In traditional healing modalities like traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Ayurveda, living in harmony with the seasons is considered one of the keys to sustained wellbeing. Much of the wisdom from these...
The re-emergence of cold therapy is mostly due to one man, who has trailblazed its popularisation, as well as the research into the health benefits of cold exposure.
In Poland, that man sits...
The days and nights are cooling down, which means it’s the perfect time to soak in a steaming hot bath and soak up the benefits – for your body and mind. Who...
What do you do when an unforeseen pandemic means you find yourself at home with a bit of extra time on your hands? Judging by the empty shelves of flour in Canberra...
I was talking this week with Live Well’s holistic GP, Dr Orla Teahan, about key immune system nutrients. Dr Teahan commented that many people she’s testing have low or borderline low zinc...
A dear client of mine checked in with me last week to see how Live Well was going in the midst of the current upheaval. He remarked that despite the sadness and...
We’re way out of our comfort zone with the level of disruption and uncertainty that COVID-19 has delivered. No doubt, you already had a lot on your plate before coronavirus hit, and...
Compared to the 2 billion people on the planet contending with
contaminated water, we’re blessed to have tap water that is plentiful and safe.
In fact, Canberrans are known to be drinking some of...
This summer’s extensive and ongoing bushfires have thrust climate change back into the forefront of community concern as well as the political conversation.
Whilst we’ve all heard the warnings about carbon
emissions and...
I love the present giving and receiving part of
Christmas – with small children around it’s impossible to not be swept up in
the pure excitement and magic of it all. I’m also someone...
A recent Australian study published in the peer reviewed PLOS One Journal showed that changing your diet from one high in processed foods and sugar to a more Mediterranean style diet was...
Hopefully for you, spring produces moments when your heart swoons with the ephemeral beauty of Canberra’s blossom trees and the gentle warmth of sun on your skin. For one in four Canberrans,...
