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19/10/2025

When stomach acid leaks from your stomach and moves up into your food pipe, it can leave a bitter taste in your mouth.
This is called acid reflux. It is common in Australia and affects people of all ages.
Foods that can trigger acid reflux include:
👉 fatty or spicy foods, including pepper
👉 chocolate
👉 peppermint
👉 caffeinated drinks
👉 alcohol
👉 soft drinks
👉 citrus fruit juices.
If you experience acid reflux more than twice a week, speak to your doctor for advice.

Source: healthdirect

16/10/2025

Periods are bad enough… then migraines crash the party 😵
Around 75% of migraine sufferers in Australia are women (Source: Migraine Australia)
Menstrual migraines can strike before or during your period, often lasting longer and hitting harder.
Here’s how to get through:
Talk to your doctor about proper migraine medication. Over-the-counter painkillers often won’t cut it. 💊
Rest in a quiet, dark room. 🛏️
Keep a migraine diary to spot patterns and triggers. 📖

14/10/2025

Sugary drinks are high in sugar and acid, which is not good for keeping your teeth healthy.
Switch out the sugary drink for water from the tap to keep those teeth going strong.

12/10/2025

Moving more doesn’t have to mean adding an hour at the gym every night. You can make a difference with small changes, even during your work day.
• Need to pass a message on to somebody in your workplace? Visit them in person rather than an email or phone call
• Workplace on a higher floor? Skip the lift and find the stairs, even if it’s only part way.
• Resist the urge to eat lunch at your desk/worksite/staff room and go for a quick walk – even 10 minutes is good!
• Let people know in meetings that it’s fine to stand up and stretch throughout
Got any other winning ideas for sneaking movement into your work day?

09/10/2025

Knowing the difference between a sprain and a strain helps you understand your injury better and get the care you need.
Quick treatment can help decrease the swelling and pain when an injury happens. This is also known as RICE:
👉 Rest the injured area: if your leg is hurt your doctor might tell you to use crutches so you don't put weight on it.
👉 Ice: put a cold compress or ice pack on the injury for 20 minutes at a time, several times a day.
👉 Compression: wear a bandage around the injury to stop any swelling and bleeding.
👉 Elevate: raise the injured area higher than your heart while resting to help reduce swelling.
It's important to see your doctor to ensure your injury is properly treated and to prevent complications.

Source: healthdirect

08/10/2025

07/10/2025

Shower shoes can help protect you from contracting tinea infections from the floors of showers and communal changing rooms.
The tinea fungus thrives in warm, moist environments and can survive on shower floors and communal changing room surfaces, where it can easily spread to others.
Follow these tips to prevent tinea infections:
🧼 avoid sharing towels, flannels, bathmats, treatment creams or shoes
🧼 wear shower shoes when showering in a communal shower
🧼 after washing, dry your skin thoroughly - especially between your toes, in your groin and under your breasts.
If you do get tinea, it can be treated with anti-fungal medicine from your local pharmacy.

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05/10/2025

When blood flow to the brain drops, you lose consciousness for a few seconds. This is called fainting.
Follow these steps if someone faints:
✔️ Safely help the person lay on the ground, even if they are already seated.
✔️ Roll the person on their side and check they are breathing and have a pulse.
✔️ Elevate their feet above the height of their head, if possible.
If the person is unconscious, has chest pain, is short of breath, or does not recover quickly after fainting, call Triple Zero (000).
It is important to speak to your doctor if you experience episodes of fainting to check for underlying health issues.

03/10/2025

Did you know? Drinking one 600ml bottle of sugary soft drink a day can add up to up 23kg of sugar in a year, which is about the weight of an emperor penguin!
Switch to water and feel the difference.

01/10/2025

Kidney stones and gallstones grow inside your body where you can't see them, so they're hard to detect until they start causing pain.
If you have kidney stones, you may experience:
✔️ nausea
✔️ vomiting
✔️ blood in your urine
✔️ the need to urine often or urgently
If you have gallstones, you may experience:
✔️ yellowing of your skin and of the whites of your eyes (jaundice)
✔️ fever
✔️ nausea
✔️ vomiting
It's important to see your doctor if you think you might have a kidney stone or gallstone.
Source: healthdirect

29/09/2025

Sniffly nose? Itchy eyes?
It could be hay fever… or it could be a cold. 🤧
The symptoms often overlap, making it tricky to tell them apart.
Save this post so you're not guessing next time your eyes start itching!