Useful Links
Useful Links and Discussion Groups
Sydney Menieres Support Group
Venue: Benlindi House, 184 Glebe Point Road, Glebe, NSW.(Located next to Glebe Library).
Cost: $6-$10 (to cover costs of venue and insurance)
RSVP Essential – email dizzyanne.wfps@gmail.com .
East Melbourne Menieres Support Group
Contact Andrea Arnett by email at arnett.andrea4@gmail.com or telephone 0422 602 429 or details of meeting dates. Meets at Camberwell Library.
Meniere's Disease Australia - Down Under Dizzies Group
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/317517171643696/
You have to apply to join, so when the Facebook page opens, click on the 'Join' button.
Ballarat Balance Disorders Support Group
Canberra Menieres Support Group
Contact: Kelly by email kellyhamilton@yahoo.com.au
Venue: Letchworth Community Centre, 28 Miller Street, Queanbeyan
Helpful Websites:
Right click on addresses below and select 'open link in new window' or 'open link in new tab' to go to these sites:
https://www.eatforhealth.gov.au/guidelines/australian-dietary-guidelines-1-5
The Australian Dietary Guidelines provide up-to-date advice about the amount and kinds of foods that we need to eat for health and wellbeing. The recommendations are based on scientific evidence, developed after looking at good quality research.
By following the dietary patterns recommended in the Guidelines, we will get enough of the nutrients essential for good health and also help reduce our risk of chronic health problems such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, some cancers and obesity.
http://www.calorieking.com.au/
A good Australian site for checking the nutritional information (including the sodium content) of branded food products
https://salt-matters.org/wp/shopping-guide/
https://www.salt-matters.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/PDFs/Low_Salt_Shopping_Guide.pdf
Access a guide to low salt eating produced by SMANZ (Salt Matters - Australia New Zealand). The guide includes advice on reducing salt in the diet, an illustrated shopping list of low salt foods, advice on how to get low salt food when eating out, the importance of low salt bread, suppliers of low salt foods, support groups, links to useful websites, and books for salt skippers.
https://www.gastroliverpool.com.au/resources/dietary-advice/GESA-No-Added-Salt.pdf
A helpful guide with information for liver disease sufferers.
https://www.baker.edu.au/-/media/documents/fact-sheets/baker-institute-factsheet-eating-out.pdf
A helpful guide to eating out.