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febfast: Pause your drinking for a cause this February

We all love an excuse for a drink – in fact, it’s engrained in our culture. We drink to celebrate, commiserate and commemorate, but our love of booze could be a problem.

New Hygiene Rules Ban Communal Birthday Cakes

Blowing out candles on birthday cakes at childcare will soon become a thing of the past, under strict new hygiene rules.

Activate your brain

Dr G is an international thought leader. She shares with us what she does and why access to more information has inadvertently helped us to activate dormant parts of our brain that could even help to ward off degenerative diseases.

Kiss Goodbye to MS

Megan Healey was left wheelchair bound at the age of 37, after being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. She explains why she has chosen to rise a lawn mower from Melbourne to Sydney to raise much needed funds and awareness for MS.

Baby breathing program prevents stillborn deaths

Introducing more training for midwives and birth attendants in helping babies to start breathing immediately after birth could help prevent stillborn deaths.

Back to school: Head lice

Dr Kerryn Grieve from Ego pharmaceuticals, has been involved in clinical trials for head lice. She helps to explain the lifecycle, symptoms and treatments available to get you and you’re family ready for back to school outbreaks.

One in Four New Year’s Resolutions Have Already Failed

While 50% of us have made at least one new year’s resolution, research sadly shows that 88% of these will fail.

Getting to grips with head lice

Just thinking about head lice can have us scratching our scalps. Dr Renee Mill joins us to debunk the myths surrounding this common ailment and why cleanliness has nothing to do with the cause, symptoms and cure.

Feng Shui Your Home for the New Year

Feng Shi practitioner and Chinese astrologer Mariko Fisher talks to us about what to expect in 2013: year of the snake.

Interactive dentistry

Dread going to the dentist? What if you were involved with the entire process -from diagnoses, through to treatment plan? Learn more about the interactive future of dentistry.

Safeguard yourself against stroke

Right now about 300,00 Australians are living with stroke. Anna Hickey from the National Stroke Foundation talks us through the lifestyle factors that put as at higher risk of suffering a stroke and the symptoms to watch out for.

National Tobacco Campaign list new laws

CEO of the Australian National Preventive Health Agency, Louise Sylvan shares the latest breakthroughs and laws surrounding the national tobacco campaign.

C’mon get happy

Many of us suffer from low self esteem from time to time. Life coach Elena Kostyugova teaches us how to best tackle life’s challenges, and reach ultimate happiness.

Beating breast cancer

Caroline Campbell was diagnosed with breast cancer but rescheduled her surgery to attend a wellness retreat, where she equipped herself with the life tools to support her through her health ordeal. She shares her tips for better wellbeing.

Wired for Life

A chance meeting with the Dalai Lama spurred Martina Sheehan to pen her latest book, Wired for Life, which explores the five key fears that hold us back in our lives. She explains her strive and thrive theory and the freedom that comes from taking respons

Eat well, get well, stay well

Spending the first 20 years of his life very sick, Jason Bennett suffered from the daily medication treating his various ailments. He tells us how he has rebuilt his body and even cured his asthma by changing his diet & lifestyle.

Walktober

Walktober is happening next month, so we caught up with Fiona Bailey, CEO of Physical Activity Australia, to find out how we can stave off obesity and what we can do to increase the amount of physical activity in our daily life.

What is Ocsober?

More than 22,000 people die in Australia each year as a result of alcohol and drug abuse. Ocsober is a fundraising initiative that encourages people to give up alcohol for the month of October.

Coeliac Disease: On the rise

Coeliac disease, a gluten-intolerance, is twice as more common as type 1 diabetes. Dietician and acclaimed author Dr Sue Shepherd returns to the show to discuss why.

Dan Englund, Running for Stroke Awareness

We catch up with Dan Englund, a stroke survivor, on the last leg of his 1000km run to raise awareness for stroke. He tells us the warning signs and what to watch out for when someone is having a stroke.

Get First Aid Smart

Do you have a first aid kit at home? Daniel Code, training manage from the South Australia Red Cross College, gets us up to speed on First Aid safety

Blue September: Prostate Health Awareness Month

From the age of 40 onwards, men should start having yearly prostate checks. Michael Chapman, campaign director of Blue September, discusses International Prostate Awareness Month, and key prevention tips.

Prostate health

Every year in Australia, 20,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer. We discuss the symptoms of this debilitating disease and the importance of early detection.

Running for a cause

Dan Englund set himself the challenge of running 1000km to raise awareness for the National Stroke Foundation after suffering a stroke at the age of 38. Hear more of his story

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