Tag: #nature

TWIW 163: Wild Bison released to tackle climate change in UK

This Week In Wellness as the UK experiences some of its hottest weather on record, two leading conservation charities are releasing bison back into the wild for the first time in thousands of years in a bit to help tackle the climate crisis. https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/bison-released-tackle-climate-change

TWIW 135: Could Vit D halve COVID deaths?

This Week In Wellness acute Vitamin D3 supplementation was shown to almost halve the risk of being hospitalized for more than 8 days in COVID cases with comorbidities compared to cases without comorbidities who did not supplement and decreased the mortality rate by over 2 times. You’ve been listening to This Week In Wellness with… Continue reading TWIW 135: Could Vit D halve COVID deaths?

S1‚ EP 10: Dinacharya, our Ayurvedic Daily Routines For Optimal Health and Wellbeing

Ayurveda is a 5000-year-old medical system that translates to the science/knowledge of life. It is a modality deep rooted in the ancient philosophy that we are seasonal and cyclical beings composed of the natural elements. In order to create more harmony and balance in our minds and bodies for overall well-being Ayurveda recommends living according… Continue reading S1‚ EP 10: Dinacharya, our Ayurvedic Daily Routines For Optimal Health and Wellbeing

TWIW 96: Irish soil kills bacteria

This Week In Wellness soil from the West Fermanagh scarp-lands used in ancient Irish folk remedies contains several species of antibiotic producing organisms. The study published in MDPI Applied Microbiology conducted by the Traditional Medicine Group, a collection of scientists from Northern Ireland, Swansea University and Brazil have discovered new antibiotic producing species and believe… Continue reading TWIW 96: Irish soil kills bacteria

TWIW 94: Forest day cares improve the microbiome

This Week In Wellness day cares in Finland have been able to improve the microbiome and therefore immune system of children in just one month by replacing their floors with lawn, forest undergrowth and planter boxes. When compared to other urban day cares where the kids play on pavement, tiles or gravel the forest childcare… Continue reading TWIW 94: Forest day cares improve the microbiome

TWIW 70: Bio-diversity linked to respiratory health

This Week In Wellness creating bio-diverse green spaces can help to “re-wild the microbiome” of our environment and as a result improve human health. A research team led by the University of Adelaide published a study in Restoration Ecology compared carrying levels of green space diversity from lawns to re vegetated woodlands has shown that… Continue reading TWIW 70: Bio-diversity linked to respiratory health

TWIW 64: Tummy time leads to better development

This Week In Wellness Australian researchers have shown that infant tummy time is associated with improved development, healthier weight babies and improved head shape. It was also linked with improved social and cognitive function as well as walking. https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2020/05/02/peds.2019-2168 https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/24-04-2019-to-grow-up-healthy-children-need-to-sit-less-and-play-more

TWIW 35: Getting dirty could reduce anxiety

This Week In Wellness research from the University of Adelaide suggests that microbes in dust may help improve gut health and by extension mental health. This contributes to a growing body of research linking time in nature with improved health outcomes. Especially from Japan where Forest Bathing or “shinrin-yoku”, which means “taking in the forest”,… Continue reading TWIW 35: Getting dirty could reduce anxiety

TWIW 16: Nature Heals

Spending time in nature may be enough to help you feel healthier and happier. In what seems like one of the most common sense studies ever a study published in Nature, analysed over 20,000 people in England and their self reported health and wellbeing. It showed that any time in nature leads to benefits, and… Continue reading TWIW 16: Nature Heals

AQJ 133: Play Therapy for Fussy Eaters, with Crystel Poggioli (OT)

In this episode, you get two discussions on health and wellness topics for the price of one! 😀 The main interview is on supporting parents of kids with developmental disorders to eat well, and the importance of play therapy in helping to change your child’s diet for the better. Plus in the intro, we discuss… Continue reading AQJ 133: Play Therapy for Fussy Eaters, with Crystel Poggioli (OT)