Good Health Choices New Zealand – August 2019

FIGHTS

CONGESTION

REDUCES

INFLAMMATION

RELIEVES

PAIN

A world-first specific combination

for cold, flu & sinus relief developed

for Kiwis right here in New Zealand.

Hartley Atkinson

Inventor of MAXIGESIC® & MAXIGESIC PE®

MAXIGESIC PE® film coated tablets are for the temporary relief of cold and flu symptoms including headache, fever, pain

and nasal congestion. Do not use if you have asthma or a stomach ulcer. Do not use in children under 12 years or if you

have a kidney disease. Do NOT combine with any other paracetamol or ibuprofen containing medicines. Do not

exceed the daily recommended dose. Always read the label. Use only as directed. Incorrect use can be harmful.

If symptoms persist consult your healthcare professional. AFT Pharmaceuticals, Auckland. TAPS PP2330. NZ Patent

Numbers 613918 and 617848.

AVAILABLE IN PHARMACIES AND SUPERMARKETS

MAXIGESIC.CO.NZ

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Time to

change

It probably won’t
come as a surprise
to hear that teasing
someone about their
size could be damaging
to them in the long term.
Research published in the
journal Pediatric Obesity
recruited 110 children, aged 12 on average, who were
either overweight themselves or had two parents who
were overweight – a risk factor for obesity later in life.
Children were asked if they had been made fun of
based on their size, with 62 percent of those who
were overweight saying they had. During the follow-
up period, which lasted around eight and a half years,
they found that those who had been teased gained a
third more body mass on average than their peers
who weren’t teased.

Mind matters

Stress in early pregnancy can have long-term physiological
effects on baby, says a new study. Research published in the
journal Human Reproduction looked at 643 20-year-old men,
407 of whose mothers had experienced a stressful event – such
as divorce, money issues or pregnancy concerns – in the first
18 weeks of pregnancy. They found that, on average, the men
who were exposed to three or more stresses while in utero
had a 36 percent lower sperm count and 12 percent lower
sperm motility, compared to those whose mothers hadn’t
experienced stress. While senior author Dr Roger Hart
cautions that detecting associations 20 years down the track
can be problematic, he adds, “The time to get pregnant is when
you’re healthiest, both physically and psychologically.”