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Brains or beauty? Women still conflictedLOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - Smart or thin? Rich or ugly?

Women still have a complex and contradictory relation-ship with their own image according to a poll released on Tuesday that found 25 percent of those questioned would rather win the "America's Next Top Model" TV show than the Nobel Peace Prize.

And although 75 percent of women surveyed said they'd be willing to shave their heads to save the life of a stranger, more than a quarter of those taking part admitted they would make their best friend fat for life, if it meant they could be thin.

As for that age-old dilemma of whether to marry for wealth or looks, half of the 18- to 24-year-olds questioned said they would marry an ugly man if he were a multimillionaire.

The poll for U.S. television network Oxygen, which is tar-geted at young women, also found that 88 percent of 18- to 34-year-old women would happily give up their cell phone, jewelry and makeup to keep a friendship.

"This survey proves an interesting dissection of today's woman and how she relates her personal image with what she values in her life," said Dr. Jenn Berman, psychothera-

pist and judge of the upcoming new Oxygen series "Pretty Wicked.""As shown in several results, women today are a com-plex combination of altruistic and materialistic, vain and insecure, loyal and self-serving. This survey highlights the dichotomy in all of us," Berman said.

More than 2,000 women aged 18-34 were interviewed for

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Poll Results

75% - said they would be willing to shave their head to save a life

25% - would make their best friend fat for life, if it meant they could be thin

50% - would marry an ugly man if he was a multimillionaire

25% - would rather win “America’s Next Top Model” than the Noble Peace Prize

88% - would happily give up their cell phone, jewelery & makeup to keep a friendship

Sports program helps girls fight eating disorders

By Alison McCook

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Incorporating short, weekly sessions on healthy living and social pressures into sports training appears to help young girls fight impulses to diet excessively and engage in other unhealthy habits, research-ers reported Monday.

Specifically, they found that program attendees were less likely to use or start using diet pills, or start taking athletic-enhancing supplements such as steroids.

Moreover, the program appeared to discourage them from riding in a car with an intoxicated driver, having sex, and considering purging to lose weight.

“The first rule of trying to prevent disordered eating habits...is you talk about what’s healthy,” study author Dr. Linn Goldberg of the Oregon Health & Science University in Portland.

Goldberg explained that talking about healthy eating influences other types of behavior in girls because healthy habits can be contagious.

“In adolescents, health behaviors cluster,” he said in an interview. “Good behaviors cluster, and bad behaviors cluster.” (continued page 11)

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TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT? BE SURE TO EAT BREAKFAST

NEW YORK (Reu-ters Health) - People who are trying to lose weight may hinder their odds of success by skipping breakfast, according to a new study that found that skipping the first meal of the day biases your brain toward craving high-calorie foods over low-calorie foods.

"When people are fasting -- in this case skipping breakfast -- this obviously leads to people being hungrier, but it also leads to greater activity in ar-eas of the brain involved in reward," Dr. Anthony Goldstone from Imperial College London, UK, told The Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Washington, D.C.

"In addition, we find that when people are fasting they also prefer high-calorie foods to low-calorie foods," he added.

The findings are based on brain imaging studies performed in 20 nonobese healthy people who were shown pictures of low-calorie

foods (salad, vegetables and fish) and high-calorie foods (cake, chocolate, and pizza) and asked to rate how appealing the pictures were after a filling breakfast or after no breakfast at all.

Past studies, Goldstone noted, have shown that people who skip breakfast on a regular basis actually tend to be heavier, tend to get more of their calories from fat, and also tend to gain more weight over the years than those who eat breakfast regularly.

The new study suggests a possible mechanism by which this might occur.

"It may be that when you miss meals, and maybe particularly breakfast, your brain reward system is biased towards these high-calorie foods over the low-calorie foods," Goldstone said, "and this would be an entirely appropriate response of the body in a defense to try to maintain calorie intake."

"This may then be an explanation for why people who miss meals in an attempt to lose weight - something that is used by 30 percent to 40 percent of people trying to lose weight - may actually hinder their attempts to lose weight and actually may have an

opposite effect and gain weight," Goldstone said.

These results, he added, support current medical advice to eat a healthy breakfast to prevent weight gain and aid in weight loss

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ARE YOU FULLFILLED?TAKE YOURSELF TO THE NEXT LEVEL

Take the time to reconnect with yourself

Are you the person you thought you would be? Are you living the life you envisioned, or have you unwittingly conformed into a product of modern society? Living day in and day out, stuck in the norm, the humdrum, blah! Striving for things that don’t make you happy is futile and exhausting. Find out what fulfils YOU..you may be very surprised how simple it can be!

