We won’t help you lose weight

We won’t help you lose weight

  Have you been scanning Facebook looking for an exercise option which will help you lose weight?   Have you caught yourself looking at the toned arms and narrow waistlines in those advertisements?   Have you felt the disappointment in yourself that you...
Rest Deprivation

Rest Deprivation

  We recently came across an article from @the.sagesociety that looks at a theory from Dr Matthew Edlund, M.D., a psychiatry specialist and Director of the Centre for Circadian Medicine, that explores the concept that ‘we’re not just sleep deprived, we’re rest...
Getting out the door with kids

Getting out the door with kids

  Anyone who has kids knows that getting out the door can feel like a military operation. Who hasn’t shouted “Get your shoes on. I’m leaving without you!”?   I came across some parenting advice that has helped turn around our family’s exit strategy. Just...
One is better than none

One is better than none

“One is better than none”. It’s a little motto I chant to myself to give me a little encouragement to get moving.  It means doing one small exercise is better than none at all. One small amount of exercise is one step forward to staying happy and healthy.   I...
Meals in a Flash!

Meals in a Flash!

  With a young baby, I once asked a nutritionist for some ideas on healthy meals I could produce in an instant. You know, on days where everything seems to fall apart, nothing goes to plan and your last ounce of energy is used to clean spilt milk off the floor....