Midwest Optimal Health in Dandaragan, Western Australia, Australia | Professional service
Midwest Optimal Health
Locality: Dandaragan, Western Australia, Australia
Phone: +61 432 009 748
Address: golf drive. 6507 Dandaragan, WA, Australia
Website: http://www.neurotribe.com
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25.01.2022 EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST OPEN FOR PUBLIC SCULPTURE IN DANDARAGAN TOWNSITE The Shire of Dandaragan is calling for expressions of interest from experienced and eme...rging professional sculptors / public artists who are residents of Western Australia, for the commissioning of a STEM-themed sculptural work. The artist would be required to create a public art sculpture as part of the Dandaragan Streetscape and Art Enhancement Project. The sculpture will have a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) theme and will be installed on the road reserve adjacent to the Dandaragan Primary School (corner of Camm Road). The project aims to beautify and enhance the sense of place in the Dandaragan townsite, by installing vibrant and contemporary public art forms. The artwork will interpret and express the local area’s natural, physical and industrial characteristics, and social and cultural values in a way that supports local stories and invites visitors to stop and engage with the streetscape, and build impact and interest around the townsite. The deadline for submitting an expression of interest is 5pm Monday 12 October 2020. For further information or to submit an expression of interest, go to the Shire of Dandaragan Arts and Culture page at https://www.dandaragan.wa.gov.au//co/arts-and-culture.aspx. This art project is funded by the Shire of Dandaragan and the Australian Government's Drought Communities Programme.
22.01.2022 A post shared by EarthWhile Australia. Along with 7 other people, I did a two day microscope soil health course recently at Moora. We all got so much from the 2 days.
20.01.2022 In an online lecture hosted by the Mulloon Institute last night, Dr Allan Savory said Australians and all nations face grave dangers from desertification, mega ...fires and climate change. Like frogs in slowly boiled water the fate of our grand children is in the hands of the current governing generation more than at any time history," he said. However, the scientific advisors that political and world leaders currently depend on and the many climate conferences and meetings vital to the future of humanity have so far delivered only conflict, chaos and confusion he said. It was an unarguable truth that if we do not address the cause of a problem we cannot solve it. In short, he said, it is clear that climate change is a management problem, he said. https://www.beefcentral.com//allan-savory-urges-world-lea/
19.01.2022 A beautiful demonstration of good will by caring community members. The flow on benefit being very evident.
19.01.2022 Weeds - The Pioneer Plants Source: Red Diamond Compost Weeds are opportunistic, able to sprout up and grow quickly, even in bad weather conditions, often getti...ng a headstart on crops or flowers. . Weeds have been such a huge problem that they've created the largest chemical warfare of our time. . The thing is, many weeds only grow on soils with something wrong with them, and they are many that have been identified as indicators of soil conditions. . Key thing to note is that synthetic chemicals, (pesticides, herbicides, fungicides etc.) make soil conditions worse, resulting in more weeds and locks you in a destructive cycle. Both for the soil and your health. See more
18.01.2022 Both an inspiring and beautiful story on how to turn around desertification on our planet. Australia is a dry continent and knowledge and skills developed here in Australia are used in the projects. Water is the key and this system generates and creates moisture to restore the barren landscapes. Water is life.... The Shire of Dandaragan have created environmental grants for private landholders to explore improving the natural landscape. Our family received such a Grant for a demonstration rehydration landscape project on our property, "The Mount", Cataby Road, Dandaragan. Tim Wiley and Rod O'Bree designed and implimented the system, guiding our son, teaching him the necessary skills. It is a work in progress and we are enjoying the experience. This video covers in detail how rehydration of landscape is achieved and explains the simply science in how and why it works. Be sure to watch to the very end. Great wisdom, humanity and compassion are revealed. Enjoy. https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=YBLZmwlPa8A
18.01.2022 Thank you Brain Training Australia for this description of burn out.
16.01.2022 All about rehydrating the landscape. We have a working model on our farm, created at start of year. While a low rainfall year, it has been interesting watching the system evolve, with pasture cover growing along the eroded section.
