Self Nurturance? I don't have Time!
By Leanne Hall on
We hear it everywhere, advice to “self-nurture” and take time out. While that’s all fine if you are a lady of leisure with all the time in the world, what about the rest of us?
Fact = Life is busy, and when the going gets tough, it’s not every one else who suffers, it’s you.
So what is “self-nurturance? In case you live under a rock and have missed it, there is a massive cultural movement taking hold. Words and phrases such as “holistic health” “mindfulness” “clean eating” have entered our daily lexicon. Words, which until recently, were found only in the books of naturopaths, yoga instructors and other holistic health professionals. This is certainly a good thing. It means that as a society we are beginning to understand the...
What is Wellness Coaching?
By Mel Ingram on
If we define wellness as the balance of body, mind and spirit, living successfully and ageing gracefully, then wellness coaching is the process by which we gain all of that. We are obviously very familiar with the use of coaching in sport but the role of a wellness coach differs in that there are more subtle methods used that don’t involve ranting and raving, or even giving ‘advice’. Rather a wellness coach will support, encourage and facilitate change in the direction you would like to move. It is often about the introduction of healthy behaviours and includes small steps towards implementing healthy behaviours into a lifestyle often already crammed full of ‘other stuff’.
Who can benefit from Wellness Coaching?
Often the self motivated...
Benefits of Going Dry
By Dry July on
Taking a month off the booze can have many potential benefits for your wellbeing. By signing up to the challenge and making even small improvements to your diet and exercise routine participants could expect to experience a range of the following:
· Increased energy levels, higher productivity
· Clearer head
· No more hangovers
· Sleeping better / snoring less
· Weight loss
· Clearer skin
· Healthier bank balance / Save money
· Sense of achievement
· Fresh approach to alcohol consumption
· Generally feel healthier
· Doing something positive for a good cause
Use Dry July Wellbeing to help kick-start some healthy habits this July, and make your month off the booze count!
6 Food Tips to Burn Fat and Trim Down this Dry July
By Marcus Bondi on
Dry July is the perfect opportunity will create your very own healthy flat stomach! You’ll be surprised by how much you can reduce body fat by cutting out alcohol and sticking to a sensible nutrition plan.
Anyone can do it. I have trained many busy family-people to flat, strong tummy status and they range in age from 17 to over 60 and in weight from 50kg to 150kg! They all achieved a flat belly and trim waist with a simple healthy eating habit and some simple exercises. Follow this simple program to succeed!
MOST IMPORTANT – NUTRITION!
OK, so you are healthy and everyone has abs, but no-one can actually see them if they are hidden...
How To Meet People When You're Not Drinking
By Dr. Nikki Goldstein on
It’s easy to meet people after a few drinks out on the town. Your inhibitions are lowered, their inhibitions are lowered, you have more confidence to talk to strangers and off you go into the drunken night. It’s not rock science, but the fuel for your rocket is alcohol. So what happens when the bottle runs dry and the tap is turned off and it’s time for a single to survive Dry July? How then do you meet new people?
1. Online
If you have been living under a rock these days than you might have not experienced the world of dating websites and apps like Tinder and Happn. These sites and apps not only increase the amount of people you might be able to meet, but it’s also like a virtual bar where your glass can remain empty or full of herbal...
4 Yoga Poses to Combat the Munchies (and sleep better too!)
By Kirsty Welsh on
“I can’t keep my alcohol intake down… I can’t stop eating sugar… I try really hard each week, but the macaroons are staring at me like, ‘EAT ME OR ELSE!!’... I get bored... I crave energy... It was my colleague’s birthday... I had ice-cream 4 nights this week...”
This used to be me with honey. No joke, there was a phase where a 1kg jar of raw organic honey would be consumed every five days. And if you’re taking on Dry July this year and going booze-free, you’ll be facing your own sugar cravings, peer-pressure, internal conflict, the lot. I GET it, you can’t have alcohol, and sugar tastes so GOOD and we want more, consistently; it’s a feel-good quick fix.
Unfortunately, this ‘quick-fix’ is counter-productive to long-term feel-good. We...
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”...
Weight Loss vs. Weight Maintenance - How much exercise do we really need?
By Kirsty Welsh on
This is a great topic for you Dry July challenge, but it’s also seriously tough to answer in a short article. If it were as simple as a black and white answer to this question, we would not still be asking this very question. Weight loss versus weight maintenance. We all know we need to move to feel good and be healthy, not only on a daily basis but also for the long-term. I know I want to be a ninja-yogi nana, so if I don’t move more now, I’ll be a long way behind on that sweet, sweet goal. Most of us however, wish to either lose body fat, or maintain our current size, focusing on exercise for specific or general health or muscle toning. No matter our goals, we all want to feel better in and of ourselves. So it makes sense to...
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...