Great Health Sites

Readers of Netguide voted www.reachout.com.au as the best help site, in the 2005 best website awards for the magazine. There wasn't a particular category for Womens Health and Fitness, so the closest most useful sites were: www.sane.org, as Best Community/Charity site, www.citysearch.comau for Best lifestyle/leisure site, and www.simplesavings.com.au, as the People's Choice award, full of great

Eye Care

I just created a new page on Eye Care at my main health site. The interesting fact was that the eye exercises provided by the professionally-accredited eye therapist for my son, sound similar to those espoused in the "Vision for life" program available at www.stretchnow.com.au and www.rebuildyourvision.com. They both use the string of beads to exercise your eyes in focussing on different

Meditation for Kids

An excellent article in the SMH on the benefits of meditation and yoga for kids with regards to stress, concentration, sleep, memory and focus.A picture of healthy teenage rugby players banishes the idea that yoga and meditation are for wimps. These teenage boys enjoyed the benefits of mindfulness meditation as a practical tool to overcome anxieties and focus on the present, so that instead of

2005 Australian Womens Health Diary

The Australian Womens Health Diary is now available for sale in newsagents, most Woolworths and Safeways stores, or by phone at 1800 423 444. Cost is $12.95 or $15.95 if you order by phone. The diary is produced by The Australian Women’s Weekly each year to raise funding for the Breast Cancer Institute of Australia, and has raised more than $2 million to support breast cancer research programs