Health Resources

Nexus Primary Health’s Health Promotion program works towards helping Mitchell and Murrindindi Shires live health lives to the fullest. You can find lots of information below about:

• Health eating
• Healthy movement
• Health minds

Healthy Eating

Follow these links to a range of health eating websites

• Nutrition Australia
• Cook well, eat well
• Live Lighter
• No money, no time
• Jean Hailes
• Janella Purcell

Follow these links for more information on healthy eating:

• Baker Institute – Making healthy meals
• Baker Institute – Dietary Fibre
• Better Health Channel – Healthy eating fact sheets
• Liv Lighter – Shop smart tips
• Liv Lighter – Traffic light wallet card
• Australian Guide to Healthy Eating
• Cook Smarts – Click on goals for educational tools
• Eat for Health – Nutritional calculators
• Eat for Health – Serving size examples
• Food Standards Australia and NZ – How to read food labels
• Nexus Primary Health and Seymour Health – Food for Thought  
• University of Newcastle – Nutrition Quiz

Healthy Movement

Follow these links to find more information about exercise:

• Exercise Right – How to exercise right after work for office workers
• Exercise Right – my mini workout
• Editable meal and exercise planner  
• Get active Victoria – free home workouts
• Better Health Channel – Australian Physical activity guidelines
• Better Health Channel – Exercise Intensity
• Yoga with Adriene – Free yoga videos
• YMCA – Free workouts
• Mitchell Shire – Tracks and Trails
• Murrindindi – Parks, reserves and Trails
• Bushwalking Victoria – Tracks and trails
• Parks Victoria – Activity things to do in Victoria

Healthy Minds

Follow these links to some mindfulness apps:

• 1 Giant Mind  
• Calm
• Headspace
• Insight Timer
• Smiling Mind
• The Epic Self
• ReachOut Worry Time

You can find information on mental health and self development at:

• Better Health Victoria
• Cosmic Kids