Your retirement – Don’t depend on the Health System

Your retirement – Don’t depend on the Health System

In a recent report titled” Australian Health Services: too complex to navigate” an expert panel studied  16 major national reviews of Australia’s Health System over the last 35 years and found that our current health system is desperately in need of reform. At a time...
Retirement: Freedom can be challenging

Retirement: Freedom can be challenging

I was talking to a man at a retirement seminar last year and he told me that after working hard for the last 40 years, his idea of retirement was enjoying the freedom and leisure it offered. He included in that, the freedom to do nothing if he wished to. While all...
50 Plus: Dating later in life

50 Plus: Dating later in life

Relationships don’t last forever and death, divorce or separation  are challenges that many people have to manage during their lives. While they might not have expected to be single again in their 50s or 60s, it does happen to a lot of people. For many, this situation...
Help your mind and body – cut down on TV

Help your mind and body – cut down on TV

We’re not saying give up TV entirely – just limit the amount of time you spend in front of it. There are a number of  good reasons for us to cut back on the time spent in front of the TV screen. Here are some of them – Physical inactivity Spending hours each night...