Health & Wellbeing
How do you hold up your foundation of health?
What is health? Is it simply the absence of illness and disease? An equilibrium between yourself and your environment? I like to think it’s both
The Dr Libby Blog
Health & Wellbeing
Building great bone health
Many of us are aware that as we get older, we need to take even greater care of our bone health to maintain our bone
Health & Wellbeing
How to care for your liver
Of all the extraordinary organs in our bodies, the liver deserves a prize for being such a hard worker. Twenty-four hours a day, seven days
Hormones
The Pill—what you need to know
The combined oral contraceptive pill (OCP), commonly known as ‘the Pill’, is one of the most well-known prescribed medications. Yet, it is something that many
Hormones
Understanding progesterone
Progesterone is one of our key sex hormones and its name gives some indication of what it does in the body (think ‘pro-gestation’). Yet it
Hormones
All about the hormonal IUD (Mirena®)
The hormonal IUD—commonly known by the brand name Mirena®—is a small, plastic T-shaped device that is inserted into the uterus. It is considered a long-acting
Health & Wellbeing
Movement matters – which type of exercise is right for me?
Is your idea of a workout one that could be classified as an extreme sport, aimed predominantly at raising your heart rate? Do you only
Nutrition
Confused about nuts?
When it comes to eating nuts, you’ve likely heard conflicting viewpoints over the years. Some advice encourages us to avoid nuts due to their high
Health & Wellbeing
Office morning teas
Many of you are likely heading back to work about now, which might mean office morning teas and face-to-face team meetings – with food –
Energy
Energy myths busted
There are many nutritional, biochemical and emotional processes that contribute to whether or not we feel energised and full of vitality throughout the day. But