Each of us are at a different stage of the life path. Some of you are trekking through rocky terrain, others are tired and weary with little inspiration, maybe you have temporarily lost your way. Being true to yourself and connected to your authentic self cultivates a new understanding of who you are, which brings the self-awareness needed to get what you want out of life with much more ease, grace and joy.

Who we are is largely a product of our upbringing and other impressionable environments that have influenced our core make up and beliefs. Life presents us with many choices… You have the choice to stay attached to your conditioned beliefs and behaviours, or the choice to recreate your very own self-beliefs to support your success.

If you don’t have a good understanding of who you are,

then how on earth can you be living in a way that offers you the best life possible? When you lack clarity, passion and purpose, each day can be a grind and draining, you then wonder why you are so exhausted! Most of the time we exhaust ourselves! Of course, you may have the occasional sparkle, yet as a whole the every-day is lack lustre.

It doesn’t have to be difficult or complicated. Once you recognise that you may be out of integrity, or unfulfilled and are ready for change, then a happier you is achievable for everyone. Fine-tuning your inner compass will help you navigate through life with more clarity, positive direction, energy and personal fulfilment.

I often ask my clients - What does your ultimate life look like, what do you enjoy doing, what is important to you (values), what do you get lost in, or what puts a smile on your face? These questions seem simple, yet not always easy to answer. It is quite amazing how so many of us have allowed even the simplest things that make us feel good to disappear out of our lives. Re-engaging in the simple pleasures is a great place to start.

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Someone caught in the sickness cycle is always sick. They continually seem to ‘catch what’s going around’ and are repetitively away from school, work, sports training or playgroup. You can spot them a mile away. Their face is pale; eyes are swollen, red and glassy. Their nose is either blocked or running,

they’re constantly coughing and walk painstakingly slow.

Signs you’re in a Sickness Cycle:

Constant runny nose,Coughs that won’t go away,Muscle aches and pains,Feeling fatigued and tired,Bouts of vomiting and diarrhoea,Headaches.

Once in the sickness cycle, it is hard to escape. And ‘self-medicating’ with supermarket echinacea tablets, cough lollies and packet chicken soup, will not break the cycle or improve your immunity.

Here is a to-do-list to break your sickness cycle.

Seek professional help. You need to boost your 1. immunity using therapeutic levels of immune stimulating nutrients and immune modulating herbal medicine. Your body is displaying signs that it needs help.

Food as medicine. You need to eat nourishing 2. meals, such as homemade chicken soup and homemade

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Rest. Sleep can sometimes be the best remedy. 3. Taking time off may not be practical as lunches still need to be made, the kids still need to be fed and we still need to go to work. Look for alternatives to rest. Try going to be half an hour early everyday this week (even if it means recording your favourite tv program). On the weekend team up with another family and on one day you watch their kids and swap the next day. That gives you a whole day to do rest (and catch up on the tv programs you’ve recorded!)It is possible to get through winter without getting sick. Becoming sick is your body’s indication to slow down and rest. There is a reason the days are shorter and colder in winter... it’s nature’s way of encouraging us to stay in bed and rest.

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Muscle is a very active tissue; muscle loss is accompanied by a reduction in our resting metabolism. Information from Keyes et al. (1973) and Evans and Rosenberg (1992) indicate that the average adult experiences a 2-5 percent reduction in metabolic rate every decade of life. Because regular strength exercise prevents muscle loss it also prevents the accompanying decrease in resting metabolic rate.

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Little Devils Go Wild

Boasting the biggest play structure in Australia, ‘Go Wild’ has been a hit with kids of all ages since it’s opening last November. In addition to the main play structure, dedicated toddler area and café, we have four themed party rooms, a children’s hair salon and a 100 person capacity function room.For all those budding actors and actresses from July 2009 ‘Brightstars’ will be running classes two days a week.*Love music, come along on a Thursday morning and join in with ‘Music with Melissa’.*Would like to meet new people, come and join our Parents Group which is held every Wednesday morning.*Additional fees apply.“Go Wild” is open from 9:00-5:30 every day with a variety of programs running throughout the year. We have party packages to suit every budget, you can even hire out the whole centre for your own private party.What other reason would you need to give your kids an opportunity to let out the little devils within them?Feel free to call us on 3205 7794 for more information, or check out our websitewww.gowildactivitycentre.com.au.GO WILD ACTIVITY CENTRECnr Gympie & Kremzow Road, Strathpine

