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Is coffee healthy?

Is Coffee Healthy

By Guy Lawrence

COFFEE. Mmmmmmm. I only have to walk past a coffee shop and the aroma wafting out past my nostrils gets me practically drooling like Homer Simpson over ch-o-c-o-late.

It’s fair to say the latte lifestyle is ingrained in me. Sitting around and catching up with your mates, whilst sipping away on your favorite beverage (mine’s long black with a side of cream, extra hot, made with love) is a great way to spend half hour. And judging by the five coffee shops within a 100m of me (I’m in one writing this), understandably it’s ingrained in many others too. Continue reading

How to enhance brain function

180 Nutrition PodcastPodcast Episode #2

By Guy Lawrence

In this episode of The Health Sessions I get to hang out with Dr. Ranga J. Premaratna who has a Ph.D- Food & Nutritional Science with specialisation in Nutrition, Food Microbiology, Biotechnology.

We chat about the gut & brain relationship and simple steps you can take to enhance daily brain function.

Download or subscribe to us on iTunes here.

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Resilience: Rising above adversity

resilienceBy Eleasa Mullavey

“That which does not destroy, strengthens”

Guy: When the draft for this post arrived in my inbox a week ago, I thought to myself ‘love this!’ and was figuring out the best time to publish it over the next month. Little did I know it would take on so much meaning so quickly. I’m very sad to say my dad passed away a few days later and the relevance of this post has come to the forefront for me. So I wanted to share this beautiful written post for anyone who maybe going through their own personal challenges. Over to Eleasa… Continue reading

If you want to teach an old dog new tricks, apply the 10 : 20 : 70 ratio

Old_dog_new_tricksBy Eleasa Mullavey

“The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education”
Albert Einstein

Have you ever attended a course, workshop or conference and left completely inspired, however within a week fallen back into old habits – the new learning but a blip in the memory? Or maybe you have unsuccessfully tried to learn a new language? Or perhaps attempted to educate yourself with view to change your lifestyle, diet or exercise regime only to fall back to status quo? I can put my hand up for all of these – as I think many of us can. Continue reading

If you’re not heading in the right direction, be SMART & learn from a bike mechanic.

Be SMART

By Eleasa Mullavey

“Happiness grows less from the passive experience of desirable circumstances than from the involvement in valued activities and progress towards ones goals”

David Myers & Ed Diener

People who set and pursue goals are more likely to succeed and experience positive emotions than people who do not. Plain and simple it’s the first step toward lasting change and greater fulfillment. Continue reading