Health Matters
To my chagrin, these lines recently appeared in a leading daily newspaper: Korean study reveals zinc rich foods could be the cause for osteoarthritis ‘Could seafood and red meat trigger arthritis? Zinc rich foods could cause joint pain, study finds’ Reducing zinc levels could lead to new therapies for [a] common disease Zinc-rich food including […]
Education
It is unquestionably a massive time of uncertainty in the world right now. It is not often in Australia that the education system gets a shake-up, but that is exactly what is happening due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many schools in New South Wales have been thrust into the world of online learning and the […]
Parents Corner
It is a good idea every now and again to take a look at your family and review what has been, and where you would like to focus in the future. This helps you to figure out what is truly important in the life of your family, so you can do more of it. The […]
Paws a While
Happy Fathers Day! Enjoy the day spoiling your Dad or being with your Dad or thinking of your Dad. You will have to think of something creative to do to celebrate Fathers Day due to the Coronavirus crisis! Contactless Due To Coronavirus Due to the Coronavirus crisis, we are still performing contactless consults, with the […]
Glenmore Park Public School Bringing Hope
What began as a desire to help local families fleeing domestic and family violence has led to Project Hope, a community wide initiative to help domestic violence victims set up their new homes. Project Hope began at Glenmore Park Public School when a local family was forced to flee their home right before the COVID-19 […]
Parents Corner
The very best way to deal with eating difficulties is not to stress about it. Look at the positive. Rather than focusing on what he doesn’t eat, focus on what he does eat, and expand his range and variety ever so slowly. Look upon it in the spirit of adventure rather than with fear and […]
Paws a While
Puppy Preschool We will be restarting Puppy Preschool in August 2020. We had cancelled puppy preschool due to the Coronavirus crisis. Orchard Hills Veterinary Hospital’s Puppy Preschool Course offers new puppy owners up-to-date information on training and behaviour, with a focus on using positive reinforcement and force-free methods of training. This means you can not […]
Health Matters
Epidemiological data show 200million people have osteoporosis worldwide – 1.2million Australians, 210.2million Americans, 15million European men and women over 50. Of Australian men over 50, 285000 will be osteoporotic, 2.48 million osteopenic by 2022. A person’s bones adapt to regular mechanical ‘loading’. Animal research shows bone production is determined by the magnitude, and the […]
The Gift of Reading
Students at Fernhill School in Glenmore Park now have an opportunity to enjoy reading at home, thanks to the Books for Home Program offered by Dymock’s Children’s Charities which has seen the local school receive an amazing $5,000 worth of books. The program has meant that every student at the school has received 3 books […]
Health Matters
Vitamin K is a fat-soluble nutrient that appears to have a role in OA (Shea 2014). In normal healthy adults, adequate daily intake is only 120 micrograms for men and 90 micrograms for women. Yet vitamin K insufficiency or deficiency is quite common in western populations: 8-31% of normal healthy adults have vitamin K deficiency/insufficiency […]