By Amy NortonNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Australian researchers have found that young teens who spend more than two hours in front of the TV or computer each day showed less endurance during a standard running test than their peers.The �ndings do not prove that TV and computer time is leading to out- of-shape kids, the researchers note in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. However, the study does lend support to advice from the American Academy of Paediatrics (AAP) that parents limit their kids’ screen time to a maximum of two hours per day.That advice has been based on “prudence,” rather than direct measures of kids’ �tness levels, Dr. Louise L. Hardy, the lead researcher on the new study, told Reuters Health. These latest �ndings suggest the recommendation is “pretty much spot-on,” said Hardy, a researcher at the New South Wales Centre for Overweight and Obesity at the University of Sydney.The study, in the American Journal of Preventive

Medicine, included 2,750 11- to 15-year-old students at schools in New South Wales who were surveyed about various sedentary activities -- including how much time they spent reading, doing homework, using a computer for “fun” and watching TV.In general, students who sat in front of the TV or computer for more than two hours a day performed more poorly on �tness testing. There was no clear e�ect, however, on the oldest boys.That latter �nding, Hardy explained, may re�ect the boys’ stage of maturation. At the age of 15, they may have had enough muscle mass that extra screen time did not a�ect their �tness levels as much as it did girls and younger boys.However, Hardy said, the same message still applies to older boys: limit TV and computer time in favour of physical activity.She suggested that parents make clear rules about their kids’ small-screen time, remove TVs from their children’s bedrooms or even designate “no-screen” days for the whole family.SOURCE: American Journal of Preventive Medicine, February 2009.

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Little Devils Go Wild

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By Amy NortonNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Australian researchers have found that young teens who spend more than two hours in front of the TV or computer each day showed less endurance during a standard running test than their peers.The �ndings do not prove that TV and computer time is leading to out- of-shape kids, the researchers note in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. However, the study does lend support to advice from the American Academy of Paediatrics (AAP) that parents limit their kids’ screen time to a maximum of two hours per day.That advice has been based on “prudence,” rather than direct measures of kids’ �tness levels, Dr. Louise L. Hardy, the lead researcher on the new study, told Reuters Health. These latest �ndings suggest the recommendation is “pretty much spot-on,” said Hardy, a researcher at the New South Wales Centre for Overweight and Obesity at the University of Sydney.The study, in the American Journal of Preventive

Medicine, included 2,750 11- to 15-year-old students at schools in New South Wales who were surveyed about various sedentary activities -- including how much time they spent reading, doing homework, using a computer for “fun” and watching TV.In general, students who sat in front of the TV or computer for more than two hours a day performed more poorly on �tness testing. There was no clear e�ect, however, on the oldest boys.That latter �nding, Hardy explained, may re�ect the boys’ stage of maturation. At the age of 15, they may have had enough muscle mass that extra screen time did not a�ect their �tness levels as much as it did girls and younger boys.However, Hardy said, the same message still applies to older boys: limit TV and computer time in favour of physical activity.She suggested that parents make clear rules about their kids’ small-screen time, remove TVs from their children’s bedrooms or even designate “no-screen” days for the whole family.SOURCE: American Journal of Preventive Medicine, February 2009.

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Gametraders saves a whopping 34 metric tons, or 54 cubic metres, of computer and gaming goods from ending up as landfill every year, thanks to the trade-in and resale component of their business. This equates to more than 25 family cars.

Gametraders, with 45 stores nationally, says the landfill savings have led to a new trend now known as ‘retro gaming’, with an ever-increasing number of followers wanting to collect older games and accessories. “It is not only cartridge games that are being saved from the dumps but older Playstation and PC games. Below is a list of formats that we have identified that would most probably sit in boxes in people’s sheds and then eventually end up at the dump if it wasn’t for us,” said Mark Langford, Gametrader’s Managing Director. These include all old cartridge games and consoles such as Sega Master System, Sega Megadrive; all old Nintendo cartridges such as NES, Super Nintendo and N64; Atari and Commodore 64; old PC games in boxes; Sony Playstation One; and Dreamcast.

”In due course as they get older the Playstation 2 and XBOX games would eventually end up in a box in the shed, followed

by the dump, if we didn’t trade in this sort of equipment,” said Langford. The average percentage of Gametrader sales in the above formats has been calculated along with an average weight and size. ”This year we will sell about two million dollars worth of these older format games with an average price of 12 dollars. This means that we will sell about 160,000 of these games this calendar year, at an average weight of 150 grams,” said Langford. “Until we came along, most of these would end up at the dump.” On top of this are the consoles, controllers and accessories of the older systems which would also end up as landfill. Gametraders will sell about 5,000 of these consoles per year plus 15000 older format controllers and accessories. The average weight of the console is about 1.4 kilograms and the accessories, about 200 grams. The average size of the games would be about 15 cm x 20 cm. The consoles average out at 30 x 20cm and the average controller/accessory is 20x10cm.

