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In what direction do you live? That query has nothing to do with a compass and everything to do with your attitude. Let me explain. Recently my wife, two daughters and I went on a jaunt that included a week or so in London. As part of the preparation for our holiday we purchased a thing called a “London Pass”. However, the courier at this end lost the pass. So, in the days before departure I was chasing a not-too-cheap product from a lessthan- interested delivery company leaving me none-too-happy. Amid my fulminating at the trade practice irony of a “delivery” company that didn’t care if it did, I contacted the London Pass people direct, who cancelled the previous passes and granted me new ones but informed me that I…

Did something resonate with you in this issue of WellBeing? We’d love to hear your feedback. Write to us at WellBeing, Locked Bag 154, North Ryde, NSW 1670, email wbletters@universalmagazines. com.au, comment on our Facebook page or tweet us: @WellBeing_Mag. We reserve the right to edit all submissions. , . “MY KIND OF NEWS” I love a good magazine, and WellBeing #166 was a great one. I didn’t realise when I bought it, but it had everything I needed to hear to start my 2017 offon the right foot. The short articles about recent medical findings, interesting slices of life and environmental issues are straight to the point and informative. Sometimes I like to take the road of “ignorance is bliss” so, when it comes to the news on TV,…

Chickpeas come in different colours: yellow, green, red and black. Two major types exist today: the lightseeded kabuli type and the smaller, darker desi type. High in protein, chickpeas are one of the earliest cultivated legumes; 7500-year-old remains have been found in archaeological sites of Jericho and Cayonu in Turkey where it’s thought they were first domesticated. Wild chickpeas have also been found in the Mesolithic layers in caves in Southern France (c. 7000 BCE). Ancient people associated chickpeas with Venus and ate them to boost sperm, milk and urine production — the last for the relief of kidney stones. They have been used roasted as a coffee substitute, too. Apart from being a food source, historically the leaves, stems and pods of the chickpea plant were grown for various…

ZEVA MIRANKAR E: zevamirankar@gmail.com W: facebook.com/madebyzevamirankar, facebook.com/zevamirankarprocess instagram.com/zevezeve Giving myself the space to make art is something I do regularly and I find it therapeutic. Sometimes I explore how I’m feeling and at other times I respond to my environment or simply play with the materials. To me, the process is what’s important, rather than the product. I enjoy the playfulness and the endless possibilities art making brings. I value curiosity and I like noticing beauty in the everydayness of life. I find inspiration in objects, experiences, people and nature. I find myself exploring different mediums like watercolour, pencil drawings, movement, film, poetry and photography. I love how creativity allows me to make sense of the world we live in and, in the process, come to know myself better. I…

Many Australians, just like their counterparts in Europe and North America, are living with an addiction. They’re addicted to fast fashion: cheaply made, poor-quality clothing. Just as fast food has set the average waistline bulging, the typical wardrobe is bursting at the seams, filled with impulse purchases and bargain buys that are rarely worn. And, much like fast food, fast fashion can have a toxic impact on your body, the environment and even the spiritual self. Even if you’re not swayed by fashion trends and limit your shopping to what you really need, it’s still almost impossible to avoid the toxic impact of fast fashion. The clothing in nearly every store in the shopping centre or on the high street has been unethically produced for below living wages in countries…

Travelling to other countries is a feast for the senses. Discovering different scenic landscapes, wildlife, architecture and cityscapes is an exciting adventure. Meanwhile, you treat your tastebuds and olfactory system to new and exotic flavours and aromas. At every pit stop en route, such as dining or stopping for the night, the details of décor provide another cultural aesthetic to delight in. Whether soaking up the tranquillity and signs of ritual in a Japanese tearoom or feeling energised by the bold, earthy colours and patterns of a Spanish hacienda, the experience of a new environment is captivating and rejuvenating. Away from the familiar trappings of your home and country, the spice of variety can make you feel like you have come back to life after a long sleep. When you…

