What is a Positive Affirmation?
A positive affirmation is a thought that can help you with your goals, whatever they may be. Positive affirmations are based on the idea of auto-suggestion. Because we are repeating something in our.....Read more
Is sleep affecting your weight?
Have you ever considered if lack of sleep is affecting your weight? Well, if you ever find yourself perusing the contents of the fridge or bread bin after a night of interrupted sleep,.....Read more
Be Kind To Yourself – An Important Healthy Lifestyle Goal
First work week of the year and I am intent on not giving myself a hard time about anything! So often we begin our years with a health overhaul on the horizon......Read more
Does eating dairy influence mental well being?
The Gut and Mental Well Being We have known for a long time that individuals who eat a great diet, and exercise regularly, tend to manage stress and anxiety much better than others......Read more
What foods will boost my immune system?
Current evidence suggests that no one food or supplement will boost your immune system. Sorry! Instead, a healthy immune system is reliant on a number of factors. We must eat well, be.....Read more
How to Stick to your New Year’s Resolutions
You may already be thinking about some New Year Resolutions. If you are, work with your willpower to keep you on track. If you are anything like me you start the day with.....Read more
What is Lifestyle Medicine
Our sedentary and stressful lives can have a huge impact on our mental and physical health. Focusing on 6 modifiable aspects of our lives, lifestyle medicine looks to things we can change.....Read more
10,000 steps. These feet were made for walking.
While breakfasting on Monday (Feb 4 2013) and listening to early morning radio I learned it was World Cancer Day. As a dietitian I am always shall we say ‘harping on’ about.....Read more