We are constantly being termed a “throw-away society”, so it is refreshing to see a company making its mark. The re-availability of these games, consoles and accessories and the increasing popularity of what is now termed ‘retro’ gaming, is thereby cementing the long-term sustainability of re-trading and landfill

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Every day, martial arts experts around the globe teach you to wait for your assailant to attack. Watch them practice; you’ll see two people standing in front of each other knowing exactly what the other one is going to do waiting for the attacker to initiate the assault.

This is all well and good when everyone knows their part. The “attacker” knows “how to” attack and the defender “knows” what to expect. In this situation it appears to work, even when practiced with intensity and with multiple assailants , but in the real world it puts you at a deadly disadvantage.

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YOUR BEST BODY YET! - EXERCISE

Exercises being used for weightloss need to have the ability

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While a poor body image can be harmful, some women's health may be threatened by an overly positive perception of their shape and size, a study suggests.

In a study of 81 inner-city, mostly minority women, researchers found that while two-thirds of the women were overweight or obese, many seemed to see themselves as thinner.

When shown silhouettes depicting various body types, 70 percent of the women chose a normal-weight or moderately overweight figure as being closest to their own. Only five of the 31 obese women chose a silhouette that correlated with their actual weight and shape. In addition, 20 percent of obese women selected an obese sil-houette as their "ideal" body type, the researchers report in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

The findings suggest that many heavy women may be in the dark about their health risks, according to the researchers.

"So the question for doctors then becomes, 'How can we effec-tively treat our overweight and obese patients, when they don't feel they're in harm's way?'" senior researcher Dr. Marisa Rose, of Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, said in a statement from the university.

The findings, from a group of mostly African-American and Hispanic women seen at Temple's family planning clinic, add to evidence that many overweight minority women may see themselves as normal-weight.

The current study, according to Rose, "stresses a need for cultur-ally sensitive education for this population." That means under-standing a woman's lifestyle habits from a social and economic perspective, and giving advice in a way that will be most likely to persuade her to change, she told Reuters Health.

"For example," Rose said, "some inner-city African-American women have a diet heavily based on fried food and/or fast food. This diet is deeply rooted in culture and tradition and may also be economically based. Conventional dietary recommendations to avoid all fried foods are not culturally sensitive and are unlikely to be followed by this patient population."

Asking a woman to add fresh fruits and vegetables, while cut-ting down on some fried foods, might work better, the research-er noted.

Prior studies, Rose said, have shown that such "culturally sensi-tive messages" can get patients to adopt healthier eating habits.

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Positive body image not always a good thing

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(from page 2)Approximately one-half of girls are involved in high school sports, Goldberg explained. Often, being athletic can increase the pressures girls already face to be thin, since they know their bodies are being watched, and often while wearing skimpy outfits, he said.

To investigate whether it’s helpful to address these pressures as part of team practice, Goldberg and his colleagues administered a program to half of 928 female students, participating in 40 sports teams.

As part of the program, the researchers integrated eight weekly, 45-minute sessions into the team’s practice. During the session, teams learned about the consequences of substance use and other activities, and how good nutrition and exercise training can improve their performance.

Given that depression occurs more commonly in females, girls also listed what activities they enjoy, and were encouraged to engage in those activities and keep a diary noting when they did.

The activities were peer-led. For instance, teams were split into small groups with a coach-appointed leader, who directed most of the program’s activities. Each group created and presented “public service announcements” about healthy behaviors to teammates.

The comparison group of girls who did not participate in the sessions were given pamphlets about eating disorders, drugs and nutrition.

Goldberg and his co-author, Dr. Diane L. Elliot, have a “significant financial interest” in the sale of the program, according to a statement accompanying their report in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

As additional benefits of the program, attendees were more likely to use seat belts, eat healthier, and less likely to say they might one day consider trying tobacco, diet pills and supplements to build muscle.

In an interview, Goldberg explained that one reason for the program’s success is its avoidance of “scare tactics.” Researchers taught the facts about healthy eating, and “what the good things are,” rather than freaking girls out with worst-case scenarios.

Having peers lead discussions also likely helped, he said, because “kids listen to kids.” Including coaches is vital, he added, because they can have a powerful influence on students, and are typically trusted.

