Featured

Wellbeing & Eatwell Cover Image 1001x667 (38)

How grief rewires the brain

The devastation of loss can evoke physical symptoms, such as exhaustion, insomnia and, of course, crying. But it’s not just our bodies that are affected. Neuroscience reveals that grief rewires our brain. By understanding how, we can strive towards healthy healing after loss.

benefits of honey

Honey: Nature’s beauty elixir

Discover honey’s powerful beauty benefits for skin and hair—from hydration and acne care to glow-boosting masks and hair treatments.

flirtation

The flirtation minefield

Flirting is essential to meeting someone and expressing interest, but it is as terrifying as it is thrilling. It is personal and yet it is universal, and somewhere in the paradox that is flirtation are some delicious truths about life.

Tainaron

Finding joie de vivre in Greece

A Greek escape for relaxation and self-discovery, exploring Crete’s charm and Tainaron Blue’s serenity, reconnecting with wellness.

spiritual

Supercharge your spiritual awakening

There are many benefits to a spiritual practice. What are the options for growing our spiritual side? And why do more people seem to be interested in the higher dimension of life?

Wellbeing & Eatwell Cover Image 1001x667 (42)

Bold ideas and calls to action 2025

We asked 15 bold thinkers from diverse fields to share their perspectives and actionable steps for meaningful change

Latest Articles

astrology

2012 Moon Calendar

WellBeing unfortunately experienced an error in the printing of our 2012 Moon Calendar in the Astrology Guide. Download the Astrology Guides 2012 Moon Calendar online or call our subscriptions line on 1300 303 414 to order a new copy.

Chilli_water_web

Water hot chilli peppers

Water actually makes chilli peppers hotter.

Addiction what can we do about it?

There are many kinds of addiction but some of the most common in our society are to cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana and both legal and illegal drugs.

Plants_medicine_web

Medicinal plants in spotlight

Researchers have undertaken a genetic review of medicinal plants.

Weight-loss/weight-gain: What’s your day looking like…?

Taking the Macro view it’s back to work right now for thousands of people around the world as the holiday season is draws to a close. As a Westerner, for the Dark Mistress this is a time of living out those New Year resolutions – exercise, weight-loss, de-stressing, etc, and, being behind a digital media […]

Botox_effects_web

Botox blowback

Using Botox to smooth away wrinkles has some long lasting, unexpected effects.

VitE_cells_web

Vitamin E

Vitamin E protects the membrane of your body’s cells and has anti-ageing effects.

Holy crap – Maybe the New Year weight-loss brief was a little too limiting…

The Dark Mistress is surfacing from a successful weight-loss routine of daily yoga, fasting, detox and health education at the Dharma Healing Centre on Ko Samui. Weight-loss fasting leaves you a lot of time on your hands – once the tyranny of shopping for, preparing and eating food vanishes, you, well… get time to think. […]

Frankincense_tree_web

Losing the gift

Trees that provide frankincense, one of the wise men’s gifts for baby Jesus, may soon be extinct.

Planet_new_web

CONTACT 2012

There is reason to believe that 2012 will be the year when we find another habitable planet.

Raw or cooked for energy and weight-loss?

The recent screening by SBS of “Did Cooking Make Us Human?” during my week of post-fast raw food has given cause for consideration of cooking, and meat. Coming off a fast, raw food is recommended. Eat raw, very little, one new fruit or vegetable at a time, no protein until the 7th day. It has […]

Weight-loss: Struggling to control your food intake? What would a food addict do?

Do we really need to eat so much food? Who says? For most of us, eating is about the relentless search for satisfaction – nutrition happens to be a convenient side-effect. Desire for food is more fundamental than desire for sex. We engage with food three or more times a day, by adulthood most of […]