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4 Major Benefits You Can Enjoy From Taking Up Counselling

Life can from time to time, present us with difficult and stressful situations. Sadly for many people, this is an everyday occurrence.

The pressure of living up to other people’s expectations, making something of yourself and doing well at adulting can become pretty draining. You’re not alone in feeling overwhelmed or needing some insight and guidance on how to improve the way you manage your emotions.

If you’re unsure what you can gain from counselling or are generally skeptical of talking about the things that bother you, this blog was written with you in mind. We will discuss the key benefits of investing in counselling, whether or not you’re working through trauma, stress, anxiety or experiencing panic attacks.

What Comes First? Health or Fitness? (Actually, it’s a balance)

Getting on top of your health can be somewhat overwhelming. We may have lived our whole young adult lives not having to care too much about our health or we may have hit that “ripe old age” where our bodies seem to be continually failing us. Where do we start? Good question!

Maintaining a balanced lifestyle requires us to look at our diet, exercise and our mental health. Health is defined as “the condition of the body and the degree to which it is free from illness, or the state of being well” and Fitness is defined as “the condition of being physically strong and healthy” (Cambridge Dictionary). The key is to find out how we define these two concepts ourselves and relate it to our own bodies.

Are you someone who has understood the importance of health and fitness from a young age?

5 Pillars of Health and Wellness

When we think of our health, in general, we often assume that we are doing everything “right” when it comes to looking after our bodies especially when we aren’t showing any signs of being sick. We reward ourselves because we have escaped the flu through the flu season, we have not visited the doctor throughout winter, we’ve exercised, and we’ve eaten a balanced diet. That’s it right? Job done!! Not at all. There is so much more required to ensure our bodies and minds are healthy. We need to look at our whole selves. Not just our physical self.

We are much better, now, at incorporating alternative health therapies into our lifestyle. Mind/Body Medicine is becoming more familiar to people who have a level of consciousness around looking after themselves. We have started considering other aspects of lives as important to our wellbeing. Below is a snapshot and a few suggestions how we can incorporate connection, lifestyle, diet, fitness and mindfulness to achieve overall wellness.

Body Core Strength – Why It’s So Important to Our Health

Just like the trunk of a tree the core of our body helps us to remain upright and in shape. Whether we’re walking, playing sport, dancing or simply doing housework – a strong healthy core makes everything function better.

As a person becomes increasingly out of shape, they often lose motivation and avoid exercise simply saying they are just too tired. But unfortunately, they don’t realise that the less active they are the weaker their body core becomes.

How a strong core helps us in everyday life
There are so many actions we do automatically without really thinking about it, such as bending over to pick things up off the floor, tying our shoe laces, carrying groceries and just the simple act of sitting down and standing up – all of which require good balance. As we age and lead a more sedentary lifestyle, we lose our agility and are more likely to experience stiffness and back and joint pain.

Is your pillow depriving you of a good night’s sleep?

Have you woken in the morning with nagging neck pain or a headache and simply wrote it off as having slept in the wrong position? It’s best not to ignore it as many health problems are associated with neck pain:

severe headache
nausea
dizziness
anxiety
depression
always feeling tired (even after sleeping all night)

Are you sleep deprived? We have a great solution!

Do you sleep soundly every night and wake up feeling refreshed and ready to tackle the day? If your answer is a resounding ‘No’ – You’re not alone!
Sleep is just as important to our health as a good diet and healthy exercise, yet many of us suffer from sleep deprivation at various times throughout our lives.Some of the most common causes include:….

Excessive caffeine intake
Snacking before bed
Too much alcohol
Over-stimulation (e.g. computer or TV)
An uncomfortable mattress and/or pillow
Stress (e.g. work or financial problems, relationship issues)
An injury or health issue

Introducing Cupping to our clinic

We are happy to say we are introducing another natural healing therapy to our Empowering Wellness Centre at Burleigh Heads, Gold Coast.
Chinese Cupping is an ancient technique used in Chinese Medicine to encourage the blood flow.
How does it work?
By encouraging blood flow to certain parts of the body, Cupping helps with many conditions. Click the tittle for the rest of the article.

The Physiospect – What is it?

For some readers ‘The Physiospect’ may sound like a great sci-fi movie. However, in actual fact it’s a state-of-the-art diagnostic device which was originally developed by Russian scientists whose focus was to create a type of “cellular communicator” able to read the human body – independently of another person’s subjectivity.

The Physiospect equipment is quite unique and has no similarity in the world. It is based on the spectral analysis of vortex magnetic fields of biological organisms. It determines the frequency pattern of each cell tissue and organ in the body, i.e. similar to the way in which a radio tunes into a particular frequency. The device recognises that each organ “tunes” to a specific frequency and can determine when the organ is functioning harmonically, or is slightly out of tune, or not functioning optimally. The healthier the area being examined, the more stable its frequency pattern will be.

What are the Benefits of Chiropractic Care during pregnancy?

Chiropractic therapy is a non-invasive technique to realign joints of the body to reduce spinal nerve stress and optimise health and wellbeing. In other words, a “healthy spine = healthy nervous system = healthy body working at its full potential.”

The nervous system is the master communication system to all the body systems including the reproductive system. During pregnancy, the mother experiences physiological and hormonal changes as it prepares for the developing baby. Therefore, caring for the spine grows in importance during pregnancy, particularly the pelvis and spine.
During pregnancy, when your baby grows and becomes heavier, the centre of gravity shifts and your posture changes. As your abdomen protrudes the curve in your back increases, along with pelvic alignment changes.

It’s a New Year – How to Regain Your Health & Wellbeing

Now that the holiday season is well and truly over, and you’ve had a chance to reflect on what changes you should make to improve your health and wellbeing this year, it’s time to implement your plan and embark on this exciting new journey.

To stay on-course remember to make your goals achievable and be realistic knowing that ‘Rome wasn’t built in a day.’ Persistence is key, to achieving a healthier body, relief from fatigue and stress, increased mobility and a heightened sense of wellbeing.

A holistic approach to mind and body health is vital. Here are some simple steps to get you started.