DVDS LOVING DIRECTED BY JEFFNICHOLS STARRING JOEL EDGERTON, RUTH NEGGA HIDDEN FIGURES DIRECTED BY THEODORE MELFISTARRING TARAJI P HENSON, OCTAVIA SPENCER, JANELLE MONÁE JACKIE DIRECTED BY PABLO LARRAÍN STARRING NATALIE PORTMAN Let’s look back at the 1960s, that not-sodistant time of Mad Men, the Kennedys, the Cold War and the Space Race — and racial and political conundrums that are largely still with us. Ironies abound in the very title of Loving, the true story of white construction worker Richard Loving who, in 1967, defied the anti-miscegenation laws of the state of Virginia to marry Mildred Jeter, a woman of black and Native American heritage. The Lovings are hounded, arrested and even jailed until their young ACLU (Civil Liberties Union) lawyer takes the case all the way to the Supreme…

SYNERGIE SKIN LUXE HAND CARE SET This limited-edition Luxe Hand Care Set cleans and nourishes hardworking hands. A delightful combo of foaming Hand Lather mousse and Hand ResQ cream. Plus, a mini Elastense neck and décolletage cream is included for an anti-ageing boost! RRP AU$85. W: synergieskin.com BE GENKI When it’s all getting too much and you want to slow down, reach for the Be Serene collection, specifically formulated to help you reclaim calm, recentre and wash away any stress or nervous tension. W: begenki.com.au CLÉMENCE ORGANICS TRAVEL ESSENTIALS PACK Don’t leave home without these 100 per cent certified organic essentials this winter. Guaranteed to keep your skin soothed and hydrated in all conditions. Includes award-winning Tone + Hydrate Spritz, Ultimate Lips and Ultimate SOS Balm. Naturopathically formulated, luxurious organic…

CARLA OATES is a natural beauty expert and the author of Feeding Your Skin. Resting, good sleep, taking regular time out and meditating daily all reduce stress levels in the body. Your skin can suffer from the impact of viral assault on the body’s immune function in winter, so staying strong and healthy is more important than ever. Your immune system — a sophisticated network of billions of cells that move through your bloodstream, organs and tissues — is constantly defending you against invaders that can make you sick, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites and some types of fungus. When an unwelcome visitor enters your body, your immune system identifies it then produces white blood cells and other substances to attack and destroy it — and it works harder than ever…

JACKIE FRENCH is the author of The Chook Book (Aird Books). Her oldest chook, Gertie, is now 17. Although Gertie’s sisters have all long since fallen offthe perch, Gertie still lays extremely large brown eggs most days of the year. We grow sour cherries for jam. It is, perhaps, my favourite, eaten on buckwheat blinis, spread on thin crêpes or topping a winter scone. The best gifts are made with love and generosity. Add “skill”, “home grown” and “delicious” and you have something truly special — especially if it’s a jar of jam. Years ago I used to give homemade jam to friends, partly from the joy of sharing but also because I don’t just cook, I cater. I’d make 26 pots of jam with every plum, cherry, mulberry or thornless…

JAN McLEOD is a highly respected coach, mentor, speaker and consultant, a specialist in the areas of high performance, wellbeing, nutrition, and change strategy in the workplace. W: thecapacityequation. com.au or madfor health.com.au The brain creates and uses habits to avoid having to do the energy intense activity of analysis before every decision. Did you know research indicates about 40 per cent of what we do is habit? If you take a moment to reflect on this statistic, it’s incredibly revealing. Whether you’re seeking to create a personal wellbeing plan for yourself or a broader workplace wellbeing plan for all employees, it highlights the importance of understanding the role habits play and how habits are formed. It emphasises why you need to design habit change into your approach for achieving…

My favourite types of words are F words. They’re so satisfying. I ask that you look beyond the obvious here because F lends itself to so many pleasing words, not just one (although, come to think of it, fork is a marvellously useful word ...). F words are, I think, some of the most extraordinarily beautiful words in the English language when you consider the breadth and depth of meaning they encompass. Contemplate, for example, the word “flourish”: the ability of a living organism to grow or develop in a healthy way, especially when in a nourishing environment. Its adjective “flourishing”, in the psychology world, describes someone who functions optimally and has high levels of emotional, psychological and social wellbeing. Such meaning, in one fluid expression. F also introduces food…

