Simone is the editor of blackmores.com.au and writes about all aspects of natural health and wellbeing, with her passions being current affairs, fitness and the online world. She has a Masters in Journalism from the University of Technology Sydney and a Bachelors of Economics/Social Sciences (Major in Psychology) from Sydney University. Simone worked as a health journalist before joining the Blackmores Online Team. Outside of work she loves running, swimming, netball, the beach and travel.

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Simone du Toit (Blackmores)

Simone is the editor of blackmores.com.au and writes about all aspects of natural health and wellbeing, with her passions being current affairs, fitness and the online world. She has a Masters in Journalism from the University of Technology Sydney and a Bachelors of Economics/Social Sciences (Major in Psychology) from Sydney University. Simone worked as a health journalist before joining the Blackmores Online Team. Outside of work she loves running, swimming, netball, the beach and travel.

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Fish oil making a splash

  • 29 February 2012
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Up to $4.19 billion could be saved if Australians with heart disease took fish oil, a Deloitte Access Economics analysis commissioned by the Complementary Healthcare Council has found.

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No ordinary run

  • 24 February 2012
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Running from one end of the earth to the other gives you a lot of time to think and there were times Pat Farmer thought nobody gave a damn about who he was and what he was trying to achieve. Upon setting down in Sydney yesterday he found out how wrong he was.

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Omega-3’s may help small babies heart’s

  • 22 February 2012
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Omega-3 fatty acids, available in fish oil supplements and naturally occurring in eggs and oily fish, may help babies born small to decrease their risk of cardiovascular disease later in life, a University of Sydney study has found.

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If the dream is big enough, anything’s possible

  • 21 February 2012
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For most, running two marathons a day is unfathomable, doing this for a week is unattainable and to continue running for just short of a year is impossible. Not however, if you’re Pat Farmer.

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Hello Sunday Morning

  • 20 February 2012
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Off the back of an atrocious hangover, Chris Raine decided to do something that would change his life forever. He committed to a 12-month break from alcohol and shared his story through a blog he called Hello Sunday Morning.

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Crash diets a recipe for disaster

  • 11 January 2012
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If, like me, you have reluctantly stepped back onto the scales following a rather excessive festive season to discover those second helpings, crackers and brie and cocktails have well and truly stuck to the hips, then you will be looking to shed the excess bagage asap.

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Sun, surf and six hundred swimmers

  • 21 December 2011
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Confronted with whispers of blue bottles and surf that looked a little ferocious for my liking, I was beginning to rethink my decision to make the Blackmores Bilgola Ocean Swim my first of the season.

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Asher Keddie in the media

  • 11 November 2011
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Logie winner Asher Keddie was featured on Kerrie-Anne and The Circle discussing her impressive career and the Blackmores Personal Health System.

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Promising antioxidant effects using CoQ10

  • 7 November 2011
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A recent study has found promising antioxidant effects using CoQ10 supplementation in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD).

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A fresh approach to treating childhood illness

  • 3 November 2011
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Making good quality diet, environmental and lifestyle choices for your kids early-on, can protect them against a range of childhood illnesses, leading US paediatrician, Dr Nancy O’Hara explains.

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