Category: Family

TWIW 189: Exercise 1.5x better than meds for depression

This Week In Wellness research from the University of South Australia showing that physical activity is 1.5 times more effective than traditional counselling or medication therapies has led researchers to call for exercise to be the primary approach for managing depression. https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230224/Physical-activity-more-effective-than-counseling-or-medications-to-manage-depression.aspx https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2023/02/16/bjsports-2022-106195

100NO 517: Avoiding Chronic Disease Pt 2 – Stress, genes and our limiting beliefs

Part two of our fascinating conversation around chronic disease focuses on some of the limiting beliefs society has around ageing, genes, family history, and the quality of our future. So many of us have been conditioned to believe there’s next to nothing we can do about our health because of the lives our parents lived.… Continue reading 100NO 517: Avoiding Chronic Disease Pt 2 – Stress, genes and our limiting beliefs

SLP 254: Appreciating Integrative Health and Wellness with Simone McDouall

‘We definitely need both. I mean without emergency medicine and intensive cares and Western medicine we unfortunately wouldn’t be able to survive certain events and things happening. So, absolutely appreciate and adore that system for what it is. And then when it comes to the Eastern medicine and integrative health and bringing the two together… Continue reading SLP 254: Appreciating Integrative Health and Wellness with Simone McDouall

TWIW 188: Purple vegetables are anti-diabetic

This Week In Wellness a new review from the University of Turku, Finland has shown that red, purple and blue pigments in fruits, vegetables, and tubers called anthocyanins may be able to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes by modulating energy metabolism, inflammation and the gut microbiome. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/02/230215100419.htm https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.jafc.2c05879

SLP 253: Self Love Quicky – What Do You Do With A Problem?

What do you do with a problem that just seems to follow you around and doesn’t want to go away? You can ignore it, run from it or worry more about it. And the reality is, the longer problems are avoided, the bigger they seem to get. There is a wonderful children’s book that has… Continue reading SLP 253: Self Love Quicky – What Do You Do With A Problem?

SLP 252: Light Of Expression with Lynn Rane

‘I really believe that the people who are working within the system are doing their absolute best to provide really beautiful care for their clients, their patients and the people in there, but looking outside of those systems allows us to look at human beings as whole and find them new resources and ways to… Continue reading SLP 252: Light Of Expression with Lynn Rane

100NO 515: Volunteering Icon Peggy Muller is 105 Not Out!

Peggy Muller has seen the arrival of electricity, town water, television and so much more. Peggy started milking cows when she was four and rode a horse to school. And today, at 105 years young, Peggy joined us over Zoom! Peggy’s life is personified by her incredible full-time volunteering with the Salvation Army, which saw… Continue reading 100NO 515: Volunteering Icon Peggy Muller is 105 Not Out!

SLP 250: A New Year with Kim Morrison

It’s the 250th show of the Self Love Podcast and to celebrate and kick off a new year I am answering questions that have been put to me over time. My wish is that those who are new to the show, you may get a little insight into why I do what I do, and… Continue reading SLP 250: A New Year with Kim Morrison

TWIW 187: Walking reduces dementia risk

This Week In Wellness walking and moderate to vigorous physical exercise have been shown to reduce the risk of cognitive impairment or dementia according to a study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/01/230125085831.htm https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alz.12908

100NO 514: The real and personal reason why longevity burns in our soul

So many people think Blue Zones and longevity and “Ageing well” is such a luxurious conversation … Many people think longevity is a “wellness hack” you do by exercising, eating the latest diet and practicing mindfulness. But when you consider how terrible the final 12+ years of life is for most people, it’s clear that… Continue reading 100NO 514: The real and personal reason why longevity burns in our soul