31st January - Sleep 4 Health, Metabolism Tips, Kids in the Kitchen

Hello everyone and welcome back again to Total Vitality!


I had a great day on Friday at a Living Foods Workshop with Joy Mozzi from FRUVENU!


A wonderful family with 5 kids were having a workshop and allowed me to come in to their home and be a part of it!
We had a lot of fun, the kids got right in to it and the food was delicious, I became so full and yet I was eating so so healthy!
Thanks again Caitlin for allowing me to be a part of your workshop :)


This week I have a fabulously nutritious and slightly unusual SNACK BITE for you.
Check out the fact sheet right here:


OLIVE LEAF EXTRACT


And check out the audio below from today's interviews.
Let me know what you think by leaving a comment below and if you have any ideas for interviews or snack bites, please leave a comment or send a message via the Facebook fan page.


Have a super healthy and happy week!






DR KEITH WONG
Sleep Physician and Researcher
The results have been collected for the 2010 Big Sleep Survey and you can find out all the latest stats at www.sleepsurvey.net.au/. I spoke this week to Dr Keith Wong who was part of the sleep survey to find out how important sleep is for our health.


JENNY DUGARD
Health and Fitness Specialist
Body Beyond Baby
http://www.bodybeyondbaby.com.au/
This week Jenny gives us some hints and tips on boosting our metabolism this summer and motivates us to get back in to training. Something I definitely need at the moment! :)

JOY MOZZI
Living Foods Facilitator
FRU-VE-NU
http://www.fruvenu.com.au/
This week on Total Vitality Joy gives parents some tips on how to include their children more when it comes to cooking and preparing food in the kitchen and has some great advice for introducing healthy living foods to kids. Joy is a Living Foods Workshop Demonstrator and has worked in many child care centres and preschools as well as running in-home living foods demonstrations to help individuals and families learn how easy it is to introduce more living foods in their lives. 
Just on Friday I had the opportunity to attend my first workshop with Joy and it was so much fun, I learnt so much and ate myself silly! If you are keen to learn more about including more living raw foods in to your diet, I strongly suggest visiting Joy's website and enquiring about the workshops!

Yucky Yucky Sugar

Some interesting facts about yucky yucky sugar!

• Sugar can suppress the immune system.
• Sugar can upset the body's mineral balance.
• Sugar can contribute to hyperactivity, anxiety, depression, concentration difficulties, and crankiness in children.
• Sugar can produce a significant rise in triglycerides.
• Sugar can cause drowsiness and decreased activity in children.
• Sugar can reduce helpful high density cholesterol (HDLs).
• Sugar can promote an elevation of harmful cholesterol (LDLs).
• Sugar can cause hypoglycemia.
• Sugar contributes to a weakened defense against bacterial infection.
• Sugar can cause kidney damage.
• Sugar can increase the risk of coronary heart disease.
• Sugar may lead to chromium deficiency.
• Sugar can cause copper deficiency.
• Sugar interferes with absorption of calcium and magnesium.
• Sugar can increase fasting levels of blood glucose.
• Sugar can promote tooth decay.
• Sugar can produce an acidic stomach.
• Sugar can raise adrenaline levels in children.
• Sugar can lead to periodontal disease.
• Sugar can speed the aging process, causing wrinkles and grey hair.
• Sugar can increase total cholesterol.
• Sugar can contribute to weight gain and obesity.
• High intake of sugar increases the risk of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
• Sugar can contribute to diabetes.
• Sugar can contribute to osteoporosis.
• Sugar can cause a decrease in insulin sensitivity.
• Sugar leads to decreased glucose tolerance.
• Sugar can cause cardiovascular disease.
• Sugar can increase systolic blood pressure.
• Sugar causes food allergies.
• Sugar can cause free radical formation in the bloodstream.
• Sugar can cause toxemia during pregnancy.
• Sugar can contribute to eczema in children.
• Sugar can overstress the pancreas, causing damage.
• Sugar can cause atherosclerosis.
• Sugar can compromise the lining of the capillaries.
• Sugar can cause liver cells to divide, increasing the size of the liver.
• Sugar can increase the amount of fat in the liver.
• Sugar can increase kidney size and produce pathological changes in the kidney.
• Sugar can cause depression.
• Sugar can increase the body's fluid retention.
• Sugar can cause hormonal imbalance.
• Sugar can cause hypertension.
• Sugar can cause headaches, including migraines.
• Sugar can cause an increase in delta, alpha and theta brain waves, which can alter the mind's ability to think clearly.
• Sugar can increase blood platelet adhesiveness which increases risk of blood clots and strokes.
• Sugar can increase insulin responses in those consuming high-sugar diets compared to low sugar diets.
• Sugar increases bacterial fermentation in the colon.

Laughter Therapy, Training Styles and tasty SNACK BITE - 17 January 2011

Hello and welcome to 2011! 

