BEAT THE FLU THIS SEASON

It is that time of the year again when the days start to shorten, the temperature drops and those nasty flu symptoms rear their head, that is right the start of “flu season”. Nearly all of us will experience “the flu” or some variation of the influenza virus at some point in our lives, how it affects us may vary from mild symptoms to extremely severe and possibly life-threatening outcomes. But they can all be prevented by a simple vaccination each year from one of many healthcare professionals allowing us the beat the flu this season.

WEIGHT LOSS TIPS

As we find ourselves getting over the holiday season and back to some normality of our daily lives, we often reflect on those New Year resolutions that we made only a matter of weeks ago. The most notable and arguably the most difficult resolution for us all is weight loss. How do we find the tools and motivation to shed those extra kilo’s we’ve somehow managed to accumulate in such a short period of time?

HOW TO BE SUN SAFE THIS SUMMER

With summer at our door step, we find ourselves shedding the winter warmers and opting for a more casual feel on those sunny summer days. Living in Australia we are blessed with some of the best weather all year round, allowing us to spend as much time outdoors as possible. Although this can come with a detrimental price to our skin unless we are sun safe this summer.

KNOW YOUR NUMBERS

The National Stroke Foundation is offering the Ipswich community free blood pressure checks in partnership with the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and Brassall Pharmacy is participating in the program called Know Your Numbers.

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