Issue 174

WellBeing

Resources for inspired living

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From The Editor-in-chief
Are you courageous? I was made to ponder on courage when prompted by a remark by my eldest daughter (yes, pretty much all my thinking does derive from those wondrous female offspring of mine). We were in the car on the way to dance class when she cas
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The Hearty Nut
Words DR KAREN BRIDGMAN Walnuts are tree nuts of the genus Juglans. Technically, they are stone fruit, not true nuts. Once picked, walnuts need to be stored properly or they are susceptible to insect or mould infestation, producing aflatoxin (a poten
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Your Say
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Kitchen Essentials
Words KATE DUNCAN The sleek design of the Vitamix Ascent Series has my dinner party guests drooling before I’ve even served dessert! Featuring program settings for smoothies, soups, dips, desserts and a self-cleaning mode, I just hit the touchscreen
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What Were Your Intentions For 2018? How Have You Been Tracking With Achieving Them?
To be more conscious of the environment. I have been achieving this by recycling more and doing more volunteering for charities. The biggest thing I want to do is lose weight and to quit smoking, which is going be hard, but I have an amazing daughter
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Wired For Wonder
Words JESSICA LEE The more grateful you feel, the more you see the world as a good place and the more you experience moments of awe and wonder. I call this circular process the “gratitude/wonder loop”. Do you do the same things day in and day out? Do
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Healing Bush Medicine
What is Bush Medijina? Bush Medijina, the name of our not-for-profit social enterprise, means “bush medicine” in the Anindilyakwa language. Where is Bush Medijina located? Where do you harvest? Our base is the Angurugu Community on Groote Eylandt in
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Code Red
Words CARROL BAKER Having a glorious giggle reduces blood pressure and also helps you stay healthy by boosting your immune system. Do you blush bright red even when you feel just a tiny twinge of embarrassment? Perhaps you get slippery, sweaty palms
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Recent Medical Findings For A Healthier Body
COMPILED BY TERRY ROBSON It’s autumn/winter and the flu season is not far away. Unfortunately, it’s easier to spread the dreaded flu than you may have thought. In a new study, researchers measured influenza virus in exhaled breath from 142 confirmed
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WellBeing Gives Space To The Creative Souls In Our Community
Diane Geach T: +61 418 166 111 E: chat2di@gmail.com My art has been influenced by the traditional Japanese Zen aesthetic of wabi sabi, which highlights the transient, imperfect yet pure nature of beauty. Coming from an Asian heritage has helped my un
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Change Your Self-talk
Words SONIA ZADRO “If a person gave away your body to some passerby, you’d be furious. Yet you hand over your mind to anyone who comes along so they may abuse you, leaving it disturbed and troubled. Have you no shame in that?” ~ Epictetus What essent
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South Australian odyssey
Words CATHERINE LAWSON Photography DAVID BRISTOW Crumbling along the edge of the Nullarbor’s vast, treeless plains, the Bunda Cliffs dare me to the edge, beckoning the thrillseeker in me to stand 80 vertigo-inducing metres above a pounding sea. Far b
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Your Extraordinary Heart
Words VALERIE MALKA “Heart” is a mysterious and unfathomable word with its many definitions and interpretations. There’s a heart that doctors medicate and treat, a heart that surgeons operate on or transplant; there’s a heart that can be deeply hurt
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Interesting Slices Of Life
COMPILED BY TERRY ROBSON In a new review of existing studies, researchers found that pollution is linked to increased feelings of anxiety. Additionally, cities with higher levels of air pollution also tend to have higher levels of crime. This associa
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The Creative Disruptor
Words AMY TAYLOR-KABBAZ If you had to choose one word to sum up the work of Jacinta McDonell, “disruptor” would be apt. While this word is often thrown around in the current entrepreneurial world, it’s particularly relevant for this mother of three.
