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Our knees cop a hiding. They carry us through life, every step, squat, run, jump and dance move, yet most of us barely think about them until something starts to ache. By your thirties, you might notice it: that dull throb when the weather changes, a bit of morning...
We all know alcohol isn’t the kindest to our liver, but what about the brain? For years, the comforting idea of “a glass of red wine is good for you” has floated around like gospel. Trouble is, science is now showing that even small amounts of alcohol might not be so...
Searching for a divine dessert? Check out this nutritious tart and cherry chia pudding from Nutrition Stripped! Creamy coconut milk harmoniously blends with tart cherry juice and chia seeds for a combination that will pull on anyone’s heartstrings. As a bonus, this...
I recently attended my second HCANZA conference in Brisbane and one of the session was with Claire McCaffrey who spoke about corporate healthcare, and it really hit home. She’s been around long enough to see workplace wellbeing shift from something fluffy on the side...
We’ve all been there: standing in the gym, mid-set, or halfway through a run, and that little voice pops up, “That’s enough, call it a day.” The classic advice is often to grit your teeth and push harder. Sure, there’s a time and place for that. But if we reduce...
A University of Colorado Boulder study has shown that even amounts similar to what you’d get in one sugar-free drink may negatively affect blood vessels in the brain. Reduced nitric oxide (less vessel relaxation), more endothelin-1 (vessel constriction), impaired clot...
When Our Values Clash: Understanding Internal Conflict When most of us hear the word conflict, we picture arguments with other people, a disagreement at work, a tension in a relationship, or frustration in a team. But there’s another type of conflict that’s just as...
We all know the usual suspects when it comes to employee burnout – workload, deadlines, and poor work-life balance. But there’s a quieter, often invisible driver that organisations underestimate: value misalignment. Shalom Schwartz’s research into personal values...
Shalom Schwartz's work on personal values is the most studied and peer-reviewed in that field. The science tells us there are 10 principal values, sitting within a framework that can help managers and leaders easily identify where their team members are ‘coming from’...
Let’s clear something up right from the start: you do not need to be a particular size or shape to benefit from exercise. In fact, some of the biggest wins I see as a coach come from people in what’s often called the “a bit heavier than ideal” body category (though...