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October 8, 2009

Brad and Jen’s secret encounter

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New reports reveal the steamy love triangle between Brad Pitt, ex-wife Jennifer Aniston and new love Angelina Jolie is anything but over.

Brad has reportedly been calling Jen and meeting her in secret, with the latest encounter taking place at a New York hotel.

According to the US version of Grazia Magazine, Jen accepted an invite to Brad’s hotel suite, where her ex spent more than an hour pouring his heart out over his current marital woes – but Jen was less than impressed.

“She arrived at his hotel suite a matter of hours after they had spoken [on the phone]. Brad was unloading his emotional baggage on Jen, which isn’t exactly fair considering their history,” a source revealed.

Jen’s response to Brad was frosty, with the 44-year-old actress telling the Benjamin Button star he was being selfish.

Meanwhile Angelina has also voiced her concern over her relationship, and is reportedly desperate to work things out with the father of her children, but the source claims Brad thinks they are “all but over”.

Could Hollywood’s hottest actor be finally without a date?

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October 8, 2009

Guy Ritchie’s verbal attack on Madonna

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Madonna has spent the last year keeping herself busy with a successful international tour and a 22-year-old boyfriend, but it seems like her ex-husband has had a tougher time getting over their divorce.

Guy Ritchie recently lashed out at his superstar former wife in an interview with Esquire Magazine, even stooping so low as to call Madonna “retarded”.

His rant included mixed messages of frustration and a mysterious back-handed compliment.

“Madonna makes things happen. Put Madonna up against any twenty-three-year-old, she’ll outwork them, out-dance them, outperform them. The woman is broad,” he said, before adding: “I still love her. But she’s retarded, too.”

Guy’s nasty attack prompted some Hollywood insiders to speculate he’s still harbouring some hope for his wife of nearly ten years.

Meanwhile Madonna seems more than comfortable with her new lover Jesus Luz, and has recently agreed to buy him multi-million dollar apartment within walking distance of her New York home.

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October 8, 2009

Being active for the mind

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Being physically active has long been known to be a management strategy for those suffering from depression. Celebrities like Raelene Boyle and Gary McDonald have been championing physical activity as an essential component of diminishing their “black dog” for a few years now.

Scientists have been trying to find out the basis for this insidious illness and its link with the sedentary lifestyle in modern society. Researchers from the University of British Columbia in Canada suggest that they have found a measurable link to physical activity and mental health.

The researchers studied an area of the brain known as the hippocampus. This is a region is associated with emotion, and the researchers’ clinical trials on animals have revealed that exercise leads to a regeneration of nerve connectors in this area of the grey matter. It has also been shown through autopsy that depressed humans have a smaller hippocampus and that stress causes atrophy (tissue loss) to this part of the brain.

This is not to say that all depression can be cured through physical activity as it is a much more complicated issue than that, however, the rise of cases in the clinical setting may well coincide with an increase in the sedentary lifestyles of Australians.

Try some of the assessment tools at LifestyleMedicine.net.au to assess your emotional and psychological health and think about how much physical activity you achieved over the past seven days.

This is yet another reason to keep your body moving; it can keep your mind healthy, too!

Your say: how do you keep your mind healthy? Share with us below…

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October 8, 2009

Sit up straight, stop slumping, head off your chin…

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Remember being told those things by your mother or teacher? Well, according to new research from the US, they were doing more than just looking out for your back. Psychologists suggest that maintaining an upright posture can make us think more confidently.

Researchers at Ohio State University conducted an experiment asking subjects to either sit or slump over their desks and then write three positive or negative personal traits relating to their careers, the UK’s Daily Mail reported.

The subjects then completed a survey in which they were asked to rate themselves about their futures as professionals. The results showed that those who sat in the upright position were more likely to answer the survey closely in line with their original statements. This led psychologists to the conclusion that sitting up straight reinforces positive thoughts.

“It turns out that our posture can also affect how we think about ourselves,” co-author of the study, Professor Richard Petty said. “Sitting up straight is something you can train yourself to do, and it has psychological benefits.”

However, an earlier Canadian and Scottish study found that sitting up straight is not good for your back, the BBC reported in 2006.

Conducting their research at Woodend Hospital in Aberdeen, Scotland, the researchers found that sitting up straight strains your back unnecessarily and that ideally, we should lean slightly back, at an angle of about 135 degrees.

Your say: Do you sit up straight at your desk? Do you have any tips to stay sitting straight at your desk? Which position is the most comfortable for you? Tell us what you think.

