Issue 192

WellBeing

Resources for inspired living

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Romanticism
Two centuries ago, romanticism was filling the minds of people everywhere. Nowadays, however, it seems like romanticism is something we don’t have time for. Why should we be romanticising anything when there are protests to go to and people to fight
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From The Editor-in-chief
You know the trouble with the world today? It’s apricots. I’m telling you, our world would be a lot happier if there were no apricots. Fruits with a hard thing at the centre are a problem. If you think about it for a moment, you will agree, apricots
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From The Editor
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It’s In The Doing
I wish I could say it was my idea, but my five-year-old daughter started volunteering making peanut butter sandwiches for our local homeless population. She knows that many people are struggling right now, and it’s been really inspiring to see her co
WellBeing3 min readBiology
Recent Medical Findings For A Healthier Body
New research shows that the effect of tea on your blood pressure goes deeper than relaxation. Researchers have found that catechins in green tea and black tea activate a specific type of ion channel protein called KCNQ5. The effect is to allow potass
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Interesting Slices Of Life
In the wake of COVID-19 the experience of a sense of loneliness is becoming more widespread. Researchers have noted that people who experience chronic loneliness often feel that their lives lack meaning. However, we also know that rituals create mean
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All The Latest In Environmental Issues
Cats love catnip because it contains ingredients that interact with components of the reward system in the cat brain. Cats are alone in this, as in so many things, because the insect world hates catnip, being as repellent as the synthetic compound DE
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Rhodiola
In traditional medicine rhodiola (Rhodiola rosea) has many uses and was first described by Dioscorides in De Materia Medica in about 60 AD. In Russia, Scandinavia, Mongolia and China rhodiola has been used for centuries to cope with the bitterly cold
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Sumac
There are about 250 different species of flowering plants in the Rhus family that grow in subtropical and temperate regions, with a long history of use by indigenous peoples for medicinal and other uses. While many of the species have similar medicin
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10 Happy Habits
You want to be happy, don’t you? We all want to be happy, so that is the easy question. The more difficult question is: are you prepared to do what it takes to be happy? It becomes a bit harder at that point because you need to acknowledge that happi
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Erin Rhoads founder of The Rogue Ginger
Home is wherever my family are. Currently, we reside on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung, not far from Naarm (Melbourne) city centre but far enough away we can get lost in the bush along the Maribyrnong River. With my three-year-ol
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Hailing From The Hypersensitive Crowd
Do you feel deeply affected by the suffering of others or pick up easily on vibes around you? Maybe you avoid negative social media and news because of the way it affects you? What makes one person more sensitive than others? And what problems or pot
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Are You One Of The Sensitive Crowd?
Orloff has developed a 20-question self-assessment quiz for empaths, which is available on her site and The Empaths Survival Guide. Those who agree with 15 or more of the following are considered full-blown empaths, while answering yes to at least fi
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Connecting With Compassion
“The energy of compassion is very strong.” ~ Thích Nhât Hanh The human existence is filled with a mix of light and dark, joy and pain, yang and yin. Challenges in life are inevitable, but the degree to which you suffer as a result of these trials and
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To Be, Not To Do
The French philosopher René Descartes coined the famous saying, “I think, therefore I am” to provide a discourse on existence. Nowadays, we could say, “I think, I worry, I text, I post, I react, and, in fact, I never stop and therefore I am exhausted
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Tea For Vitality
It’s always “teatime” according to the Mad Hatter in Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. An afternoon tea party is a wonderful way to unwind and connect with loved ones. Friendships are forged over a warm cuppa as Monty Python proclaime
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Mindful Self-compassion
Kristin Neff developed the concept of “mindful self-compassion” with clinical psychologist Christopher Germer. Together they founded the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion and outline the three components necessary for cultivating mindful self-compas
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Fabulous Feet
Thinking on your feet, cold feet, square feet, two left feet, six feet apart … for all of the time you’ve spent staring at your feet, how well do you really know them? Did you know that it takes a quarter of the bones in the human body to make up the
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Tracey Holmes The Ocean Is Home
Tracey Holmes’ story begins with the ocean. It’s a connection that has been a steady undercurrent flowing throughout her years, a place of refuge when she needs somewhere calm and quiet. For Holmes, her childhood laid the foundations for what was to
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Honesty
In its most basic form, honesty is telling the truth — but it runs much deeper than that. Honesty is about baring your most authentic self to others yet remaining true to yourself. As humans, self-deception is a natural coping mechanism. Forget the “
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Yoga For Honesty
“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.” ~ Thomas Jefferson If you are interested in yoga and bringing more peace into your life, you will need an intimate relationship with the Sanskrit word sat or truth. More potently, sat is often def
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Multicultural Beauty Secrets
Many cultures have traditional beauty rituals, some of which have been revered for thousands of years. In modern times, a number of these rituals can be found in combination or stand-alone as beauty secrets held by women and men all around the world.
