The House of Wellness

Full Episode - CEO of LSKD Jason Daniel, Jamie Summers, Dr Sumit Samant, Natasha from Athena, And Piyara Perera

The House of Wellness

Show Notes

On this weeks episode of The House of Wellness on The Breeze thanks to our friends at Athena Jamie Summers is in to chat about the awesome work that Health 15 are doing to help out construction workers around New Zealand by providing free health checks and services on site and the connection to Stroke awareness. Also Sleep Doctor Dr Sumit Samant joins us to talk about Sleep Apnea CPAP Machines and why sleep matter so much to our overall health. Nutritionist Natasha from Athena is in to talk about the nuance of Creatine and Protein and how Athena is helping women on their own journeys with protein supplements. Our Resident Pharmacist Piyara has all you need to know about winter sports injuries including is it better to use Ice or Heat in the winter for recovery and are pain relief gels and creams actually effective. And CEO of LSKD Jason Daniel chats to us about how LSKD was born out of a change in his own mindset and how you can apply that to your own health and wellness journeys. For more about what Dr Sumit does you can click here To find out more about Health 15 click here and for more about LSKD you can find that here

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