This week we invite you to practice labeling worry.* In this exercise when you notice yourself worrying, note it with the label, “worrying” and let it go. Once you label it, try to bring your awareness to your breath for a moment or two and then bring your attention to other thoughts. If you catch yourself worrying again, simply label it again and let it go. It does not matter if you do this again and again. This is a very productive practice and one that, over time, allows you to let go of needless worry. In this practice, we don’t say “stop worrying” or try to fight it. We just notice worry, label it “worrying”, and let go if possible.

*Remember there is a difference between worrying and constructive problem-solving. Worrying involves repetitive thoughts, that can cause anxiety with no tangible impact on the outcome of the object one is worrying about.

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Food and Nutrition

Weekly Mindfulness Exercise

Weekly Mindfulness Exercise

Every 33 minutes someone’s life is turned upside down by epilepsy

Maintain a healthy weight

Being overweight can increase your cancer risk

You can lower your risk of cancer by enjoying a healthy diet, being physically active everyday and maintaining a healthy body weight.

With the pandemic further highlighting ongoing and persistent inequality, GPs say this year’s International Women’s Day theme – #BreaktheBias – could not be more timely.

This week we invite you to practice mindful walking as much as possible. You can do this literally whenever you are walking, whether just down the hall, to the car, around work, or on a stroll.

This week we invite you to engage in the mindfulness practice of noticing three things with three senses. Three times today, pause for a moment and:

World Hearing Day is held on 3 March each year to raise awareness on how to prevent deafness and hearing loss, and to promote ear and hearing care across the world.

At least three times during the day, pause and try to become aware of something you have not noticed before.

This month Melville Medical Group has a focus creating a cancer prevention plan for women

Throughout this week, we invite you to pause to take a breath and smile as often as you can each day.

At least three times during the day, pause and try to become aware of something you have not noticed before.

What do we mean by “closing the gap in cancer care”?

One of the best-kept secrets is that we are actually breathing all of the time. Of course, we know this, but we are rarely aware of this incredibly precious and very personal activity

Australia has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world.

Throughout the day, pause and see if you can notice something blue, red, green, yellow, and white.