Marlborough Health

Marlborough — A little pill is providing an exciting answer to one of the world’s greatest and fastest growing problems: Obesity.

By Tuatara Natural Products
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Marlborough — Marlborough residents are being warned to protect their eyes from extreme levels of UV radiation that could cause early onset of conditions such as macular degeneration and cataracts.

By Impact PR: Fleur Revell
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Marlborough — Regular exercise is vital to maintain the best possible health as we age and Marlborough Lines Stadium 2000 is very user-friendly for older people.

By Marlborough District Council
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Marlborough — Protecting your skin is essential as you get older because aging skin is drier, more sensitive and susceptible to sunburn.

By Marlborough District Council
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Marlborough — Depression can have a debilitating effect on older people and, in too many cases, it goes undetected.

By Marlborough District Council
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Marlborough — The chances of having a stroke increase with age.

By Marlborough District Council
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Marlborough — Continuing some form of exercise, no matter how gentle, is recommended for most people as a way of helping to maintain good health.

By Marlborough District Council
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Marlborough — The Marlborough Multiple Sclerosis & Parkinson’s Society has a field officer who is available to provide information, education, support and advocacy for persons with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s and other allied neurological conditions.

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Marlborough — BikeWalk Marlborough Need a reason to go walking? There are a million of them – here’s a few: Your cat might need to stretch his legs.

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Marlborough — The Cancer Society provides information and support for people affected by cancer and their families.

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Marlborough — Warmer houses help to combat the asthma, bronchitis and flu rates of winter and the Council supports the Government’s Heat Smart scheme encouraging people to warm up their homes using clean heating options.

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Marlborough — An anti-smoking rap performed in front of District Councillors at last year’s annual plan consideration has helped encourage a stronger signal that all Council-owned reserves, parks and sports parks should be smoke-free areas.

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Marlborough — Consider keeping one week's supply of medicines (rotate it regularly) and instructions for their use (dosage, frequency, doctor's name etc) in one container in your refrigerator marked for emergency use.

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Blenheim — Care and Craft is a concept that began as a way of providing company for lonely disabled or otherwise housebound people; today there are Care and Craft Centres all over the country, including Blenheim.

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Marlborough — Sometimes due to family upheaval grandparents can find themselves unexpectedly raising a young family again.

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Marlborough — Physiotherapists can help some older people with health problems which affect mobility, balance, strength and fitness.

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Marlborough — Appetites often diminish with age so it’s particularly important the food that is consumed is nutritious.

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Marlborough — Diabetes Marlborough provides support, information and education for people with diabetes and their families.

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Marlborough — Elderly couples living in their own home can face particular difficulties where one of them becomes unwell.

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Marlborough — The new Blenheim-Nelson health shuttle bus service is in service and Marlborough people are urged to make use of it during its six-month trial.

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Marlborough — Slipping or tripping puts older people out of action every week – and, each year, one out of every two people over the age of 80 years will have a fall.

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Marlborough — Maintaining social contact can become increasingly difficult as people reach the latter stages of their life, especially when health and mobility begin to fail.

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