BACKchat

Dr Terence Heng is a GP and chiropractor practising in the Eastern Suburbs of Melbourne. He is involved in AHPRA panel boards, GP registrar examinations, GP supervisor and medical student teaching. Special interests in musculoskeletal medicine, skin cancer and urgent care medicine. Other portfolio includes surgical assisting in a variety of specialties including orthopaedics and general surgery and Locum Emergency Department doctor for small country hospitals.

1. The navigation of Terence going from Chiropractic to his medical degree

Vermont Health Care and Nunawading Clinic are linked practices that work together and serve the community 7 days a week. We have doctors with a variety of interests. Please check vermonthealthcare.com.au and nunawadingclinic.com.au respectively.

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Sasha’s Biog :

1. When is a specialist a Mr or a Dr. What is a Fellowship?

Sasha’s orthopaedic practice is based in East Melbourne however both his consulting and operating activities do extend out to the eastern and western suburbs of Melbourne. His extensive fellowship training allows him to assess and manage all lower limb conditions including acute injuries as well as chronic conditions and deformity correction.

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RACHEL’S BIOG :

Rachel is the Principal of Aged Care Gurus and co-author of a number books including the very popular “Aged Care, Who Cares?” with Noel Whittaker. Rachel oversees a national network of financial advisers dedicated to providing quality advice to older Australians and their families. Rachel has been working in financial services for 17 years and specialising in retirement and aged care for more than a decade. She holds a Masters in Financial Planning.

1. When does and individual or family need to start thinking about their home environment and planning for the twilight years?

2. What is ACAS or ACAT in assessing the home? Why this assessment is important earlier than later?

3. Discussion of the various levels of assistance from a few modifications to ones home, right through to high care nursing home.

4. Receiving aged care doesn’t mean you are in a nursing home.

5. The three types of Power of Attorney – medical, financial and guardianship.

6. The difficulty for the elderly in letting the reigns go – either a trusted advisor advocates for you (someone you know) or the courts might (someone you don’t know), when you can’t make decisions for yourself.

7. Two times of retirement communities – retirement village or land lease community. What’s the difference?

8. Aged care facilities are not homogenous. Eg dementia patients – Diversional and Behavioural therapy vs medications management.

9. Traps in transition from the family home to aged care

To find out more about Rachel’s services and her book “Aged Care, Who Cares” you can go to http://www.agedcaregurus.com.au/

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Glenn Williams Biog:

Today Glenn will help us explore the topic of “Work vs Life – It’s your choice”

1. What is work life balance and why is it important?

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Biography of Wayne Schwass Retired Elite AFL Athlete

Wayne played 282 games for the Kangaroos and Swans, spanning a fifteen year AFL career from 1988 to 2002. Wayne was a premiership player with the Kangaroos in 1996 and won two best and fairest for the Kangaroos in 1994 and 1995 and for the Swans in 1999. He was in the Team of the century for the Kangaroos and was an All Australian in 1999.

Wayne also suffered from clinical depression for most of his career. Wayne is candid, real, open book and articulate about what needs to be done to get through depression.

Some points discussed:

1. Overcoming the fallacy that men don’t cry is a badge of honour.

• Ask for help

1. For more help with mental health, please contact:

Beyond Blue https://www.beyondblue.org.au and call 1300 22 46 36

Wayne has been very honest and transparent in this podcast. If this has created some deep emotions, Lifelines phone for immediate support is 13 11 14 in Australia.

For overseas listeners, please check your directory for an equivalent support number.

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Dr Damian Kristof is Nutritionist, Naturopath and Chiropractor with over 20 years of clinical experience. He has extensive media experience with the TV – New Zealand’s Downsize me that premiered on Channel 7 Two in 2014. He is a health expert on the Melbourne’s top rating radio drive time show the Rush hour with James Brayshaw and Billy Brownless .Damian has been on over 400 podcasts with the Wellness Guys (and also as Co Founder)  and a 100 Not Out.