Do you crave somewhere quiet to reflect and relax? Are you searching for a practical way to connect to your intuition and creativity? Would you like to try walking meditation and feel more grounded in your body? The labyrinth is a sanctuary for all this and more. Often confused with a maze, which has numerous routes and dead ends, the labyrinth represents archetypal patterns found in nature — the spiral and the circle — and has only one unicursal path leading to its centre. “A maze is designed for you to lose your way, whereas a labyrinth is literally designed for you to find your way,” says Reverend Dr Lauren Artress, founder of worldwide labyrinth project Veriditas and author of Walking a Sacred Path: Rediscovering The Labyrinth as a Spiritual…

Without music, life would be a mistake.” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche If I were to tell you that music is good for you, you’d probably regard that as an assertion so self-evident as to be beyond discussion. Who hasn’t felt the joy and solace of music let alone seen the uninhibited way children react to it, singing and dancing, as the saying goes, as if no one’s watching? Scientists have even observed unborn infants responding in a similar fashion. My granddaughter was exposed to music in utero — in particular, a Dean Martin CD that was then in high rotation at our place. In her early years, we never had any problem getting her to sleep as Dino would do the job for us. (The one exception, for some reason, was…

“Love is the great miracle cure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives.” ~ Louise L Hay One of the toughest aspects of parenting in the modern age is the smorgasbord of conflicting parenting advice on offer. As a mother of two young children, I have found reading parenting books has often led me down a path of guilt and shame because, just as I think I’ve made progress, another challenge comes along and, with it, a barrage of “tips” that are conflicting, confusing and, at worst, damaging. Feeling guilty about parenting failures does not result in change but, rather, a feeling of defeat and futility. The medicine for these feelings is self-compassion — nurturing yourself, establishing healthy boundaries and modelling self-care for your children. Every time I cultivate compassion…

Something has been quietly slipping into food products. Tiny nanoparticles have been finding their way into a number of items on the supermarket shelves, unlabelled and subject to minimal regulation. A number of scientists and environment groups are calling for greater oversight and precaution. In terms of its size, a nanoparticle measures less than 100 nanometres (nm) in at least one dimension. To put this in perspective, a sheet of paper is about 100,000nm thick. Particles of such size can exhibit unusual behaviour more in common with the quantum realm and are generally more reactive. Their tiny size alone represents a potential safety issue. NANOFOODS & THEIR CRITICS Nanotechnology foods have some similarities to genetic modification of food. Both are novel technologies that were quietly introduced into the food supply…

Teresa Cutter’s latest book Healthy Baking: Cakes, Cookies + Raw is by far the most gigantic and impressive cookbook to have landed (with a decent thud) on our desks here at WellBeing. Just shy of 500 pages and with over 300 recipes, it seems this baking how-to guide gently guides your hand so that anything you slide into the oven comes out soft, fluffy and tasting like melted gold. Cutter’s refreshingly simple, creative approach to cooking is highlighted beautifully throughout, leaving us wondering how can so many healthy baking recipes exist? But, fellow conscious baker, it’s true: all recipes are free of refined sugars and flours and people with paleo and gluten-free intolerances are generously catered for, especially in the raw treats section. This hefty baking bible is sure to…

MANUKA NEW ZEALAND HONEY MGS16+ Introducing the world’s finest premium manuka honey: harvested from some of the remotest and most untouched regions of New Zealand, from the flowers of New Zealand’s native manuka tree. Certified MGS16+ and guaranteed to contain methylglyoxal, at least 600mg/kg. 250g, RRP NZ$86.10; 500g, RRP NZ$170.60. W: shop.watsonandson.co.nz CORN THINS Don’t confuse Corn Thins with rice cakes. Made primarily of corn, Corn Thins taste delicious — like healthy popcorn squished into a crispbread. Glutenfree, non-GMO and all natural, they’re the perfect snack to be enjoyed by the whole family. W: cornthins.com.au THE PROTEIN BREAD CO Made with wholesome, locally sourced ingredients, The Protein Bread Co’s products are protein-rich and gluten-free. From protein bread and muffins to pizza base and pancake mixes, there’s something for every taste…

LEE HOLMES runs Supercharged Food and has just released her new book, Fast Your Way to Wellness. Visit her blog at superchargedfood.com for more cooking inspiration, recipes and tips. Eating at home makes it easy for you to decide what you want to fuel your body with and puts you in the driver’s seat of what you’re cooking and consuming. I want to show you how easy it can be to create delicious homemade meals that you and the family will love. I want to debunk those myths that homecooked food must be tiring and take a team of chefs. It’s just not true. Not only is cooking at home much cheaper than buying food outside, it can also mean you’re consuming a lot fewer calories, saturated fats, sugars and hidden…

