May 2019

Brace yourself Australia, we are on track for a killer flu season. Three times as many people have been diagnosed with the flu virus so far this year, compared to the same period in previous years. In March, more than 10,000 people were diagnosed with the flu. In March 2018, that number was 3,173. So, why is there so much flu around already? In 2018, Australia had a pretty quiet flu season and that means that community immunity wasn't built up to protect against this year's virus. Because of this, Chair of the Immunisation Coalition Professor Robert Booy, has warned Australians that many...

It seems like every home you go into these days has a salt lamp. This is because they have an abundance of great benefits for your health. Even if you aren’t interested in holistic approaches to health or wellbeing, the undoubtable power of salt lamps is very interesting. Salt is a natural mineral that can generate small amounts of negative ions (oxygen atoms that are charged with an extra electron). Studies have shown that in high concentrations these negative ions can have positive impacts on the mind and body. Salt rock can also help cleanse the air by attracting the water...