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Let's face it, staying healthy and making healthy lifestyle choices leads to sometimes bland choices in the kitchen. Gluten-free this, lactose-lacking that. But sometimes you just need to lash out - but what if you can lash out without paying for it the next day? Specifically - Shepherds Pie with Root-Veggie topping. Boil some potatoes, celery, some spring onion and half a parsnip in water until soft, then process until smooth and creamy. Combine flour, fresh thyme, fresh rosemary and salt and pepper in a small bowl. Cook your mince with onions and fresh mushrooms to taste, add chopped carrots and then add Continue reading →

If you're battling medical issues already with your children you'll know the importance of healthy living. For everyone else, the evidence is climbing - that the sooner we start introducing children to healthy eating and healthy living the better off everyone is. This article from the Mayo Clinic suggests starting while your baby is in the womb! The bottom line is that introducing a baby in-utero to the flavour and goodness of vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower and other  highly flavoured vegetables gives baby a taste for flavoursome foods later in life - which opens their diet up to much more than bland fast food. Continue reading →

Often the worst day in a parent's life is the day of diagnosis of a serious medical condition. Perhaps it's diabetes or asthma, a heart condition or something else equally serious. Or maybe you're having trouble getting a condition diagnosed. One of the first things to do is establish the family medical history. Is the condition inherited? Genetic? How severe was it in others. What other conditions presented? Knowing your medical family tree enables doctors to: Continue reading →

It's not just peanuts. There are dozens of allergies - to seafood, antibiotics, latex, wheat and more. So how do you keep them safe in schools? Some general answers are in this article, but the rule of thumb is that parents must remain vigilant. Most schools have an action plan and will welcome your input into how best to manage...

Our Mediband® and MedibandPlus® products are an ideal safeguard against a sudden asthma attack when your child is out of your immediate care - at a friend's house, in the school playground, visiting relatives. Mediband is discreet, attractive, not embarrassing for the kids to wear and can alert supervising adults to the immediate steps they need to take, or better yet, allow swift diagnosis by medical personnel. This is particularly important for asthma sufferers. The Asthma Foundation has some good tips for Continue reading →