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Discovering The Way
Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism are the three central pillars of traditional Chinese thought. “Taoism” refers to both a philosophical tradition and an organised religion, which in modern Chinese are identified separately as taojia and taojiao respe
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Spark Up Your Metabolism
The sparking of a tame metabolism is the endless chase for many. The fact is a speedy metabolism depends on several things. Unfortunately, women’s metabolism tends to be a little lacklustre in comparison to men, who cultivate a faster metabolism, eve
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Easy Home Updates
What do you see when you look around your home? Cosy, comfortable spaces filled with items you cherish, inviting you in and putting you at ease? Or do your eyes get drawn to tired carpet, marked walls, saggy furniture and a jumble of clutter? If your
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WellBeing Brain Boosters
THE WELLBEING TEAM 8 Orange rhizome (8) 9 Arctic jacket (6) 10 Moisturisers (4,6) 11 Served without ice (4) 12 Celtic language (6) 14 Every now and then (2,3,3) 15 Aisle or esplanade (7) 17 Tropical weed or Anthony LaPaglia film (7) 20 Obstinate, lik
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The Power Of Quantum Languaging
Rudyard Kipling poignantly declared, “Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by [human]kind.” This zealous statement was made during a speech Kipling gave in London in 1923, where he went on to describe how language enters into and influen
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Chronic Pain
Pain is a fascinating topic as it covers so many parameters of living. Pain is not just an unpleasant physical sensation. It is intimately influenced by attitudes, beliefs, personality and social factors, and affects physical as well as mental and em
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Speak Easy
Loui’s three-year-old daughter marched up to her, hands on hips and looked her right in the eye. “Mummy, is it true that babies come out of ladies’ belly buttons?” After a harrowing week of deadlines, Loui didn’t have the emotional energy to think of
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Autumn
A Chinese proverb says, “Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.” Amid the hustle and bustle of your everyday life — between your family, your job, your partner, and your social and your online life — take a moment to breat
WellBeing8 min readCooking, Food & Wine
Cooking With Autumnal Produce
Autumn is a time of sheer abundance: a vibrant season bursting with colour and flavour. It’s no surprise that many chefs claim autumn is their favourite season of the year, as they reap the rewards of their sumptuous harvest, which ripens and develop
WellBeing8 min readScience & Mathematics
The Circadian Conundrum
Circadian rhythms used to be largely governed by the rising and setting of the sun. The human body evolved to be exposed to strong outdoor light in the daytime, and people usually went to sleep soon after it grew dark. In 1879, when the light bulb wa
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Paddling the Katherine
I’m about to close in on “Slippery Nipple” which, before you get excited, is a tricky little river rapid, not the very delicious drink. In fact, I’m about as far away from a cocktail bar as you are ever likely to be, staring down a tight squeeze of w
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The Power Of Podcasts
It’s been a decade of perpetual arrival for podcasts, but they’ve well and truly established themselves among the ranks of mainstream media. What began as “audio-blogging” in 2004 has gone global, with over 1.75 million podcasts and 43 million episod
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Podcasts For A Better You
Radio Headspace: Feeling anxious, down, distracted or jittery? Calm your internal chatter and check in with yourself with Radio Headspace. Each episode is less than 10 minutes long, so you can take some time to reflect while drinking your morning cup
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Counter Culture
CRAIG SILVEY, ALLEN & UNWIN Unlikely life-altering friendships, gender dysphoria, drugs, homelessness and drag queens — author Craig Silvey is back with a book that encapsulates a struggle across generations. Honeybee charts an intense and emotionall
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Ikaria: Foo D And Life In The Blue Zone
Dive into the blue waters of the Aegean Sea and immerse yourself in the food and lifestyle of this beautiful blue zone in the Greek islands. Ikaria taps into all your senses through its soulful dishes, tales of community and cooking and immersive ima
