Sunshine Coast Medical, GP Practice, Kenton on Sea

15/11/2025

Christmas Lunch 2025!
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07/11/2025

Do you have a child who hasn’t read the parenting books? Who doesn’t know that they’re meant to enjoy family meals and eat up their greens? Who is totally unimpressed with sticker charts and will never eat their veg before they can have their pudding? Then come to our next brand new Art of Low Demand Parenting webinar. It’s all about Food. What they eat, what you do – and how food becomes a battle ground for so many families.

Please share if you know parents who might appreciate it.

The Art of Low Demand Parenting: Food Monday 10th November. It is recorded.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-art-of-low-demand-parenting-food-tickets-1736300695119?aff=fb5

07/11/2025

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝗮 𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗸: 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲!
Thanks to The OT Toolbox for another excellent post!

Breaking down a task means looking at the underlying areas. The process of thinking through a multi-step task (like a bigger homework assignment) and mentally ordering the steps to completion can be the breakdown area for some kids.

(Get out the backpack. Find the right folder. Gather the papers, books, pencil. Find the page number. Organize thoughts. Filter out distractions. Create mental responses. Organize and problem solve. Recall what was mentioned in class. Put answers to paper.)

That ability to identify high priority tasks and rate them compared to low priority tasks can be quite difficult.

Prioritization is the process of figuring out what parts of a task or activity are the most important and what is the first thing that needs to be done and what is the most important part of the project that needs to be completed. Prioritization is the ability to identify tasks in an order that makes sense!

Prioritization is an executive functioning skill that requires several other executive functions.

🧠Initiation
🧠Planning
🧠Sustained Attention
🧠Working Memory
🧠Task Completion

Read more & find tips to support this area of EF:
https://www.theottoolbox.com/tips-to-improve-prioritization/

12/08/2025

Visual discrimination is the ability to notice and understand differences and similarities in shapes, letters, colors, patterns, and objects. This visual skill is closely tied to executive functioning because the brain needs to process, organize, and respond to what the eyes see.

Here’s how the connection works:
👀Attention & Focus : To tell the difference between similar shapes, letters, or numbers, a child must maintain attention on the details, a core executive function skill.
👀Working Memory: Kids often need to remember what they just saw so they can compare it to new information, like remembering a letter’s shape while scanning a word.
👀Planning & Organization: Visual discrimination helps in organizing information on a page or in a task, which is essential for following multi-step directions and completing assignments accurately.
👀Self-Monitoring: Spotting visual errors (like mixing up “b” and “d”) relies on the ability to check one’s work, a key executive functioning process.

In short, strong visual discrimination skills support a child’s ability to manage information, make decisions, and carry out tasks efficiently, all critical parts of executive functioning.

More information and strategies to support this skill HERE> https://www.theottoolbox.com/visual-discrimination/

12/08/2025

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10/07/2025

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🚨 Obesity isn’t a weakness — it’s a disease. And scientists may have found a hormone that can help treat it.

Here's what to know about PYY.

Obesity is increasingly recognized by medical experts as a chronic disease, not a matter of willpower or personal failure.

Among the most promising areas of research into obesity treatments is the study of hormones that regulate hunger and fullness.

One such hormone, Peptide YY (PYY), is gaining attention for its powerful role in appetite control. Produced in the gut after eating, PYY signals the brain that the body is full, helping to reduce food intake and support energy balance.

Recent studies have found that administering PYY can suppress appetite in both obese and non-obese individuals, suggesting it could be an effective tool in treating obesity. Researchers are now exploring new therapies based on PYY, including synthetic analogues and hormone combination treatments. While the results so far are encouraging, scientists caution that more research is needed to ensure the long-term safety and effectiveness of these therapies. Still, PYY represents a hopeful step toward treating obesity not with blame, but with science.

learn more https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1471489204001602

10/07/2025

Welcome to Hormones 101—the first episode in a deep-dive hormone series.

In this foundational solo, Dr. Sara breaks down what hormones are, why they matter, and how imbalances can impact everything from mood and metabolism to sleep, libido, and energy.

She introduces the “Big Five” hormones—cortisol, estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, and thyroid—explaining their distinct roles, how they interact, and why cortisol calls the shots.

Dr. Sara also unpacks underdiagnosed conditions like endometriosis and PCOS, and reveals how modern life, chronic stress, environmental toxins, and medical gaslighting contribute to widespread hormonal dysfunction.

You’ll walk away with practical steps for testing and balancing your hormones through lifestyle changes. This episode is all about understanding your biochemistry and learning how to advocate for better care.

Find TREATED wherever you podcast.
https://linktr.ee/treatedwithdrsara

10/07/2025

What Is Intermittent Fasting and Why Is It So Popular in 2025? Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps April 21, 2025 In 2025, intermittent fasting isn’t just a trend — it’s a global health revolution. With people across continents reporting life-changing transformations, this time-rest...

10/07/2025

Good advice for adults too!

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From Bless the Messy