Today I am sharing book that have had dramatic shift in how I show up in the world. Yes, some of these I read decades ago and still re-read.

As we are entering the festive season, it can most definitely be overwhelming for many. So let’s unpack how you can look after yourself throughout the festivities.

Forty two percent of current remote workers say if their current company does not continue to offer remote work options long term, they will look for a job at a company that does.

The absolutely most important thing you will do ALL DAY is SLEEP. It amazes me that people will take an hour or two to get all ready to go out and yet they do no prep to sleep.

Whats your BAM…Your Bare Arse Minimum? Being healthy and living from a place of prevention is not rocket science.

The remarkable healing power of happiness has been documented in the book ‘Anatomy of an Illness’ by Norman Cousins in which he tells the story of how he ‘laughed his way out of a crippling disease’ that doctors believed to be irreversible.

In many Asian and European countries traditional diets have been made up of unprocessed foods, eaten in close to their natural state. Traditional diets are clean and balanced and lifestyle related diseases such as obesity, heart disease, diabetes and cancers which...

Love, love, love There's nothin' you can do that can't be done Nothin' you can sing that can't be sung Nothin' you can say, but you can learn how to play the game It's easy Nothin' you can make that can't be made No one you can save that can't be saved Nothin' you can...

Why? The natural loss of muscle mass as we age is linked to what I call lifestyle diseases like, Type 2 Diabetes, Heart Disease, Stroke, High Blood Pressure, Insulin Resistance. 

How many of these statements can you say a strong YES to? • I go to sleep easy  • I sleep right through • I wake fresh •I have solid energy all day • I never crave foods • I am my right weight • I feel happy  • I have clarity of mind • I remember things easily • I am...

ear, loneliness, isolation, inability to work, financial worries, loss of self-esteem are some of the triggers that has seen an 25% increase in prevalence of anxiety and depression worldwide. World Health Organisation

How many times have you heard this, “if I just eat this, I’ll have my summer bikini body in a few weeks!” OR “If I just do this exercise my abbs will pop in a week!”

Something big I learned is the importance of community and the importance of those that surround ourselves with. It was Jim Rohn who said, “You’re the average of the five people spend the most time with.”

In the perfect world we can, the reality is that we have simply have depleted our soil to the point where they just have what we need anymore AND daily life stresses impact our body chemistry including our digestive system.

Good health is essential if we want to live our best lives. But if we’re going to achieve it, we need to be proactive. We live in a time where we are making remarkable steps forward in medicine and health care, yet lifestyle diseases such as diabetes, heart disease...

When it comes to maintaining optimal health, there are three areas we need to look at - our attitudes and beliefs, physical health and emotional health. Combined, these make up your Triangle of Health.  When all of these areas are balanced and aligned, you are in...

We live in a day and age, where we are bombarded with brands and advertising messages. To stand out in the crowd, your brand needs to be more than a visual icon or an audio message; it needs to transform into a sensory experience that evokes emotion. So how do you...

Are you feeling tired, flat and unmotivated? Want to get back the zest you once had for life and feel energised morning, noon and night? Here are seven energy boosters to help you create a more vibrant, happy life.  1. Get more active You don’t need to run a...

Picture this, your alarm screams at you at 5 or 6am. You think to yourself you’ve got a full on day ahead and need to get to work NOW. You skip breakfast and just grab a coffee as you run out of the door or at one of those drive throughs on the way to work. You get to...

The biggest source of energy suckers in your life is yourself. You are the one cutting corners by not respecting your own needs, eating well, exercising or making time for fun in your life. Anything that takes the fun out of your life is an ‘energy sucker’ and...

Ever been told that your metabolism is ‘fixed’? That you were either born with a fast or slow metabolism and that you’re stuck with whichever one you got? Or that your metabolism slows with age? Do you really understand what your metabolism is? Think of it this way –...

Allow yourself to feel the fear and do what you want anyway – breathe through your fear to the excitement on the other side! What holds you back and stops you from doing what you’ve always dreamt of? What’s stopping you from creating the life of your dreams or...