In an accompanying editorial, Dr. Jorge E. Gomez of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio emphasizes that no research shows that, among athletes whose weight is “within the range of normal,” shedding pounds will help their performance in any way.

On the other hand, “significantly limiting caloric intake of a normal-weight child or adolescent almost surely will affect their performance, for the worse.”

SOURCE: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, No-vember 2004.


YOUR BEST BODY YET! - NUTRITION

Foods to get the body burning excess kilos need to be eaten

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o Low fat dairy. Studies have proven that people

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o Whole grains. When choosing breads, pasta and

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o Protein. A good rule of thumb is that an

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If every pregnant woman world-wide took vitamin and mineral supplements, there would be 1.5 million fewer babies born at low birth weights every year, a new analysis of the medical literature shows.

Women should start taking vitamin and mineral supplements "as soon as they know they are pregnant," Dr. Prakesh S. Shah of the Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, the lead researcher on the study, told Reuters Health. He noted that about 70 percent to 80 percent of women in the U.S. and Canada use prenatal supplements.

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Overweight children eat more later in the day

By Amy Norton

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who are overweight tend to eat a relatively large share of their calories later in the day, a new study suggests.

Some studies of adults have found connections be-tween body weight and eating late in the day; people who eat late in the day tend to eat more calories overall, while those who prefer a big breakfast tend to eat fewer calories throughout the day.

In the new study, of more than 11,000 U.S. children and teenagers, researchers found that compared with their healthy-weight peers, overweight 6- to 11-year-olds generally ate a larger share of their daily calories after 4 p.m.

The reverse was true among teenagers, however -- with overweight teens eating a relatively smaller share of their calories after 4 p.m., according to �nd-ings published in the International Journal of Behav-ioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.

Based on the data, it seemed that teenagers who ate a relatively large amount of calories late in the day com-pensated for it by eating less at other times, explained researcher Dr. Sibylle Kranz, of East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina.

It is not clear whether eating late causes school-age children to become overweight teenagers and adults, Kranz told Reuters Health. The study data, taken from a government health and nutrition survey, were col-lected at a single point in time.

Long-term studies are needed to gain a better un-derstanding of how the timing of meals and snacks a�ects children’s weight, according to Kranz and her colleagues.

Adults who want to shed pounds, or avoid gaining any, often hear advice to avoid eating after 7 or 8 p.m. But overall calorie intake, experts say, is the main concern. If you eat fewer calories than you burn, you will lose weight, regardless of when those calories are consumed.

Similarly, the quality of a child’s diet and total calorie intake -- along with physical activity -- are most im-portant to preventing childhood obesity, Kranz noted.

She recommends that parents help their children learn healthy habits and eat more “nutrient-dense” foods -- like fruits, vegetables, beans and high-�ber grains -- that are relatively low in calories but high in nutrients.

The timing of meals and snacks can enter into this, according to Kranz. She pointed out that the foods people eat late in the day are often nutritionally dubi-ous snack items. What’s more, she said, the circum-stances of evening eating -- frequently in front of the TV -- may cause people to eat more than they need to satisfy their hunger.

A great workout far outweighs an average one but what makes a workout great? Here are �ve tips to get the most from your workout.1. Eat before your workout. It is hard to

draw on energy to work hard when there is nothing in your body. A piece of fruit and 5-6 nuts is a good start to carb load before working out.

2. Workout with someone. Either with a trainer, in a group or with a mate. Unless you are talking a lot you are going to get a more intense workout than on your own as you have the opportunity to be pushed.

3. Start with a plan. There is nothing worse than rocking up to workout with absolutely no clue what you are going to do. You arrive and try a bit of this and a bit of that. You have an unbalanced workout that was really rather average and you leave with out �nishing properly. A standard plan would be a workout that you complete over 4-6 weeks. A time frame gives you a short-term goal to keep you motivated.

4. Use a timer or count reps to get the most from your workout. Of thousands of workouts performed over 8+ years the most bene�cial ones I have seen are where accurate recording takes place whether it is how many seconds the set took or how many reps were performed. I use a timer called the GymBoss interval timer. It is from the States but is sold in Brisbane as well.

5. I know you would have heard this before but a lot of injuries can be avoided if you stretch the tight muscles after a workout. Do not attempt to stretch before workouts as it can be counter productive to your warmup. If you have no clue how to stretch see a personal trainer or start yoga. It is fantastic.

I hope you enjoy your workout and have a productive day!

