Weight Loss Weight loss and weight management requires the adoption of a healthy lifestyle. In order to be effective; a long term commitment must be made to following a healthy diet, healthy food habits and to keep active. Just as important is that you can enjoy this lifestyle! Reflect, replace, reinforce. When embarking on a journey towards a healthier diet and weight loss, the Centres for Disease Control and prevention (CDC) suggest that … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2013
AVA review – Physiotherapy input in voice rehabilitation
A few reflections from the weekend This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending the Australian Voice Association “Healing the Voice” seminar in Brisbane. I had gone to Brisbane for Hanen training, and just in time, I saw that the AVA seminar was on the day after Hanen finished. As I work across paediatric language development and adult voice rehab, I felt that the stars had aligned pretty well. Definitely killing two birds with one … [Read more...]
What is a lisp
About lisp At dinner parties, lunches (or even on the occasional date), I get asked what I do for work. Typically the conversation involves the explanation of the difference (or lack of difference) between a speech pathologist and speech therapist and the person asking “So you work with people who stutter or lisp?” Lisps tend to be the most ‘well-known’ speech difficulty, but what exactly is a lisp? What is a lisp? A lisp is an articulation … [Read more...]
Healthy Recipes
Making Healthy Recipes Healthy recipes are something that nearly all people will search for at some point – you buy recipe books or more commonly you Google it. However what do you do when you have a recipe that you always use but you know that it’s not the best for you? The following article gives some tips on making your favourite recipes healthier so you don’t have to cook new dishes but rather, modify the ones you already have. Fats and … [Read more...]
Tea
Tea and It's Benefits Tea has been consumed for almost 50 centuries now and continues to be a very popular drink. In fact, black and green tea are the most widely consumed beverages in the world, next to water. Leaves of the camellia sinensis plant are brewed to make tea. There are 4 major types of tea, as discussed below: White tea – These tea leaves are exposed to the least amount of processing of all the teas. The leaves … [Read more...]
What Is Speech Therapy?
About Speech Therapy Speech therapy supports both adults and children, with communication difficulties. Speech therapy can help you to communicate efficiently and effectively. In Australia, those who specialise in this profession are known as Speech Pathologists. Speech Pathologists in Australia, study for approximately four years to obtain a degree in order to be able to assess, diagnose and treat communication and swallowing disorders. … [Read more...]
Chicken Fried Rice
Chicken Fried Rice Serves: 4 Time to make: 28 mins Ingredients cooking oil spray 2 tablespoon grated ginger 450g packet frozen stir-fry vegetables (see tips) 4 cups cooked rice (see tips) 2 cups (280g) cooked chicken breast fillets, shredded 2 tablespoons reduced-salt soy sauce 4 green onions, thinly sliced Nutrition (per … [Read more...]
Haloumi, Rocket and Chickpea Salad
Haloumi, Rocket and Chickpea Salad Serves: 4 Time to make: 15 mins Please note: This dish is best avoided by people on a low salt diet. Ingredients 300g green beans, blanched 1 1/2 x 400g cans chickpeas, rinsed 100g baby rocket leaves 250g packet shredded fresh vegetable mix 1/4 cup 99% fat-free gluten-free dressing (e.g. Praise 99% fat-free Italian) 4 pieces gluten-free mountain bread, … [Read more...]
Fillet Steak with Portobello Mushrooms
Fillet Steak with Portobello Mushrooms and Pepper Sauce Serves: 4 Time to make: 30 mins Ingredients 750g sweet potato, peeled 1/3 cup finely grated parmesan 1 tablespoon reduced-fat table spread 3/4 cup skim milk 4 x 125g beef fillet steaks 4 large portobello mushrooms, stalks trimmed 1 cup reduced-salt beef stock 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 2 teaspoons cornflour 1 teaspoon finely ground … [Read more...]
Crunchy Seasame Chicken and Noodles
Crunchy Seasame Chicken and Noodles Serves: 4 Time to make: 30 mins Ingredients 1 tablespoon salt-reduced soy sauce 1 tablespoon oil 1 clove garlic, minced 1 teaspoon chilli flakes 1 tablespoon sesame seeds 500g chicken breast fillets, cut into strips 220g dried egg noodles 2 green onions, sliced 400g mushrooms, sliced 1 tablespoon ginger, minced 1 fresh chilli, sliced (optional) 1/2 head … [Read more...]
