a website by Geri Bryant-Badham

Category: Health & Lifestyle

Content about health & lifestyle

Melbourne & surrounds

The Emporium, 287 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Vic, 3000, Tel: 03-8609 8221. http://www.emporiummelbourne.com.au

As if Melbourne needed more fashion shops, the 2014 opening of The Emporium (behind Myer) has meant more city shops offering many of the well-known brands. Among its specialty shops are the Japanese-themed Uniqlo and Muji, and Finnish-inspired Marimekko.  … Read more.

Chronic pain

Figures show that one in five Australians suffer from chronic pain, with that number rising to one in three among people aged 65 years. Pain sufferers often have similar stories to tell about having to come to terms with being in pain, irrespective of its cause. Many people will have had myriad doctors’ consultations and investigatory procedures including scans, ultrasounds, MRIs, CT scans and x-rays, often with no real answers about how the pain might be remedied.  … Read more.

Ageing – perhaps not

Stay working

The Federal Age and Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Susan Ryan, notes that Australia’s economy needs 70 rather than 60 as the average retirement age. She reminds us of health experts’ opinions that the working older person is healthier and happier than the non-working older person and that this should provide a constructive context for the Intergenerational Report about the long-term budget implications of the ever-rising number of people living on the age pension and using public health systems.  … Read more.

Keeping fit

Canberra and surrounds are ideal for walking and cycling as the publications below show.

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