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Orally Right
Words LINDA MOON Able to survive fire and the grave, your teeth are unique, identifying you like a fingerprint. Like the rings of a tree, they’re also a time capsule of information about your diet and lifestyle, reveals Debbie Guatelli-Steinberg in h
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Beauty Source
EverEscents Organic Hair Care has created the next generation of hair repair products that are not only beautiful but easy to use on all hair types. Using sweet almond and rice to restore the hair’s structure and replace essential proteins, it’s the
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Wild Whisperings
Words GEORDIE BULL When I became a mother I stopped jumping off bridges and climbing tall trees. My world became sleep times, healthy snacks and managing screen time. I planned for my children and eagerly awaited their births. After they were born, I
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All The Latest In Environmental Issues
COMPILED BY TERRY ROBSON Ducks don’t get the plaudits they deserve. They are an under-appreciated waterfowl, but a new study shows just how vital they are to the environment. Ducks are usually thought to disperse plant seeds primarily via external me
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The Beauty Tree
Words STEPHANIE OSFIELD Argan oil, the oil extracted from the nut of the argan tree, is sometimes referred to as liquid gold and has been touted by many as the magical elixir of the new millennium. It’s not surprising that cosmetic giants are getting
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Chakra exploration: Part II
Words MASCHA COETZEE Photography RICK COETZEE When exploring chakras, you are invited to dive into investigation of your energy body and the vital force within, which is also referred to as prana, ki, qi, chi and mana, which connects your physical an
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Plants For Jam Makers
JACKIE FRENCH is the author of The Chook Book (Aird Books). Her oldest chook, Gertie, is now 17. Although Gertie’s sisters have all long since fallen off the perch, Gertie still lays extremely large brown eggs most days of the year. Get in touch with
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Road Tripping Sri Lanka’s Coast
Words CATHERINE LAWSON Photography DAVID BRISTOW Strung out in a swaying hammock, fresh frangipani buds in one hand and a rum coconut in the other, I while away the hours before dinner, too unwound to even pick up a book. I could be surfing or boatin
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Food Source
Using the goodness of black beans, ORGRAN has produced the ideal entertainer to complement your dips, toppers and side dishes. Featuring all-natural ingredients and no hidden nasties, ORGRAN Black Bean Wafer Crackers allow you to enjoy the nutritiona
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Mountain High
Words VERONICA JOSEPH Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is 331 square kilometres of rolling green hills dotted with tea plantations and flanked by misty mountaintops and extinct volcanic peaks known as the Virungas. I am walking down one of
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Energy & So Much More
Words DR KAREN BRIDGMAN Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), also known as ubiquinone, is a fat-soluble vitamin-like nutrient synthesised by cells in human (mammalian) tissues. Coenzymes are small molecules that facilitate the chemical reactions of other enzymes. C
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14 Sustainable Kitchen Hacks
Words LISA HOLMEN Are you guilty of putting your leftovers in the fridge only to rediscover them growing moss a week later? You’re not the only one. Australians discard a whopping $8–10 billion worth of food every year, which eventually ends up in la
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Byron Yoga Centre
Choosing a yoga course can be daunting; not just who to train with, but which course to select. Byron Yoga Centre, located in Byron Bay on the New South Wales north coast, has trained more than 3000 teachers. The centre runs a range of different trai
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Reducing Cancer Risk
KAREN GOLDRICK is a holistic veterinarian at All Natural Vet Care, Russell Lea, Sydney. T: 02 9712 5844, W: naturalvet.com.au The most important aspect of your pet’s health that you can manage is nutrition — and weight. Cancer is a disease that gener
WellBeing17 min readMental Health
Finding The Light
Words STEPHANIE OSFIELD Depression does not always hit your life like an electrical storm; sometimes it’s more like an overcast day that goes on and on with no promise of sunshine. Stop right now and check in with how you are feeling. Now put the spo
WellBeing1 min readFashion
THE WELLBEING Collection
Discover Australian designer bamboo clothing by Witjuti, with classic styles for men and women. Witjuti design is all about luxurious comfort, designed to take you from the gym to yoga to lounging around at home. At Witjuti, the belief is that fashio
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Counter Culture
Reviews by Kate Duncan, Dana Diament and Chris Stafford Directed by SEAN BAKER Starring WILLEM DAFOE, BROOKLYNN PRINCE, BRIA VINAITE Directed by GUILLERMO DEL TORO Starring SALLY HAWKINS, MICHAEL SHANNON, RICHARD JENKINS An exhilarating vision of car
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Eating Keto
Words PETE EVANS What if I told you there’s a way to address the underlying causes of illness simply by understanding what ingredients to eat, how to prepare them and when to eat? It’s an equation that adds up to food most definitely being medicine.
