Well, it’s October and between having to lodge your tax return by the end of the month, the HSC in about a week or so, Christmas round the corner plus all your ongoing daily rush for many it’s a stressful time of the year.

How you relate to and interact with your food can reach beyond nourishing your physical body. It has the power to enrich your spirit and elevate your soul.

Those of you who have ever used the services of a personal trainer are more than likely familiar with the arduous task of keeping a food diary or log.

Food diaries are a pain in the butt, i don’t deny that. Toting around a note pad and pen and scrawling down a bizzare description of every mouthful you eat before it even has had time to digest (“deck of cards sized piece of chicken breast” or “tennis ball of greek yoghurt with 7 almonds”) becomes tedious very quickly..BUT, they do work.

If you wish to feel calm what you choose not to eat is as important as what you choose to eat.

Food cravings are very common but finding out what drives your cravings can help you control them.

My plan for this week’s breakfast incorporates foods shown to keep brain cells healthy and stave cognitive decline, including berries, nuts, olive oil, wholegrain, fish, and more—all power nutrients great for your whole body too. Your memory, attention span, and ability to learn will benefit from the healthful foods you’ll be choosing!!

Fasting can cleanse your physical and mental self providing access to your subtle and spiritual aspects.

I strongly believe that you shouldn’t completely eliminate foods to achieve a healthy diet. Focus on what foods you can include to your diet and try substituting the foods you love, rather than cutting out complete food groups.

Ditch the drastic detox! Eating cleansing foods every day is the shortest route to sustainable health and vitality.

With knowledge of wholefood nutrition, we can learn to fulfil our individual dietary needs and maintain good health and wellbeing.

Aquaponics and hydroponics are sustainable systems for growing healthy produce easily in small spaces or where there is poor soil or a need to garden at some height off the ground. Could they be the future?

Healthy eating will go a long way toward assisting you in your anti aging campaign. Something that we have all heard a lot about is the glycemic index. You always hear about how important it is to check the GI index of foods or to buy foods that have a low GI rating. Do you sometimes wonder what all the fuss is about? And how will eating low GI foods assist with anti aging? Well let us demystify this acronym.