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20 Tips To Building A Career As A Yoga Teacher
1 Commit to attending regular classes Find a class with a teacher you like and ensure the location and timing fits with your schedule so it’s easy for you to go at least once a week. 2 Establish your own home practice, Invest in your own yoga mat and
WellBeing3 min readCooking, Food & Wine
Testing For Intolerances
Have you ever suspected you were intolerant to certain foods, such as the usual hard-to-digest suspects gluten, dairy, eggs or soy? Ever wondered what’s involved in taking an allergy or food intolerance test or if it’s worth the money? Sadly, gluten
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The Dos And Don’ts Of A Healthy Heart
As you know, I’m no stranger to talking about the best diets for your gut. This issue, however, I wanted to discuss the best diet for your heart. If you or your family have high cholesterol levels, elevated blood pressure or systemic inflammation, ea
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Why You Need Vitamin A
Your skin is a window into your general inner health and is often one of the first places to indicate a possible vitamin deficiency, which may present in the form of dry, cracked, inflamed or irritated skin. Vitamins are essential for maintaining the
WellBeing4 min readArchitecture
Growing Sweet Peas
Sweet peas are traditionally planted on St Patrick’s Day, which is a convenient way to get gardeners to remember that the seeds need to go into the soil in autumn, even though they won’t flower till spring. Sweet peas are one of the most glorious blo
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Cranky Old Cats
Cats can experience chronic pain for the same reasons dogs do. Degenerative joint disease has been shown to be present in up to 90 per cent of cats over 12. Other causes include dental disease, gut pain, urinary tract pain and neuropathic or spinal p
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A Recipe For Reversing Ageing?
David Sinclair is an alumnus of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people on the planet, a professor of genetics at Harvard Medical school, who at 52 with a full head of brown hair and a face that from a distance looks unlined and youthful makes it
WellBeing4 min readDiet & Nutrition
Depression
With the challenges we have had, mental health has become an everincreasing issue for many people, young and old alike. According to the latest statistics the diagnosis of depression is three times higher than what is perceived as normal. Typifying t
WellBeing4 min readAstronomy & Space Sciences
MAY & JUNE 2021
When in mid-May Jupiter enters Pisces, your spirit of adventure and opportunity to act peak in interesting ways. Make the most of the next two months and miracles happen. New Moon on May 11 brings helpful impetus from friends and your social networks
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Happy Together, Living Apart
My partner of nine years, Mark, and I come from opposite sides of the earth: I’m from Australia, he is from the UK. Cheap international flights, freedom of movement (except when there is a worldwide pandemic) and modern technology have shaped our ide
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Health Source
Use Australian eucalyptus essential oil for that real Australiana experience. Have you tried our limited-edition Australian Eucalyptus Hand Sanitiser? Made at the base of the Macedon Ranges, Victoria, it has been proven to kill 99.9 per cent of germs
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Beauty Source
Wotnot Natural & Organic compostable Facial Wipes Unique Australian beauty wipes not only cleanse but also nourish the skin. Using the finest oils, they are kind to your skin and the environment. Each one is made using luxuriously soft biodegradable
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Why Choose Organic Nut And Seed Butters?
Organic nut and seed butters are simply organic nuts or seeds blended with a pinch of salt. There’s nothing odd added and nothing removed so that they retain all their natural oils. Highly processed foods are going to have a tonne of other ingredient
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Food Source
Nerada single-origin black tea is cultivated on the Atherton Tablelands in Far North Queensland. The high altitude, rich volcanic soils and ample rainfall provide the perfect conditions for growing our unique, aromatic and full-bodied black tea that
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What’s In Season This Autumn And Winter
Fruit Apples (Fuji, Gala, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Jonagold, Jonathan, Lady Williams, Pink Lady, Red Delicious, Sundowner), banana, breadfruit, cumquat, custard apple, fig, grapes (Muscat, Purple Cornichon, Sultana, Waltham Cross), grapefruit,
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