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Fit body, fit mind?
Written by Ravinder Lilly – Dietitian and Health Writer Do you constantly forget where you put your phone? Overlook where you put your keys? Miss or almost miss out on important meetings? With ageing and in times of stress, you’re bound to feel a little fuzzier than usual. But absent-mindedness could also be down to […]
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USANA Chef Team Building Day!
Written by Nikki Stockton – USANA Customer Service Manager We’ve had a great year at USANA and part of this is thanks to our hardworking Customer Service Team. This year we organised a special event to congratulate everyone, have fun and get everyone involved in tasty, healthy eating. Divided into two teams, our very special […]
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Want to boost muscle strength? Get hooked on fish oil!
Written by Ravinder Lilly – Nutritionist and Health Writer Omega-3 fats are essential fats needed for a whole host of body functions from brain and heart health to healthy skin. Now, new research suggests that getting enough omega-3s may even help retain muscle strength. A recent study assessed the effects of fish oil with three-times-a-week […]
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Spring into Action with a focus on Bone and Joint Health!
Written by Josephine Daly – Sr. Product Manager for Australia & New Zealand With the winter chills behind us and with longer hours of sunshine, it’s time to shake off those winter blues and get active. Getting out and getting active is a fabulous thing you can do for yourself – to soak up the […]
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Are you being unwittingly supersized?
Written by Ravinder Lilly – Nutritionist and Health Writer It’s official. Obesity has overtaken smoking as the leading cause of premature death and illness in Australia. And the problem is mirrored in New Zealand where Ministry of Health figures show that more than one in four men and women are obese and within the Maori […]
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Could you do with a little more fat?
Written by Ravinder Lilly Pick up any newspaper, magazine or click onto any internet health page and you’re bound to see how poor diet is making us fat! And, there’s no denying it – most of us in Australia and New Zealand eat too much saturated fat (the kind of fat you’ll find in animal […]
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Are you the one in two that has osteoarthritis – and doesn’t even know it?
Written by Ravinder Lilly We all know that with age and after the knocks and accidents that go with high-intensity sport, your joints can get a battering. But it can also trigger the chronic (long-term) condition osteoarthritis, a condition that affects an amazing number of people – including young people. Although common in older people, […]
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Come on an adventure with Everest mountaineer Mike Allsop!
Written by Daniel Walshaw Our latest USANA Ambassador is Mike Allsop, from Auckland, New Zealand. Mike is an Air New Zealand Captain and has been mountaineering for over 12 years. He has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa and Mount Alpamayo in the Peruvian Andes. In 2007, Mike became one of just a small number of […]
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Are our kids growing out instead of up?
Poor diet and inactivity is pushing up childhood obesity rates worldwide. But here in sport-loving, Australasia, surely our children aren’t affected?Surprisingly, around one in four of our children is overweight or obesei and one study of overweight children in New South Wales found that they were actually one or two centimetres shorter compared with their […]
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