Bernice Barlow Naturopath at Attain Holistic Health and Fitness Centre

25/10/2025

Has this happened to your private data?

Patient scans shared without consent, AI scribes recording doctor visits – medical professionals' AI use is raising big concerns. Read more: https://www.choice.com.au/data-protection-and-privacy/data-collection-and-use/how-your-data-is-used/articles/ai-used-by-medical-professionals?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ai-used-by-medical-professionals

25/10/2025

This is a great community cause. You choose.

PEEL SCHOOL PROGRAM A RECIPE FOR SUCCESS!
Our Home Economics program received a fantastic boost today thanks to Gilbert and Sons Fresh Market Mandurah’s Peel School Program.

Program Coordinator Kirsty McCluskey visited the College to present a $300 cheque, which will go directly towards enhancing classroom resources and supporting hands-on learning experiences for our students.

A huge thank you to Gilbert and Sons for their ongoing support of local schools, and to all the Comet Bay College families who have joined the program — your participation directly helps enrich our students’ learning opportunities.

If you would like to sign up to help your local school please click the link below.🍎🥦🌽🥕
https://www.gilbertandsons.com.au/support-our-schools

25/10/2025

Helpful

Dyson's new hard floor vacuum is slim, but how well does it really clean? We tested it in our lab to find out. Read more: https://www.choice.com.au/home-and-living/laundry-and-cleaning/vacuum-cleaners/articles/dyson-pencilvac-fluffycones-vacuum-first-look?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dyson-pencilvac-fluffycones-vacuum-first-look

25/10/2025

Amazing

Beneath the forest floor lies a hidden world more alive than most can imagine.

It’s called the mycorrhizal network — a vast web of fungal threads that links trees together like an underground internet.

Through this living system, trees share water, minerals, and even warning signals about drought or insect attacks.

But the most astonishing discovery is the role of “mother trees.” These ancient giants can recognize their own offspring and send them extra nutrients, keeping their young alive in deep shade where sunlight cannot reach.

In some cases, scientists have even found centuries-old tree stumps still alive — being kept nourished by their neighbors long after their own trunks were gone.

Far from competing for survival, forests are built on cooperation, intelligence, and connection.
Every step we take in the woods is above a quietly pulsing network of life, communicating, supporting, remembering.

Nature is not silent. It’s speaking beneath our feet.

Text &Image creidt: Earth Unreal

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12/10/2025

A new toxicology study has confirmed that every lipstick sample tested — across major global brands — contained measurable levels of cadmium, a heavy metal classified as a human carcinogen. Even in small doses, cadmium accumulates in the body over time, posing serious health risks including kidney damage, bone loss, reproductive harm, and nervous system toxicity.

Researchers found that lipsticks with brighter red and pink shades contained higher cadmium concentrations, as many cosmetic pigments still rely on cadmium-based colorants for long-lasting vibrancy. Since lipstick is often ingested in small amounts during daily wear, long-term exposure can significantly increase internal metal buildup.

Health agencies are now calling for stricter safety regulations, including full disclosure of heavy metal content on product labels. Experts advise consumers to choose cosmetics labeled “metal-free” or “non-toxic pigments”, and to limit reapplication throughout the day. The study underscores an urgent need for cleaner beauty standards — because what’s on your lips shouldn’t be toxic.

27/09/2025

Has your air conditioner stopped working? Is it expensive to run? How can you make air con cheaper to run? Spring cleaning your air conditioner will help it run efficiently and give you the best cool for your cash.

27/09/2025

24/09/2025

Who knew?

For one of us to be born, it took:
2 parents
4 grandparents
8 great-grandparents
16 great-great-grandparents
32 third-great-grandparents
64 fourth-great-grandparents
128 fifth-great-grandparents
256 sixth-great-grandparents
512 seventh-great-grandparents
1,024 eighth-great-grandparents
2,048 ninth-great-grandparents

In only the last 11 generations, that’s 4,094 ancestors—roughly within the 300 years before you or I were born!

Pause for a moment and think…
Where did each of them come from?
How many battles did they fight?
How much hunger did they endure?
How many wars did they see?
How many hardships did our ancestors survive?

And also, how much love, strength, joy, and encouragement did they pass down to us?
How much of their will to survive did each one leave inside us, allowing us to live today?

We are here only because of everything they went through.❤️

23/06/2025

Sorry to the under thirty population of Australia

10/04/2025

10/02/2025

Beautiful

10/02/2025

Did you know?

Companion Planting is an easy way to increase your tomato yield…Read more…💬