Healthy Weather
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUDTZ9fErNE The weather can affect our health and how we feel - not in a bad way.
Be Active – At Any Age
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGISG_zr0Zw Being active is good for our mental and physical health. There is no amount which is not helpful so you can safely ignore the latest doom and gloom from big public health. And the nanny state needs to let our children be...
Can Dietary Changes Improve Mental Health?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZcquUeF0ys Our mental health is influenced by what we eat. New research confirms this and shows it is not difficult.
From Enlightenment & Rational Thinking To Modern Day Hysteria
There is something extraordinary going on today, and unfortunately, because of the Internet and the media, society appears to be descending into chaos and hysteria. For most of us in the baby boomer generation who grew up learning about the Age of Enlightenment and...
Practising Gratitude
Three quite unrelated events got me thinking about the common theme that runs through them. These are the sudden death of basketball great Kobe Bryant, Australia Day and getting a new phone. I am not a follower of the NBA but know people who are. The achievements of...
Is Fear Ruling Your Life?
Are you worried, anxious or stressed about your relationship, family, career or health? Does fear hold you back from doing what you really want in life? Is the thought of what may happen in the future keeping you up at night? Let’s Get Clear About the Fear Before you...
Alzheimer’s… Could It Be You’re Not Sleeping?
Sleep is a restorative process and sunlight affects circadian rhythms. The less sunshine we are exposed to the more we increase our risk for insomnia. Hormones, digestion, blood sugar imbalances, and neurotransmitters are thrown off when we don’t sleep well. And, mood...
Sunscreen Doesn’t Compromise Vitamin D Levels
Wearing sunscreen is essential, especially if you live in Australia where two in three people will be diagnosed with a type of skin cancer by the age of 70. Whilst sunscreen is one of the five keys ways to reduce the threat of skin cancer, research conducted in...
And So, This Is Christmas
Some weeks it really is hard to know where to start or what to write about – not because there is so little but because there are so many topics worthy of covering. With Christmas only, a week away it is also time to wonder where another year and indeed another decade...
Get Your Fussy Eater To Love Broccoli
If you’re thinking that it would be easier to circumnavigate the world in a rowing boat than get your child to eat broccoli, relax. Here are three tips that’ll change your life. What is it about broccoli? From a parent’s perspective, it’s virtually the holy grail of...
Festivity Trumps Temperance
We are entering the festive season when many (not all) celebrate the end of another year and the advent of Christmas. Regular readers will know that I enjoy a glass of wine. The wine industry is fascinating as is the history. After a trip to Italy last year this has...
Napping Is Good For Us
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDbEFNRFhhs Napping is good for you.