Health Coaching – why and who for?
Health coaching is the use of evidence-based skillful conversation, clinical interventions and strategies to engage clients in health behavior change… Continue reading
Holistic Weight Management with Jacqueline Lovett
Jacqueline talks about nutrient dense food swaps to get you started on your new weight loss journey… Continue reading
Overexercising – How much is too much?
There is no doubt that moving and doing some form of exercise, everyday is vital for health and longevity. However, too much of anything, is never good. Over-exercising without proper rest and recovery can lead to a variety of unwanted outcomes. Taking a proactive approach to self-care through individualised lifestyle changes can help to improve … Continue reading
Yeast containing foods
Yeast is used in food preparation and is a good source of B vitamins but these can also be obtained from other foods such as meat, fish, whole grains, nuts and dark green leafy vegetables. Live yeast is also used in the preparation of many alcoholic drinks which should therefore be avoided and substituted with … Continue reading
How to read food labels
At Core we always talk about the benefits of eating real, whole, organic, grass fed foods. And there are absolute benefits in doing this. In an ideal world we would all have the time and energy to cook all our meals from scratch, with foods from our own garden or the local farmers market. But … Continue reading
Anti-inflammatory foods and spices
A key contributor to inflammation in our body is the food that we eat. A diet high in processed foods, refined sugar, grains, vegetable oils, trans fats, chemical additives and the like, will lead you down the path to inflammation and ill-health. Replacing processed foods with whole, ideally organic foods is the more scenic, … Continue reading
Disease Prevention and Gut Health
Disease Prevention: The World Health Organization defines prevention as ‘approaches and activities aimed at reducing the likelihood that a disease or disorder will affect an individual, interrupting or slowing the progress of the disorder or reducing disability’ (WHO 2004). An important part of disease prevention is health promotion. This describes activities which help individuals and … Continue reading
4 things you can do to promote Longevity
Move and enjoy: Just be active! It doesn’t always have to be planned or gym workouts. Simply sitting less, and getting more physically active throughout the day wherever possible is also essential to reducing one of the major risk factors for metabolic syndrome, obesity. One strategy for sticking with exercise is to make it enjoyable … Continue reading
Three ways to improve your health long term
Become proactive with your health: Seek information regarding health from a qualified holistic practitioner, to help prevent ill health and support individual health long term. Take charge of your own body and learn from it. Even when you may feel well, it’s important to also track your health and monitor changes over time. This way … Continue reading
Food Sensitivities
by Felicity Eating on the run, and eating poor quality foods that are energy dense and nutrient poor can become a vicious cycle of increasing stress. For me, it seems the more I stress, the more I crave indulgent foods and want to treat myself to yet another sweet or salty snack or both! As … Continue reading