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Introducing Kieren Payne, our Heart Health Club trainer
We are so excited to introduce Kieren Payne who will be sharing some fantastic information around fitness and training to our Heart Health Club members. Make sure you are signed up so you don’t miss out! Kieren Payne is the founder and owner of Altern8 Training in Sydney’s North Shore. He has extensive knowledge of
Wrapping up 2023
As we roll into the new year, as a team we’ve been reflecting on what we are proud of and our best moments of 2023. We’ve done a L O T!! We thought it would be nice to share our best moments and what we are proud of for 2022 with our supporters! Nicci Dent
Wrapping up 2022
As we roll into the new year, as a team we’ve been reflecting on what we are proud of and our best moments of 2022. We’ve done a L O T!! We thought it would be nice to share our best moments and what we are proud of for 2022 with our supporters! Nicci Dent
Introducing Janelle Oliver-Droomer, our Heart Health Club Accredited Exercise Physiologist
We are excited to introduce our Heart Health Club Exercise Physiologist who will providing valuable information to our Heart Health Club members
Introducing Chloe Steele, our Heart Health Club Nutritionist
We are so excited to introduce Chloe Steele who will be sharing some fantastic information around nutrition and heart health to our Heart Health Club members. Make sure you are signed up so you don’t miss out! With an MSc in Nutrition from the University of Middlesex in the UK, Chloe’s specialist interests include cardiovascular
Heart Disease in Women – more common than you think.
Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death among women in Australia and a significant cause of premature death being the single biggest killer of women aged 45-84. Despite this, most women are unaware of their risk. A large portion of women will have silent but deadly risk factors untreated, and many will ignore symptoms,
Where are they now?
About nine months ago, in a long gone world where we were allowed to be in a room with a group of other people… we had the privilege or spending an evening with some of our wonderful donors and their friends. Remember the good ol’ days…. If you’ve forgotten what it looked like having a
What is a Heart Attack?
Each year, around 54,000 Australians suffer a heart attack. This equates to one heart attack every 9 minutes. Heart Research Australia has produced this episode to help people understand what a heart attack is, learn about the warning signs, and how a heart attack is treated. Heart Research Australia, in association with Royal North Shore Hospital and
Research Update: Can being aware of your own stress lower your risk of heart attack?
Lead Researchers: Prof Geoff Tofler, A/Prof Tom Buckley Increasing evidence shows that heart attacks in some instances can be triggered by external factors such as heavy physical exertion, acute emotional stress, heavy meals, and respiratory infection. For instance, Professor Tofler’s group published their findings that respiratory infection acutely increases the relative risk of heart attack