Call it people power. Or maybe just clever marketing. But the wellness industry – focusing on protecting health rather than treating disease – is on an exponential, vitamin and fitness-fuelled joyride. It’s also fresh enough to offer lucrative opportunities to those who can tap into a new style of health Read more…
Photo credit: Katie Moum Being burnt out means feeling empty, devoid of motivation, and beyond caring. You may have no energy, lost hope, or simply be unexcited about life in general. Don’t give up hope because recovery from stress and burnout is possible. Besides implementing self care activities, you’ll need to learn Read more…
In the future it seems likely that doctors may prescribe anti-inflammatories for mental health. Why? Because research shows neuroinflammation is an underlying mechanism in depression. In fact people who have depression have been found to have 46% higher levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of inflammatory disease, in their Read more…
Biohacking is the new word for tweaking your lifestyle to get healthier. Think of it this way – if your body is a system, then inputs – food, exercise and stress management – can be altered slightly to improve outputs – energy, mood and health. Better still, even on small Read more…
Until now, many people have thought reducing carbohydrates is a good idea. Don’t they make us fat? Tired? Or ill? Well, yes, according to eating plans endorsed by celebrities. But the story is more complex than that. Or, put another way, it should be more complex than that because complex Read more…
Amid the chaos and uncertainty of global politics and corporate downsizing, serenity may be as elusive as that performance bonus. Yet for those who face the anguish of aligning personal values with cut-throat strategies, or achieving work-life balance in a tech-obsessed culture, surely peace of mind is the most desirable Read more…
It’s ironic that the very device that has the ability to bring stress right to us – our smart phone – can also be used to calm us down. With a growing number of apps devoted to de-stressing the uptight and anxious, you can use technology to help not harm. Read more…
A bullying management, sexual harassment, poor financial rewards, or an office that spews pollutants from cheap furnishings or air conditioning units … in these challenging economic times, it’s all too easy to end up working for a toxic company or in a toxic office. Of course the two can be Read more…
Mass redundancies, anti-humanitarian international policies, school shootings and celebrity suicides … it seems the supply of bad news is never-ending. Add to that the fact that we are tuned in 24/7 thanks to social media and you have the perfect equation for stress-related ill health. As early as the 1970s, Read more…
Obesity results in a loss of productivity of $3.6 billion a year* with the total loss of wellbeing costing $49.9 billion a year*. With around 68% of Australians currently overweight or obese, and this figure expected to pass 70% by 2025, the cost to employers is rising as fast Read more…