The supermarkets are one confusing place with so many products to choose from. The Food Industry does little to help with its media catch phrases and advertising lines all developed with the aim to sell products, rather than promote health. Below are a list of some of my favourite products that I use regularly and […]
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Healthy Eating-Out in Port Macquarie
Many large towns and cities such as Canberra (my home town) have an array of restaurants to choose from. New places seem to open daily and as we become more invested in our health culinary entrepreneurs have responded by providing an increasing number of healthy eating options on the menu. In 2015 my family relocated […]
The Benefits to Shopping Locally
I’ll be the first to admit that Coles and Woolworths (and other such SUPER-market grocery stores) can be a convenient shopping destination. With numerous locations spread across Australia usually only a short drive away and stocked with a consistent large array of products likely to have everything you will need, where can you go wrong. […]
Reflections- Reaffirming the Importance of Backups in Life by Gene Clark
In keeping physically, mentally and spiritually fit it is important to have backups. This is true in many respects. It helps to have a network of family and friends who support you as you move toward your goals, affirm your progress and lift you up when you fall down, as we all sometimes do. Other […]
Reflections- Wishing the World a Good Night’s Sleep by Gene Clark
As a university professor I hopefully keep my students awake and avoid the definition proffered by WH Auden that: ‘A professor is someone who talks in someone else’s sleep.’ Jokes aside, it is increasingly recognised that sleep is a major issue in today’s 24/7 society where it is estimated that up to half of the […]
How to get out of a RUT
Are you feeling blah? Feeling like nothing tastes good? Can’t get motivated to make a start with exercise or healthy eating? Are you taking the easy route and relying on go-to take-away? Are you struggling to get into a solid exercise regime? I am sure we can all relate to this in some way or […]
Exercises you can do at Work
We all know that sitting in the office at your computer for many consecutive hours is not good on your body contributing to increased risk of obesity, muscle soreness and repetitive-use injury. It is important to take time every 1-2 hours to stand up, stretch and go for a little walk. With constant workloads building […]
Reflections- Making Community, Health and Wellness a Priority by Gene Clark
A country is only strong, productive and competitive if its citizens are healthy. Moreover, health care is assuming a larger and larger share of government budgets. One of the major ways to reduce health care costs and improve the health of citizens is for communities to do more to focus on prevention and wellness and […]
Reflections- Accentuate the Positive! By Gene Clark
It is so easy to be critical of others—a mistake that I have made often in my life when my tongue gets ahead of my brain. Yet, I know that each of us is more likely to be persuaded and respond to a compliment as opposed to a criticism. So, when you see someone making […]
Reflections: The Many Facets of Wellness—exercise, nutrition, motivation, learning and more by Gene Clark
Every year at this time many thousands of people, having over eaten and indulged over the holidays, make New Year’s resolutions to get fit, shed those pounds and join a gym. Yet, the business models of gyms depends upon their knowledge of past history that shows that the majority of people will not take up […]