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Power To Us
Words MARTIN OLIVER With new-build wind and solar farms cheaper than gas and coal, the economics are now favouring renewable energy. Australia’s energy sector is widely regarded as a mess. Soaring electricity prices, questions about how to rein them
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Eating At Work
JAN MCLEOD is a highly respected coach, mentor, speaker and consultant, a specialist in the areas of high performance, wellbeing, nutrition, and change strategy in the workplace www.thecapacityequation.com.au Or madforhealth.com.au. Healthy eating is
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Fat & Your Skin
CARLA OATES is a natural beauty expert and the author of Feeding Your Skin. Good fats keep your skin nourished and lubricated from the inside out. While the word “fat” and fats in our diet have garnered negative attention over the years, good fats ar
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Happy Hormones
This is an edited extract from Healthy Hormones: A Practical Guide to Balancing Your Hormones by Belinda Kirkpatrick and Ainsley Johnstone, published by Murdoch Books, RRP AU$35.00 Are your hormones healthy or a little off balance? Unsure of the role
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Bounce Back
Words ANNA PARTRIDGE Those big feelings, like disappointment and anger, are hard to take. They are hard enough for adults who understand emotions and have rational minds to deal with them but, for kids who have not developed this level of rational th
WellBeing3 min readCooking, Food & Wine
Slow Cooking Central
LEE HOLMES runs Supercharged Food and recently released her newest book Supercharge Your Gut. Visit her blog at superchargedfood.com for more cooking inspiration, recipes and tips. In my Supercharged Kitchen at home, autumn/winter is a time when I re
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The Gut & Ageing
DR MICHAEL ELSTEIN is a Sydney-based anti-ageing physician and writer. He is the author of three books including his latest, The Wellness Guide to Preventing the Diseases of Ageing. He has also designed the app The Diet Guide to Ageing Prevention. Ra
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Health Source
Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat’s award-winning recipe book A Taste of Gwinganna features 160 pages of delicious gluten-and dairy-free recipes, plus a special section on how to make your own fermented foods. W: gwinganna.com Synergy Natural Super Greens
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Where The Heart Is
Words LIZ MCLARDY Denmark is continually rated as one of the happiest and most contented societies in the world, so it’s no wonder we’re fascinated with their secrets to happy living. A big part of the Danish way of life is experiencing hygge. You ha
WellBeing8 min readAstronomy & Space Sciences
A Planet For All Seasons
Words KELLY SURTEES Astrology is grounded in an understanding of the seasons and the ways in which nature, along with all life, changes as core qualities like heat, moisture, coolness and dryness shift through the year. These four core qualities were
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The Daily Detox
ALEXX STUART is a passionate educator in the space she calls “living a low tox-life”. Through her speaking, workshops, e-courses and online community, she helps people make the best new choices for them, their families and the planet. lowtoxlife.com
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Worried About Being Anxious
KAREN BRIDGMAN is a holistic practitioner at Australian Biologics, Sydney. Exercise has been shown to significantly reduce anxiety, improve oxygenation and assist in the management of stress. A 68-year-old man was virtually dragged into my office by
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Wellness Work
If you could be a better version of yourself, what would you be? Take out a notebook and pen and start writing everything that comes to your mind. Writer’s block? Unsure on how to answer? Let’s begin by looking at the language of virtue and value. Vi
WellBeing4 min readAstronomy & Space Sciences
Stargazing
CHRISTINE BROADBENT has been practising astrology for 30 years. As a professional consulting astrologer and teacher, she offers workshops, personal readings and an informative newsletter. Contact: Christine@astrologyspot.com.au or Ph: 0402 664 101. F
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Life Interrupted
Words TEISHA ROSE In 1997, my life changed forever. As a healthy 22-year-old, I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a condition of the central nervous system affecting the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves. According to the doctor there was no c

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