Small but mighty: keeping your kidneys healthy They may be small, but our kidneys play an important role in keeping us healthy. They work all day every day, filtering our blood and helping our body remove what it doesn’t need so keeping them in tip top shape is...
Keeping our bones healthy No matter your age, strong bones play an important role in helping you maintain a healthy and independent life. Strong and healthy bones can also reduce the risk of general aches and pains. In addition, healthy bones can help reduce the risk...
Six children’s books with positive representations of disability Historically, representations of disability in books have not always been positive. With many books often featuring harmful stereotypes. And in children’s books, such representations were often not on...
Simple ways to get moving Doing even a little bit of exercise can be great for your physical and mental health. Exercise increases the production of endorphins, the feel-good hormones that can not only reduce our perception of pain but can also produce a positive...
Could you be suffering from malnutrition? The global obesity epidemic receives a lot of attention. We’ve all heard about the health consequences of an expanding waist line. At the other end of the nutrition spectrum, there is another concern that receives much less...
Parenting with a disability? We’ve Got This Q&A with Eliza Hull There are plenty of misconceptions about what is means to parent with a disability. It’s exactly these misconceptions that Eliza Hull wanted to dispel with her series ‘We’ve Got This’ for ABC...
