Hearing loss caused by loud sound is not curable, but it is preventable. Many people don’t realise that noise is a bit like radiation – it’s usually the overall dose that is the villain, not just the sound level at one instant – so it is the number of hours a day, and how often you listen, rather than just the loudness of the sounds.

The human heart pumps around 7,500 litres of blood every single day. Beating an average 100,000 times a day, it sends oxygenated blood through a vascular system in the body that measures almost 100,000 kilometres long. For an organ the size of your fist, this is an incredible workload and taking care of the heart is clearly an important component of a complete lifestyle-based health care approach.

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Dark chocolate is an essential part of a healthy diet! Beyond its reputation for its delicious taste and its mood-enhancing qualities, chocolate has a role to play in a healthy balanced diet and has many beneficial nutritional properties that can enhance not only your wellbeing, but also your health in general.

The Burnet Institute continues to research the feasibility of a North Richmond equivalent to Sydney’s Kings Cross facilities