There are two aspects of health that do not get much airplay. These are relaxation and time outdoors, especially in nature. For most of human history we spent considerable periods of time outside. Much work was done in fields and transportation where “open” to the air...
If we want change in our lives the first thing that must change is our thinking. I was interviewed a little while back on Brisbane radio about “research” which suggested that you could get the same effects as exercise from taking a pill. Scientists had given mice a...
The most important lesson I have ever learned is that happiness is a choice, and that I am individually responsible for my own happiness. We are in control of so much more that happens in our lives than we realise, and so have the power to create change. Even when we...
Being able to reach and easily maintain a healthy weight is a goal for many of us. But at what cost do we try to achieve our goal? Being “well” means different things to different people but generally we consider ourselves to be well when we are balanced:...
We have a tendency to think that everything which is new, as an improvement on that which is old. Whilst new inventions can improve our lives I am talking about changing things that work quite well for no reason other than something new has turned up. Previously I...