KAREN GOLDRICK is a holistic veterinarian at All Natural Vet Care, Russell Lea, Sydney. T: +61 2 9712 5844 W: naturalvet.com.au 80 per cent of dogs and 70 per cent of cats develop gum disease by three years of age. I have this conversation almost daily with my clients, whether they be local clients bringing their pet in for a routine check or my holistic clients bringing in their dog with a complex chronic illness. Dental disease, whether it’s mild accumulation of plaque and calculus or a more severe periodontal disease with gingivitis, gum recession and infected teeth, remains one of the most common health issues seen in veterinary medicine in Australia. The Australian Veterinary Association claims that 80 per cent of dogs and 70 per cent of cats develop gum…

DR MICHAEL ELSTEIN is a Sydney-based anti-ageing physician and writer. He is the author of three books including his latest, The Wellness Guide to Preventing the Diseases of Ageing. He has also designed the app The diet guide to ageing prevention. Within three to four days, volunteers who ate a high-fibre plant-based diet, experienced a significant resurgence of so-called beneficial bacteria. Our microbiome — that is all the microbes or germs that reside in every portal of our bodies, be it the gut, ears, skin or nasal passages — imacts on our health and wellbeing. Every emotion we feel, thought pattern we create, disease we encounter, ageing process we negotiate, every waking second and, indeed, our dreams and sleep patterns, every sensation and perception, all are dramatically influenced by the copious…

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WHAT WE’VE BEEN UP TO There’s no time like winter to nourish your soul and get cosy at home — and that’s exactly what we’ve been doing. At a Soul Sister Circle in Sydney, Assistant Editor Kate learnt how to flourish with the moon’s cycles with author of The Abundant Life, Ezzie Spencer, pictured below centre with author Megan Dalla-Camina (left) and event founder Bec Van Leeuwen. She also whipped up a macramé wallhanging to furnish her inner-city Sydney nest. Sweet! WHAT’S COMING UP FOR YOU June 7–18, Sydney, AU Sydney Film Festival sff.org.au June 21, Global International Day of Yoga June 22–23, Sydney, AU The Wellness Show wellnessshow.com.au June 23–25, Sydney, AU Good Food & Wine Show goodfoodshow.com.au June 30–2 July, London, UK International Congress on Naturopathic Medicine icnmnaturopathy.eu…

A simple thankyou does not seem to suffice. I have been fortunate enough to read WellBeing now for the past three years and, with every edition, I am given new insight into topics that somehow always resonate personally with my lifestyle choices. I wanted to thank you for this journey because in tough times your magazine has given me strength. I moved to New Zealand two years ago to be with the love of my life and he died in October 2016 in a tragic kayaking accident. He knew how much I loved reading WellBeing and sharing all the amazing information I would find in it with him, so he bought me a subscription when I moved from Australia to ensure I didn’t miss out on anything. In very hard…

Sambucus is a genus of flowering plants with about 30 different species (including an Australian variety), all called elder. Sambucus nigra is the main European variety. Both the flowers and the dark-purple berries are used for culinary and medicinal purposes. Elderberries are one of the oldest medicinal herbs recorded. In 400 BCE, Hippocrates called the elder tree his “medicine chest”. Theophrastus, Dioscorides and Galen considered the elder one of nature’s greatest healing plants. Traditionally, elderberries were used to relieve an array of complaints such as toothache, ear and eye problems, colic, wounds, skin burns, dysentery, arthritis, rheumatism, fevers and even epilepsy. ACTIVE INGREDIENTS Elderberries are a concentrated source of anthocyanins, essential oils, sterols, tannins and flavonoids (including quercetin and rutin). Nutritionally, raw elderberries contain 80 per cent water, 18 per…

