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It’s been a while since the slow movement sauntered onto the scene and encouraged us all to take things down a notch, and although I can certainly see its merits, in all honesty, the only thing I’ve been slow at is applying it to my daily life. The weeks seem to whizz by, until one morning you wake up horrified to find it’s the middle of the year already! But if winter has anything to offer us (and I’m not fully convinced), it’s the chance to hunker down and focus on the beauty in our everyday rituals. This issue, writer Elli Jacobs explains why when it comes to cooking, it’s about the journey, not the destination (page 60). As well as the therapeutic benefits of getting lost in a task,…
BREATHE EASIER I was interested to read the mention about Kiwi kids with asthma in a recent issue. My little boy is five and has bad asthma; we sometimes struggle to get it under control and I know his teacher at school gets very anxious about making sure he’s using his medication when he needs it and giving the right doses. Your article included a website [learnaboutlungs.org.nz] that’s perfect for teachers and gives them all the info they need to make sure they’re giving the best care to our children with asthma. I’ve shared this with my son’s teacher and it certainly makes me feel a bit more at ease knowing she has access to information like this. Thank you so much. – Laura GENETIC QUESTIONS When my mother succumbed…
TIPS TO HELP YOU STAND UP AND SOUND CONFIDENT AS AN ORATOR YOUR TOOL KIT Practise, practise, practise Rehearsing a speech or presentation before you give one is very important – winging it is not a recommended tactic. Practising multiple times will encourage you to relax, especially because you will start to feel confident about what you are saying, the words you are using and how you are presenting your speech. As you practise, you will start to ask yourself questions like: When is a good time to pause for effect? How is my vocal variety? Am I being engaging enough? All of these things will prepare you for the big day. Start with small groups Going from practising in front of the mirror to a large group of people…
Those who moved more during their commute reduced their risk of heart disease or stroke MAKING A MOVE If you’ve been thinking about ditching the car for a more active commute, read on. A study published in the journal Heart followed more than 358,000 participants in the UK Biobank, a national population-based study that measures and tracks the health of adult residents in urban areas in the UK. Those who moved more during their commute – whether walking, cycling, or using public transport that saw them active some of the time – reduced their risk of developing heart disease or stroke by 11 per cent, and their risk of dying from these conditions by 30 per cent. Those who had more active patterns of both commute and non-commute travel reduced…
‘I HURT MY BACK IN MY VERY FIRST ROUTINE... AND ENDED UP IN A&E!’ ‘We were practising for four to five hours a day – the dance world is brutal!’ If there’s one thing you soon learn about Kiwi actress and dance star Shavaughn Ruakere, it’s that she loves to tell a yarn. “I’ve got a funny story about that” are words she says often, usually followed by peals of raucous laughter. Whether she’s talking about her recent stint on Dancing with the Stars, her thoughts on turning 40, the time she dated NZ’s ‘first man’ Clarke Gayford, or her various acting gigs, she has the sort of engaging energy that makes you want to pull up a chair and join in the banter. Shavaughn was 18 months into a…
‘Some of the world’s most common infections are proving drug-resistant’ The World Health Organization considers antibiotic resistance “one of the biggest threats to global public health”. A few years ago, then-US President Barack Obama also recognised the threat, and launched a National Action Plan to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria. At that time, the US Government warned that the emergence of drug-resistance in bacteria was undermining our ability to treat bacterial infections and perform a range of modern medical procedures, including chemotherapy, surgery and organ transplantation. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates drug-resistant bacteria already cause 23,000 deaths and two million illnesses each year in the US. In January, the World Health Organization published the first report of its new Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (GLASS), highlighting the scale of…
