Healthy Ageing
Step into Spring
As winter fades and days grow longer, spring offers the perfect moment for seniors in our community to refresh routines and rediscover the joy of movement. Milder weather and blooming...
The Benefits of Sit-to-Stand Exercises
Sit-to-stand exercises are a simple yet powerful way for individuals to maintain and improve their strength, balance, and independence. This functional movement mimics a daily activity—rising from a chair –...
Practice Makes Perfect
Do you feel the need to crawl across the living room to get assistance from a piece of furniture when getting up off the floor? As we get older many...
Cultivating Community Wellness: The Journey of Walnut Grove Clinic
In 2021 when we, Steve and Kathryn, took over Walnut Grove, we had a vision of wanting to ignite a spark of community-driven ethos that continued to radiate warmth and...
Exercise for older adults
Unfortunately, there currently isn’t anything on the market that will stop us from ageing, but we can do something to limit its impact. It doesn’t have to cost the earth...
Physical activity levels: How do you measure up?
Many of us may assume we are in the more active category. There are so many ways in which we are reminded to exercise, from the media, our phones, fitness...
Introducing Walnut Grove Wellbeing Community Interest Company
We are excited to announce a new business in the form of a Community Interest Company (CIC) – Walnut Grove Wellbeing CIC. This is a voluntary-run, non-profit company that we...
Empowering Heart Health: Your Guide to Preventing Coronary Heart Disease
Being diagnosed with a heart condition or facing heart surgery can be an overwhelming and life-altering experience. Over the past decade, I have had the privilege of supporting and guiding...
Blood Pressure Awareness: Knowing your numbers
In a healthy individual, the pressure of blood within our arteries will rise and fall throughout the day depending on what activities we are doing and what demands our bodies...
Are Hearing Aid wearers less likely to develop Dementia?
A new study has found that hearing loss can increase the risk of a precursor to dementia, called mild cognitive impairment (MCI) – but this increased risk is not present...
Parkinsons Awareness Month
Parkinson’s is a progressive brain degenerative condition. It is the fastest-growing neurological condition in the world. It is estimated that around 145,000 people lived with a Parkinson’s diagnosis in the...
Deep Vein Thrombosis – An informative guide
A lot of people will have heard of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) but many would necessarily know what it is or what to look out for. An important part of...