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Aug 8, 2024 | 
houseofwellness.com.au | Karen Fittall |Tianna Nadalin
Statistics suggest people are turning away from dating apps in favour of real-life introductions. Here’s why, plus how to embrace the romance renaissance. Back in 2020, dating apps hit peak popularity, with Tinder recording more than 3 billion swipes worldwide in a single day – a “swipe activity” record it went on to achieve another 130 times during the same year. But fast forward to 2024 and the latest user and revenue numbers suggest that dating apps may be steadily losing some of their shine.
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Jun 21, 2024 | 
houseofwellness.com.au | Karen Fittall |Tianna Nadalin
More Australian couples are getting divorced after the age of 50 than ever before. So what’s driving the ‘silver separation’ trend? According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the median age people in Australia get divorced is between 43 and 46, after roughly 13 years of marriage; and, among mixed-gender marriages, it is usually women who decide to leave first. But there is another story playing out too: “silver separation”, also known as “grey divorce”.
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Jun 18, 2024 | 
healthyfood.com | Karen Fittall
It only takes one week to turn your gut into a cheerleading squad for your health and well-being. Discover the dietary and lifestyle tweaks that will help make it happen. Our gut health influences our general health extensively. We know more about this than ever before, so if you’re keen to whip yours into shape – good thinking.
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Jun 15, 2024 | 
houseofwellness.com.au | Karen Fittall |Tianna Nadalin |Michelle Rose
Chronic inflammation can lead to serious disease but you can modify your risk by making healthier lifestyle choices. The acute inflammation we experience as part of the healing process whenever we injure ourselves (think redness, heat and swelling) is one thing. But there’s another type of inflammation you need to know about — chronic inflammation. That’s where the immune system stays switched on so that low-grade inflammation hangs around for months, even years.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
houseofwellness.com.au | Karen Fittall |Tianna Nadalin |Michelle Rose
More Australian teenagers are sexually active and one in three has experienced unwanted sex. Experts say talking to your kids about teen sex is non-negotiable. According to the most recent national survey of Australian secondary students and sexual health, 69 per cent of Year 12 students have had penetrative sex, and so have 43 per cent of students in Year 10.
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May 18, 2024 | 
houseofwellness.com.au | Karen Fittall |Tianna Nadalin |Michelle Rose
Failing to brush your teeth regularly or for long enough can be harmful but, it turns out, so can overbrushing. Here’s how to avoid overdoing it. Whether it is helping to prevent gum disease or avoiding tooth decay, you probably know the importance of brushing your teeth every day. But what you might not know is that it is possible to overbrush them.
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May 16, 2024 | 
houseofwellness.com.au | Karen Fittall |Tianna Nadalin |Michelle Rose
Over the past five years, the number of students being educated at home in Australia has doubled. Find out here if homeschooling might be right for your family. Homeschooling isnât a new concept, but it has gained significant traction recently. Not to be confused with home learning during COVID-19 lockdowns, it is estimated that more than 43,000 students are now homeschooled in Australia. The question is why? And could homeschooling be the right option for your child?
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May 13, 2024 | 
houseofwellness.com.au | Karen Fittall |Michelle Rose |Tianna Nadalin
Meet Sara Shams; a model, speaker, pharmacist and fierce disability advocate who became a bilateral above-knee amputee when she was six. Finding her voice has been a journey. A genetic birth anomaly meant I was born without the tibia (shin bone). My family migrated from Bangladesh to New Zealand when I was young and thatâs where the decision was made to amputate.
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May 6, 2024 | 
houseofwellness.com.au | Karen Fittall |Tianna Nadalin
Want to add years to your life? Discover the easy, age-defying lifestyle hacks that can help you live longer, healthier and happier. The hunt for the âfountain of youthâ has been going on for centuries but in the past few years, solid research has revealed what genuinely influences your chances of living a longer life.
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Apr 21, 2024 | 
houseofwellness.com.au | Karen Fittall |Tianna Nadalin |Michelle Rose
Encouraging children to get hands on with environmentally sustainable activities is not only good for the planet, it is also good for them. If youâve heard your children talking or worrying about climate change, you are not alone. Surveys show it is on the radar for most kids in Australia â and for good reason. It is predicted children born in 2020 will experience extreme weather events compared with people born in 1960, under current climate policy pledges.
