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6 emotions that are making us fat
Things I have going on right now: a renovation, end of year work stress, a two and a four-year-old being, well, a two and a four-year-old, trying to rent an apartment out so we can move into our...
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New mobile app tackles anxiety
Most apps are pretty useless if we’re being honest (and I like to think in this circle we’re all friends). Crazy birds, time-munching games and amusing ways to waste time are the general features. But...
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How to clear negative energy from your life
Stuck in a rut? Can’t drag yourself out of bed for work each morning? Or perhaps your ‘frenemies’ leave you feeling deflated after a catch-up? Identify those negative energy culprits and send them...
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Meditation proven to change brain structure
Meditate and you can decrease anxiety, get happier and quite literally, restructure your brain. It’s a big claim but that’s exactly the research to come out of a study done by a Harvard...
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Mindfulness app help to young people
One in every five Australians will experience a mental illness each year, according to the 2007 National Survey of Mental Health and Well-being. What’s troubling is that only 50 per cent of young...
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The best way to maintain lung health is very surprising
It’s a spectacular phenomenon that we rarely stop to consider (well, if we stop for too long, we’d pass out). Every one of the 23,000-odd breaths we take each day pumps oxygen to the 37.2 trillion...
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Kick anxiety to the curb and reclaim your life from stress
Have you ever found yourself so utterly overwhelmed that your heart begins to race, breathing becomes difficult, and for a that split moment you feel like you’ve lost a complete grasp on life? Well,...
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Runner’s high? World’s first marijuana gym set to open
In 1998, Canadian snowboarder Ross Rebagliati won an Olympic gold medal after smoking marijuana. The medal was temporarily revoked after blood tests revealed Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC – the active...
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The riskiest emotions for your heart
‘It’s going to give me a heart attack’ is a throw away line we use when someone or something causes us stress. Little do we realise how much truth there is in the statement and the physical impact of...
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3 things nonagenarians know
Queen Elizabeth is the poster monarch for active nonagenarians. She turned 90 on April 21, and she’s still going strong, waving to crowds alongside her husband, Prince Philip, still handsome at 95....
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Why having a therapist is my must have accessory
It’s Thursday morning. I’m dressed, I’ve packed the eldest child off to school and I’ve arranged daddy daycare for the baby. I walk out the door, my head swimming with thoughts and a notepad tucked...
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Back pain: is it all in the mind?
Whether it’s a niggling pain that won’t budge or a sudden twinge that becomes excruciating, back problems are a big deal. Three million Australians (13.6% of the total population) have back problems...
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The paradox of our health and wellbeing
We might be delusional about the state of our health, but our health doesn’t really affect our sense of wellbeing. Surprising as this may be, nor does stress (at least compared with other psychological...
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Our obsession with happiness has turned us into nervous wrecks
The self-help industry is worth billions of dollars and trades on the promise that each of us can become our best selves if we follow a specific path, diet, or practice. Over and over again, we are...
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What causes erectile dysfunction and should it be checked?
Q: Is it easy to determine a direct cause of erectile dysfunction? My husband is 51 and refuses to see his doctor even though I know it’s bothering him. Does erectile dysfunction ever go away on its...
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Why family mental health is global mental health
Do you realise that all people around the world are basically alike? That is, their emotional wellness and mental health come largely from the same type of lifestyle. That lifestyle must include a...
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