July 2016

Only a handful of days until the Olympic games! Quick, everyone! Pack your bags! Stretch your legs! Take your protein shakes! Breathe in some salt! Wait, what? That's right, salt. Salt therapy is right up there on the Rio To-Do List, as some of our country's top athletes have discovered. But don't worry – you don't have to be a gold medal-winner to reap the benefits. For those not in the inner circle (or inner Olympic rings, perhaps), salt therapy is a rehabilitating, natural and drug-free therapy, used to aid sports recovery and improve function. It involves sitting in a comfy massage...

Work stress. Relationship stress. Family stress. New parent stress. Money stress. Feeling stressed, much? Stress is a big problem amongst us all in 2016. Anxiety and depression sufferers have increased dramatically over the past decade, often leading back to the amount of stress in our daily lives. So, what can we do to try and minimise our stress levels, before we reach boiling point? Importantly, if you feel like you can't cope with your current levels of stress, you should seek some help from your doctor or a counsellor. But if your stress levels feel manageable most of the time, here are...