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October 7, 2009

When to start your child on solids

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Up until around six months of age, your baby will thrive solely on your breast milk, or an appropriate infant formula. At this time, solids are now needed to supplement your baby’s diet to provide iron and other nutrients and to encourage chewing.

Some signs that your baby is ready for solid foods include:

Your baby is able to sit with support and hold their head up.
Your baby is watching you eat and is reaching for food.
You will notice that milk may no longer seem to satisfy your baby, who seems unsettled and may want more feeds.
Your baby can move their tongue from the front to the back of the mouth.

It’s always a good idea to introduce solids when both you and your baby are feeling relaxed and you have plenty of time.

Other helpful tips to make this exciting time a smooth and enjoyable transition include:

Don’t rush it: Try one food at a time, every two or three days. If a food is refused try again a few days later unless there has been a reaction (eg vomiting or a rash). New foods may be rejected at first. A food may need to be offered more than 10 times before it is accepted.
From about age seven or eight months, start offering solids first before a breast or formula feed. And remember, never put solid foods in your baby’s bottle.
Utensils: Use a small shallow rubber or plastic spoon with smooth edges.
Don’t overheat: Your baby will accept food better at room temperature or only slightly warmer. Always test the temperature on the back of your hand or wrist before giving to your baby — no heat should be felt. And remember, microwaves heat unevenly. Always mix the food thoroughly after heating in a microwave to ensure even distribution of heat, and wait a few minutes before offering.
Never leave your baby alone while they are eating.

If you have any questions on introducing solids feel free to e-mail one of our dieticians at [email protected] or download our infant nutritionfact sheet.

Introducing solids can be a time of fun and discovery for both you and your baby.

This information is provided by the Sanitarium Nutrition Service.

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October 7, 2009

Suffer from snoring?

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A button sized sticker is the latest snore reducing device that is set to revolutionise bedrooms around the world.

A button-sized sticker is the latest snore-reducing device that is set to revolutionise bedrooms around the world.

The Provent filter is essentially a valve that does not affect breathing in but slightly inhibits breathing out through the nose. This increases pressure in the rest of the airway, helping to keep it from closing. Snoring caused by sleep apnoea is therefore reduced.

Snoring is relatively common, one-third of adults snore and one in 15 is affected by sleep apnoea, one of the main causes of snoring, the UK’s Daily Mail reported.

Sleep apnoea occurs when the upper airway becomes blocked — muscles that normally hold the airway open relax during sleep, allowing the soft tissue to collapse. In some cases, patients can have this occur up to 100 times per night, making sleep not as pleasant as it should be.

Risk factors for sleep apnoea include being overweight or obese, because when lying down the excess weight around the neck place more pressure on the airway.

A range of treatments are often recommended including lifestyle changes (losing weight and cutting out alcohol), surgery and mouthpieces however it is this new treatment that has snorers (and their partners) excited.

Trials at the California Centre for Sleep Disorders and the University of Texas had positive results to share. Wearing the disposable filters cut snoring by 65 percent and subjects felt less sleepy the next day, the Daily Mail reported.

But it must be noted that there are restrictions to using the device. Manufacturers warn that Provent should not be used by patients who suffer from severe breathing disorders, severe heart disease, low blood pressure or acute upper respiratory inflammation or infection.

And there are other factors to bear in mind if you think you might want to try this device — patients must have Provent prescribed by a doctor and it’s not cheap at around $125 for a 30-day supply.

Your say: Do you suffer from sleeping disorders? Would you try this product out? Do you or your partner snore? Share your thoughts with us below.

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October 6, 2009

Cheap holiday ideas: vacation on a budget

The Weekly lists the best budget holiday ideas

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Other encouraging factors include that our economy did not go into recession (unlike much of the rest of the world), with the International Monetary Fund predicting modest growth of 0.7 percent in Australia this year. Petrol prices have also come down and discount wars between the airlines have caused very cheap prices, both on airfares and package holidays.

The airlines, hotels and travel companies all around the world want business and fast. And a really good way for them to target customers looking for a good deal is to advertise their special offers on Twitter.

You can follow Wotif (last-minute hotels discounted online), Virgin, Qantas, and most travel companies on Twitter for “Twitter only” specials. Also, if you simply browse newspapers or search online there are amazing offers available to the US, Thailand, Fiji and many other wonderful locations.

You deserve a break and now is as good a time as any to look out for something fun. Just think, once the airfare and accommodation package is paid, living costs are cheaper in many overseas countries than they are here.

