Sam Wood’s Best Energy-Boosting Nutrition Tips

They’re unsustainable, unhealthy and rarely work. If you’re really committed to being healthy and fit for life, a better strategy is to eat real food and not “diet food”. You also need to eat the right stuff regularly throughout the day. You need to eat to feel energised and not flat and lethargic. Depriving yourself…

BySam Wood27/10/20200Comments

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Brain Maker: Diet Tips To Protect Your Brain For Life

Compelling research has revealed a very real link between what we put into our stomachs and the longevity of a healthy brain and there is plenty of information on this in a book from New York Times bestseller David Permutter called Brain Maker. His book breaks down all the science into 'digestible' chunks and makes…

ByThe Carousel17/07/20200Comments

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Heart Foundation: Top 5 Eating Tips For Good Heart Health When You’re Isolated At Home

During this stressful period stuck at home, it's easy to let go of our good eating habits and just opt for comfort food. That's why the Heart Foundation is calling for everyone to stick to a healthy eating plan and exercise to ensure good heart health. “We’re encouraging Aussies to adopt a heart-healthy eating pattern by filling…

ByEmeric Brard30/03/20200Comments

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The 3 Essential Steps To Being A Happy, Emotion-Free Eater

Has this ever happened to you - You just devoured a whole bag of chips and didn’t even realise when and why it happened? Soothing Emotions If you self-soothe with food as a coping mechanism and your first impulse is to open the refrigerator whenever you’re stressed, overwhelmed, lonely or exhausted, you may be stuck…

ByIrena Geller20/10/20190Comments

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Mind Meals: How Your Diet Affects Your Mental Health

Food is powerful, and food is healing! What we eat can influence our physical health but did you know that and it can also have an impact on our mental health? The field of Nutritional Psychiatry is relatively new, however there are observational data regarding the association between diet quality and mental health. With mounting…

ByIrena Geller10/10/20190Comments

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How Common Healthy Foods Can Be Contributing To Your Belly Ache

Did you know that Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) affects approximately 1 in 5 people nationally? That’s 20 per cent of the population. But this may just be the tip of the iceberg as many people remain undiagnosed and unaware that their symptoms indicate a medically recognised disorder. A functional gut disorder, IBS presents with symptoms of bloating, constipation, abdominal…

ByThe Carousel30/04/20190Comments

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What We Eat Can Help Or Hinder Us

StressLess is a brilliant new book by illustrator Matthew Johnstone and clinical psychologist Dr. Michael Player. Using their own experience, they help you recognise stress in your day-to-day life and manage symptoms. Here is a book extract focusing on reducing stress by better managing your weight. Because our weight is killing us…

ByThe Carousel10/04/20190Comments

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How To Heal Yourself By Eating Wholefoods

Are you confused by all the conflicting information out there about what to eat for good health and vitality? Do you get tired of hearing about the next miracle superfood or weight loss diet to answer all your health concerns? If you are like the majority of people out there, including myself, then you would have…

ByDesiree Taylor17/10/20170Comments

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5 Ways To Outsmart Coughs And Colds This Winter

Here are five ways to support your immune system, which may help you to avoid a nasty cough or cold this winter or reduce the intensity and duration of symptoms, if you get sick. 1. Sleep You can’t be healthy without an adequate sleep. Good quality sleep is essential for normal functioning of all body systems, including…

ByErika Morvay21/08/20170Comments

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The Daily Crunch: 5 Reasons Why We Should Eat An Apple A Day

There are even more health benefits to crunching on an apple a day, according to new CSIRO research. New scientific evidence shows regularly eating apples can help keep your heart healthy, control appetite plus assist with weight loss. Emerging research also links eating apples with healthier gut bacteria. Leading expert Dr Joanna McMillan said we were still…

ByJoanna McMillan14/06/20170Comments