Pittwater Life February 2018 Issue

“Mona Vale Hospital has a
long-standing history of contributing
to the education of
our state’s medical workforce
and we know these latest
graduates will be in excellent
hands,” Mr Stokes said. “I’m
delighted the NSW Government
is continuing to lead
the nation in training junior
doctors and responding to the
ever-increasing demand for
medical services.”
Rainbow Club
seeks swim teachers
Rainbow Club Warriewood is
seeking AUSTSWIM or Swim
Australia qualified swimming
teachers. Rainbow Club
Australia has 20 clubs across
NSW which provide swimming
lessons for children
with a disability. ‘Swim
the Rainbow’ is a specially
designed program tailored
for children with a disability.
Spokeswoman Heather Nadilo
said the Club paid above
award rates to attract dedicated
and passionate teachers
who can commit to a school
term of weekend lessons (current
rates are from $30/hr).
“Our club meets on Saturdays
during the school term and
we offer all our swimming
teachers a full package of
benefits to reward them for
all their commitment and
dedication,” Heather said. Apply
rainbowclubaust.com.au
or email Heather at admin@
rainbowclubaust.com.au
A healthy start in Mona Vale
Health foodies rejoice… organic and wholefood market, Flannerys,
has just opened a flagship store in Park St, Mona Vale –
with 10,000 hand-picked products (including organic fruit and
vegetables), a huge amount of fridge space and 300 different
bulk offerings, plus a cosy on-site café – serving Cocowhip,
acai bowls, organic and free-trade coffee, smoothies, super
lattes (with beetroot, turmeric and cocoa) as well as other
healthy bites. There’s also a naturopath consulting area, where
visitors can watch their herbs being mixed while they wait –
and it’s hard to miss the live rescue bee hive in the middle of
the store. Naturopath and local Caroline Robertson (pictured)
says Flannery’s choice to open on the Northern Beaches was
indicative of the local community’s growing move towards
healthy living. “We are all about creating a gathering place for
the community, to get health advice and stock up on health
food needs,” she said. “We’re really excited about our online
booking system where you can secure a free, 15-minute advice
session with our naturopaths. We have a private area to meet,
so if there’s something a bit more personal to talk about – like
hormone imbalances, prostate trouble or difficulty breastfeeding
– we offer a personalised, uninterrupted place to get advice.”
From February there will also be a a series of workshops
in-store – these include a cooking workshop demonstration
by acclaimed nutritionist Lee Holmes, a mushroom immunity
session and a workshop focusing on how to manage daily
stress and sleep well. More info Flannerys.com.au
Vet
on
call
with
Dr Ben Brown
Vaccination is an essential
part of the creation of
‘herd immunity’ whereby
the entire animal population
is protected because the
prevalence of life-threatening,
contagious diseases is
substantially reduced due to
greater immunity in the pet
population.
Every vaccinated
animal contributes to
the maintenance of herd
immunity. Annual vaccination
also allows a complete
physical examination to be
conducted each year; this is
particularly important because
our pets can’t tell us they feel
unwell, and signs of disease
(especially in the early stages)
can be very subtle.
We recommend an annual
check-up and vaccination;
however with advances in
technology we no longer need
to vaccinate dogs against the
same diseases every year. For
unvaccinated dogs Parvovirus
is still very common,
especially in younger dogs,
and can cause life-threatening
viral gastroenteritis and
bone marrow suppression.
Distemper causes viral
meningitis and is rapidly
fatal in the majority of dogs
it infects. Thankfully, due
to vaccination and herd
immunity, this disease is rare
in Australia. Infectious Canine
Hepatitis is a worldwide,
contagious disease of dogs.
In addition to our core
three-yearly vaccination
protocol we also recommend
vaccination against canine
cough every year; it’s an oral
vaccine plus an injection.
Canine cough is common,
especially where dogs
congregate e.g. dog parks,
and via public water bowls.
To increase rates of
vaccination we have
commenced a ‘LifeVac’
program which reduces the
cost of your pet’s vaccinations
over its lifetime. Drop into
our hospitals at Newport and
Avalon to find out more!
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