Self-awareness is something you naturally begin to develop around your first birthday. But it isn’t a completely automatic process; rather, it’s something you need to consciously address the older you get. Busy lives, distractions and fear are often at the heart of why we neglect self-awareness — yet it’s really the only way forward if you want to build better relationships, achieve your goals and lead a contented life. As a topic of both philosophical and later psychological study, self-awareness is about understanding who you are in a practical sense. That is, why do you do the things you do? Why do you behave in certain ways? Why do you struggle to begin the process of meeting your health or professional goals? Why can some people influence your moods so…

If you’ve been fortunate to travel in more exotic destinations such as Egypt or Turkey, you may be familiar with perfume oils. There, storeholders in bright and bustling bazaars offer a dazzling array of elaborate tiny bottles containing an unimaginable range of perfume oils from an abundance of different plants. But just what are those mysterious scented oils made from? What’s their provenance? Are there benefits to applying them as an alternative to modern solvent-based fragrances? Let’s take a look. THE BASICS Perfume oils are made by taking flowers, woods, spices and other plant parts and distilling them using low heat and pressure. The steam, rich in fragrance oils, is collected over several weeks in a container that typically contains mild sandalwood oil, which acts as a base or fixative.…

I’m a beach boy gone country and, if I didn’t already love vegies enough before I started working the farm, I have a newfound appreciation after a few good seasons of growing our own. As a chef, I like nothing more than using fresh, seasonal vegies, grown as close as possible to home — and nothing gets closer than your own backyard. On the journey of learning how to grow vegies that go plot to plate, I’ve found a few of my favourites each season that I’ve dubbed “very good” vegies. These are vegies that grow well with good soil, organic fertiliser, water and fresh air. In the kitchen, they are also easy to cook with, can be used in lots of recipes and hit it for six when it…

A Turkish woman wearing what appears to be only a hand towel and a smirk leads me into a wet room, hands me a scrap of cloth and instructs me to lie in the searing humidity for which my home town of Brisbane is better known. But I am in neither Queensland’s capital nor Istanbul, for that matter — I’m smack bang in the heart of Vienna, in the city’s oldest hammam. And I’m indulging in one of Europe’s ancient spa cultures, which Vienna has embraced with the same gusto as sausage stalls, schnitzel and Strauss. I’m with an equally skimpily clad colleague (female) and we’re lying on a marble slab, heads resting on what resemble overturned dog bowls, no therapists in sight. It’s only a matter of time and…

ALEXX STUART is an educator passionate about “living a lowtox life”. Through her speaking, workshops, e-courses and online community, she helps people make the best new choices for themselves, family and planet. W: lowtoxlife.com It takes about 9000 litres of water to produce a pair of denim jeans — and the world makes about two billion pairs per year. Everybody loves a good pair of jeans that fit like a glove and make you feel great about yourself. However, there’s nothing sexy about a pair of jeans that mean a farmer was poisoned by glyphosate or underpaid for his crop. There’s nothing sexy about jeans when the woman making them is paid less than it takes to feed her family, working fulltime. There’s nothing sexy about the hormone disruptors and environmental…

CANCER Cancer new moon Jun 24 was a mega emotional event: Sun, Moon and Mars in Cancer were driving your visions and goals. At Jul 9’s Full Moon, Mars again features, so seeds of discontent may sprout. Polarised by others’ wishes or hurdles? Find the higher ground to allow for longterm progress and reveal promising developments. Despite hurdles Aug 15–17, things unfold naturally Jul 23 to Aug 27, a t ime when your understanding about your life and place in the world deepens. LEO With two Leo New Moons, late July through August may prove a take-offpoint. July 23’s New Moon clarifies your direction but there are tests, too. Beware getting lost in details regarding pals or projects Jul 25–30 and rein in emotional reactions Aug 15–17: both can obscure…

KAREN BRIDGMAN is a naturopath who has worked as a private practitioner at Pymble Grove Health Centre and Australian Biologics Testing Services for 30 years. She has been an academic and has a Doctor of Philosophy, researching women’s experience in (and with) medicine, along with three Masters degrees in Science (Hons), Higher Education and Applied Science. A disruption of the spleen network has a close association with the Western diet and lifestyle. A 45-year-old woman came into the clinic with a variety of low-grade, diffuse symptoms, primarily problems digesting her food. She was tired all the time, had various aches and pains, was catching colds frequently and had a persistent postnasal drip. The lymph glands in her neck were constantly enlarged. She had a very busy lifestyle and a highpressure university…