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Overweight Australians stats hit record highIf you have a weight problem, like 66% of Australian adults and 23% of our children according to the Governments Institute of Health and Wellbeing website, it can seem like a nearly impossible journey back to good health. In most cases the weight has crept on slowly and then one day you glance at your re�ection in a window or see a photograph of yourself and think, how did this happen to me? Well, one local business owner who has fought the weight demon and won wants to help others win their own battles.

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NO fads, NO shakes, NO surgery just real help from real people who have dedicated their professional lives to help people achieve their goals. The manager of The Healthshack, Rita Di Bartolo said, “when you come to us we will o�er you an understanding environment in which to discover

the key to your individual success and then you leave empowered that you have achieved your goal weight and dedicated to keeping it o� forever!”

According to the Institute people gain weight for many reasons, lack of exercise, bad nutrition choices, self-esteem issues, genetic factors. The one consistent factor is that being overweight

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Sometime after the 7th your connection with an older wiser and more experienced person will be of great value in helping you see things as they really are. You will be able to confide in this person, especially if you find yourself stuck in a rut in some relationship or long-term relationship. Don’t be afraid to open your heart in trust just now. It will offer you solutions you never expected.

Please try to avoid gossip and hearsay this month especially between the 13th and the 18th. You’ll hear secrets, innuendos and other malicious rumors which you mustn’t buy into. Apart from the social implications of this, however, it could also draw your mind to entertainment associated with conspiracy theories, politics and unexplained mysteries. This could be a link that draws you closer to a friend or group of people who are also developing similar interests.

You will make decisions that affect the stability of your life between the 21st and the 24th. You could be bored with your usual group of friends and may opt for something a little more bizarre or out of the ordinary. This could lead you to discover new things about yourself, the others and

the world in general. But by the same token, may also cause you to err. Accept the trusted advice of a friend in these matters, and don’t do things that you’ll regret

later.

The shift focuses from your personal relationships to your financial commitments after the 21st. You could probably welcome a distortion in perception about the way things are but that would only continue to keep you attached to the slave maze to which many are now addicted. What do

I mean by this? Well, most people find it easy to just follow the crowd, to confuse themselves with jargon, vain hopes and promises without really investigating

things for themselves.

Venus promises you fantastic responses in any job interviews you may go for. Favorable planetary circumstances abound between the 13th and the 20th so you should make yourself available and don’t be afraid to make yourself look a little more presentable than normal. A new hair color or pair of shoes contribute to your success and make a great impact on your interviewer.

The solar eclipse which occurs on the 11th has deep and lasting ramifications for your professional life. Remember that with the power you achieve now, additional responsibilities will also need to be shouldered so try to educate yourself and associate with others who are prepared to deal with you on a professional level as well. Your successes now could cause others to take a swipe at you and this may be done in a very covert way. Hold your head up and don’t be drawn into petty arguments.

The proximity of Saturn to Mars is a big challenge this month and warns that you need adequate, constructive outlets to channel the frustrating influence of Saturn which may be still lingering from the last month. Anger and other debilitating emotional states are likely and need to be monitored and dealt with promptly. Between the 12th and the 15th, cushion the impact by spending time alone.

Professional contacts you make this month will certainly be worthwhile. And you’ve got charming Venus to thank for this. Whilst she is influencing your career zone most formidably, others will find you appealing and will want to help you in every respect. Between the 5th and the 9th you can expect a few new opportunities to open up before you and this will excite you and give you renewed confidence in your abilities and your future professional path.

A turn of events in your professional life around the 23rd is likely to make you feel nervous about your future prospects. Don’t listen to rumors on the grapevine. Downsizing in your company or your place of work could set off alarm bells but don’t be premature. Look at this as a way of providence granting you the variety you are looking for in your career. It will probably be a lot more fun that you first imagined once you receive the news of some big change. You must go with the flow.

Sometime between the 22nd and the 25th, friendships are likely to start changing. This will be a spring cleaning of sorts – a time when the old saying, “Out with the old and in with the new”, will seem very appropriate to you. Naturally, you may feel a little saddened that you’ll have to move forward alone but it is for the best, and the moment you do so, you’ll create a brand new space around you which attracts a whole new range of characters into your life.

Your confidence is extremely high after the 23rd when the Sun returns to your sign of Leo. This is the commencement of a new yearly solar cycle so make the most of it. Get out your best outfit and spend money beautifying yourself to make a lasting impression. If you’re on the prowl for love your energy is perfectly suited to attracting a perfect mate during this period. Venus makes you particularly charming.

You need to back track over old ground with a parent this month. After the 17th, you may realize that you’ve inadvertently ignored or overlooked important components of a discussion with either your mother or father. You may have wondered why you’ve been given the hairy eyeball treatment, if you know what I mean. Attention to detail is necessary not just in the tactical affairs of finance, work and your daily routine, but also to the emotional affairs of the heart. Family comes first this month, don’t forget that.

