The connecting between mental wellbeing and nutrition is taking a solid stand in our society. Most people would agree that eating healthy benefits our mental wellbeing and decreases the risk of depression and anxiety. With depression and anxiety on the rise among our youngsters, more and more research is emerging that there is a relationship […]
In my previous blog, ‘How stress is wearing us down and what to do about it’ I briefly discussed the effects of stress on our body, making stress a high risk factor for diseases like metabolic syndrome, depression and cardiovascular diseases. Prolonged stress will create a ‘new normal’ causing wear and tear on our organs, […]
As much as I appreciate striving for our own individuality, proper nutrition and sleep are 2 basic needs for any living being and that should not be tampered with. However, we are always looking for short cuts in these two areas, and some of us think that their body is unique in only needing 4 […]
There is nothing worse than being at work and suddenly it hits you: The Afternoon Productivity Slump. It seems like many people struggle with it, but at the same time it feels like it is one of those ‘office taboos’. So what exactly is the ‘Afternoon Productivity Slump, does everyone suffers from it, and more […]
A lot has been written about the importance of breakfast and yet, about half of us do it: skipping breakfast before going to work. The other half mostly eat their breakfast on the run with cereal and milk sharing popularity with a vegemite toast. Despite being popular though, neither of them is adequate enough to […]
In a previous post, So there is a link between stress and nutrition?, I mentioned the impact of stress and nutrition on our health. Besides the physical processes mentioned in the article, most of us recognise the existence of the connection between the gut and the brain, the so called ‘gut-brain-axis. We know that, in […]
A lot of companies opt for a vending machine instead of offering healthy snacks for free, like a ‘fruit-box’. In my previous blog, ‘Pizza is cheaper than salad’, we looked at the real price of meals in canteens. So what are the costs of investing in a vending machine over free fruit offerings to your […]
Australia has the debatable honour of being the ” fastest growing population” …. Literary. 2 out of 3 adults are overweight, increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes, depression and some cancers. And the risks of developing these conditions rise exponentially with the numbers on the bathroom scales. But it doesn’t stop there. […]
As a promoter of healthy work environment and assisting employees deal with their stress by adapting to a healthier life style, this question is asked frequently: How (on earth) can food help lower stress among my workforce? There are many processes to deal with stress that are interlinked, but to make a start somewhere, our […]
We live in an interesting time, for the first time ever there is so much research available which links lifestyle to morbidity and mortality, where we cannot deny that implementing modifiable factors like nutrition, exercise and self-development, have a positive effect on our (mental) wellbeing. And it doesn’t take much to imagine that adapting these […]