September 2016 – partridgegp

City to Bay 2016

September 26, 2016 by Dr Nick Tellis, posted in #justagp, City to Bay 2016, Comprehensive, Empowering, Exercise, General Practice, Glenelg, GP, health, LCHF, lowcarb, Medical, Men, Men's health, Natural, News, paleo, Partridge Street General Practice, Professional, Self help, Training

What a day! I had a great run and I’m not going to even mention all the eating I did afterwards!

Huge congratulations to:

Dr Martin Davey from Rose Street General Practice who was the fastest GP from Glenelg – 57.31 – magnificent effort!

Dr Jennie Wright, for running a great time, but mostly for getting us all organised and setting up the fundraising for Zaidi Ya Dreams (donate here).

Dr Lane Hinchcliffe for running the full 12kms after breaking his leg in 2015 (I won’t post his selfie here…I will release it for the right amount to charity 😉)

To Bayside Family Musculoskeletal Practice and The Health Hub for the fastest male and female runners respectively!

And finally to the awesome team at Partridge Street General Practice who walked, cooked, prepared, fundraised, and supported our patients (and me!) for far more than 12kms in September!!

This week, we’re all back to work – and looking forward to bigger and better things to come in 2016 and beyond!

Bookings here…

And here’s what’s coming…

5 Things About Low Carb

September 21, 2016May 10, 2017 by Dr Nick Tellis, posted in #justagp, carb, City to Bay 2016, Comprehensive, Diet, Empowering, Exercise, General Practice, Glenelg, GP, Grass fed, health, How to, LCHF, lowcarb, Medical, Men, Men's health, Men's Health Week, News, paleo, Partridge Street General Practice, Professional, Self help, Training, Winter

On the 25th of June this year, I started a little experiment. I was a Guinea Pig. I felt my chubby cheeks and willingness to run around made me a good choice of test subject.

Great teaching award, but work to be done!

I got some advice.
I did some exercise.
I measured some things.
I ran a little bit.

Along the way I made some connections, raised a little money for charity, drank lots of coffee, worked hard, and had fun.

What have I learned?

1. Exercise for mental health and to do things (walk up a hill, explore a new place, move furniture). Your basal metabolic rate goes down as you age and you tend to eat the same amount (or more) and your exercise is generally less vigorous.

2. Weight loss comes from your diet. Don’t kid yourselves. See 1. above. I’ve run faster before but with far more training. My time in this years City to Bay was based on weight loss not kilometres of training.

3. Sugar is addictive and unequivocally bad for you. Sugar crashes hurt. I have nothing good to say about sugar.

4. Routine works. During the time I was watching my diet and trying to train, life tried to get in the way. If you don’t make time to train it won’t happen. No excuses.

5. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
I had a ball working all of these things out, but my main passion in life is Partridge Street General Practice. If you’re thinking of seeing us as a patient or aspire to working here and being part of an awesome team, say hi right here!

‘Ear all about it – #justaGP

September 19, 2016May 21, 2017 by Dr Nick Tellis, posted in Comprehensive, Empowering, General Practice, Glenelg, GP, health, How to, Medical, Natural, News, Partridge Street General Practice, Professional, Self help, Training, Virus, Winter

Remember, we’re still OPEN as normal, even with the tramworks! Bookings right HERE!

You may have heard recently that GPs are blowing out the budget bottom line. I know it’s hard to hear me over the noise of another politician’s helicopter ride but bear with me. GPs train for over 10 years to get where they are, and where they are is here for You. So, to avoid us all draining the nation’s funds before the next round of politicians drinking games, here’s some free information!

It’s a horrible thing when your little person is inconsolable with a sore ear. I’ve seen so many parents turn up after dark with an unhappy child in tow, at their wits end. Do they need antibiotics? It turns out the answer is generally no. Have some pain relievers on hand – Paracetamol or Ibuprofen – and you’ll get through the night. Look at the statistics below with only 5% of earaches (Acute Otitis Media – AOM) improving with antibiotics.

Here’s a handy little chart!

Source : the excellent Royal Childrens Hospital

So stock up, save some money, and relax. If you’re still worried, Your GP is here at Partridge Street General Practice and Your After Hours GP is here.

Take care, see us if you need us!

Partridge Street General Practice – Here to Help

One more Sleep

September 17, 2016 by Dr Nick Tellis, posted in #justagp, carb, City to Bay 2016, Comprehensive, Diet, Empowering, Exercise, General Practice, Glenelg, GP, Grass fed, health, How to, LCHF, lowcarb, Medical, Men, Men's health, Men's Health Week, News, paleo, Partridge Street General Practice, Professional, Self help, Training, Winter

Good luck to all the runners (and walkers)!

Remember:

Sponsor/fund Zaidi Ya Dreams here

Say hi to Partridge Street General Practice here

Competition…Together (Week 8 of #LCHF)

September 4, 2016 by Dr Nick Tellis, posted in carb, Comprehensive, Diet, Empowering, Exercise, Female, General Practice, Glenelg, GP, Grass fed, health, How to, LCHF, lowcarb, Medical, Men, Men's health, Natural, New doctor, News, Partridge Street General Practice, Professional, Self help, Training, Winter

As you all know, I’ll be running in this years City to Bay as one of my goals in my LCHF journey. I was recently privileged to be at GP Supervisor training organised by GPEx and, in addition to some great education and training, it was a great opportunity to catch up with some of my fellow GPs in Glenelg. Dr Lane Hinchcliffe owns The Health Hub and Dr Jennie Wright is the driving force behind Bayside Family Medical and Musculoskeletal Practice, both at Glenelg. Dr Jennie has been supporting the Zaidi Ya Dreams orphanage in Kenya for many years and is currently raising money to continue this. Being the competitive yet collaborative people we are…

Feel free to pledge some money towards this worthy cause – you can do so by contacting Bayside, the Health Hub, or Partridge Street General Practice or right here!

We don’t see alcohol as the problem; it’s a solution

September 4, 2016March 26, 2017 by Dr Nick Tellis, posted in Comprehensive, Empowering, General Practice, Glenelg, GP, health, How to, Medical, Men, Men's health, Men's Health Week, Natural, Partridge Street General Practice, Professional, Self help, Winter

Another thought provoking article!
Is alcohol improving your life?
Start a conversation with one of the GPs at Partridge Street General Practice – we’re here to help.