IS YOUR MORTGAGE MAKING YOU MONEY?

In the current financial climate it seems as though our hard earned dollar is not worth much, with prices on petrol, electricity and groceries tipped to rise, doom and gloom seems the only affordable commodity! Well according to Debbie Love from Choice Home Loans this is far from true, with real opportunities to make our money work hard for us still possible!

One of the opportunities available to current homeowners is using the equity in their home to purchase an investment property. Debbie tells us “The stabilisation of the housing market means those people wanting to take advantage of affordable property prices and low interest rates can use their home to make a great investment”. Having equity in your home simply means that your house is worth more than you owe on the mortgage and you can put that money to work by investing in a new property. Debbie adds “The great benefit about using your equity in this manner is that it means you do not have to put your hand in your pocket! The equity in your home covers all the costs of acquiring your investment property and, there are still some really great, positively geared (the rent on the property is greater than your mortgage payments) property’s around that will just keep growing in value”.

Another great tip from Debbie is for those in our community that have paid off their mortgages and are now living in retirement. Debbie explains, “It’s called a reverse mortgage and is aimed at those over the age of 65 who now own their homes but may be feeling a pinch living on a restricted

income”. The reverse mortgage allows the homeowner to draw money out of the equity in their home to use to make life a little easier, say to buy a new car, top up weekly pension payments or to give to their children/grandchildren as a deposit on their first homes!

What about first homebuyers? According to the Real Estate Institute of Queensland, first homebuyers that have been waiting on the sidelines as house prices and interest rates escalated and housing affordability dropped to historic lows are making up a large percentage of new sales. Debbie said, “With the announced short term extension of the Government’s First Home Owner Boost Scheme, Australians wanting to jump on the property ladder may feel a sense of now or never! The Boost will continue for first homebuyers entering into contracts (and owner builders who commence construction) up to and including 30th September 2009, providing eligible first homebuyers with $7,000 for established homes and $14,000 for new homes. When combined with the existing $7,000 First Home Owner Grant, this brings the grant to $14,000 for established homes and $21,000 for new homes!

Whether you own your home, want to buy your first home or are thinking of investing in a rental property it’s good news for everybody!

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(from pg 11) Compared with women who took a placebo, women who took multimicronutrients were 19 percent less likely to have a low birth weight baby. When compared with women taking iron and folic acid only, the researchers found the multi-micronutrient users had a 17 percent lower risk of having a low birth weight baby.

Babies born to women taking multimicronutrient supplements weighed 54 grams (about two ounces) more, on average, than babies born to women taking iron and folic acid alone.

However, multimicronutrient supplements didn't appear to affect the risk of preterm birth or infants who were "small-for-gestational-age."

In an interview, Shah said that certain nutrients, in certain amounts, stood out as being the most important: vitamin A (2,640 IU), vitamin D (200 IU), vitamin E (10 milligrams), vitamin B1 (1.4 milligrams), folic acid (400 micrograms), vitamin C (70 mil-ligrams), zinc (15 milligrams) and iron (30 milligrams).

Low birth weight infants -- those born weighing less than 2.5 ki-lograms (about 5.5 pounds) --face a greater risk of health prob-lems that extends into adulthood, Shah said. For example, they are more vulnerable to infections as infants, more likely to have developmental problems in childhood, and at greater risk of dia-betes and high blood pressure as adults.

Giving pregnant women these vitamins and minerals most likely prevents babies from gaining too little weight by improving their nutrition, strengthening a woman’s immune system, and reduc-ing fetal growth restriction, Shah said.

If studies bear out the findings of Shah and his team, they agree that “multimicronutrient supplementation should replace iron-folic acid supplementation in susceptible populations.”

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The Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) will return to Brisbane from 30 July to 9 August with a stunning array of films from Australia and across the world. Now in its 18th year, this year’s festival promises to again bring audiences a range of cinematic highlights, including Australian and international premieres, gala events and a host of fascinating international guests.

Premier and Arts Minister Anna Bligh last week announced an Indian acting legend and one of Britain’s rising stars as the special guests for the 2009 St George Bank Brisbane International Film Festival.

Ms Bligh said iconic actor and producer Amitabh Bachchan will be in Brisbane for screenings and special events showcasing his 40-year career during BIFF (30 July-9 August). “Securing Mr Bachchan’s attendance is a great coup for BIFF, it demonstrates the regard in which the Festival is held amongst the international film community,” Ms Bligh said.

