It is an interesting word – conscientiousness – and it is one trait that I admire in people and one that I aim to embody myself. This is what it says in Wikipedia: “In psychology, conscientiousness is the trait of being painstaking and careful, or the quality of acting according to the dictates of one’s
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It is a very sad day today, with the announcement by Ronald Bradley, owner of Hippocrates Health Centre, that he has decided to retire and close the doors of Hippocrates for good. Many of the hundreds of people that follow my blog and my newsletter, met me when they attended the Hippocrates program, and I
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I have a fascination in all things unexplainable and this story certainly fits into that category. I think the essence of this story is what is important, not the actual facts surrounding it. Messages of love, tolerance and acceptance never get old with me… Mellen-Thomas Benedict is an artist who survived a near-death experience (NDE) in
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Last night I went to a talk by Dan Millman, author of the classic book “The Way of the Peaceful Warrior”, as well as many other inspirational writings. I first read this book in the late 1980s and it encouraged me to think very deeply about the themes presented in it. It became one of
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Many of my readers are probably familiar with Elaine Hollingsworth’s research on the dangers of soy in her book “Take Control of Your Health and Escape the Sickness Industry”. Recently some forward thinking countries introduced warnings labels for soy products, but unfortunately Australia wasn’t one of them. The following article by David Gutierrez was featured
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One thing that I like to remind people of, is that they wield enormous power with the choices they make in how to spend their hard earned dollars. If we want to see a change in our world, then we need to vote with our money, as to what industries we want to support and those
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Just last weekend my partner and I took my Mum for a weekend getaway to the Sunshine Coast. It’s only a two hour drive away, but the whole change of scenery and taking scheduled time out to relax, gave the weekend a holiday type feel. It is so important to take those short breaks, especially
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Not long ago I wrote about seven important words on health that author Michael Pollan had to say, namely “Eat Food, Not Too Much, Mostly Plants”. A statement that seems too simple to be as profound as it actually is. A suggestion, that, if it was adopted by more people, would have far reaching positive
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This is a beautiful story about a truly amazing dog. If you are an animal lover like me, you will really enjoy this eight minute piece. Leisa
I’ve written before about the importance of Vitamin D (Blog post: Breast Cancer Prevention) in cancer prevention, and there has just been a great article published that examines whether the facts around Vitamin D stand up to the hype: The Vitamin D Miracle: Is It For Real? There are so many dangers of buying into the “slip,
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