FOOD MYTHS

1. Are coffee and tea good for me?  The response to caffeine may depend on your liver. What about decaffeinated coffee?

1. Fish is supposed to be good for us – but what is the potential risk with contamination from  mercury levels

1. Do we eat too much meat ? Can the over consumption of meat be a cancer trigger ? Do we eat  too few  vegetables ?

1. What is the pros and cons of genetically modified foods?

1.  What’s the best way to cook?  The pros and cons of using the microwave.

1. Cooking in oil (or water) – what happens to oils when you heat them?

1. Butter vs Margarine. What is better than both?

1. To Paleo or not to Paleo?

1. Watch the scientists getting too involved in your food.

For more information about Damian, his events and all that he does. visit www.damiankristof.com. For more information on his incredibly nutritious breakfast and healthy snack foods Forage, visit www.foragecereal.com

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Damian’s Biog

Dr Damian Kristof is Nutritionist, Naturopath and Chiropractor with over 20 years of clinical experience. He has extensive media experience with the TV – New Zealand’s Downsize me that premiered on Channel 7 Two in 2014. He is a health expert on the Melbourne’s top rating radio drive time show the Rush Hour with James Brayshaw and Billy Brownless .Damian has contributed to over 400 podcasts with the Wellness Guys and a 100 Not Out.

FOOD MYTHS

1. Fats – What are they?  How did the low fat diet come about?  Are fats really bad from us?

For more information about Damian, his events and all that he does.  visitwww.damiankristof.com. For more information on his incredibly nutritious and yummy breakfast and healthy snack foods Forage, visit www.foragecereal.com

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Biography of Dr Richard Chambers Clinical Psychologist,Mindfulness Consultantx

Dr Richard Chambers is a clinical psychologist and internationally-recognised expert in mindfulness. Richard works at Monash University, spearheading a university-wide mindfulness initiative which is a world first. He has been teaching and researching mindfulness for over 12 years and is actively involved in research studies at The University of Melbourne, Orygen Youth Health, LaTrobe University, Sydney University, UNSW and Charles Darwin University.

What is mindfulness and how does it effect our physical and mental wellbeing?

What are the consequences of  people spending  a lot of time in default mode?

The importance of pausing in a busy day,

How does being mindful help with our performance and productivity?

What is the connection between curiosity and mindfulness?

BACKchat podcast 01 – with Dr Paul Noone – was on the subject of neuroplasticity.  What is the relationship with mindfulness and neuroplasticity ?

Explaining how mindfulness connects with relationships – be it personal or business?

As today is a digital world,are there any apps that can help with mindfulness?

What are three action steps to maintain a healthy mindset?

Practical of a  Mindfulness – Caution – Do not listen to when driving.

Richard helped develop Smiling Mind, a free mindfulness app with 1 million downloads. He also collaborated in the creation of the popular Mindfulness for Wellbeing & Sustainable Performance free online course. He has published two books, Mindful Learning and Mindful Relationships and a number of journal articles.

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Biography of Dr. Tim Robards Chiropractor B.Sc(Ex.Sc) B.Med.Sc, M.Chiro

A successful Sydney Chiropractor, it was through his appearances on Channel TEN’s ratings winners The Bachelor and I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here that Tim was introduced to Australian and New Zealand audiences. It’s with this growing profile he’s committed to spreading a message of clean living with his newly launched program,The Robards Method.

1. The Bachelor Lowdown – Anthony answers Mimi’s (his daughter) questions about the Bachelor, Anna, Paparazzi.There are NO troubles in Paradise unlike what that “source said”. How Tim was selected on the show and the demands of his media profile.

2.Tim’s inspiration that led him into Chiropractic

3.Why people struggle with incorporating movement into their lifestyle

4.Tim’s philosophy on healthcare

5.How to motivate when you are not motivated to exercise

6.The best way to train for the best results

7.The biggest mistakes that Tim sees with his clients

8.The difference between The Robards Method  to other programs going around and how it links with Chiropractic

9.Tim’s personal impactful experience – when he was a teenager – that has helped him deal with the very busy lifestyle he leads today.

10.The Robards method is a functional movement, sustainable nutrition and mindfulness  program that has levels of progression from basic, intermediate to advanced levels, much like belts in karate. For more information , check www. therobardsmethod.com

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Dr Peter McGlynn Biography  – a chiropractor of 30 years clinical experience with post-graduate qualifications in functional neurology and a Masters in Public Health. Peter is currently a PhD candidate (Public Health) at Monash University (Melbourne, Australia) looking at nutrition and maternal and child health in Papua New Guinea.  He is interested in the integration of research, public health and clinical practice in both developed and developing settings.

What is Public Health?

What public health initiatives are relevant to private practitioners like chiropractors, as well as other health professionals?

What skills can health practitioners bring to public health?

Patient empowerment and public health. How does this relate to maintenance or wellness care?

What are the areas of controversy within public health?

What are some of the ingredients of successful public health campaigns?

What gets the message across – using pain or pleasure methods?

Tackling the obesity issue in a developed country.

Practice Development –  Choose the specialty and then work on collaborations for the rest!

Three take home messages to learn from this podcast.

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