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Most people know that too much stress can have detrimental impacts on your health, but new Deakin research shows how you react to stress is also worth considering.
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Most people know that too much stress can have detrimental impacts on your health, but new Deakin research shows how you react to stress is also worth considering.
Most of us know we should be eating five serves of vegetables and two serves of fruit each day – but how many of us actually achieve it?
Back pain is the greatest cause of disability and lost productivity worldwide. Back pain generates significant financial costs for society in developed countries, such as the USA, Japan, Europe...
Ensuring kids are eating and learning about nutritious foods is a challenge at the best of times – but even more so while many parents are working from home...
We all eat. It can be easy to assume that we know what is best when it comes to food, both for ourselves and our families. Contradictory to this...
Now that we are all WFH, our homes have become our offices. And it looks like we might be here for a while, so it’s important to make sure...
Keeping up physical activity is even more important for improving and maintaining mental health during COVID 19 restrictions, says Dr Megan Teychenne.
With formal sporting activities cancelled and limited space and equipment at home, a Deakin University health behaviour expert has some solutions to help keep kids off screens and moving...
It’s well known that as a population we eat too much salt. This can have serious consequences as it increases our risk of developing high blood pressure and...
Two IPAN researchers share how they are working to improve the quality of life for people with cancer for World Cancer Day (4 Feb 2020). Dr Nicole Kiss –...
In a new year of a new decade, it’s a great time for a new approach to children’s learning. Evidence shows that active children have better brain and mental...
Our kids are more connected than ever before, with smartphones, smart watches, tablets and laptops an increasing part of everyday life. But too much screen time can have a negative impact on children’s physical and psychosocial health and wellbeing, as well as their academic outcomes. Here are some ideas to help manage your family's screen time.