ...