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02/10/2026

30/09/2026

29/09/2026

WORLD HEART DAY

World Heart Day is being marked this year with the theme
“Use Heart for every Heart”.

This day emphasises cardiac diseases and urges the world community to keep their heart healthy.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is an umbrella term to include conditions that affect the heart or blood vessels. CVD includes coronary heart disease, along with heart attack, stroke and heart failure.

Some statistics:
❣️ CVD is Australia’s number leading cause of death.
❣️ CVD is the underlying cause of death for one in every four Australian’s.
❣️ Every 12 minutes, one Australian dies from CVD.

https://www.hri.org.au/health/learn/cardiovascular-disease/heart-attack-stroke-and-cardiovascular-disease-in-australia-statistics-and-facts

This highlights how important it is to keep our heart healthy through dietary portion control, limit sugar intake and alcohol, aiming for 150-minute moderate intensity activity per week, muscle strengthening movement, manage stress, prioritise regular sleep routine and maintain a healthy weight.

Since April 2019 Heart Health have been covered by Medicare and free at practices that bulk bill this service. Ask your GP today for your free Heart Health Check!

27/09/2026

The liver is the largest internal organ by weight in our bodies. It performs more than 500 important functions, from filtering our blood, processing nutrients and vitamins, helps produce certain hormones, helps keep our blood glucose levels steady, and breaks down toxins so they can safely leave our body.
So the liver is important!!

How can support our liver through food and lifestyle:

🔹 Hydration is at the top of the list
🔹 Limit toxins coming into our bodies, from internal to external. This includes what we consume in drinks/foods to exposure to toxins and heavy metals.
🔹 Nutrition such as cruciferous and bitter vegetables, as these stimulate the functioning of our liver to do its job effectively.
🔹 Regular movement which will support overall liver function.
🔹 Manage stress within your life. How we manage our stress effects our liver function as it can drive up hormonal function for prolonged periods of time that disrupts the liver function.

Keep these things in mind so you can protect your liver and ensure it can function effectively alongside all our other digestive organs.

25/09/2026

21/09/2026

Chest openers not only stretches the front of the body, including the heart and lung area, but also trains the auxiliary breathing muscles.
This can have a huge impact on your overall well-being. By improving oxygen intake, these chest opening exercises invigorate the body, stimulate cell metabolism, and enhance concentration.

Stress often leads to shallow and restless breathing. However, through the practice of chest opening exercises, we can reestablish deeper and more meaningful breaths.
This allows us to experience a better quality of breath and reap the benefits of a calm and centered mind.
Chest opening exercises are particularly beneficial for individuals who spend extended periods of time in forward bent postures.
These exercises provide the perfect balance by counteracting the effects of prolonged hunching and promoting a more upright and open posture.

Embrace the power of chest openers.

Give these a go when you are feeling a little hunched, or been spending too much time on your computer, or if you are experiencing tech neck.

20/09/2026

How do we support our bodies and minds when our hormones are fluctuating at any age?

Some tips that can play a role in controlling many aspects affecting us due to the fluctuations:

✔ Regular, consistent and specific movement to ensure we are keeping our bones strong and lean mass preservation

✔ Timing of foods around movement

✔ Consistent amounts of protein, carbohydrates and healthy fats

✔ Low glycaemic index and high fibre carbohydrates

✔ Even amounts of protein throughout the day

✔ Effective and healthy habits to regulate stressful situations within the day

✔ Consistent and regular sleep routine

Working towards consistency with all these tips ensures the hormones have all the support to function more effectively, which contributes to lessening of signs and symptoms due to the fluctuations.

Here at KS we support all our members along this pathway to ensure they are feeling the best that they can.