Mindfulness – directing your full focus to the moment – can be helpful in making healthy choices and living a healthier life in general. It is an important practice to help combat stress, worry, and distraction.  Think about the last time you overindulged in unhealthy food. Were you thinking about something upsetting, had a stressful […]

You may have heard conflicting advice on whether you should eat avocado. After all, because it is higher in fat, it’s also a source of significant calories. Too many calories, of course, can cause weight gain or prevent you losing weight (if that is one of your health goals). So what’s the real deal with […]

If you are starting to work towards a healthier lifestyle, it can feel incredibly overwhelming knowing where to start. Even once you have an idea of the changes that you need to make, how do you get yourself to actually start, and then continue? If you find it difficult to keep up the momentum in […]

The choice of eating only organic is appealing to idealists everywhere. With rumours about organic product being more nutrient dense, having less harmful chemicals, and better for the environment. Is eating organic something that you should be doing? The answer to that is a resounding… maybe. First things first Before getting into the nitty-gritty details […]

If you are looking for one incredibly simple way to improve your health that requires nothing more than a thought, then mindfulness is your next positive change. Rather than being a way of living and thinking that requires years of practice, mindfulness can be employed today. Being mindful simply means to be present in the […]

You know that you are supposed to stay hydrated, but how much fluid do you need? What counts? Does it have to be plain water? All these questions and more answered below… Why do we need to stay hydrated? The majority of our body, around 60%, is made up of water. It is required to […]

If losing weight was as simple as eating less, and exercising more, everyone would do it. Losing weight and living a healthy lifestyle for the long term comes down to a total shift in the way we think, our daily habits, and our view of what food and physical activity means to us. Plan for […]

It can sometimes be hard to make your health a priority when you have a busy lifestyle, but here are 3 great reasons to start making changes for the healthier today! 1: Longer lifespan Healthy diet and exercise has been linked to living longer, and not only this, but having higher quality of life at […]

When it comes to a slow metabolism, two ways to fight this is to increase muscle mass (how much muscle you have) and to do exercise regularly, as your metabolism remains higher for hours after a workout. Here are three exercises that work out your larger muscle groups and multiple muscle groups at once, to […]

Are you avoiding starting exercise because you are overwhelmed with all the different types of training, figuring our which is best, will burn fat fastest, make sure you don’t bulk up, or boost your metabolism the most? This is what is called “analysis paralysis”- where you are overwhelmed with so much information and so many […]

You have the best intentions, but somehow you always mess up. Have you ever thought about why? Beating yourself up over past failures isn’t going to get you anywhere, instead you need a proven strategy for making healthy changes. How do I make lifestyle changes for good? The secret to real weight loss is not […]

Baby weight won’t budge? Learn 4 surefire ways to get back to your pre-baby weight. They say your weight will naturally come off after having your baby right? For most of us it’s just not that easy. The good news is that there are some easy and very effective strategies to shift that baby weight […]

Not all carbs are created equal. Whole grains are your best bet, with higher fibre content, more nutrients, and a lower GI, these help get you sustained energy levels without the crash that comes with high GI processed carbs or high sugar foods. Here are our top tips for easy convenient ways of including wholegrain […]

Green Tea has been consumed in China for more than 5000 years, with bacteria defying and fat burning effects you can understand why green yea still upholds its reputation as one of the healthiest beverages known to man. Green tea comes from the same plant as black tea, but is harvested at a younger age. […]

We’ve all experienced that overwhelming urge to eat or drink something we know is bad for us. Whether you are just trying to be healthy, trying to lose weight, or have intolerances to certain foods, sometimes our bodies and minds work against us and we can’t help but give in! Which foods we tend to […]

If you are used to eating larger meals, or find that when you have a treat you go overboard a little (or a lot), one of the trickiest things when starting a weight loss plan is getting used to portions that are actually the right size, but which may be a lot smaller than what […]

Summer When it’s warmer we tend to craver lighter or cooler foods. We tend to get dehydrated much quicker in warmer weather as our skin produces sweat which cools our body temperature when it evaporates. This is particularly true if we are being physically active, it’s not uncommon to lose 1kg of fluid through sweating […]

The days leading up to the New Year come with that inevitable question- “So what are your New Years resolutions?” You might give the standard answers like losing weight, quitting smoking, getting fit, saving money etc. You may have even put a little more thought into things and have some more detailed goals, or decided […]

There’s no widely-accepted, clear-cut answer to how spiritual and physical health are connected – but the consensus seems to be that they are. Spirituality refers to the way you go about finding inner peace, comfort, hope, and meaning in your life. Some people find spirituality through religion while others find it through nature, art, or […]