Dr Brett Hill, a chiropractor and columnist, will discuss the short-term and long-term impact of early obesity and what it means for families.

“What we need to realize is that our kids are not just overweight, they are unhealthy. They are not eating as well as they should, they are not exercising as they should and they are more stressed than is right for kids of that age. What we need to focus on is not just getting them skinny, we need to focus on getting them healthy, and if we can do that, then their bodies will naturally find a healthy weight” says Dr Hill.

Topics include:

• What foods to eat and what foods to avoid
• Well rounded exercise for weight loss: more than just cardio
• Why most diets don’t work
• Tools for long term weight loss
• Tool for breaking old habits

What: Fighting Childhood Obesity

When: Wednesday 11th March 2009, 7.30pm – 9.00pm

Where: Burnside Council Hall, 401 Greenhill Road, Tusmore

To book, please contact Kate Mitchell, 08 8366 4133 or 0419 833 532

kmitchell@burnside.sa.gov.au

Child Care Links is an Early Childhood – Invest to Grow initiative, funded by the Australian Government under the Stronger Families and Communities Strategy.

Members of the Chiropractors Association of Australia SA (CAASA) are registered, primary contact health professionals who undertake a minimum of five years of university training across three government universities in Australia.

Chiropractors usually work in their own private practice or in clinics with other healthcare professionals. They may also act as allied health consultants in areas including occupational health and safety, sport, rehabilitation, health insurance assessment and medico-legal advising.

Their tenet is that “Wellness is a lifelong process of assuming personal responsibility that empowers the individual to exercise choice, make informed decisions and take action towards a more balanced, dynamically sustainable and fulfilling existence in all dimensions of life.”