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Health is built in everyday choices: food, movement, sleep, mindset and connection. This is where our writing and podcast guests on nutrition, habits, hormones and living with energy sit. A first visit takes 30 minutes and starts with what you want to get back to.

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Everyday health from our chiropractors: food, vitamin D, habits, resilience, brain health and balance as we age, and keeping your family's rhythm through busy seasons.

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Guests including Dr Libby Weaver, Art Green and Les Mills instructor Susan Renata on mindset, nutrition, movement, skin health and recovery.

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    Thyroid series: Jenny Brooks from Dr Libby Clinic

    20 May 2024 · 21 min · Living well

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    Dr Andrea, Period Whisperer: Phases of womanhood

    18 March 2024 · 39 min · Living well

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    Lara Briden: Female Health and Hormone Repair

    18 September 2023 · 20 min · Living well

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    Intuition and Gut Feelings - The Neurology Behind It

    11 September 2023 · 39 min · Living well

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    Growth or Decline with Katie and Lydia

    21 August 2023 · 18 min · Living well

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    Bruce Lipton: Your thoughts drive your physiology

    10 April 2023 · 21 min · Stress and the nervous system

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    Laura Duggan: Skintopia - nourishing from the inside out

    13 June 2022 · 24 min · Living well

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    Art Green: What's all the talk about ice baths?

    25 April 2022 · 12 min · Living well

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    Susan Sherwen: An epic inter-island swim

    11 April 2022 · 14 min · Living well

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    Vikki Kelly: Positive psychology and mindfulness

    7 December 2021 · 12 min · Living well

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Questions


Anything else? Reception is happy to help.

  • Chiropractic care can play a role in helping you keep good spinal movement, mobility and physical function as you move through life.

    At Advanced Health Chiropractic, we believe health is about more than being free from pain. It’s also about having the capacity to do the things you enjoy, respond to life’s demands and keep living well as you age.

    Your spine and nervous system play important roles in movement, coordination and how your body responds to its environment. Over time, injuries, repetitive activities, physical demands and the natural changes of ageing can affect how comfortably and effectively you move.

    Our chiropractors assess your spinal function and nervous system, identify areas of restriction or dysfunction, and recommend an individual care plan. Some people visit us about a specific concern, while others choose periodic check-ups or ongoing care as part of looking after their overall wellbeing.

    We use regular progress assessments to review your movement, function and goals, so we can tell whether continued care is worthwhile. Our focus is on helping you keep doing the things that matter most to you, today and into the future.

  • For many people, yes. Chiropractic care may help improve spinal mobility, ease stiffness and make movement more comfortable.

    Your body is designed to move. Your joints, muscles and surrounding tissues work together so you can bend, twist and reach comfortably through your day, and your nervous system coordinates that movement, your balance and your body awareness.

    At Advanced Health Chiropractic, we assess your spine and nervous system, looking for areas and patterns that may be limiting how well you move and manage daily activities. Where appropriate, specific chiropractic adjustments may help improve joint mobility and reduce discomfort. We may also suggest movement, exercise or other strategies to help you keep your progress.

    Our goal isn’t simply to help you move more. It’s to help you move well, with more comfort, confidence and freedom to enjoy the things that matter to you.

  • Chiropractic care can be one part of ageing well. At Advanced Health Chiropractic, we believe healthy ageing is about more than living longer. It’s about keeping the capacity, confidence and independence to live well.

    Over time, our bodies respond to years of activity, injuries, repetitive movements and everyday demands. Changes in joint mobility, muscle strength, balance and coordination can affect our ability to do the things we enjoy.

    Our chiropractors assess your movement and function, review your history and goals, and recommend a care plan to suit. We use a range of techniques, including gentle, low-force approaches adapted to your needs and physical condition. Chiropractic care works best alongside regular exercise, strength and balance training, good nutrition and enough rest.

    Whether it’s keeping up with your grandchildren, enjoying the garden, travelling or simply moving through your day with more ease, our goal is to help you keep doing the things that make life meaningful.

  • Absolutely. Chiropractic care may suit active people of all kinds, from walkers and gym-goers to runners, cyclists and competitive athletes.

    Exercise and sport place demands on your muscles, joints and nervous system. Those challenges are an important part of building strength, fitness and resilience, but injuries, training load and too little recovery can affect how comfortably and effectively you move.

    At Advanced Health Chiropractic, we look at how your body moves and functions, consider the physical demands of your activities and assess any stiffness or movement restrictions that may be affecting you. Our approach to performance is simple: we focus on capacity and adaptability, building your ability to meet the demands of life, including the sports you love.

    Whether your goal is to get back to running, feel more comfortable at the gym or stay active as you get older, we want to help you keep moving and doing what matters to you.

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