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Winter 2013

Editor’s letter

Winter 2013
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With the temperature outside dropping and the enticement of decadent comfort foods creeping up, we often snuggle in for winter with our health and wellbeing ready to slip out of balance. This edition we focus on keeping colds and flu at
bay; our circulation up; and our diet in excellent form with the help of vitamins and nutrients to combat any deficiencies.

We also tackle some big issues that don’t often get talked about such as bowel cancer. You can read more about Di Langmore's personal story on surviving bowel cancer here

For the guys, we’ve got beauty and grooming tips, so the entire family should find some good information to read inside while keeping out of the cold.

Nyssa Veraphunt Editor

Articles in this issue

Health
  • Fact or Fiction: You Can Catch a Cold From Being Cold

    Fact or Fiction: You Can Catch a Cold From Being Cold
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    Sort out fact from fiction as we look into the truth behind an old wives’ tale.

  • Kick the Habit

    Kick the Habit
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    Quitting cigarettes is a notoriously tough process for many, so give yourself a hand with these apps designe...

  • Supporting the Community

    Supporting the Community
    Members exclusive

    Over the last three years National Pharmacies, along with our generous and enthusiastic members, has raised ...

  • Get Moving For Mother's Day

    Get Moving For Mother's Day
    Members exclusive

    Everyone loves breakfast in bed, but how about getting Mother’s Day off to a more active start by taking pa...

  • Have A Heart

    Have A Heart
    Members exclusive

    Help your heart and the hearts of many others this May with the assistance of Goodlife who is offering a mon...

  • Healthy Update

    Healthy Update
    Members exclusive

    National Pharmacies’ member Anne Eastwick recently took advantage of HealthCheck, a new service introduced b...

  • Putting Your Health First

    Putting Your Health First
    Members exclusive

    With the addition of a new consulting pharmacist service, National Pharmacies can now provide even better cu...

  • Cold and Flu Fighters

    Cold and Flu Fighters
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    Colds and flu are an inevitable, unpleasant fact of life, particularly in the cooler months. Emma de Smit gi...

  • Talking About Bowel Cancer

    Talking About Bowel Cancer
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    Not the easiest topic to discuss, bowel cancer is nonetheless one of our biggest killers. Katie Langmore fin...

  • The Trickle Effect

    The Trickle Effect
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    We all remember a time when we’ve laughed so hard we thought we were going to wet ourselves, but for people ...

  • Ask the Pharmacist

    Ask the Pharmacist
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    For expert answers to your questions about health and medications, log on to nationalpharmacies.com.au and c...

  • Antibiotics Lose Another Fight

    Antibiotics Lose Another Fight
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    New research from the US shows one of the world’s most common STDs, gonorrhea, has become increasingly resis...

  • World No Tobacco Day - 31 May

    World No Tobacco Day - 31 May
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    Initiated by the World Health Organisation in 1987, World No Tobacco Day is held on 31 May every year, aimin...

  • Bowel Cancer Awareness Month 1-30 June

    Bowel Cancer Awareness Month 1-30 June
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    Around 14,000 Australians are diagnosed with bowel cancer every year – every week, it claims around 80 lives...

  • Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea

    Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea
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    Get your teacups topped up in preparation to toast Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea, which supports those aff...

  • A Safe Alternative

    A Safe Alternative
    Members exclusive

    Generic medicines play an important role to ensure safe and effective medications are more affordable and av...

  • Making Sense of Supplements

    Making Sense of Supplements
    Members exclusive

    From time to time, just about all of us will need a helping hand when it comes to getting our requirements o...

  • Get the Blood Moving

    Get the Blood Moving
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    Blood circulation is imperative to sustaining life and a healthy body. When this is impaired, it can lead to...

  • Putting Out The Smoke

    Putting Out The Smoke
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    Giving up smoking is no easy task but, as Jan Wynters explains, by understanding your triggers and getting t...

Wellbeing
  • What's In Store

    What's In Store
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    Everyone can feel great about the healthy products and healthy savings on offer at National Pharmacies.

Features
  • ManDate 2013

    ManDate 2013
    Members exclusive

    Adelaide may have some of the blokiest men going around, however we’ve noticed that sometimes these blokes n...

  • Doggie Delights

    Doggie Delights
    Members exclusive

    Erin Smith discovers why man’s best friend is good for the whole family and how you can look after him too.

  • More for Members

    More for Members
    Members exclusive

    The National Pharmacies Plus Program involves a range of special deals from our valued partners. Make the mo...

  • The Facts on Diabetes

    The Facts on Diabetes
    Members exclusive

    If you have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, the next step is to gain a better understanding of the cond...

Fitness
  • Win the Goodlife

    Win the Goodlife
    Members exclusive

    Win a three-month membership from Goodlife Health Clubs. To enter tell us in 25 words or less your top tip t...

Beauty
  • Age Busting Beauty

    Age Busting Beauty
    Members exclusive

    Turn back the clock with these 20 simple, age-defying beauty tips from Tamara Jenkins that can take years of...

  • Good Looks For Guys

    Good Looks For Guys
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    The days of stigma associated with men trying to look their best are well and truly over – most blokes reali...

  • The Good Oil

    The Good Oil
    Members exclusive

    Nourish your hair, firm your body and bring suppleness to your skin with the unique alchemy of beauty oils. ...

  • Face Up To Skincare

    Face Up To Skincare
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    Whether you are looking for the latest treatments tested by modern science, or something a little more natur...

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