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October 4, 2009

André’s birthday surprise

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Although he’s turning 60 this week, virtuoso violinist André Rieu is showing no signs of slowing down his intense schedule — with a Down Under tour just around the corner.

And despite his thousands of excited Aussie fans, the lowdown is that he has just one person to thank for all his success as he hits his landmark birthday: his wife.

“I was in an orchestra full of people who didn’t care about music and Marjorie could see I was very unhappy, so she told me to follow my dream to have my own orchestra and travel all over the world, which is what I do now,” André tells us of his journey to success.

“If she had not been there I would have probably ended up in the gutter.”

After years of supporting her husband, loyal Marjorie is happy to remain in the shadows while he takes centre stage across the world, and the loving couple rely on trust to get them through long periods of separation.

“We trust each other completely,” André says. “Marjorie herself avoids the publicity.

“The consequence, however, is that if I am seen with the same woman more than twice, they immediately say that we are having an affair.

“Marjorie can really only smile about that. She knows that it goes with my profession.

“That is the basis of our love, and the basis of my success.”

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October 4, 2009

Grant & Candice show off their twins

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Relieved their pigeon pair have arrived safely, the swim star and his wife are over the moon to introduce them to Jackie Brygel.

His triumphs in the water won him the heart of a nation and saw him hailed our king of distance swimming. But as Grant Hackett now knows, nothing could possibly outshine the moment he first laid eyes on his twins, Jagger Emilio and Charlize Alley.

For when the longed-for son and daughter of Grant and his singer/songwriter wife Candice Alley finally made their arrival into the world by caesarean section after a worrying pregnancy, emotions ran high for the legend of the pool.

“You wouldn’t be human if you didn’t get a tear in your eye at that point. I was certainly like that when I first saw them and got to cut their cords,” Grant, 29, confesses.

“It was so overwhelming. I just wanted everything to be all right, both for the babies and for Candice. Candice was still right in the middle of surgery, so that was a big concern as well.”

“When you see your babies for the first time, it is surreal,” Candice, 27, reflects softly. “You think, ‘They’ve been in my tummy for nine months’, and then to see these little humans that we made ourselves, well, it’s just the most incredible thing to go through. You fall in love with them immediately.”

Born two minutes apart, with Charlize making her entrance ahead of her brother, the pigeon pair are now three weeks old.

And while little Jagger was administered oxygen for the first few days of his life, he and Charlize are now in perfect health.

“Seeing Jagger in the little oxygen tank because he had some fluid on his lungs was hard to digest in the beginning, but he’s fine now,” Grant says. “He’s caught up to his sister really quickly.”

“Even though he was a little smaller when they were born, Jagger has the longest arms — he definitely has Grant’s body,” Candice says.

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October 4, 2009

Reggie: my blindness won’t stop me being a good mum

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Reggie Sorensen tells Monique Butterworth that, despite her health dramas, motherhood is nothing but a joy with baby Lucas.

Cradling six-week-old baby Lucas close, Regina “Reggie” Sorensen, is taking in every precious moment.

After an ectopic pregnancy that brought her close to death 18 months ago, the 2003 Big Brother winner and her husband of two years, Dale, are delighted with the boy they were both convinced was going to be another girl.

“He was a total surprise,” admits Reggie, 35. “I thought I was having a girl.”

“We were absolutely over the moon when we saw the big appendage come out!” adds 37-year-old firefighter Dale.

The couple — who met in January 2006, married in October 2007, and have a two-year-old daughter, Mia — both shed a tear when Lucas Dale was born.

“Dale’s face was so lit-up,” recalls Reggie.

“I was so happy he was a boy,” says Dale.

Reggie’s health woes haven’t been confined to her ectopic pregnancy. Ten months before that, she was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) — a degenerative condition that affects the retina, the light-sensitive part of the eye.

Affecting around 1 in 3000 Australians, RP’s progression varies from person to person. For Reggie, it’s an unknown matter of time before she completely loses her sight.

It’s this condition that will make dealing with a newborn and a tearaway toddler all the more difficult.

Reggie is classified as legally blind (meaning you cannot see at six metres what a person with normal vision can see at 60 metres, or your field of vision is less than 20 degrees in diameter, rather than 180).

Ever optimistic, Reggie, whose sight has diminished more since she was diagnosed, is getting on with life.

“Lucas arrived by caesarean like clockwork,” says Reggie. “They got the epidural needle in first time. With Mia it took three goes.”

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