Do you verbally beat yourself up with negative talk and thoughts? Do you treat others better than you treat yourself? It is the answers to questions like these that will shed light on the perceived health, enjoyment and success you experience in life. The way you see...
With the Olympics starting this week it is interesting to see how our attitudes to physical activity varies. In last weekends paper was a full-page ad from the State Government. The headline was” When our kids play sport, our whole community wins”. The ad was in the...
When Dr. Victoria Seewaldt of Duke University School of Medicine reviewed a controversial new book about osteoporosis in the Journal of the American Medical Association* in 2005, she started off as an admitted skeptic. The review was for Gillian Sanson‘s book, The...
Language, both verbal and non verbal is the way we communicate. True communication is when the person on the receiving end has the same understanding of what has been said as the person speaking. Whilst this sounds obvious, much communication breakdown and...
Do you groan when you think of trying to lose weight and exercise? Most of us do! Unfortunately, for so many, the very idea of losing weight breeds negative thoughts and feelings. You may even feel as if it’s an impossible challenge. After all, who wants to think of...
The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends a minimum of 30 minutes of exercise at least 5 days per week. If you are new to exercise that may seem like a lot; but here is the good thing, even if you divide that time up into smaller chunks or segments you...
