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When you sit down for a meal it's pretty easy to know how much you're eating by the amount on your plate, but do you know the energy content of alcoholic drinks you consume? Alcohol contains 29 kilojoules per gram, which is only slightly better than fat. This makes it...
The following draws upon personal experience that I hope can resonate with one during uncertainty and adversity. You’ll know the premise behind good hygiene and social distancing. Paradoxically, the premise behind your physical and mental health during uncertainty and...
You'd think as an Exercise Physiologist with 17 years experience I wouldn't need a health coach. In fact I thought I had a pretty good handle on my health. As Max wrote about his experience in a previous blog, we’ve had the opportunity to use a Whoop band. So we...
Now most of us know that our heart rate changes in times of stress. We feel it racing when there’s an impending deadline at work. It’s also well known that regular exercise lowers our resting heart and reduces our risk of many chronic diseases. But did you know that...
Our constantly connected existence can make us feel time is accelerating away from us. And despite this ‘connection’ we can also feel alone. It doesn’t have to be this way.
You know that lifting weights has some benefits, but do you actually know what they are? Find out the 12 most surprising benefits of strength training! When people talk about the health effects of exercise, most of the time they mean aerobic activity. You know,...
Everybody feels stressed at some point. But how do we deal with it? 75% of Australians admit that stress adversely effects their physical health and 64% report an impact on their mental health (APA, 2014). For 86% of us, watching TV or movies is our chosen coping...
Blue Mind: A mildly meditative state characterized by calm, peace, unity, and a sense of general happiness and satisfaction with life in the moment. We can all agree that modern life is tough. We experience chronic stress, struggle with constant monkey mind...
In our previous blog we looked at the evidence supporting the Paleo diet. While promising, these few studies were very short in duration, had relatively small numbers, and were targeted mainly at people with metabolic conditions. What is still unknown though is the...
In our last iNform Voice blog we explained the main differences between a Paleo diet and our current Australian Dietary Guidelines. However, do we know if this way of eating is good for us or is it just another fly-by diet? Is there actually any research to this diet...
