Nutrition for the soul
Food is the master of our lives. It drives celebration, commitments, tables of joy and tears of sorrow. It can lift you up higher than you have ever been, and in a swift moment have you crashing lower than you [...]
Lion’s Mane: The Smart Mushroom?
If you haven’t heard about the magic of nootropics, then you’re probably not cool enough. Let's be honest – like those expensive t-shirts with a million holes in them, health trends come in cycles. It seems to suit the momentum [...]
Mental Health: Is Your Brain on Fire
The topic of mental health has been stretched across many plains, and with it comes a very unnerving sound. It can instil a sense of sympathy from some, and repulsion from others. At a time melancholy was part of one's [...]
Against the Grain: Why Everyone Should Avoid Gluten
Some might say the Gluten Free Movement is just another fad in the ever-changing food fashion world. But is there more to it than that? Should everyone avoid gluten or just those who test positive for Coeliac disease or non-Coeliac [...]
Contraception or Deception?
Turning 16 was such a liberating moment. My Mum let me stay out later with my friends, I no longer had to worry about openly wearing a bra (now that I was a woman), and talking about my period with [...]
How to Use Positive Self Talk to Benefit You
“Ninety percent of the game is half mental” - Yogi Berra Don’t try and do the math on that one; baseball personality Yogi Berra was well known for his seemingly nonsensical comments that quietly had some profundity behind them. In [...]
A Strong Hope in a Paradigm Shift for a Failing Mental Health System
Mental health has slowly evolved into a commodity. If you’re feeling stressed, you must be anxious. Take this pill. If fatigue is your issue, then depression it is. Take this pill. Eclectic characteristics now equate to personality disorders, and ADHD [...]