15.01.2022 If your passion aligns with your values, work is not a burden but exploration, learning and sheer joy. A pod cast worth listening to. It could change your life!
15.01.2022 Some useful information I found shared by a friend. Worth a read That bite of summer has well and truly come early this year and with that heat, comes snakes. ...This article was written by Rob Timmings Rob runs a medical/nursing education business Teaching nurses, doctors and paramedics. It’s well worth the read #ECT4Health 3000 bites are reported annually. 300-500 hospitalisations 2-3 deaths annually. Average time to death is 12 hours. The urban myth that you are bitten in the yard and die before you can walk from your chook pen back to the house is a load of rubbish. While not new, the management of snake bite (like a flood/fire evacuation plan or CPR) should be refreshed each season. Let’s start with a Basic overview. There are five genus of snakes that will harm us (seriously) Browns, Blacks, Adders, Tigers and Taipans. All snake venom is made up of huge proteins (like egg white). When bitten, a snake injects some venom into the meat of your limb (NOT into your blood). This venom can not be absorbed into the blood stream from the bite site. It travels in a fluid transport system in your body called the lymphatic system (not the blood stream). Now this fluid (lymph) is moved differently to blood. Your heart pumps blood around, so even when you are lying dead still, your blood still circulates around the body. Lymph fluid is different. It moves around with physical muscle movement like bending your arm, bending knees, wriggling fingers and toes, walking/exercise etc. Now here is the thing. Lymph fluid becomes blood after these lymph vessels converge to form one of two large vessels (lymphatic trunks)which are connected to veins at the base of the neck. Back to the snake bite site. When bitten, the venom has been injected into this lymph fluid (which makes up the bulk of the water in your tissues). The only way that the venom can get into your blood stream is to be moved from the bite site in the lymphatic vessels. The only way to do this is to physically move the limbs that were bitten. Stay still!!! Venom can’t move if the victim doesn’t move. Stay still!! Remember people are not bitten into their blood stream. In the 1980s a technique called Pressure immobilisation bandaging was developed to further retard venom movement. It completely stops venom /lymph transport toward the blood stream. A firm roll bandage is applied directly over the bite site (don’t wash the area). Technique: Three steps: keep them still Step 1 Apply a bandage over the bite site, to an area about 10cm above and below the bite. Step 2: Then using another elastic roller bandage, apply a firm wrap from Fingers/toes all the way to the armpit/groin. The bandage needs to be firm, but not so tight that it causes fingers or toes to turn purple or white. About the tension of a sprain bandage. Step 3: Splint the limb so the patient can’t walk or bend the limb. Do nots: Do not cut, incise or suck the venom. Do not EVER use a tourniquet Don’t remove the shirt or pants - just bandage over the top of clothing. Remember movement (like wriggling out of a shirt or pants) causes venom movement. DO NOT try to catch, kill or identify the snake!!! This is important. In hospital we NO LONGER NEED to know the type of snake; it doesn’t change treatment. 5 years ago we would do a test on the bite, blood or urine to identify the snake so the correct anti venom can be used. BUT NOW... we don’t do this. Our new Antivenom neutralises the venoms of all the 5 listed snake genus, so it doesn’t matter what snake bit the patient. Read that again- one injection for all snakes! Polyvalent is our one shot wonder, stocked in all hospitals, so most hospitals no longer stock specific Antivenins. Australian snakes tend to have 3 main effects in differing degrees. Bleeding - internally and bruising. Muscles paralysed causing difficulty talking, moving & breathing. Pain In some snakes severe muscle pain in the limb, and days later the bite site can break down forming a nasty wound. Allergy to snakes is rarer than winning lotto twice. Final tips: not all bitten people are envenomated and only those starting to show symptoms above are given antivenom. Did I mention to stay still. ~Rob Timmings Kingston/Robe Health Advisory #vrarescue #snakebite
13.01.2022 This work supports all that maverick Australian scientists, working in the regenerative agricultural sector, have been telling us for some time. Living plants feed the soil health to build resilience and regenerate biomass allowing natural systems to do the work. As farmers, we can reduce our dependence on fossil fuel inputs and grow a more nutritional product while improving the health of our environment.
