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Dieting and Dementia: How Your Diet Can Reduce the Risk of Dementia Many Australians are concerned with eating well and exercising to maintain a healthy weight range, encourage longevity and generally feel good about themselves. However, what many don’t realise is that a good diet can reduce the risk of dementia, and fight off a range of other degenerative diseases. Dieting and dementia are…

Everyday Issues Your Counsellor Can Help With If you’ve never seen a counsellor before, you may be forgiven for thinking that ‘therapy’ is only for those who are suffering from a mental illness, or ‘serious’ personal problems. While seeing a counsellor is becoming increasingly popular, there are still many people who do not realise the scope of what a counsellor can help with. Despite what you…

How Emotional Honesty Can Help in Your Relationships “He who dares not offend cannot be honest.” -Thomas Paine Whilst you may consider yourself to be an honest person, have you ever thought about your own emotional honesty? Many of us don’t realise that we are being emotionally dishonest in our relationships with loved ones, despite our best intentions. The desire to be a good…

Depression Treatment Without Medication Depression is alarmingly common these days, and yet, many treatment options are still rather trial-and-error in nature. All too often, depression is treated with medications which present a number of unpleasant side-effects, and doctors have no choice but to ‘trial’ patients on different drugs in the hope that one of them will be effective in treating the…

How Weight Loss Coaching Can Help You Have you ever thought about the benefits of weight loss coaching? If you’re trying to lose weight, you may have struggled with a myriad of different diet and exercise regimes over the years, with little to no success. With so much conflicting advice getting around these days, and ‘Dr Google’ providing more questions than answers, is it any wonder that so…

Weight Loss Psychology: Myths and Facts Many of us have strongly-held beliefs around weight, hunger, and the psychology behind weight loss. Unfortunately, many of these beliefs are a result of information we have been given since childhood, from less than reliable sources. Our understanding of psychology, weight loss and health have evolved in recent decades, and yet many of the myths around…

Anxiety Treatment Without Medication Do you suffer from constant, nagging worries? Perhaps you sometimes experience panic attacks which leave you debilitated and unable to function normally at work, at home or when in public. If these feelings seem to be out of proportion to the actual troubles you’re facing, you may be suffering from anxiety; and you are not alone. Rates of anxiety are rising…

Is one of your 2017 New Year’s Resolutions to Lose Weight? The new year is, naturally, a great time to reassess your goals and set new objectives for the year ahead. It comes as no surprise that weight loss is among the most common of New Year’s resolutions. After indulging in the parties and get-togethers of the festive season (which all tend to revolve around food and alcohol), many of…

Gold Coast Mental Health a Rising Concern! Gold Coast mental health concerns; despite the increase in awareness and acceptance of mental illness in recent years, it appears that many sufferers are not finding their way to counselling services in time. Counselling can be an important tool in preventing hospitalisation and even suicide among Gold Coast residents with mental health concerns.  With…

Why Do People Avoid Counselling? For many people, the idea of seeing a counsellor for the first time is daunting, to say the least. Often, before attending a counselling session, people have very little idea of what to expect; and the idea of talking about personal issues with a stranger is enough to bring on a nervous sweat. Whether you’re considering seeing a counsellor for serious issues such…