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Michelle Guillemard (General, Blackmores)

Michelle is the editor of blackmores.com.au and writes about all aspects of natural health and wellbeing, with her passions being nutrition, fitness and the online world. She has a BA (Media & Communications) from Melbourne University. Michelle worked in a variety of industries, including music, travel and medicine, before joining the Blackmores Online Team. Outside of work she loves running, swimming, snowboarding, the beach, food and travel, and she is currently expecting her first child in September 2011.

Michelle's Posts

How I'll have a healthy December

1 December 2010
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Gulp. It’s only the first day of December, and already the weeks leading up to Christmas are packed with barbecues, dinners, parties, evening drinks, afternoon drinks…the list goes on. How on earth am I supposed to stay healthy when my social calendar is practically ordering me to eat and drink myself silly?

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Research update: Multivitamin use linked to fewer heart attacks for women

21 October 2010
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New research suggests women who take a daily multivitamin may be at a reduced risk of heart disease.

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My top 106 wellbeing goals

5 October 2010
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Blackmores wellbeing goals are scattered around the website, so you can see them on most pages when you browse around. I’ve just spent the past few hours reading a report of ALL of them (there are literally thousands). Here at my desk, I’ve been smiling, giggling and feeling moved as well as inspired.

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Is complementary medicine cost effective?

15 September 2010
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Yes, it is - according to a new report.

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Curbing the couch potato epidemic

7 September 2010
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Many of us would agree that exercise plays an important role in a healthy lifestyle, but some experts have taken this idea a step further. They believe that lack of exercise is a global epidemic and that exercise should be considered a form of medicine.

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Stress Less Day at Blackmores

25 August 2010
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It’s Stress Less Day today at Blackmores HQ. So, we've collected some of the best tips and advice from our library of stress information to help you stay cool, calm and collected - today and beyond! Try these ideas for lifting energy and stamping out anxiety.

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Training for a marathon or half marathon?

30 June 2010
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There are just under three months to go until the 2010 Blackmores Sydney Running Festival, so if you’re keen on doing one of the longer runs, it’s probably time to start thinking about training!

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Blackmores awards scholarship

12 May 2010
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Blackmores provides a scholarship to an aboriginal student nominated by the Yalari organisation.

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Happiness and its causes

6 May 2010
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I've just returned from a conference entitled 'Happiness & its Causes'. Hosted by Gretel Killeen, and featuring some inspirational speakers and panellists like Naomi Wolf, Professor Barbara Fredrickson, Hugh Mackay and Margaret Throsby, the conference has been an emotional and insightful foray into happiness, wholeness and positivity.

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Leading health experts reject multivitamin and breast cancer findings

22 April 2010
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You may have seen some of the recent media and news items about a study that linked multivitamins to an increased risk of breast cancer. You can read Blackmores’ initial response to the study here.

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