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At a time when hate crimes and inequality appear to be on the rise, it has never been more important to actively fight for equality in all corners of our lives. This year has highlighted the injustices that exist all around us. The bushfire crisis la

“Empathy fuels connection. Sympathy drives disconnection,” says Dr Brené Brown in a beautifully animated video that narrates the chasm between sympathy and empathy. “Rarely, if ever, does an empathic response begin with ‘at least …’” she says. True e

None of us know exactly what lies ahead of us, but we do have some clues. I was walking with my daughter recently near a sun-speckled forest at the mouth of a river. The forest was barely large enough for the few wood pigeons that call it home. Still

“Where are we going?” I say suspiciously to my fiancé Henry, as he leads me blindfolded to the car at 5am. He opens the door and carefully guides me in. “I’ve packed your hiking boots and your wetsuit,” he replies with a laugh. After 40 minutes of dr

I just received your WellBeing magazine issue #186 sporting a lovely, smiley, curly-haired girl on the cover; a welcoming sight given the current world we’re all living in. Over the past few months, my sleep has been disturbed. It’s been a while sinc

WellBeing, I want to acknowledge and thank you for your work, in particular the piece on matrescence by Amy Taylor-Kabbaz in WellBeing #185. I am a 42-year-old woman who has literally been to hell and back and had two kids in between! I lost both par

This study of 2800 people aged 50 and over looked to see if there was a relationship between intake of flavonoids from food and the risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer’s. Significantly, the study took place over 20 years. Flavonoids are found i

In the early part of 2020 many countries around the world went into lockdown to control the spread of COVID-19. These tragic circumstances also brought about a unique opportunity. This unprecedented immobility on the part of humans offered the chance

Magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral in the human body and essential in about 80 per cent of known metabolic functions, including as a cofactor for more than 300 enzyme reactions. It has been estimated that 60 per cent of adults in the West

Almonds (Prunus amygdalus) are technically the seed of the fruit of the almond tree. There are two major types — the sweet almond and the bitter almond. Sweet almonds are a common food, whereas the bitter almonds are used for the production of almond

How did Outland Denim first come into conception and when? In 2008 I went to the cinema with my wife to see the film Taken, a fictional film inspired by the very real $150 billion illicit trade of human beings. It was my first introduction to the wor

E: hello@marniehawson.com.au W: marniehawson.com.au I: instagram.com/marniehawson Lifestyle and travel photographer Marnie Hawson is a former environmental scientist with an honours degree in zoology, so nature and conservation have long had a place

Along with the daily meal, many people are unwittingly serving up small amounts of chemicals and heavy metals leached from cooking appliances, utensils, food containers, wrappings and water pipes. As you clean up and cook, you’re also potentially inh

For millennia, mushrooms have been used as delicious culinary delights and as a powerful medicinal ingredient. They are incredibly rich in a number of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and fibre including the following. Beta-glucan is a soluble fibre

One of the great medical misconceptions of the 20th century was that you do not grow new brain cells. The last few decades have shown that in the olfactory bulb (smell) and the hippocampus (memory and cognitive processes), new neurons can grow throug

A saying attributed to ancient yogis goes like this: “You are only as young and as healthy as your spine is strong, supple and flexible.” Over 5000 years ago, yogis knew the vital role that your spine plays in your physical health, wellbeing and spir

Recently, I’ve found myself absolutely enamoured of communities that are renowned for longevity. In my mind, these broad-smiling Italians sit in humble courtyards on low-to-the-ground seats (glass of wine in hand and a cheese platter nearby), surroun

In life, you often find yourself at a crossroad. You might be choosing a new career path, ending a relationship or moving overseas. Often, these times can be clouded with uncertainty and doubt. You might not be able to see the “right” path from the f

It’s a simple idea: provide solar lights for poor families in the slums of India so they can stop using dangerous kerosene lamps at night and save the environment. For many idealistic entrepreneurs, that would be the end of the idea. Not for Katerina

“Mummy. Henry and I like playing in the dirt.” “Yes, sweetheart. I know.” Sigh. We’ve all heard the message from experts: our children do not get enough outside playtime. We knowingly nod our heads in agreement. But then what? The recent Pokémon GO p

