ATARA What Is It All About

2022-01-10T12:00:52+10:00

We wanted to move into the future with a name and logo that is unique to only us and reflects what we wish to achieve for our customers and clients, and that is, a promise to provide health and wellbeing, through integrity, pride in our work, respect for others and their privacy, excellence in the field of compounding and holistic wellness, community involvement and professional service. The brand ATARA came about during these unusual and challenging times, to symbolise our journey forward with deeper understanding of what is really important and what we want to achieve through our business. ATARA [...]

ATARA What Is It All About2022-01-10T12:00:52+10:00

Can’t Swallow Tablets

2022-10-06T12:16:39+10:00

You’re not alone. It is estimated that 30%-40% of the population has some sort of difficulty swallowing a tablet or capsule. Food is normally chewed before swallowing, and swallowing a tablet whole requires us to consciously override this normal behaviour as well as dealing with the gag reflex which nature has provided to help prevent us from choking. Children can usually begin to manage this process at the age of 10 but for a lot of people, for a range of reasons, they are never able to swallow a tablet or capsule whole, and it remains an embarrassing secret for [...]

Can’t Swallow Tablets2022-10-06T12:16:39+10:00

Looking After Your Skin Under a Mask

2022-01-10T11:50:49+10:00

While masks have become essential accessories during Covid times, it is important to remember that your facial skin is also facing unprecedented conditions. Your breath creates a hot and humid environment under your mask while the edges of the mask may cause redness and dryness with friction from prolonged wear. Rarely, a wearer may experience an allergy or contact dermatitis from their mask. This could be from the wire, fabric or chemicals within the fabric. A well-fitting mask that is snug and doesn’t slide around but without leaving impressions or indentations in your skin is the ideal, and may take [...]

Looking After Your Skin Under a Mask2022-01-10T11:50:49+10:00

A Transdermal Gel For Cats

2022-01-10T11:52:00+10:00

A transdermal gel or cream is a way of delivering medicine to your pet through the skin instead of having to make them swallow it. There are many examples of this in human medicine now where medicines such as pain killers, hormones, even nicotine replacement is delivered through the skin to have an effect in the whole body. The advantages for medicating a cat this way, are obvious. No daily struggles trying to hold the cat and poke a tablet down his throat only to watch him spit it out under the couch two minutes later! Sometimes this route of [...]

A Transdermal Gel For Cats2022-01-10T11:52:00+10:00

Palmitoylethanolamide

2022-01-10T11:53:56+10:00

Palmitoylethanolamide, also known as PEA, is a naturally occurring substance of the fatty acid amide family, and is very much in the news at the moment, as the removal of codeine from over the counter pain medicines has sent patients and health professionals alike searching further afield for safer pain options. It was originally isolated from soybean lecithin, egg yolk and peanut meal in the 1950s and has been readily available in Europe and North America as a supplement for some time. No prescription is required for palmitoylethanolamide and it is available in Australia from some compounding pharmacies. Taken orally, [...]

Palmitoylethanolamide2022-01-10T11:53:56+10:00

Compounded Hormones

2022-01-10T11:57:55+10:00

Hormones are the chemical messengers the body uses to tell cells what to do and when to do it. There are a huge number of them involved in nearly every process from controlling hunger and temperature regulation, sleep, reproduction and development, metabolism and the immune response. Mention hormones and mostly we think of the well-known male and female sex hormones, oestriol, oestradiol, progesterone and testosterone. These are the ones that head south during the latter parts of our lives and what we aim to replace in hormone replacement therapy during menopause and other conditions where these hormones get out of [...]

Compounded Hormones2022-01-10T11:57:55+10:00

Curcumin, the spice of life

2022-01-10T11:59:15+10:00

Curcumin, the major component of interest in the spice turmeric, has been used for thousands of years for its medicinal properties as well as for culinary purposes. Turmeric is a rhizomatous herbaceous plant of the ginger family, known as Curcuma Longa. It is used around the world in various ways ranging from capsules, powder, in food, condiments, teas, as a colouring agent, in cosmetics, energy drinks and much more. It is used for its anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and thus has been studied as an aid in a wide variety of conditions where inflammation and oxidative stress are present. These [...]

Curcumin, the spice of life2022-01-10T11:59:15+10:00
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