What is stress?

Are you Stressed?   The stress response is a normal life-saving response. It activates a series of events in your body, especially when you feel your life is under attack. The stress response helps us prepare our body to get out of harm’s way. It kicks in when we feel our life is under threat. That…

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Do you have adrenal fatigue or burn out?

 The Stress response A person’s response to stress is a normal physiological occurrence. It is the body’s way of going on alert and preparing all the organs and body parts for a fight (stand up and slay a beast) or flight (run for your life). Even when we are exposed to little everyday stresses,…

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5 Natural Ways to Decrease Stress

Stress is a normal feeling in your body. But often it can feel uncomfortable.. even gain roller skates and dominate our being. But with a little bit of understanding, you can master your stress levels.  Stress is designed to keep you out of harms way and potentially save your life. The stress response is a…

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The 12 Healthy Days of Christmas day 6 – Move More

On the 6th day of Christmas we moved… moved more and more. Our bodies are designed for moving, not sitting, especially not sitting in front of a computer for hours on end. TODAY: Shake it out, wriggle it, climb a mountain, ride a bike, move your body. Trust me, the more you move your body…

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The 12 Healthy Days of Christmas -Day 3-Reduce Stress

On the third day of Christmas we started having MORE FUN! For years I have been encouraging people to stress less. Which actually didn’t mean a lot to people. It was only when I started saying “have more fun” that people got it. BUT ” how do I have fun, I have forgotten” is the…

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How To Manage Hypertension Naturally!

High Blood Pressure or hypertension, is a very common occurence in Western Countries. In  2011-12 it hypertension affected one in three Australians! Crazy high figures, especially given that most of it is due to lifestyle inflections. Including high salt diets (even in bread)! hidden salts stress the way we structure our day (no siesta, no…

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Can working lead to weight gain?

Work can lead to weight gain! Wow – imagine that. How many of us would stop work right away? I am here to tell you that work can indeed make you gain weight. Not just because you might be sitting at a desk but due to other reasons. Understanding why we gain weight is important …

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Hop into Health – The Healthy Consumer in 2013

Inspired that things are changing and people are becoming more aware, especially as today is World Environment Day.  Today on Hop into Health, I interview Amanda Parker, remedial masseuse, owner of The Shack in Nobby’s Beach and owner and creator of natural skin care range Probio. Podcast here. Today I wanted to tease out where…

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