WHAT'S
NEW
Below is a summary of the latest published articles from Dr Karl
- click on any of the titles to read the full article.
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RECENT
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
June
2011 - North Shore Hospice Auckland
"I
especially wanted to write to you, thanking you so much for supporting
North Shore Hospice last Thursday and presenting at Carmel College.
The
evening was a great success and you were so interesting. It was
a real learning curve and very informative. We have had lots of
positive feedback. I love your passion.
We
raised $2,687 – so thank you so much Dr. Karll to you and your
wife, for the big part you played in raising these funds for North
Shore Hospice"
Therese Russel, PRESIDENT
NORTH SHORE HOSPICE EVENTS
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YOUR HEALTH IS IN YOUR HANDS
Medicine
has made rapid advances in the past few decades to increase the
life span in developed countries to about 78 years, but this progress
has largely come to a halt in the past decade – the real fact is
that the new generation is, in reality for the first time, looking
at a declining life span than their forefathers. >>
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ALL ABOUT FATS
We need
to get over our love/hate relationship with fat and develop a much
more sophisticated understanding of fats that are good and how much
is appropriate, and also avoid certain fats as much as possible.
We now know that it is not as simple as saying all fats are bad,
because some of them are critically important. >>
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| ALZHEIMERS
- WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT
I thought
with this week being the Alzheimers Awareness week, it would be
a good time to write about this wonderful organ called the brain.
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| ASTHMA
- FACTS & INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT
New
Zealand has one of the highest prevalence rates of asthma in the
world: 15% of adults and 20% of children. However, the causes
of asthma are still not fully understood. >>
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FISH
OILS AND HEART DISEASE
In this
column we will continue to look at the benefits of fish oil. Remember
that these fatty acids namely EPA and DHA are found mainly in fish
and need to be taken specifically because the body is unable or
poorly able to make these essential fatty acids. >>
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TV3
DOCUMENTARY - VITAMIN C
Recently
Intravenous Vitamic C has been receiving a lot of publicity in the
media as it has helped treat a serious life threatening case of
swine flu in New Zealand. The Wellness Centre has been administering
the use of Intravenous Vitamin C for the past ten years. For more
information contact the Centre.
Click here to watch TV3 Documentary
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LET'S
CELEBRATE - HEALTH, WELLNESS & VITALITY
HEART
AWARENESS week is in February and it is an appropriate to kick off
the new year thinking about the health of this vital part of our
body that claims more lives in NZ than any other disease.
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MEN'S
HEALTH ADVICE
With
‘Men’s Health Week’ around the corner it is an appropriate time
to write about this important issue especially as the average
Kiwi man is six foot tall and bullet proof. >>
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SKIN
CANCER - THE KEY FACTS
As
it comes into summer individuals partake in a lot of outdoor sports
activities that increase their exposure to sunlight markedly. Hence
this article is all about skin cancers.
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THE
ROLE OF FISH OILS IN SKIN HEALTH
Beautiful
radiant skin is what each one of us would like. In our quest to
achieve this most of us would use sun blocking cream and several
expensive moisturising creams and lotions. The most important and
overlooked fact is that when we see someone whose skin glows is
the fact that they take good care of their skin and also of their
body.
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VARICOSE
VEINS
At
this time of the year there usually there is a lot of interest
in the treatment of varicose veins. With summertime looming and
the temperatures still not too warm to wear compression stockings,
it seems an ideal time to treat varicose veins.
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BREAST
CANCER AWARENESS
We
will take a break from the Healing Fats article in this issue and
talk about Breast Cancer as October is ‘Breast Cancer Awareness’
month.
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