Symptom

None

Not much

A fair bit

A lot

1.

Headaches including migraines

0

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

2.

Lack of energy and vitality

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

3.

Candida - jock itch, thrush, tinea ...

0

1

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5

6

7

8

9

10

4.

Poor sleep. If on tablets score 10

0

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

5.

Snoring &/or sleep apnoea. Score 10 if using a mask

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

6.

Crook back, stiff neck, sore shoulders, dicky knee RSI ...

0

1

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4

5

6

7

8

9

10

7.

Frequent colds, flu, sinus

0

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4

5

6

7

8

9

10

8.

Unsettled stomach, reflux (Score 10 if on medication)

0

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4

5

6

7

8

9

10

9.

Overweight - 1 point for every 2Kg

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

10.

Irritable bowel, constipation

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11.

Asthma

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

12.

Low level of aerobic fitness

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

13.

Chest pain, palpitations

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

14.

Rashes, itchiness, skin outbreaks, psoriasis ...

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

15.

Mouth ulcers, cold sores

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

16.

Elevated blood pressure. Score 0 on pills

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

17.

Elevated blood cholesterol. Score o if on pills

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

18.

Elevated blood glucose. Score 0 if on medication

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

19.

Shakes, nervous ticks, mannerisms

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

20.

Grinding teeth

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

21.

Alcoholic drinks per day (2 pts/drink)

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

22.

Smoking. (1 pt/cigarette/day)

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

23.

Caffeine (1 pt/cup per day)

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

24.

Anxious about life, insecure, apprehensive

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

25.

Sad or depressed (On medication, score 0)

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

26.

In wrong job for now

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

27.

Under-appreciated at work

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

28.

Have poor work/life balance

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

29.

Unhappy with family life

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

30.

Unhappy with financial status

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

  Score

Overweight

Low level of fitness

Lack of Energy

Poor sleep

Snoring, sleep apnoea

Concerned financial status

Headaches

Musculo-skeletal dysfunction

Elevated blood pressure

Grinding teeth

Alcohol intake

Anxious

Irritable bowel, constipation etc

Itchy, rashes, psoriasis

Depressed

Candida

Frequent colds, flu, sinus

Reflux, unsettled stomach

Shortness of breath from asthma

Mouth ulcers

Elevated cholesterol

Elevated glucose

Shakes, nervous mannerisms

Smoking

Caffeine

Wrong job

Under appreciated at work

Work-life balance

Chest pain, palpitations

Unhappy family life

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Obesity

50% of people said they were more than 10Kg over weight. It's a symptom of metabolic dysfunction and relates to high energy diets and low energy lifestyles. It's suggestive of elevated levels of insulin floating around the body, which is a precursor of all manner of body system dysfunctions - elevated blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, elevated blood glucose.

The recommendation, that people need to get more exercise (at lunch time) and eat from the top of the Hourglass - ie less of the 'garbohydrates': fat mixed with flour and sugar.

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Snoring

25% of people said they snored loudly enough for it to be a problem.

The recipe for a good snore is to be male, be unfit and at least 20Kg over weight, to have high blood pressure, have a few drinks every night, be stressed out of their brain and sleep on their back.

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Lack of energy

31% of people said they lacked energy.

Low levels of energy come from many sources, including: -

-  lack of a good aerobic fitness training program

-  a diet high in wheat flour and sugar

-  dullness

-  ...

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Fitness

38% said they were unfit. We recommend staff be given the greatest encouragement to leave the workplace at lunch time and get in some physical activity. One organisation we work for gives staff an hour and a half off for lunch, providing people exercise during that time. Most of the staff come early and leave late so no-one is being dudded.

Fitness has a significant bearing on the scores for low levels of energy, poor sleep, snoring, depression and headaches.

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Musculo-skeletal dysfunction

Only 19% of people said they had some sort of musculo-skeletal dysfunction.

Musculo-skeletal dysfunction goes with low levels of strength and flexibility. Those at greatest risk need encouragement to attend a strength and flexibility training program several times a week.

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Headaches

19% of people said they regularly get headaches. Headaches are caused by

-  a diet high in wheat flour and sugar

-  caffeine withdrawal

-  lack of oxygen getting to the head

-  a sluggish elimination system

-  a head out of alignment due to tight and weak muscles

-  beating your head against a brick wall

-  ...

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Under-appreciation at work

Only 1 person said they were under-appreciated at work.

This is a fantastic result. I rarely see this type of score. In other workplaces it can be 40% of people are under-appreciated. Managers and staff - take a bow.

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Being in the wrong job

Only 1 person  said they were in the wrong job.

There is usually a high and positive correlation between people being in the wrong job and people saying they are under-appreciated at work. In this case this rule applied. Over all it's a great result. Managers and staff take a bow.

Depression and anxiety

There is an epidemic of depression in our community and we encourage all organisations to target depression. 2 people gave themselves a score of 5 or more on the depression question, indicating risk that needs to be dealt with.

No people were on anti-depressant medication.

There is a significant core of depression that relates to poor health generally.

All body systems are connected. The epidemic of depression will continue to escalate at the same rate as the epidemic of all other body system dysfunctions. People need to be given encouragement to exercise regularly and vigorous, eat less flour and sugar and imbibe less of the culturally chemicals - particularly nicotine, caffeine and alcohol.

Because of the relationship of depression to fitness and diet there is a chance that some people have been misdiagnosed.

Some aspects of depression relate to psychologically generated issues. It is important that these people be encouraged to have regular counselling - through the EAP or other counsellors -

The best book about depression I've read, and what you can do about it, and one that I recommend highly is by psychiatrist, David Servan-Schreiber, Healing Without Freud or Prozac.

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Blood pressure

2 people indicated they were on blood pressure medication.

Blood pressure is a symptom of body system dysfunction relating directly to

- lack of aerobic fitness

- being over weight

- being stressed.

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Smoking

There was 1 confirmed smoker. Now lets move heaven and earth to assist this person to give it away altogether.

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Alcohol intake

Only three people indicated a slightly higher than acceptable level of alcohol consumption. For too many people it is culturally acceptable to drink half a dozen cans of beer a night. Alcohol increases the size of the waist and wastes an evening.

I don't agree with the medical charities that you should have a drink every night. The people score lowest in the Health, Fitness and Wellbeing profile only have a couple of drinks a week, if that.

The problem with alcohol is that will power dissolves in it. Once you've had one, you're more likely to have another, and another ... Then  out come the chips and cashews, finishing off with a couple rounds of Tim Tams.

You know there is something wrong when the junk medical industry is telling you to have a drink and take an Aspro every day.