Category: Family

TWIW 109: A new mental health disorder

This Week In Wellness a small group of researchers are pushing for the clinical construct ‘Sluggish Cognitive Tempo’ characterised by mental fogginess, hypoactivity, sluggishness, staring frequently, inconsistent awareness and slow working speed to become an officially recognised diagnosis paving the way for sufferers to get extra help and medication. https://www.statnews.com/2021/04/12/sluggish-cognitive-tempo-research-critics/

SLP 75: Finding Joy In Nutrition with Sheridan Austin

“Mass media, TV, Instagram… this is what people are educated on. You know, be in that calorie deficit and that’s all that matters. And unfortunately if I didn’t go on the educational route that I took and the self-healing journey, I would still think like that because of what I was taught and educated on.”… Continue reading SLP 75: Finding Joy In Nutrition with Sheridan Austin

TWIW 108: Microplastics in rice

This Week In Wellness a world first study investigating the levels of plastic in store bought rice has shown that Australians may be consuming up to 13mg of plastic per serve. And this plastic appears to be primarily as a result of plastics used in both agriculture and processing practices rather than packaging. https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/health-and-wellness/wash-your-rice-to-get-rid-of-microplastic-experts-say-20210510-p57qfg https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/health-concerns-after-researchers-find-microplastics-in-instant-rice-20210510-p57qe9.html… Continue reading TWIW 108: Microplastics in rice

100NO 425: How important is knowing your purpose in life?

On the back of last week’s interview with centenarian Isabel Wallace, we talk about the importance of finding purpose in life. At any age, how vital is it to know what gets you out of bed each day? For Isabel Wallace, it was getting up for breakfast! And then it was the joy in seeing… Continue reading 100NO 425: How important is knowing your purpose in life?

SLP 73: Get Curious About Your Hormones – Dr Nat Kringoudis

“I had this moment where I was like I’m fixing the broken person, but what happens if we fixed ourselves as women before we were broken? What happens if we actually recognised at the point of things starting to go a little pear-shaped, that we got curious then?” Dr Nat Kringoudis It’s almost like we… Continue reading SLP 73: Get Curious About Your Hormones – Dr Nat Kringoudis

100NO 424: Mother’s Day Special – 100 Year Old Matriarch Isabel Wallace

Damian’s grandmother by marriage is the incredible Isabel Wallace. Born in 1920, Isabel has lived through wars, fallen in love, relocated numerous times, grieved, celebrated and experienced most things in life. As we celebrate Mother’s Day on 100 Not Out, we ask Isabel – mother of two, grandmother of 4 and great-grandmother of 9 –… Continue reading 100NO 424: Mother’s Day Special – 100 Year Old Matriarch Isabel Wallace

TWIW 107: Vaccine patents and profits in review

This Week In Wellness whilst the US Government and the European Union have indicated a willingness to discuss waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, Germany, home to a large pharmaceutical sector and the pharmaceutical companies themselves are rallying against the idea. Drug company share prices have slipped as a result. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/eu-considers-covid-19-vaccine-patent-waiver-but-germany-drugmakers-push-back https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/mar/06/from-pfizer-to-moderna-whos-making-billions-from-covid-vaccines Grab a… Continue reading TWIW 107: Vaccine patents and profits in review

SLP 72: Self Love Quicky – Managing Stressful Situations

Stressful situations can effect all of us in different ways. And the world is in one rather stressful situation right now. So depending on what you are faced with, where you are, what you are watching or experiencing and how you are responding to all of this will depend on your own stress response. I… Continue reading SLP 72: Self Love Quicky – Managing Stressful Situations

SLP 71: Attaching Emotion To Things That Effect Us with Lilli Hay

“I’m listening for emotion as well. The things that really do effect us are the things that we’ve attached emotion to. So you know it could be a really traumatic event in someone’s life that changed them or caused an issue. But really so many small, small things that if you’re just describing them to… Continue reading SLP 71: Attaching Emotion To Things That Effect Us with Lilli Hay

100NO 423: Finding Courage To Make Big Decisions

The big decisions in the life are the most powerful ones. All the graceful agers we have interviewed on 100 Not Out have reached forks in their life where they were faced with challenge and a tough decision to make. All of them forged ahead with courage. Where does that courage come from? And how… Continue reading 100NO 423: Finding Courage To Make Big Decisions