The Health Tune Up

Sydney, enjoy your eased lockdowns during COVID this December 2020.    However be aware that viral gastro is in the wild and appearing as nausea, vomiting, and or diarrhoea. Tummy is usually upset too.   I still see it this 3rd week in Sydney hence this update.  I highly recommend everyone maintain common sense hygiene measures: social distancing, wearing a

In Australia and New Zealand we have the Food Standards dictating what’s allowed in your baby’s formula powder.  Fortunately most brands have to hit minimums for protein, carbs, and fats.  Unfortunately the optional extras are exactly that, optional! I have to also add a disclaimer: breast milk is KING. Formula comes nowhere close.  Breast milk is like the elixir

Are you a new mum with painful, sore, nipples that feel like a needle is stabbing? If so you may be suffering from the all too common mastitis. An inflammation of the breast nipple and tissue. It's definitely not fun to experience and can even bring on serious illness if the infection spreads or you have a severe form of it so see your doctor stat! (one mother literally today, Oct

Hey Sydneysiders its Smiling Pharmacist here to warn everyone to keep up their hand sanitizers and hygiene cos there's viral gastro making the rounds   Symptoms are diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, low appetite.   Spread easily by coughing, sneezing, sharing utensils. So keep up the mask wearing!    Treatment involves maintaining hydration with oral rehydration salt

Sun's out, bums out! With warmer weather in Sydney we're seeing people head outdoors and also seeing more injuries! Grazes, cuts, scabs the lot! Here's how to: 1) prevent fugly scars in the 1st place, and 2) minimize scars that recently formed Topics covered 📖 -types of scars: keloid, hypertrophic, pitted.. -stages of wound healing -debunk pop items that DON'T work -reveal prod

Embarrassing but it happens! If you're a women over the age of 16 years, you're likely to get thrush at least once in your lifetime. Men you're not off the hook either it can happen on the tip of your penis     Now to be clear, thrush is NOT a sexually transmitted disease (STD) and is more a result of a compromised immune system.     What's that mean

The Four-Day-Rule-Of-Thumb: this is a diagnostic tool I used to help uncover the root cause of people's hives (a form of allergy). Often times a customer will come in with a skin rash all over their body and ask for an antihistamine. Of course I give them what they want but when I notice they're not in a hurry I'll ask to give them my 2cents. Recognising that hives is a whole body

Considering the cold front Sydney experienced last weekend, this episode shares my taste of Grandma’s cooking of Banh Canh, a vietnamese dish made from rice noodles (hand-made). Nom!

hey guys I just wanted to quickly rush Ep44 out before the others as I'm getting so many requests for Panadol suppositories.. The update: they're Out Of Stock till Nov 2020 (have been since start of year) In this podcast I share tips for parents on how to manage with aforementioned product Enjoy

How to unwittingly get a windfall of $11,000 and how I wish I didn’t have this in the first place. Paying too much tax 💰💰💰