Stress: How your fight or flight mode could be dangerous!
The subconscious reaction called the fight or flight mode is a primal mechanism that served ancient civilisations with the stamina needed to escape the jaws of a dangerous predator. Now, us humans are the most dangerous species! So why do we still have a need for this fight or flight response? Welcome to our September blog, where we investigate this Autonomic Nervous System response that may be doing more harm than...
Tools down for Tradies National Health Month
Calling all tradies! It’s important as a tradesman or tradeswoman to look after your tools and equipment. Afterall, they can be expensive to replace! But perhaps the most important tools to a tradie are your health and body! They are tools that allow you to continue your job safely and ones that aren’t easily replaceable. Welcome to our August blog. This month is ‘Tradies National Health Month’. It’s a month-long campaign...
Core strength and the spine – a close relationship!
Has your Chiropractor ever told you that you need to strengthen your core? No, they’re not insulting your six pack. The core is actually key to good spinal health! Here at Bayside Chiropractic we place priority on proactive care, with your core being a major factor when it comes to how happy (or sad) your spine may be feeling! Welcome to our July blog. We certainly can’t believe it’s already halfway through...
Putting a stop to incontinence
Do you leak when you laugh? Hello everyone, and welcome to our June blog! This month we are raising awareness for the 5 million+ Australians who experience bladder or bowel incontinence. Yes, it really is THAT common! This can be a very debilitating condition, but unfortunately a lot of people suffer in silence through fear of speaking out, due to the embarrassing nature of the problem. What you may not realise...
Attention to all new Mums!
May!!! We agree…. How is it May already? Well, May allows us to celebrate those very special people in our lives - our Mums. Being a parent can be very challenging at the best of times. And especially if you’re a new mum. It doesn’t matter whether it’s your first, second, or fifth child, being a new mum comes with a whole host of daily challenges. Your new little human...
Raising awareness for healthy hips
Healthy Hips week is here (1-7 April)! So, to raise awareness for all the good work Healthy Hips Australia do for people diagnosed with Hip Dysplasia, we’ve written a little blog to bring you up to speed on what Hip Dysplasia is, what to look out for and what can be done about it. What is Hip Dysplasia? Hip Dysplasia is a condition where the ball and socket part of the hip...
What pain relief is right for you?
Pain has been a huge topic for discussion for a long time now. Nearly everyone feels it (I say ‘nearly’ because there is actually a very small minority of people with a special condition that does not allow them to feel pain), and it varies in character and severity depending on what part of the body is implicated. And for the most part, none of us like being in pain....
Why your body is like a chain
The concept that the human body is like a chain has been around for a long time. The body is a complex network of systems that all work together to allow us to move and do the things we like to do. When referring to movement, most people straight away think of muscles, bones and joints. However, there are a whole host of structures required to function together in order...
Avocado Pesto Zoodles
Ingredients Walnut Meat 1 cup raw walnuts 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp oregano 1/4 tsp sea salt Avocado Pesto 2 ripe avocados 1 cut fresh basil leaves 3 cloves garlic, peels 1/4 cup pine nuts 1 tbsp lemon juice 1/2 tsp sea salt 3 tbsp olive oil Zoodles 3 large zucchini, spiralled 1 tbsp olive oil 1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes, sliced Instructions To make Walnut Meat, combine the walnuts, olive oil, oregano, an sea salt in a food processor. Process until desired consistency and set aside. To make...
Manage your hay-fever with this easy solution
It’s that time of the year again. Aaaaccchhhooo! It’s the sneezing epidemic, the dreadful allergy that is hay-fever. The winter just gone wasn’t particularly harsh but the spring didn’t really materialize and suddenly summer surprises us with consistent sunshine and humid air. For most of us, the sun is a pleasant mood-booster but it’s also a miserable spell for pollen-allergic hay-fever sufferers. With that, some of us are paying the price -...