Eat, like you would read a story

Eat, like you would read a story

To get the most out of a story, we need to read the beginning, the middle and the end. If we were to apply this approach to our eating, what would it look like?   Purpose The start of a story might seem slow and uneventful, but it lays out the foundation of the...
The cravings are not your fault

The cravings are not your fault

Imagine, after work you go to the local supermarket to pick up a few items for dinner. As you stroll down the frozen food aisle, you notice an ice-cream which you saw advertised while watching TV one evening. The ad depicted a woman lying relaxed, chin held up high,...
“Miss, am I too fat?”

“Miss, am I too fat?”

Physical Education in NSW schools is set to be overhauled in an effort to curb childhood obesity. The program, which is currently being trialled in ten schools, has been endorsed by Health Minister Brad Hazzard. The idea is not new. The UK considered similar changes...

Regenerate your habits

Change is hard. Even when we are motivated and committed. When we are in denial or impatient it is excruciatingly difficult. Change is not an outcome. It is a process. It is the before, during and after. It begins with the desire to stay comfortable rather than to...
The huge burden of petty plastic

The huge burden of petty plastic

The amount of plastic that we mindlessly use and throw away is staggering. The world produces 300 million tonnes of plastic, and every year about 10 million tonnes of that plastic winds up in our oceans and ultimately in the food chain. The European Commission is...

10 characteristics of people who eat wiser

I often get asked for advice on what to eat. Yes, what we eat is important, but eating wiser is about so much more than what we eat. As a child, I remember hearing the proverb ‘No one is born wise’. In order to become wise we must get to know ourselves, accumulate...

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