Your health (mind, body and spirit) affects everything you do and everyone you know. It makes sense to invest in your health ... you're worth it!

For your benefit, following are some providers/products I commend:

Health:

ActivFit Physiotherapy

Ken Raupach is THE BEST sports physio in Sydney, offering a combination of physiotherapy, manual joint manipulation, acupuncture, corrective exercise and sports coaching. He's located near Milsons Point railway station. Please call 9922 2310 for an appointment, or visit the website.

The Alignment Group

Erica will help you to create alignment with your purpose, thoughts, words and actions, personally and in business.  When you are aligned, your life, health, career and relationships can flow powerfully and effortlessly.  Erica is located at North Sydney, but can also work remotely.

beyondblue: the national depression initiative - over 1 million Australians live with depression, with the right treatment most people recover.  Find out more.

Body weight calculator: plug in your height, weight and age and find out here what your ideal weight is!

GPs - having trouble finding a good one.  Try -

Giselle Cook, GP & Herbalist, Neutral Bay

Yvonne (Ruby) Bloomfield, GP & Naturopath, Crows Nest

Sports Medicine Specialist Tom Cross, Crows Nest

The Green Guide is a site that helps you stop buggering up our world! Lots of useful information to help you "go green".

Green Pet: For healthy & happy pets naturally this is a great site.

HeartMath:  When the brain and heart are out of sync, the signals in the nervous system are chaotic.  The Institute of HeartMath has a Quick Coherence Technique, amongst others, to help repair this.  Visit the HeartMath site for full information.

Holistic Animal Therapy Association - Find A Practitioner

or call Tamara Carlin on 0409 826838. Tamara is a Vet that practices Acupuncture and Homeopathics and does home visits in some areas of Sydney.

Your Homeopath with Lily Bonnici

Homeopathy was a primary care of illness until the advent of antibiotics and other sophisticated medications in the 1940's and it is acknowledged by the World Health Organisation as a valid form of health care and is used by millions of people worldwide. It's safe, effective, affordable and best of all it doesn't hide the problem it heals.   The medicines are non-toxic and free from side-effects.  They are totally safe and will not affect or influence pharmaceuticals prescribed by your doctor.  Lily works in Lilyfield in Sydney's inner west.

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Moo Goo

A small skin care company based in Queensland, Moo Goo has a milk extract base and does not use mineral oil or other petroleum ingredients in any of their products.  Great for anyone with sensitive skin and conditions such as psoriasis and eczema.

Organics - Oway is Australia's largest online carrier of certified organic and organic products, delivered to your door and Natures Pure Organics have an interesting selection of beauty and wellness products at their online shop.  Girls, also check out Natracare 100% certified organic natural feminine hygiene products (available online and instore).

The Protein Bakery - It's difficult for most of us to get the correct amount of protein in our diets.  This NZ company solves the problem by making the yummiest range of cookies.

QLink - Feeling rundown, lacking energy, anxious or stressed out? Then the QLink pendant or bracelet might be the answer.  Available at KingsWilliam Health Care, Five Dock

Terrans Enterprises

Offering business & individual performance enhancement programmes and Golf Mind Management - giving you the mental edge in life!  Visit the site (click on Services button).

Other natural therapies - for a providers of other types of natural therapies I recommend the directory at Natural Therapy Pages.

Fitness:

I'm keen on aquarobics (water aerobics), although I disagree with it being promoted as "for the over 50s"!  It's great for any age, fab for the overweight and those with poor levels of fitness and terrific during pregnancy.  Many of the Council run pools offer aquarobics, including North Sydney Olympic Pool, Sydney Olympic (Homebush), Cook+Philip (City), Drummoyne Pool and Leichhardt Aquatic Centre.

Also there's good research proving that TAI CHI Qigong is fantastic for older people as it gently improves balance, mobility and breathing as well as general well-being.  A 2008 research review by Wang et al of Tufts Medical Centre concludes that it's good for people suffering from knee osteoarthritis. 

I recommend the following teachers:

Angela of Traditional Qi (Sydney) and Master Teacher Simon Blow, who runs classes throughout Sydney including Annandale Neighbourhood Centre.

Heartmoves, is a program co-ordinated by the Heart Foundation.  The locality guide will help you find the closest to you or call 1300 362 787.

Orienteering: The Sydney Summer Series is a 45 minute event each Wednesday (Oct-Mar) throughout some of Sydney's lovely parks and bushland   If you're bored with just putting one foot in front of another on the tarmac, this might be the next challenge for you!  The Sydney Summer Series is organised by NSW Orienteering.

Pilates - I offer one-on-one or small group sessions at your home, club, office etc.  Please go to the Pilates page on this site for more information.

Looking for a Personal Trainer?

Then I'm happy to recommend the following:

Anthony Thompson                             Kim Hewitt

Focus Fitness                                      Living Strength

M: 0412 205 799                                 M: 0425 318 830   Email

                                                         (north shore & northern beaches)

David Blair                                          Paulene Smallwood

Personal Best, Leichhardt                     (Campbelltown area)

P: 9564 2222                                       Mobile: 0410 565 390