Making that transition from holiday mode to classroom. How excited do kids get with the start of school approaching? Getting kids to go from the freedom of school holidays to move to that place of being settled and ready for school can be a challenge for some parents....

I get to do a lot of work in Asia and I find it interesting that over there they pay the practitioner to keep them well. If they get sick they don’t pay which is the opposite to our medical model not just in Australia but in most of the western world. They live from a...

A lot of popular diets these days focus on a high-protein eating plan, so for people who want to have meat as their major source of protein, it’s important to make sure that it’s good meat. Commercially available meats are generally very high in saturated fat –...

If I was going to drive from Brisbane to Perth, and I’d never made the trek before, it would be easy for me to just think, ‘Yeah, I know where I’m going, and our road system is good enough, so I’ll just get in the car and drive, following the road signs along the...

In this article I’m going to reveal five steps to help you bring a sense of balance to all areas of your life. They are the bottom line starting point for what to do from my successful 7 Steps to Sanity book and programs. If you are a busy go fast who wants it all...

As with everything else we buy, there are people who have a vested interest in where we spend our food dollars. You’ve heard of the food pyramid, you might have even learnt about it at school, and certainly you can picture it, at least vaguely, showing you what you...

In his book ‘Anatomy of an Illness’, Norman Cousins tells the story of how he ‘laughed his way out of a crippling disease’ that doctors believed to be irreversible. Cousins was an author, diplomat and editor of the literary magazine ‘The Saturday Review’. In 1964, he...

We waste so much time in business and in life because we aren’t straight with each other. We don’t say what we mean or ask for what we need for fear of being judged, ridiculed or even fired. It takes courage to speak from your heart and to speak your truth. My...

One common test that we naturopaths perform is a hair tissue mineral analysis. Based on an analysis of a strand of your hair we are able to identify the mineral profile and existence of heavy metals and their influence within your body. This is the first test I always...

Daily exercise is vital to both your physical health and mental wellbeing. The human body was not designed to spend 40, 50 or more hours a week sitting behind a desk, yet that is exactly how most of us spend our lives. Regular exercise will help you to manage your...

Stop making excuses and exercise – Move your body daily. How many New Year resolutions did you make this year? Focusing on fitness and health made it into the top ten most common New Year’s resolutions with only spending time with family and friends to beat it. When...

Got your attention? Yes I am going to share with you the truths and myths of low carb beers with you but first we need to cover a little background on the different carbs and how they work.

Bum Glue’ is the term I use to describe refined and processed grains. Do you remember at school, we used to make glue out of white flour and water?

The average person consumes in excess of 50 kilograms of sugar per year! Refined sugars are addictive, immunosuppressive and will destroy your body’s ability to regulate blood sugar and insulin metabolism. Anything more than five kilograms of sucrose per year...

I meet people in my travels how self-prescribe him or herself the latest vitamin or mineral multi supplement and expect miracles. You may have seen it advertised on the television or in some mode of the media and think yeh I have been a little tired lately and skipped...

Need a basic but realistic recipe for a balanced diet? Go for six ‘airplane-sized’ meals a day, six days a week (no, not the size of an actual airplane...but the size of the meals they serve you on board). When trying to manage weight, many people make the mistake of...

In research commissioned by Grand United Corporate Health earlier this year, only six percent of people interviewed felt that they had a handle on work-life balance .Four out of five people said they were experiencing work-related stress at least once a week (I know...

In the thirteenth century, Dante listed the Seven Deadly Sins on the pathway to Paradise: Gluttony, lust, greed, envy, pride, anger and sloth. Now, almost eight hundred years later, people are still committing these seven sins in Work Life Balance. So let me share...

It’s 5pm and all you want to do is pack up your desk and head on home. You’ve had enough and are hanging out for that long glass of “red”. As much as this sounds the best way to end the day it is not necessarily the only way to end the day. In the perfect world you...

Preparing for sleep the night before is the place to start. Quality sleep vs quantity is vital. A busy mind leading to broken sleep does not allow for a fresh mind on waking. Try some of these simple steps to help you sleep well and then wake well. 1. Use...