Is meat a good source of protein but bad for your health?

Researchers have found a way to convert carbon dioxide into fuel. Around about 2.4 billion years ago something pretty important happened…no, it wasn’t the evolution of the first lycra-producing algae and neither was it the visit to this planet of double-helix shaped aliens from the star-cluster Diana Nubla. In fact, it was around 2.4 billion […]

Research reveals a healthy way to deal with relationship conflict. Relationships can be wonderful things but they aren’t always smooth sailing. There will inevitably be moments of conflict in any relationship whether it be over where you squeeze the toothpaste tube or whether you should buy that house. A healthy relationship is not one without […]

Deodorant helps less masculine men in the eyes of women. There is a lot to be said for the values and life practices of earlier times in our history. Our ancestors were probably mostly far more physically active than we are today and their foods were certainly less processed (although with a little thought it […]

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Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being… a retreat at our stunning Yarra Valley Living centre offers the perfect setting to nurture your body, mind and spirit.

Our centre offers a selection of training programs tailored to practitioners from various disciplines, who are interested in developing skills to incorporate the use of mindfulness therapies into their practice.

For over 30 years we’ve been helping people find a better quality of life after a cancer diagnosis. The lifestyle practices we teach have helped people find hope (backed by action), empowerment and inner peace… we’ve seen prognoses challenged and lives’ transformed.

Professor Jelinek’s program content offers a unique perspective based on scientific research, clinical experience and profound insight… today the benefits of his approach are being felt by many.

Research looks at how reading fiction impacts you. Do you feel guilty about reading that novel you have next to your bed? Do you think that you really should be reading a biography or a non-fiction tome that will reveal to you the “real world”? Well, you can let that guilt go right now because […]

Sitting is bad for you but how much exercise will offset the sitting you do? They are saying that sitting is the new smoking. We know that sitting causes its own challenges for your health, not just because you aren’t doing other more active things while you are sitting but because sitting actually causes problems […]

Herbal medicine has been around for thousands of years and you don’t use things for thousands of years without something to back that up. Yes, mistakes can be made and held onto for millennia, humanity is good at that, but hundreds of herbs used for thousands of years can’t all be simple-minded belief in magic. […]