Health & Wellbeing

As part of the Federation Board’s health portfolio, ‘oral health’ has been added to its concerns when advocating at government level. That’s because high instances of poor oral health continue to impact non-communicable diseases worldwide. Many oral conditions are preventable but the state of oral health in New Zealand, according...

Brand ambassador, Robyn Malcolm, and inventor, Dr Iona Weir, answer questions women frequently ask about post menopause issues and new Myregyna®, the Kiwi science breakthrough. Q: Where’s the bathroom? Robyn: Since menopause, I’m constantly needing the loo. Why? Iona: You lose elasticity and muscle tone around the urethra so it widens and...

We all want to keep doing the things we love, whether it’s walking the dog, gardening, meeting friends for coffee, or chasing after the grandkids. That’s why staying steady on your feet is so important. Falls are the leading cause of injury in New Zealand, making up nearly 40 percent of...

Even the best kept face and body can succumb to itchiness due to winter’s drying effect on the skin. So, to help reduce irritation and redness check out these tips: Exfoliating is important to remove the dead, flaky top surface on the skin and allow moisturiser to penetrate more...

While many people focus on getting “enough hours” of sleep, what really determines how rested you feel is your sleep architecture – the structure and distribution of different sleep stages your brain cycles through at night. At CleverSleep®, our pharmacy team use advanced sleep science to analyse these stages: N1...

Staying healthy over winter is a priority for most people and as we age, we often think we know it all. Yet, it is easy to forget those important steps to help remain active, alert, and free of seasonal illnesses. What’s more, it may be spring but winter may...

For those who value their independence, safety doesn’t have to mean giving up freedom. Familyr is a leading New Zealand family alert alarm – a simple, wearable medical alert device that connects you directly to friends or family when help is needed. Unlike traditional medical alarms which send calls to strangers...

If you’ve ever watched a shoelace fall apart after the plastic tip cracks, you already understand telomeres. These tiny ‘caps’ sit at the end of our chromosomes and help cells copy themselves cleanly. As we age, the caps slowly shorten. When they become too short, cells ease off and that can...

Traversing her father’s dementia journey with him over more than seven years provided the impetus for 53 year old Leslie Harris to create Harris List – a website guide to key resources to help people find information and support. With information provided by a multitude of different organisations and people...

Currently suffering from long-term pain, Grey Power national president, GAYLE CHAMBERS made it a priority to attend a Grey Power Marlborough seminar on pain relief. She thought it would be useful and she was right. It was! She shares her experience here. From the seminar’s outset, it was made clear...

Imagine driving solo for hours and attending tradeshows weekend after weekend – sounds exhausting, right? Now, guess how old she is. 50? 60? Try 80! That’s exactly what Fern McCall is doing. But her journey to independence is even more incredible than her calendar full of commitments. When she was younger,...

Over the past 20 years of helping many hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders with their sleep our expert team has come up against the additional challenge of medicines which actually cause the insomnia in the first place! There is a long list of medicines which have insomnia as a...