Vol 3 Issue 68

The Art of Healing

Your guide to health and healing alternatives

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Contributors
https://www.instagram.com/adam_elliot_clay/ Thank you to all the writers, organisations, and people we interviewed for their time and contributions to this magazine including (but not limited to): • Intelligent Screening Pty Ltd• David McLaughlin•
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Editor’s Note
I had to start my note this time with a piece of very exciting information we have just received (6/7/2019) from the Physiological Society in Scotland: Esteemed Chair of Human Nutrition at the Rowett Institute at the University of Aberdeen, Professo
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Comment On Menopause Test
The Menopause Test measures oestradiol, progesterone, FSH, LH, FSH to LH ratio, testosterone, free testosterone, and SHBG which are the key hormones. When you receive your results, they are scored as low, in the middle range, or high. Whilst my oestr
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G20 Leaders Commit To Prevention
Following the G20 Leaders’ Meeting in Osaka early July 2019, leaders have committed to promote “healthy and active ageing through policy measures to address health promotion, prevention and control of communicable and non-communicable diseases … over
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Gastrointestinal Complaints In Children Could Signal Future Mental Health Problem
A Columbia University study has found that adversity early in life is associated with increased gastrointestinal symptoms in children that may have an impact on the brain and behaviour as they grow to maturity. The study was published in the journal
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Virtual Reality Can Spot Navigation Problems In Early Alzheimer’s Disease
Virtual reality (VR) can identify early Alzheimer’s disease more accurately than ‘gold standard’ cognitive tests currently in use, suggests new research from the University of Cambridge. The study highlights the potential of new technologies to help
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People With Obesity Often Dehumanised
New research published in Obesity, has found that people with obesity are not only stigmatised, but are blatantly dehumanised. Obesity is now very common in most developed countries. Around one third of U.S. adults and one quarter of U.K. adults are
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Telomere Length Unaffected By Smoking
A new study has surprised the medical world, finding that smoking does not shorten the length of telomeres - a marker at the end of our chromosomes that is widely accepted as an indicator of ageing. The meta-analysis of 18 previously collected datas
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Weighing Risks And Benefits Of Drug Treatment For Major Depression In The Elderly
Depression is a common and serious problem for older adults. Some 15 to 20 percent of people aged 65 and older who live independently deal with symptoms of major depressive disorder. For residents of nursing homes, the rates of depression may be as h
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Atrial Fibrillation Is Now The Leading Cause Of Cardiovascular Hospitalisation
Atrial fibrillation has overtaken heart failure and heart attacks as the leading cause of cardiovascular hospitalisation, a South Australian study has found. Researchers analysed data collected over two decades by the Australian Institute of Health a
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A Pluralistic Approach to the HUMAN MICROBIOME
In The Conceptual Ecology of the Human Microbiome, published in the June 2019 issue of The Quarterly Review of Biology, Nicolae Morar and Brendan J. M. Bohannan examine in detail the different metaphors scientists use to describe the human microbiome
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The Fall and Rise of Personalised Medicine
Imagine going into a shoe shop that only has one kind of shoe. You sit down, the attendant asks what shoe you’d like to try on, and no matter how you respond he returns with size 9 Dunlop Volleys. You look around and see all the other shoppers also t
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Film Bibliography
Uncle was created at the Victorian College of the Arts and was Adam’s first short film. The film is semi-biographical, being loosely based on Adam›s relationship with his eight uncles. Adam’s second film Cousin (1997) was his first professional film
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FIGHT or FLIGHT?
About seven years ago, I found myself in the emergency ward of my local hospital waiting to see the on-call psych team. My GP had sent me there directly from her office as she was concerned that I may be having suicidal thoughts. I wasn’t. Thankfully
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Bill O’donnell
I have always had an interest in law - since I was a kid. I was always really interested in the equality of people and the needs of people. So I went to Melbourne University to study Law/Arts. At the same time, I had a job in Sunshine (VIC) managing
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Cathartic Clay
Adam Elliot is an independent Australian stop-motion animation writer, director and producer based in Melbourne, Australia. His six films have collectively participated in over eight hundred film festivals and have received over one hundred awards.
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Therapeutic Jurisprudence
The legal system in action affects everyone in society. However, at times some people, such as parties to litigation (and their families), victims, offenders, witnesses and jurors, are more significantly affected by it than others. Law can affect peo
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Our Youth Are Ready To Do Things Differently
“Gen Z (born after 1996) are shaping up to be a globally-minded, philanthropic, individualistic generation. By 2019, they will account for 32 per cent of the world’s population. Baby Boomers still have a big influence on wellness however: they will h
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Vilalara LONGEVITY THALASSA & MEDICAL SPA
The Vilalara Longevity Thalassa & Medical Spa is a unique fusion of Thalassa, spa, state-of-the-art wellness, and anti-ageing solutions. Surrounded by fresh sea air and exotic gardens, you can expect an integrated experience designed to help you rela
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Healing
It hurts, I know. Whatever it is that you’re carrying right now, I know the weight of it is tiring and you want nothing more than to put it down, even just for a little while. We all have healing work to do. Maybe it’s the slow, heavy thump of grief
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Recipes
I can’t remember the exact day, but I remember exactly what happened – and most of all, how I felt. I was getting ready for work. I was on one of my starve-binge/starve cycles, and I felt enormous. I was chubby, about 10 kilos overweight, and bloated
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Reviews
Restore is a collection of simple disciplines of life-transforming habits, designed to inspire you to re-centre and honour yourself. The Restore principles contribute to your wellbeing throughout your entire lifetime as they are essential elements fo

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