I had the pleasure to hear Liam Malone, NZs medal winning ‘blade runner’, speak this morning. What an inspirational way to start a Wednesday morning.
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Liam Malone – an inspirational start to a mid-week morning
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What does it mean to be healthy?
From a life insurance perspective to get a healthy living discount, you need to be able to answer all our health questions in the positive. Inherently this means that the younger you are the more likely you are to qualify for the additional lifetime discount. It also means that if you’re feeling unwell it may pay to wait till you’re back to full health to apply.
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Obesity is a leading cause of death.
Almost one in three adult New Zealanders (over 15 years) is obese, and one in ten children. New Zealand has the third highest adult obesity rate in the world, only worse than Mexico and the USA.
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Cancer now more common than getting married or having a first baby
Research from the UK suggests that developing cancer is now more common than getting married or having a first baby. In the UK more than 350,000 cancers are diagnosed each year compared with 290,000 marriages. In New Zealand the trends are similar with 23,000 cancers diagnosed, compared to 20,000 marriages in 2014. (NZ Ministry of Health and Statistics NZ.)
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A pet a day can help keep the doctor away!
It’s well known that interacting with animals can improve your health and wellbeing. So let's celebrate International Pet Day 2016
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How about we have kids honey?
Preparing to have kids is a amazing and a little scary. After all it is a lifetime commitment.