Bachchan, a Member of the Indian Parliament from 1984 to 1987, is one of the most prominent figures in the history of Indian cinema. He has won numerous major acting awards in India and hosted India’s Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

Ms Bligh said Bachchan will be joined by 23-year-old British actress Carey Mulligan (Pride and Prejudice), who stars in the 2009 BIFF opening night film, An Education. An Education is a coming-of-age film set in 1960’s London. The film had its world premiere at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, where it won both Audience and Cinematography Awards.

Ms Bligh said the opening night film was one of the most important selections of the festival and An Education would not disappoint. “This film will have great appeal to a wide audience – from dedicated cinephiles to those who just love going to the movies,” she said.

In 2009, screenings will be held at The Regent in the Queen Street Mall and Australian Cinemateque at the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA), South Bank; with special free activities and events in the Queen Street Mall. Tickets for Opening Night and the Bachchan screenings, as well as the full Festival program, will be available from 10 July. For further details, visit www.stgeorgebiff.com.au.

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SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Australian fertility specialists aim to ease the stress out of making babies by combining their clinic with a five-star luxury resort, complete with a spa and masseurs.

The Cairns Fertility Centre in Western Australia, which will specialise in assisted reproduction and in vitro fertilisation (IVF) procedures, plans to take in patients early next year.

Doug Yek, the centre's financial director, said its location, near the Great Barrier Reef and other attractions, would also help boost medical tourism to the state, a market the specialists said was still in its infancy in Australia.

"Thirty years ago the first IVF baby was born, and since

then the technology has improved dramatically, but the way in which a patient goes through the process of a treatment has largely stayed the same," Yek told Reuters.

"We are trying to take it up to the next level by providing services that minimise stress, which can play a big part in the outcome of the treatment, and hopefully improve their prospects."

The centre is the brainchild of IVF specialist Dr. John Yovich, who runs Western Australia's leading reproductive clinic, the PIVET Medical Centre.

Describing the Cairns clinic as a "one-stop-shop" for con-ceiving couples looking for a bit of relaxation, Yek said that in addition to the medical facilities, the 12-storey build-

ing would include luxury hotel apartments serviced by a swimming pool, gym, spa, barbeque area and restaurants.

Beauty therapists and counsellors are also on hand, as well as surgeons for cosmetic procedures.

"This IVF clinic will be the biggest in the world offering complimentary services," Yek said. "Females coming for IVF treatments can also get a nip and tuck."

The centre hopes to attract 50 percent of its patients from

around the world and 50 percent from within Australia.

"IVF is still a very sensitive procedure so patients can say they are going to Cairns on holiday and no one is any wiser," Yek said.

"Confidentiality is the key and what we will provide will give that to patients because it's all in the one building."

The apartments will cost approximately A$ 200 to A$300 ($160-$240) a night, but packages are available for longer stays as most IVF treatment take at least three weeks.

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Teen smokers may have tough time quittingNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - High school students who smoke cigarettes and try to quit often fail, health officials warn.

“Despite their relatively short smoking histories, many adolescents who smoke are nicotine dependent, and such dependence can lead to daily smoking,” investigators with the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

write in the agency’s weekly bulletin on illnesses and deaths.

The new findings come from the Youth Risk Behaviour Survey, an initiative of the CDC that measures the rate of health risk behaviours among high school students through biennial national, state and local surveys.

Among a representative sample of 14,041 U.S. high school students surveyed in 2007, the CDC found that 60.9 percent of students who ever smoked cigarettes daily tried to quit smoking cigarettes; however, among those who tried to quit, only 12.2 percent were successful.

While the rate of success in kicking the habit did not vary by sex or race, age was a factor. More students in 9th grade were successful at quitting (22.9 percent) than in 10th grade (10.7 percent), 11th grade (8.8 percent) and 12th grade (10.0 percent).

The higher success rate among 9th grade students compared to older students might be due to lower levels of dependency from smoking fewer cigarettes per day or having smoked for shorter periods, the article notes.

“These data suggest the importance of targeting young smokers with cessation counselling while their likelihood of success in quitting is greatest,” the authors point out.

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Eighty-year-old Georgy Jachmenchev is haunted by his past - a past of death, suffering and scandal that will stay with him until the end of his days. Living in England, with his beloved wife Zoya, Georgy prepares to make one final journey, back to the Russia he once knew and loved, the Russia that both destroyed and defined him. Spanning over eighty years and moving from Russia to Paris to London, The House of Special Purpose is a sweeping, epic read from a truly accom-plished author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.

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