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As the name suggest PMS refers to symptoms that reoccur in the second half of the menstrual cycle (also known as the luteal phase)

Want to know the health secret that can save you $$$ thousands of dollars? It’s so simple you will kick yourself in years to come if you don’t do it. Ok here it is – the health tip of a life time…

Heart attack warning signs
Know the warning signs of heart attack. These warning signs vary and usually last for at least 10 minutes

Exercise & Cholesterol
Need to break through the confusion surrounding cholesterol? Read on to discover the truth of this misunderstood fat & learn how to exercise effectively to obtain your optimum levels.

Preventing osteoporosis with exercise
Regular physical activity on a long-term basis has a particularly important role in maintaining healthy bones. Exercise can maintain and increase bone strength by increasing bone mass or by slowing age-related bone loss. Muscle strength is also increased, which is important for supporting the joints and preventing falls.

Broken Bones?, Who Gets Osteoporosis?
Women are at a greater risk of developing osteoporosis than men. Women generally have less bone stock than men to begin with and there is a rapid decline in the production of oestrogen by the ovaries after menopause.

Understanding heart disease - risk factors
By Dr Alan Goble, Cardiologist
Most people who develop heart disease have recognised risk factors which have contributed to the cause of the disease. The so called "major risk factors" include a raised cholesterol level in the blood, raised blood pressure and smoking.

Link between the waistline size & cancer
New research conducted by The Cancer Council Victoria shows that a waist measurement of over 100cm for men, and over 85cm for women, significantly increases the risk of cancer. 

The Cancer Council Victoria research about Obesity & Cancer
Our Obesity Prevention Campaign is based on new Cancer Council Victoria research. By sharing our findings with you through this campaign, we are hoping we can reduce the human cost of cancer in our community.

Preventing Cancer, Be physically active
There is convincing evidence of an association between physical activity and reduction in the risk of breast and colon cancer. This is a comparatively new area of cancer research and it is possible that further associations will be found.

Retaining fluid?  
Do you sometimes feel you are carrying excessive fluid? Often this can be after surgery, during pregnancy or inflammation after an injury etc. Fluid retention, swelling and inflammation can be alleviated through a form of a massage that almost feels like a soothing caress called “Manual Lymphatic Drainage”.

Indigestion/reflux
Gill Stannards  from radio RRR talks about Indigestion, reflux, heartburn, GERD/GORD – call it what you like but the short of if is that acid from the stomach goes in the wrong direction and irritates the oesophagus