The festive season has arrived – and along with lots of fun and reconnection, it also brings temptation, stress and challenges to our best intentions. The challenges of food A few bubbles – and lots of water Go for moderation rather than deprivation – you’ll be more successful. Rather than declare “no alcohol”, declare “lots…
Festive season weight gain in the November – January festive season can be anything up to half a kilogram. Over-indulgence, holiday slow down and high-calorie foods are common contributing factors. The news isn’t all bad, though. There are four simple strategies you can use to minimise your holiday weight gain. In summary, these are: There’s…
The rate of change in the world has put big demands on people – demands to do more, work harder and “soldier on” in the face of illness. Before there was a pharmaceutical industry – with it’s “wonder drugs” that prevented and treated disease – healing was the result of a process, not a tablet…
I’ve been enjoying the 3-part ABC series Magda’s Big National Health Check – where actor Magda Szubanski takes us along on her personal health journey – and what she learned about the structural issues in today’s society that are making more of us sick than ever before. The third episode of this series included some…
An “average” western diet can create nutrient deficiencies that increase our susceptibility to infectious diseases. In a vicious cycle, invading viruses and bacteria create further shortages. Healthy eating is essential.
In the face of multiple health challenges “healthy living” is not always enough. The same supplements that help with COVID also reduce cancer and heart health risks.
Hayfever is essentially an immune system response – so keeping healthy is about boosting your immune system. Its a win/win – helping avoid viral infections too.
Spring is with us again – and that means it’s hayfever time. If your body has allergy reactions, then this recent research finding could be really useful for you to know about. New research has uncovered a novel approach to hayfever – one that which looks at restoring the normal balance between immune system cells…
COVID is a virus – and a particularly nasty one. Like other viruses, some unlucky people don’t recover fully. Instead they develop Post Viral Syndrome – whether the original bug was COVID, Epstein-Barr or other viral infections. So many people in so many places have had COVID – sometimes multiple times – that LONG COVID…
Yes – it happened to me. Despite our best efforts to self-protect, I got the bug. And on the last leg of our trip to Queensland while we were still in the caravan! I reckon it was from the amenities block where people were coughing and I couldn’t jump out of the shower quickly enough…
I find Jessie Inchauspé’s glucose spike management strategies easy to read, easy to understand AND to action.
We’re “on the wallaby” at the moment – travelling up the Australian east coast towing our temporary home (caravan) behind us. The weather is less than ideal, and the process has given us a whole new perspective on fundamental human needs. Some of you may have explored Maslow’s approach to human needs – that traditional…