WellBeing

The Antikythera Mechanism

In 1901, sponge divers were diving off the wreck of a merchant ship that had sunk in the first century CE, 2000 years ago, as it passed between Crete and the Greek Peloponnese making its way toward Rome from Asia Minor (modernday Turkiye). The ship...

Wisdom of the Albatross

Allow your mind to ponder on the albatross. Let it wander like a … well an albatross and your synapses are guaranteed to be opened. Albatrosses are truly wanderers as they spend 90 per cent of their lives roaming the open seas. The Laysan albatross is...

Going Gluten Fr - Everything You N d to Know

Wheat makes up a staggering 20 per cent of the world’s kilojoule intake. In recent times, its gluten component has become the focus of attention as it may trigger coeliac disease and other conditions. We look at why gluten is such a big deal and how...

A New Look at Combating Back Pain

Back pain can be utterly debilitating while painkilling drugs can be a problem in themselves. There is light at the end of the tunnel, though: with the right blend of physical therapies, psychology and natural remedies you can get back where you want...

Muscle Growth and Development

Your body’s muscular system is an important network of soft, elastic tissue. From larger muscles such as the quadriceps in your thighs to smaller muscles including the orbicularis oris in your lips, your muscles have many functions. They: Generate...

Music Therapy for Mental Health

From ancient times to the age of YouTube, from the cradle to the deathbed, music has accompanied all human experience. More and more, researchers are discovering that music and singing not only feel good but may be absolutely vital to the health of...

Increasing Your Sex Drive

Low libido is common among men and women. Poor health and low energy levels are definitely contributing factors, however poor sex drive can be a complex problem due to many different factors, including anxiety, depression, thyroid and hormonal...

The lightness of bee-ing

Hexagons are known to be one of the strongest geometric shapes. These six-sided figures fit together perfectly and allow for the maximum of open space within them. This is why bees use the hexagon to make their honeycombs. Beeswax is made by young...

Modern Workplace Wellness Strategies

Did you know it’s estimated that you spend as much as one-third of your time at work? It’s therefore not surprising that your job is a major contributing factor in the quality of your health and wellbeing. This presents an opportunity for employer and...

Improving Your Eye Health

Your eyes are your lenses to the world. They provide instant snapshots that allow you to savour life’s pleasures, such as reading a page-turner and exchanging a loving look or watching the seasons turn and the sun set. Yet often we lose sight of the...

Love Yourself: a guide to practicing self-love

Nobody else in eternity will ever look, talk, walk, think or act the way you do. You are special. You are rare. Like anything that’s rare, you’re valuable. Loving yourself and others is your ultimate life lesson. It’s said that self-love is the...

Osteoporosis - Natural Remedies

Did you know osteoporotic fractures are more common than heart attack, stroke and breast cancer combined? Fortunately, you can avert and reverse osteoporosis by supporting your skeleton naturally, so let’s bone up on how to conquer this crippling...

How to Improve Your Quality of Sleep

Do you often slip between the sheets only to struggle with falling asleep, intermittent waking or dreams that won’t let you rest? These sleep problems should not be dismissed or ignored — they can point to underlying health problems or contribute to...

The WellBeing Guide to Treating Anxiety

People often use the terms “stress” and “anxiety” interchangeably but they actually mean different things. Stress is the body’s natural and protective response to a potential danger. It puts the body into a heightened state of awareness to keep it out...

Back Pain Symptoms and Treatments

Back pain can come suddenly through injury but for most it creeps up slowly. Niggling whispers get louder until one day they scream as nerves pinch or muscles seize, forcing you to stop and pay attention. Back pain is the second most common reason for...

How to Develop and Maintain Motivation

Being motivated can be exhausting. It can even be debilitating. We spend a lot of time psyching ourselves into that elusive positive mindset in order to lose those last 10 kilos or pen that novel burning within us, so why is it that we end up sneaking...

Break free of the comparison trap

What is Menopause and Perimenopause?

Menopause is defined as the cessation of menstruation (in women) and usually occurs between the ages of 45 and 55. Twelve to 18 months without a menstrual period is a commonly accepted timing. Before menopause is the perimenopausal phase when many of...

The WellBeing Guide to Ethical Eating

There’s a Facebook meme that goes, “TRY ORGANIC FOOD. OR AS YOUR GRANDPARENTS CALLED IT: FOOD.” When our grandparents shopped, they didn’t have to consider what their food choices might do to the environment, what animal welfare conditions were like or...

Natural Stress Management and Relief

Do you feel like you are losing control over your life? Do you find your mind never stops and you feel overwhelmed by never-ending lists of tasks you have to complete on a daily basis? Do you wake up exhausted? You are busy, you are overloaded, you are...

What is Global Warming and Climate Change?

Stained and weathered like an ancient giant, the Mount Titlis glacier prods the heavens of central Switzerland. Even in this icy, otherworldly realm, surrounded by the Alps of nearby Germany, France and Italy, and 3238 metres above sea level, nature...

Earthworks of the Amazon

The Amazon, as of 2008, has officially been recognised as the world’s longest river with new measurements placing it above the Nile. It has a staggering flow of 206,000 cubic metres of water per second. The lowlands around the Amazon are known as the...

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Holistic approaches to healthy hair