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07.03.12 Optimising your child’s learning and development
How well your child grows, develops, learns, behaviours and processes emotions is determined by their environment; their external environment and internal environment (the state of their health). Your child’s health is maintained by their homeostasis, their internal biochemistry and how this biochemistry is maintained is largely depended upon nutritional resources. Periods of growth, development, change and stress have greater nutritional requirements.
The brain has high metabolic (...)
02.02.12 Healthy children eat well
Breakfast smoothie
Try this for kids who don’t like breakfast or for a quick breakfast smoothie. High in beneficial bacteria, anti-oxidants, Essential Fatty Acids, protein and fibre
Ingredients:
½ cup of natural yoghurt
150 mL cranberry juice
½ cup of frozen blue berries
½ banana or ½ cup of mango flesh or soft seasonal fruit
½ tbspn of chia seeds
Protein powder (excellent quality & must be suitable for children) will increase protein content and energy content of the smoothie. Probiotic (...)
01.02.12 Maximise your morning energy
Oral Care And Health Daily: Oral Health Maximise Your Morning Energy
By Gregory Florez for Oral Care And Health Daily
I’m lucky: Brimming with morning energy, I spring up as soon as my alarm sounds, put on my shoes and go for a run. As someone who specialises in vitality coaching (using effective diet, exercise and time management habits to maximise energy), I know it’s hard for plenty of people to drag themselves out of bed. But by doing the same thing at the same time every day, you (...)
07.12.11 Banish Belly Fat
Oral Care And Health Daily: Oral Health Banish Belly Fat!
By Ella Brooks for Oral Care And Health Daily
You want to reduce belly fat so your jeans fit better, but there’s a better reason to trim your tummy. In an article published in The Medical Journal of Australia, increased belly fat in women was linked to a greater risk of heart disease, diabetes and death, than generalized obesity.
Because it is nestled deep between your organs and has been linked to inflammation in the body, (...)
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2012 Sydney Shakespeare Festival
Welcome to Sydney Shakespeare Festival
Pack a picnic, grab your friends and head to Sydney’s
spectacular harbour foreshore for a night of
theatrical magic.
‘The fantastic atmosphere really turns these classic plays into special productions.’ VIBEWIRE ‘Picturesque views of Sydney Harbour create a stunning backdrop for Sydney Shakespeare Festival…a must see on a balmy summers eve.’ STAGE WHISPERS
Hamlet and the taming of the shrew
8pm 5th January - 12th February 2012
For more information click here
WOMADelaide 2012
WOMADelaide 2012 will be held from Friday 09 - Monday 12 March outdoors in Adelaide’s beautiful Botanic Park. WOMADelaide began in 1992 and has gone on to become one of Australia’s favourite festivals; the 2010 festival attracted 81,500 attendances over four days (not including children 12 and under, who are admitted free).
The program features performances and workshops on seven stages by the world’s best musicians, dancers and DJs, alongside street theatre artists and visual artists, the popular Taste the World cooking program, Artists in Conversations sessions and an All-Star Gala finale, plus around 100 food, crafts and display stalls and a KidZone.
For more information click here
Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival
The inaugural Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival demonstrates the breadth of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island contemporary and traditional artistic expression.
There’s something for everyone, with three days of dance, cabaret, visual art, theatre, comedy, films and live music.
For more info click: here
Perth Arts Festival
The Perth Arts Festival is the oldest annual international multi-arts festival in the southern hemisphere, with some of the world’s best theatre, music, film, visual arts, street arts, literature and free community events. For more info: www.perthfestival.com.au