A 58-year-old woman presented to the clinic with an uncommon problem for her age. She had negotiated menopause with minimal symptoms and was healthy overall. She exercised regularly, ate largely organic food and took a general multi-B complex, vitamin E and a turmeric supplement purchased from discount chemists. Her diet was moderately low fat, low […]

In my work as a clinical psychologist, I’ve heard this whispered confession countless times. Mothers speak the words only when they feel utterly safe: “I keep seeing something awful happening to my baby.” These mothers are usually tearful, convinced these thoughts mean something dark about who they are. But here’s what I tell them: intrusive […]

You could call seaweed a super marine ingredient, though even that feels like it undersells it. It offers a broad spectrum of trace minerals including iodine, iron, magnesium, zinc and selenium. Its nutritional profile is distinct from plants grown on land, shaped by the mineral density of the sea itself. There are around 150 types […]

Filling your cup isn’t easy. We live in an age where exhaustion is worn like a badge, and burnout is celebrated. When you’re a business owner, rest simply doesn’t happen unless you schedule it in. When I started my business, I was already a mother and a wife, and it took destroying my health for […]

Negative thoughts can sneak in when you’re tired, overwhelmed, or having a particularly hard day. One thing goes wrong, then another, and suddenly you’re not just having a bad moment, you’re sinking into a brutal internal monologue. It’s the opposite of a pep talk. It’s a self-judgement talk. Most of us are familiar with this […]

What’s not top of mind for many people is that a number of familiar daily struggles are classic signs of iron deficiency. Persistent fatigue, restless sleep, anxious moods, palpitations, brain fog, heavy periods, hair loss, joint aches and mood swings — which we tend to normalise as just part of being human in the modern […]

Wellbeing reader Mikhailla Fitzgerald always considered herself the lucky one. Then, at 23, she lost her three-day-old son to Group B Strep. Here she reflects on how grief and pain can coexist with luck, purpose and a beautiful life. I’d always considered myself the lucky one. In life, I had been somewhat privileged through the […]

We speak to Max Buontempo, the founder of ORGRAN and managing director of Roma Food Products, a family business that has produced brands such as ORGRAN,  one of the world’s most recognised gluten-free food brands,  helping shape the modern gluten-free market. Q. Share some insights with the audience on your brand story. ORGRAN is an […]

Adopting a vegan diet can be an exciting and positive shift towards more vibrant health and sustainable living. But one question often arises: are you getting all the nutrients you need? The good news is, with thoughtful planning, a vegan diet can supply every essential nutrient — sometimes even more effectively than a typical omnivorous […]

Fish as a Healing Food Fish is incredibly nutrient-dense and, although it can contain nasties, is such a potentially healing food that you can’t ignore it. Fish has been a major food source for many species that inhabit this planet, including humans, for millennia. Fish are probably the most diverse group of vertebrates with over […]

Simplifying is the key to amplifying. Do less to achieve more. If you’re looking at your circus, counting your monkeys and thinking there’s absolutely no way to axe anything, read on. Research is giving us a greater understanding of our human experience, and one thing that we now know is that laziness is so much […]

Aloe vera (a member of the lily family) is well known worldwide for its variety of medicinal properties. This “medicine chest” of a plant is a succulent, needing very little water to survive. Its botanical name is Aloe barbadensis and it originated in South Africa. Today there are about 400 different species, many of which […]