How to relax and unplug during this pandemic As everything moving online, burning out has become a threat By Karthika Thomas Counsellor/ Yoga Instructor, Mind For Life COVID-19 has become a rather common term in the present-day scenario. Lockdowns and social distancing rules are increasingly being accepted as the “New Normal” around the world. Social …
AUTHOR Nilofar Dorani Accredited Practicing Dietitian nutritionist@mindforlife.org.au Vitamin C is a water-soluble micronutrients (not stored in the body) must be obtained from food every day. Vitamin C is important for keeping your skin, bones and connective tissues healthy. It also helps with wound healing, infections (Viral and Bacterial) and iron absorption. Heating foods destroys vitamin …
Good morning. Rise and shine! Winter mornings are usually gloomy and cloudy making each one of us lazy to climb out of bed. Why get out in the cold, when you can cozy up in your blanket for a few more minutes? Gloomy mornings mean gloomy mood and a lazy start to the day. Want …
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Burnout is now more common than ever. Working late nights, ticking deadlines and feeling isolated from friends and family just to meet what we think is important. We get to a point where having an overloaded schedule seems normal. Meetings after meetings. Essay after essay. Paperwork after paperwork. We forget about the need to step …
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Macro nutrients: carbohydrate, protein and fat. We get maximum energy from 1 gram of fat compared to other macro nutrients. Fat insulates the body and a layer of fat beneath the skin helps keep the body warm No, that is because the body can easily store unlimited amounts of fat if given excesses. This will …
In 1943 the US navy had a problem. When naval vessels rocked about on the rough seas the shipboard instruments would get damaged or break calibration. This could be catastrophic as the United States was in the height of the second world war and equipment repairs could take days or weeks. It was for this …
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How Active Are You? Go on, be honest with yourself! In reality, if you’re like the typical Australian, the answer is…not that much. The Australian Bureau of Statistics National Health Survey 2011-2012 found that almost 70% of Australians – an overwhelming majority of the population – don’t do enough exercise, instead spending prolonged periods of time …