“The first thing we do when we’re born is inhale. The last thing we do is exhale,” says Dr Noah Greenspan, founder of the Pulmonary Wellness Foundation and the Pulmonary Wellness and Rehabilitation Center in New York. It’s a mostly automatic, unconsc

Your life is like a movie on the big silver screen with you as the protagonist acting out your archetypal journeys. Ever notice how the protagonist in a film follows familiar patterns? They must defeat an internal or external challenge of some kind —

Goal: To be happy. Fear: Doing something wrong. Gift: Faith, optimism, open-mindedness, hope, trust. Shadow: Denial of what’s really occurring, being too trusting. The Innocent wants to be free, happy and loved. This is the golden age where the indiv

Ask people to name someone they think is charismatic and the answers will almost always include the likes of Obama, Brené Brown, Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney and Princess Diana. But ask the same people to tell you what makes these smooth operators s

Anxiety is debilitating. A relentless beast that demands time and energy, it can upturn days, weeks, months and years. It can present itself through panic attacks, physical ailments and stressful life moments. Experiencing the challenges of a general

When you raise the topic of “criticism” it’s not long before someone will trot out the saying that “you should ignore what critics say as no statue has ever been erected for a critic”. That quote is attributed to Romantic composer Jean Sibelius, and

People are taking to the streets at an unprecedented level of frequency. Explosions of mass outrage have been growing more common since the mid-1940s, increasing by 11.5 per cent each year for the past decade. In 2019 alone, a tsunami of protests rea

Unsustainable modern agriculture is associated with a range of problems. Often intensive, it concentrates on farming broadacre monocultures and an agribusiness model frequently dependent on large-scale machinery. To accommodate this, farms and fields

Welcome to the inaugural WellBeing Be-YOU-T Awards, Australia’s only natural beauty awards. We asked for your favourite natural beauty products in categories like anti-ageing, face, body, hair, make-up, baby and many more, then we got to work. After

As Steve Jobs said in his 2005 Stanford University commencement speech, “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking back.” You don’t know when things will come around to benefit you later on in life, so it’s importa

Downstream of Mertens Falls where a shady patch of rainforest cools the trail, rock art glimpsed by chance lures us unexpectedly off track. We wade and rockhop with backpacks and boots held overhead to come face to face with a long-extinct thylacine,

LINDSAY MILES, HARDIE GRANT BOOKS Walk over to your kitchen and open the pantry doors. What do you see? Flours, nuts, chips and biscuits all wrapped in single-use plastic? Rice and pasta packets hidden at the back of the pantry, shadowed by outdated

Finally, a plant medicine book that speaks to our modern-day lives. In Plants for the People: A Modern Guide to Plant Medicine, expert herbalist, nutritionist and energetic healer, Erin Lovell Verinder, takes the reader on an in-depth voyage into pla

Endeavour College teaches what the world wants to feel. Endeavour College of Natural Health is the leader in natural health education, producing the experts that keep the world well. Offering courses in naturopathy, nutrition, acupuncture, myotherapy

Create your own luxury spa experience at home with Natural Instinct Pink Clay Mask. Specifically formulated to brighten, hydrate and minimise fine lines, the face mask will leave skin with a lasting glow. Available online and at Chemist Warehouse. W:

Waimete Honey Co is a family-owned and run company located in the remote alpine region of New Zealand’s South Taranaki countryside. Beehives are located in such a remote area that they produce some of the purest, cleanest and most potent manuka honey

The delivery of natural medicine education within Australia has been a rapidly evolving phenomenon. Over the past 30 years, educational standards have seen “entry to practice” level qualifications evolve from Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF)

Imagine waking up on a Monday morning to start your new job and you’re overwhelmingly tired. Despite the long sleep you had, you feel as if you literally got hit by a train the night before. You drag yourself out of bed and slowly start getting ready

Now that we’re emerging from the depths of wintertime, I have two burning questions for you: Have you been drawn to eating more? Have you craved comfort foods that you don’t usually crave? If you answered yes to either or both of these questions, don

By the time this edition of WellBeing is published, we may no longer be in COVID-19 stasis. I suspect our lives won’t be as they were before the pandemic and some restrictions will remain. But we may be back at work, and no longer spending 24/7 with

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