Health & Wellbeing

A new US study has found around half of people aged 65 to 80 wrongly believe that sleep problems were simply a result of ageing, with one in three using medication to help them sleep at night. The data from the National Poll on Healthy Aging at the University of Michigan also …

We all know physical activity is good for us – but is one type of physical activity “better” for us than another? Researchers at the German center for Neurodegenerative Diseases compared two fitness routine – dancing and endurance training – over 18 months in volunteers with an average age of …

New Zealand Hearing 2018 Awareness Week occurs between the 3rd to the 9th of March with the theme of Noise Destroys! The intention of this week is to encourage all New Zealanders, both young and old alike, to turn their attention to the health and longevity of their hearing. For …

They say baking soothes the soul. How can it not? There is something so reassuring about the ritual – quietly weighing out ingredients, whisking, beating, folding and kneading. It is not just indulging in the end results – the cake, the biscuits, the scones – that helps to brighten up a …

There is something just inherently good about getting out in nature. This is why green spaces and natural environments within neighbourhoods and residential built are essential for the health and well-being of older adults. Firstly, they can provide older adults with an opportunity to be active physically and socially. Secondly, …

For many people, summertime means wearing summer sandals or jandals. But what if your toes had a fungal nail infection? Yikes! Don’t think you would suffer from it? Think again –  it’s estimated 1 in 4 Kiwis over 60 have suffered from a fungal nail infection in the last 12 …

It’s been hot and sticky, hard to sleep and after moaning through the winter, here we are again complaining about the weather hah! It’s not surprising if some of us get a little irritable. Not remembering to keep up our fluid intake is only going to compound this. Drying out… …

Author: The Pure Food Co Food. We literally can’t live without it! And for most of us, we wouldn’t want to either – the pleasure food brings us and the way food brings people together, is a building block of society. There are a number of reasons why people may …

Gardening is good for the body and the mind. Research shows that getting into the garden can reduces stress, lift your mood and burn calories. Dr Keith Hammett, President of the Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture, believes gardening is more important than ever and not just for feeding ourselves but …

Reading this is good for your health – seriously! Robert Wilson, a professor of neurological sciences at Chicago’s Rush University, has been looking at the effects of reading on the human brain. His research is based on longitudinal studies in elderly people, measuring their memory and thinking. “We discovered early …