13.01.2022 Sharing this post created by a colleague and friend. Such a great way to start the week.
13.01.2022 One advantage that fungi have over bacteria is their (fungal hyphae) ability to grow in length. Unlike bacterial cells, whose world is a very finite one, fung...al hyphae can travel over space measure in feet or meters, distances that for a bacterium are truly epic and unlike bacteria, fungi do not need a film of water in order to spread throughout the soil. Fungal hyphae are able to bridge gaps and go short distances, which allows them to locate new food sources and transport nutrition from one location to the other.
12.01.2022 This is encouraging news for regenerative farmers. The general public are looking for and valuing nutritionally produced food. Ian and Di Haggerty have been leading edge farmers in a biological farming system and it is great to know their wheat is now marketed direct to a baker in the city. The customers are loving the taste of the bread.
10.01.2022 An exciting and interesting development to create cultural awareness and education.
09.01.2022 FIRST NATIONS PRACTICES COULD INSPIRE MODERN FARMING Indigenous writer and farmer Bruce Pascoe has called for a rethink of Australian agriculture with an increa...sed focus on the success of Aboriginal methods of the past. He was preparing to harvest kangaroo grass for flour in Victoria's east until January's devastating bushfires tore through the property. Professor Pascoe estimates yields per acre from kangaroo grass could be about a fifth of grain. But with no water, fertiliser and fuel costs, he believes the crop could be profitable. Article: (AAP) http://tiny.cc/euzusz
08.01.2022 How to Grow Ginger and Garlic from Stalk
08.01.2022 A timely reminder to all agricultural workers with hay cutting and harvest approaching. Inattention can cost a life. Plus a good night's sleep is safety insurance.
05.01.2022 Walter talks about how our planet evolved and then continues on with how we can build carbon in the soil and free us from costly inputs. The real punch line is at the very end, food nutrition, and how that changed after world war two. If you are interested in preventative health and growing nutritional food this is a must listen to. Enjoy and be inspired to make change.... https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=GvwMm9P3Ejk
05.01.2022 Pasture raised poultry is higher nutritionally in food value. A safe and very tasty meal. Let food be your medicine.
05.01.2022 Do grasses store carbon like trees? Many people have heard that trees can sequester or store carbon but did you know that grasses also serve this important role...? In fact, although trees can store more carbon, the storage in grass may be more stable since much of it is below ground. This makes it less likely to be lost to the atmosphere during fires, droughts or floods. Trees store more carbon aboveground in trunks, branches and leaves while grasses store more carbon belowground in their roots
04.01.2022 In many ways, the fate of the youth of today in a world of increasing violence is predictable in one picture just sent to me by friends. If you don't understan...d that then listen to my Mulloon memorial lecture earlier, appealing to our youth (and parents) to wake up and help politicians address desertification and climate. This on the Arizona/Mexico border is Organ Pipe National Monument protected land under the best management known to institutions that advise political leaders. No one even asks the obvious - Why does a national monument or park need restoration when managed by government agencies through policies fully endorsed by our environmental organizations, universities, etc. ??? There are some 30 odd national parks around my home in Africa and they represent some of our worst cases of biodiversity loss, habitat destruction, mounting disease dangers, rising conflict with people and animals and contribution to desertification and climate change. All so sad to me expressing my frustration as an old man, when we have known how to address this for over fifty years! See more
04.01.2022 Great post to define the role of plant healing and protecting soil.
02.01.2022 Thank you to Boomerang Bags for the hire of bunting for the Grow Dandaragan Way festival on Saturday. Jo was so generous with the bunting, that our Geraldton helpers, Bernie and Amanda, were able to wrap the church in colourful bunting. Plus we were gifted with a number of Boomerang Bags Geraldton, plus net vegie bags to hand out at Growers Market on Sunday.... The message from BBG is ,"So no to plastic". One stitch at a time. Their new target for number of bags made is Geraldton's post code - 6530. An amazing effort by a small group of creatively determined and extremely organised women. Thank you for your generous support.
