Wellbeing

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12 Days of Christmas Health Tips

Your Christmas may end up looking and feeling like this if you don’t take just a little time to remind yourself that your health and wellbeing during Christmas and New Year should not be forgotten. Jean Hailes has a few tips …

Helpful Hints about Food Labels

How to read food labels? Well, first bring along your science degree, then loads of time to read and compare and, whatever you do, don’t forget your glasses because the print is usually beyond tiny. I suggest you read this monthly newsletter from Jean Hailes for Women’s Health for tips to help you understand what you need to be aware of …

About Bowel Cancer - The Latest Health Message for Women from The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women’s Health

ABC’s Australian Story has just aired an amazing two-part series called Desperate Remedies featuring a woman with bowel cancer. It was rivetting television. How fortuitous that Jean Hailes’ latest newsletter is about bowel cancer …

Let’s Get Physical - Some Hints From The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women’s health

You can rely on sound health advice from The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women’s Health, based in Melbourne. As many of you would know by now I feature their monthly newsletter, on a topic relevant to our wellbeing, because little prompts about our health are very handy don’t you think? This month it’s about exercise, something I find extremely hard to do in the winter months, although I’m full of the best intentions …

The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women’s Health Newsletter - March 2011

Thanks to The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women’s Health you have a reliable and up-to-date online resource that can be of incredible help when confronted with a health issue, in this case a sensitive one, but still so important to our wellbeing as women …

The Jean Hailes Monthly Newsletter on Women’s Health - February 2011

Dr Catherine Lombard, Director of Healthy Lifestyle at The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women’s Health believes small, realistic changes are the key to the weight loss puzzle. Read what she has to say …

Romantic Partners and Women’s Body Image - Is There a Connection?

As you’d be aware, I’m a firm believer in promoting women’s health and wellbeing. I’m thrilled to be able to assist Sheree Cartledge, who approached me through WomensNook, with view to advertising her research into body image and women’s wellbeing. If you or anyone you know are in the targeted age group (18-35) you can help by participating anonymously in Sheree’s survey. Read more …