Author Archives: SUSAN

DO YOU HAVE DEMENTIA OR KNOW SOMEONE LIVING WITH IT?

Here are some hints that might be helpful:
1. Keep a notebook on hand to write down:
– Appointments
– Phone numbers
– Your address
– Other important things to remember

2. Look after your health:
– Exercise regularly
– Eat a balanced diet
– Limit your alcohol
– See your dentist regularly
– Keep socially engaged

3. Manage your medications:
– Keep list of what medications you are taking in your wallet
– Use a pill box
– Your pharmacist can pack your medications for you in an easy weekly pack (Webster Pak)

Come in-store for your FREE medications list today!

For more info: http://www.dementia.org.au/

10 TIPS TO HELP PREVENT TYPE 2 DIABETES

1. Check your risk of diabetes: Ask your pharmacist for a FREE Diabetes screening and assessment check today!
2. Manage your weight
3. Exercise regularly
4. Eat a balanced and healthy diet
5. Limit takeaway and processed foods
6. Limit your alcohol intake
7. Quit smoking
8. Control your blood pressure
9. Reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease
10. See your doctor for regular check-ups
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10 TIPS TO MAKE MORE TIME IN YOUR DAY!

1. Make the most of your peak performance times
2. Prioritise your tasks
3. Use a diary or calendar
4. Get organised
5. Start with smaller tasks
6. Be realistic about what you can do
7. Break larger tasks or projects into smaller chunks
8. Reward yourself
9. Ask for help
10. Set yourself some limits

For more info check out this website:
https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/…/10-tips-to-make-more-…

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10 TIPS TO HELP LOOK AFTER YOUR TEETH

Check out these helpful hints:

  1. Brush at least twice a day. The best time to brush teeth is after meals. Choose a toothbrush with a small head for better access to back teeth. Soft bristles are kinder on your gums.
  2. Use fluoridated toothpaste. Fluoride helps to harden tooth enamel and reduces your risk of decay.
  3. Brush thoroughly. Tooth brushing should take between two and three minutes.
  4. Floss your teeth daily. Use a slow and gentle sawing motioHEALTHY_TEETHn.
  5. Limit acidic drinks like soft drinks, cordials and fruit juices. Food acids soften tooth material and dissolve the minerals in tooth enamel, causing holes (cavities or caries). In severe cases, teeth may be ‘eaten’ right down to the gum.
  6. Limit sugary foods. Bacteria in dental plaque change sugars into acids.
  7. Protect your teeth from injury. Wear a mouthguard or full-face helmet when playing sports.
  8. Try to save a knocked out tooth. If possible, hold the tooth back in place while you seek immediate dental advice. If this is not possible, wrap the tooth in plastic or place it in milk and seek dental advice immediately.
  9. Avoid using your teeth for anything other than chewing food. If you use them to crack nuts, remove bottle tops or rip open packaging, you risk chipping or even breaking your teeth.
  10. See your dentist for regular check-ups. You should also visit your dentist if you have a dental problem such as a toothache or bleeding gums.

For more info: https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/tentips/10-tips-to-look-after-your-teeth

BUSH TELEGRAPH SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES – LOCAL HEALTH FEATURE

Bush Tele – Mt Colah Suburb in Focus

Mt Colah Local Businesses supporting the local community

The Bush Telegraph is a local publication that is always great at supporting local small businesses.

In March 2019 it ran a Mount Colah -Suburb in Focus:

https://www.thebushtele.com.au/archives/280319.pdf

Mt Colah Pharmacy is a proud local business to support this local publication and also the community.

Come in-store and ask our about these services today!

  • Free Blood Pressure checks
  • Medication Packing
  • Diabetes Australia Agent
  • Medication Management Reviews
  • Return of Unwanted Medicines

 

Do you have GOUT?

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Try these helpful hints:
– Limit alcohol intake
– Maintain a healthy body weight
– Exercise regularly & drink plenty of water
– Limit purine-rich foods: eg shellfish, meat-extracts, yeast & anchovies
– Eat more: eg tofu & fish such as salmon
– Ask your pharmacist for medications suitable for you

Check out this website:
http://arthritisnsw.org.au/arthritis/information-sheets/gout/

Come into MT COLAH PHARMACY AND POST OFFICE for helpful service and advice.

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“SHOP LOCAL MOVEMENT”

Shop Local Movement –
Mt Colah Shops

Thank you to the Monthly Chronicle for always supporting the local communities.
This article in the Village Voice is about shopping local – “Shop Local Movement.”
When we shop local, we support the local businesses to keep that vibrant community hub that connects us all!
Photo of: Mt Colah Pharmacy and Post Office

Click on this link for the full article: http://monthlychronicle.com.au/2018/05/30/shop-local-movement/

 

THANK YOU FOR 10 AMAZING YEARS!

Celebrating 10 years!

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Thank you to everyone who attended our “Mt Colah Pharmacy Celebrates 10 Years Morning Tea!”

It was a great morning with lots of smiling faces!

A special thank you to the amazing pharmacy staff for 10 amazing years together!

Here’s to another 10 + more Years!

MOUNT COLAH STREET LIBRARY

By Mariko Smith

Friends of Mount Colah (FOMC) is working on a number of exciting initiatives to launch in the local community which relate to our objective of creating opportunities for community building. Inspired by the world-wide “street library” phenomenon, FOMC intends to establish one in Mt Colah, with a potential location being Mount Colah shops, near the train station and bus stops as well the local school.

The humble street library creates a lovely social hub, promotes good ol’ fashioned reading and book reuse/recycling.

A ready-made, plain wooden box purchased from https://streetlibrary.org.au/ has been kindly donated to FOMC, and we are thinking about putting a call-out for expressions of interest from local artists for one successful applicant to donate their time and effort to paint a masterpiece as decoration on our very own Mount Colah street library. It is another way for FOMC to encourage community involvement and promote some great local talent.

We’ve been aware of some hiccups that other community libraries have experienced regarding concerns about how to operate them in public areas – but through people power and local media publicity, it has been encouraging to see that local authorities like Hornsby Council have come to recognise the value of street libraries in our communities.

It’s important in the spirit of this type of grassroots community initiative that communities feel a real sense of empowerment in being able to effectively operate these street libraries, unencumbered by too much bureaucratic red-tape.