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24
JAN
2007

Healthy lunches

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I was fortunate to be a guest on Midweek Crisis this week and talk to Renae about strategies for bringing healthy lunches to work or school. Already in these few weeks of the New Year I have heard a number of clients resolving to bring their own lunches to work more often. While...
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15
JAN
2007

Putting healthy resolutions into action

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Some people resolve to climb Mt Everest and manage to knock it off, while others can’t seen to make their once a week walk a reality. So what is the key to a happy and healthy New Year? One word – planning. Before you set your plan into action take a few moments to work on the...
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18
DEC
2006

Stress-less present ideas

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When I was in primary school we got some exotic new neighbours. They were an American family, straight out of a 70’s sitcom – two perfect, smiling parents and three golden-haired young children. They had access to all sorts of exciting things – sugar laden cereals, kids games we...
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04
DEC
2006

End of year burn out

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Here in the Southern Hemisphere, life gets busier with the return of the sun and the festive season. December brews a wicked combination of projects to be completed before the summer holiday season, as well as the festive expectation to ‘eat, drink and be merry’. But...
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09
OCT
2006

Anxiety

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Anxiety, whether acute or chronic, is an exaggerated feeling of worry and tension. This is largely due to the primitive survival centre of our brain being triggered, causing a ‘fight or flight’ (sympathetic nervous system) response. These chemical messengers cause greater blood...
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25
SEP
2006

Pregnancy care highlights

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Some tips from today’s show. Nausea Keep well hydrated, try sipping on some instant miso soup (check that it has no MSG, which is sometimes translated from Japanese as “amino acid”). Eat every 3 hours as sometimes the nausea is caused by hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar) –...
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11
SEP
2006

Why and How to Spring Clean

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A bit like when we spring clean the house, sometimes we don’t know how much gunk is hiding behind the furniture til we move it around. In this case, it’s not til we rest the gut to allow the body to spend more energy moving the rubbish and repairing the damage do we know how good...
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27
AUG
2006

Ritual and wellbeing

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For me what differentiates a ritual from a habit or routine is consciousness and intent. Something as simple as having a bath can be habitual, but bathing may be a ritual when we light candles, add essential oils, turn the phone off and cleanse away the day. Preparation is the...
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13
AUG
2006

“Natural” Hormones

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So much is branded natural these days. In the cynical world of advertising marketers know the tag “natural” can vastly increase the value of a product. Gone is the homespun, daggy image – greasy fleece has been transformed into luxurious cashmere. When it comes to the world of...
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30
JUL
2006

The good egg?

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The Federal Government is going to investigate the “free range” egg industry. It appears that we sell more eggs labelled as “free range”, than the country can produce. But even if the eggs you choose are the real McCoy, take a look at the current industry standards for the...
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