Making Food Your Friend
By Leanne Hall on
If you are like most people, you find it impossible to keep up to date with the latest diet “fad”. From the Atkins Diet, the Zone Diet, and more recently the Paleo diet, intermittent fasting diets, and the latest “body transformation” web based programs. All have one thing in common: they promise weight loss…..FAST!
It’s not rocket science, restricting your food intake will make you lose weight. However, keeping it off is where the overwhelming majority of these programs receive an epic…..you guessed it….. FAIL!
So why is this the case, and what can you do instead?
Well, it all starts by taking a long hard look at your relationship with food. Right from when we were kids, we began categorising food as “bad” or “good”...
4 Healthy Habits to Make the Most out of Dry July
By Kirsty Welsh on
You’ve committed to a month without booze. That’s pretty huge! Here’s a virtual-fist pump from me to you, and from the countless adults living with cancer you are helping by raising money through your selflessness and decision to make a difference, thank you.
It makes sense to maximise the next 30 days in terms of your own health gains; without alcohol in your body you can think clearer, move easier and are creating a far more receptive environment to nutrient absorption, assimilation, detoxing, cleansing, alkalising, everything that moves you closer to looking and feeling your best and most youthful. Think of it as a 30-day health challenge, where you can actually do all the things you’ve been meaning to for so long!
I’m not going to...
Hunger vs. Appetite
By Dani Sacht on
Our bodies are very clever! They’re delicate and intricate with complex biochemical processes that help us thrive and survive. Just like a mechanical machine requires proper fuel to function, our bodies require the same attention to function optimally. Want to be let in on a secret? Humans get hungry! And it’s 100% normal to feel hungry. Hunger is a crucial element of survival. So what exactly is the difference between feeling hungry, and fuelling your appetite?
HUNGER
Hunger: Hunger is the signal telling us that our bodies require more fuel for energy.
We get our fuel from food. Wonderful, glorious, delicious food! When we need more fuel, our body will tell us. Hunger is a protective mechanism to ensure our cells have enough...
5 Reasons to Include Coconut Oil in Your Diet
By Sally O'Neill on
There’s no denying people are continuing to go loco for coconut oil. No longer considered to be an artery-clogging fat, we now know coconut oil is actually amazing for our bodies!
Coconut oil is metabolised differently to traditional saturated fats thanks to it’s medium-chain saturated fatty acids (MCFAs) and can have positive effects in enhancing the absorption of minerals and amino acids (protein).
So what does consuming MCFA fats in coconut oil mean for your body?
1. BOOSTED METABOLISM
A study reported in the Journal of Nutrition found that coconut oil boosts metabolism. Researchers found that participants who consumed two tablespoons of coconut oil per day burned more kilojoules than those who consumed less. A speedy...
10 Tips for Eating Out
By Olivia Horvat-Benson on
It can sometimes be a bit “too hard basket” to eat out when you’re on a “diet” or a specific health/food plan that limits what you can eat/drink, not to mention socially isolating; But it need not be like this. Firstly you need to remember that if you are on a “diet” or a specific plan, whether you’ve done it yourself or a healthcare practitioner has advised you of it, the intention for it was clearly to maximise optimal health, so it was a choice and when you make a choice you can’t say that you are missing out, because you’re not. All this means is that you’ll need to think outside the box a little from what you would normally opt for.
Here are some tips to help you.
1) Read the menu thoroughly & ASK questions. Fancy words and...
I Want More Energy!
By Claire Obeid on
There are a few key areas to think about when shining a mirror on you and your energy levels. Consider the chemical stress on the body – food, beverages, toxins. Also look at the emotional, mental and physical stressors too – these contribute more than we give them credit.
An easy example – I aim to practise yoga five mornings out of the seven. Initially I thought that a daily practise would work to rejuvenate my body and mind. It took a while, but eventually I realised that in fact practising five morning straight actually sapped me of energy. Now I break it up throughout the week, which reignites my body and therefore I avoid feeling strung out and anxious.
So, do consider all the stressors in your life, especially if you are...
10 Ways to Kickstart your own Personal Wellness Project
By Claire Obeid on
What is Wellness? I get asked this question quite a bit. I think it is a term we all know quite well, but perhaps we don’t really think about what ‘wellness’ really means.
When I think about living in wellness I imagine that each individual is like a puzzle. And when that individual is feeling strong, healthy and happy in all areas of their life – holistically – then all the little pieces that make up that puzzle, the individual, would all be shiny and new. There wouldn’t be any bent corners, or peeling away edges, and everything would fit just as it should.
On the flipside, if you imagine that puzzle with missing, broken, worn out pieces well, I guess that would be a very poor looking puzzle. And a reflection of what it looks like to be...
I'm Sick of Being Sick!
By Ashleigh Brunner on
You’re at work and some one at the desk next to you is sneezing and coughing up a storm. You haven’t seen your best friend all weekend because she’s feeling under the weather and hibernating in her bed.
Is that sniffle coming on? Are you feeling exhausted for no apparent reason? Should you be taking Vitamin C? Need help?
Time to BOOST that immunity!
Immunity can be complicated and is very individual. However, I am going to help you out with a couple of simple tips!
Firstly, our human body contains ten times more microbial cells than human cells. A huge proportion of these bacteria are located in our gut (trillions of the little guys!). These bacteria are responsible for 70-80% of our immunity. Let me stress that percentage again… 70-80% –...
Regenerate a Healthy Liver
By Ashleigh Brunner on
You might be familiar with one of the following scenarios below:
1. You’ve woken up for work with a ringing headache and are feeling about as average as Spain did in the World cup soccer. How did the end of financial year work drinks cascade into a shower of champagne or a steady flowing abundance of delicious beer?
2. The weather in Sydney had become so bitingly cold that it justifies a good hearty glass of red by the fire – every night. For every degree colder this fosters furthur justification of a) A cheeky glass of port or desert wine to top the night off or b) Some/a block of chocolate to accompany the red wine
Your lovely liver: An under valued vital organ that regulates many processes in your body....
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