It's great to be back and thank goodness the summer has finally hit here in Sydney and the desire, ability and enthusiasm to train - outdoors especially - are back and pumping!

Perfect weather to grab your dog, your partner or a friend and go for a run, a walk or enroll in a new fitness class and lose those xmas kilos and get your energy and body back!

This week on the show we had the tasty, yummy, summer fruit as a SNACK BITE:
PINEAPPLE

ALSO THIS WEEK:

DR PETER SPITZER aka DR FRUIT LOOP
Medical Practioner, Co-Founder and Medical Director of Humour Foundation Australia
The Humour Foundation
www.humourfoundation.com.au
Nicole phoned in to ask us whether there really was any truth in the old saying "laughter is better than medicine". Well, Dr Peter Spitzer, aka Dr Fruit Loop and his team of Clown Doctors spend hours each week helping children and adults in hospitals across Australia laugh and have fun. So there must be something to it. Today Dr Fruit Loop gives us the real health facts about humour therapy.

Following on from our discussion with Dr Fruit Loop - below are some great websites for you to find out more about laughter therapy and laughter yoga.

www.laughteryoga-australia.org/index.php

www.hohohahaha.com

Sydney Laughter

Carrington Rd

Randwick NSW 2031

(02) 8005 5704

www.laughter-yoga.com.au

www.sydneylaughter.com.au

www.laughterlawyers.com.au

www.hohohahaha.com/LC_in_NSW.htm

KRISTIN GLEESON
Online Training Programs Manager
Ideal Bodies Online
idealbodiesonline.com
All to often, we focus on training in the style we love the most. The style we can do with friends, the style that is the most fun for us. However, a good training program that can help tone your body, help you to lose weight and keep you healthy on the inside, must incorporate a number of different techniques and methods in order for your body to get the most benefit. Today, Kristin talks to us about cardio training, high intensity interval training and resistance training.

Pregnancy Nutrition, Upcoming Health Expos and Sutherland Shire Organic and Produce Markets - 1 November 2010

Hey Everyone

Thanks for sticking around and tuning in to the show each and every week over the past 3 months!

This is the last show on air for 2010 as I'll be away in Europe for the Christmas period,  but don't worry, I will  be back again in 2011 starting bright and early from 3rd January.

Don't forget if you're in Sydney to pop it in your diary to listen in to 2SSR 99.7FM Monday's 2-4pm and check the blog weekly to keep updated with all that's health, fitness and wellbeing!

Today we have two interesting SNACK  BITES:
MESQUITE POWDER
PAPAYA

Also if you want to check out some Health and Wellbeing Expos over the next few months check out my list here:
EXPOS

And for those in the St George and Sutherland Shire you can grab all your organic produce straight from the farmers markets at locations listed on our fact sheet:
PRODUCE MARKETS

Also I had a fabulous time broadcasting live from the Gymea Village Spring Fair yesterday. You'll see some photos from the day at the bottom of the blog!

Have a fabulously happy, health and exciting Christmas and New Year if I don't blog beforehand. Although, if I find some interesting information while i'm in Europe, I'll be sure to post.
Yours in health

BRIONY HOWLAND
Nutritionist, Doula, Massage Therapist, Natural Therapist
Birth in Balance
www.birthinbalance.com.au
There is a belief that when you're pregnant you have to eat for 2! And that you may experience weird and wonderful cravings for gherkins with icecream, tuna and strawberry jam or chocolate egg sandwhiches! But pregnancy is the most crucial time in your life for good nutrition and to fill us in on the facts about good pregnancy nutrition and this week, Briony lets us know whether pregnancy really is an excuse to eat more.

GYMEA VILLAGE FAIR 2SSR BROADCASTING LIVE

Hello to all 2SSR 9.7FM Sydney listeners!


Just a quick note to let you know that we will be broadcasting live from the Community Centre on Gymea Bay Road, Gymea for the Gymea Village Fair this Sunday 31st October!


If you are in Sydney or visiting for the weekend, be sure to pop down and check out all the stores and market atmosphere, live on stage entertainment and come and say hi to the presenters at the community centre.


I'll be broadcasting live from 2-3pm and will around until 4pm, and would love to meet you, so be sure to pop in and say hi!


Sunday 31 October 2010 9am - 4pm 
Gymea Bay Road, Gymea, Sydney


Gymea Village hosts one of the Shire’s most successful Spring Fairs and the 2010 Gymea village Spring Fair is set to be the biggest and best so far. Boasting more than 120 stall holders from food stalls to fashion, wine to flowers.

There are two stages packed with nonstop entertainment including local talent from all over The Shire and Sydney. Kids shows, band, dance acts and much more which will keep you entertained as you enjoy the festivities

The Gymea Spring Fair is your chance to experience new and exciting foods. From Turkey to Mexico and everywhere inbetween. No day out is complete without Fairy floss, snow cones and face painting for the kids. There are rides and showbags to make sure that everyone has a smile for the entire day. There is something for everyone!

