Sporting teams recognise the importance the mind plays in overcoming challenges and achieving success.
A study to enhance learning at home for children under three is calling for participants.
If we clean our teeth and keep our gums healthy, why don’t we also make a habit of cleaning our tongue?
It’s hard for many people to understand what wellness is, but it belongs to a field of international academic enquiry which goes back over 30 years.
Tennis elbow is one of the most common injuries sustained in racquet sports, and also common among tradespeople and office workers.
Sudi heads south for more than De WinterSurf Coast Family Chiropractic has welcomed another member to its team, with the addition of an osteopath.
Are you sick of waking up on a Sunday morning with a throbbing headache and your wallet empty?
There’s few things more Australian than sitting around the barbeque on a warm night, but for some people it’s too stressful an experience.
Cancer Council Victoria SunSmart manager Sue Heward has given locals a timely reminder about the importance of a balanced approach to sun exposure.
At this time of year there are many people on the Surf Coast participating in various forms of surfing.
What’s the point in making a New Year’s resolution if there’s a distinct possibility that you’ll never follow through on it?
Coping over Christmas?The holiday season is typically a time of happiness, yet it can be difficult for those who have experienced a major change or loss in their life.
The National Asthma Council Australia is warning asthmatics to approach Christmas with caution, with unseasonal weather patterns around the country.
Free healthy seminarsThree health and wellbeing practitioners explained their services to participants in the first of a number of free health seminars in Ocean Grove.
February is the month for teetotallers old and new as people around the country send booze on a holiday and take part in FebFast.
Help for quitting smokersHelp is here for unhappy smokers who want to kiss cigarettes goodbye for good.
How does your health grow?There is strong evidence to support the fact that gardening is one of the best activities to promote one’s health and wellbeing.
Bad breath, or halitosis, is the third most frequent reason people seek dental treatment, behind tooth decay and gum disease.
Bellarine Peninsula residents keen to undertake some exercise will be glad to hear about Ocean Grove Neighbourhood Centre’s (OGNC) latest offering.
Physiotherapy rallies with tennis elbowTennis elbow is one of the most common injuries sustained in racquet sports, and also common among tradespeople and office workers.
A new brochure has been launched to help women get to the bottom of some common and often confusing health myths.
Clear thinking in 2012A local facilitator and coach is supporting Surf Coast and Bellarine residents to set strong foundations for 2012.
Division 1 nurses at Otway Health and Community Services recently undertook a rigorous two-day training course in advanced cardiac life support.
Otway X-ray an early Christmas presentSanta came early to Otway Health and Community Services this year, in the form of a cheque courtesy of the Apollo Bay and District Health Foundation.
Geelong pioneers new procedureLast week Geelong Hospital became one of the first hospitals in the state to use a new procedure to treat hypertension.
Selling your home can be quite a daunting task, especially if you have owned and lived in it most of your life.