Come and enjoy a great day out at the Gymea Village Fair. We look forward to seeing you there.

Migraines, Pregnancy aches and Pains and Fasting to save your life - 25 October, 2010

Hello and welcome to Total Vitality for another week!

This week we have some very interesting conversations with leading professionals about Migraines, Fasting and those pesky aches and pains pregnant women and new mums seem to just expect to be a part of the journey.

Also this week I'm hoping to get time to tell you all about the many benefits of olive oil for our health! You can check out the fact sheet right here:
OLIVE OIL

Have a fantastically healthy, vibrant and energetic week!

DR BILL DAVISON
Chiropractor, Osteopath, Naturopath
Shire Chiropractic
www.shirechiropractic.com.au
www.drbillblog.com
www.empoweryou.com.au
Many people suffer with migraines with varying degrees of pain and symptoms. Research is still being done on why a person may get migraines and how best to alleviate and treat them. Today Dr Bill explains the difference between a headache and a migraine and how you can naturally help to alleviate the pain and reduce the frequency of migraines.



 JENNY DUGARD
Health and Fitness Specialist
Body Beyond Baby
www.bodybeyondbaby.com.au
Any pregnant woman or new mum will tell you that there are natural aches and pains that go along with the journey, but do you really need to suffer with them and just accept they will be a part of the process? Today Jenny gives some tips and advice on how to keep fit and avoid and alleviate those aches and pains.



 GREG FITZGERALD
Chiropractor, Osteopath and Naturopath
Health For Life, Cronulla
info@healthforlife.com.au
(02) 9544 0445
Fasting has been known to help the body overcome disease, restore health and reverse ageing. On Wednesday 27th October, Greg Fitzgerald will be holding a seminar and Q & A session along with special guest Dr Alec Burton on “Fasting Can Save Your Life” and “Reversing the Ageing Process”.
Dr Alec Burton has been renowned as the world’s foremost authority on fasting for over 30 years. Whilst studying medicine in 1949 he became very sick and faced imminent surgery. Instead, under the guidance of a practitioner who understood how fasting aided the body’s innate healing powers, and to the astonishment of his medical professors, Alex fasted and fully recovered, without the need for surgery or drugs. He then studied the subject of fasting, nutrition and natural health and in the early 1950’s, started fasting patients who presented with serious health issues, often helping patients restore their health after doctors had given up on them.



Meet Dr Alec Burton and Greg Fitzgerald at their seminar:
Wednesday 27th October 2010
Doltone House - Belgrave Esplanaede, Sylvania Waters
6.30pm Registration
7.00 – 9.45pm Seminar including two Q & A’s)
$45.00 per person
For details contact Dawn on 9540 1962 or email info@healthforlife.com.au

Yoga for Kids, Sleep and our health and Natural Fertility Management and Pre-conception Health Care

Hi

Welcome for another week! This week we speak to some fabulous professionals about sleep, fertility and yoga for kids!

We also road test the fabulous fig - my all time favourite fruit and find out why they are so good for you! And why you shouldn't waste them by using them as practice golf balls as my boyfriend use to do as a kid!

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Check out the SNACK BITE Fact Sheet:

FIGS

Check back soon to hear the audio from the below interviews and get some more information on Yoga for Kids, Preconception Health Care and the 2010 Sleep Survey - Sleep and our Health!

NATHAN DENNETT
Director and Yoga Teacher
Bikram Sutherland Shire
http://www.bikramsutherlandshire.com.au/
http://www.yogafrogs.net/
Nathan runs Yoga Frogs in the Sutherland Shire which is a great place for kids to learn about yoga, practice postures, make up their own and get fit, flexible and have a heap of fun!
Nathan first started Bikram Yoga after being in a car accident. He has since become a Bikram Yoga teacher, Australian Men's Yoga Asana Champion, and a regular International Yoga Championship competitor. Currently he owns a Bikram Yoga studio in the Sutherland Shire, and also travels nationally and internationally to teach the yoga. If you'd like more information, check out the latest media release HERE.



BRIONY HOWLAND
Nutritionist, Doula, Massage Therapist, Natural Therapist
Birth in Balance
http://www.birthinbalance.com.au/
For a healthy baby,  healthy mum and healthy family, it's crucial to make sure you are in tip top condition. The best way to do this is to be aware of preconception health care and Natural Fertility Management. Check out Briony's audio below to find out how best to get you and your family ready for a new little bub!



DR KEITH WONG
Sleep Physician and Researcher
The results have been collected for the 2010 Big Sleep Survey and you can find out all the latest stats at http://www.sleepsurvey.net.au/. I spoke this week to Dr Keith Wong who was part of the sleep survey to find out how important sleep is for our health.