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5 barriers to stopping smoking and how to overcome them

Chances are you’ve tried to stop smoking in the past so you know that during your quit journey you may experience setbacks and hurdles. Just keep in mind though that many people have traveled this road and succeeded in becoming smoke free for good. You need to prepare yourself for any challenge; it’s helpful to know what you’re up against. This article discusses five common barriers to quitting smoking and how to overcome each one.

Introduction to Ayurvedic Medicine

Tried And Proven Successful Across The Ages. Ayurvedic Doctors are taught in universities in India alongside Western Medical Doctors, and there are a lot of modern studies and clinical trials proving that Ayurvedic Medicine works. It is widely recognised and utilized by the Government of India, and many Ayurvedic Hospitals treat patients for free or for a minimal charge.

Could a life coach help you?

A life coach is someone who partners with you to assist you to achieve your goals. Some people are sceptical and others believe it in more than traditional therapies. However, there are some questions you should ask before receiving coaching from someone...

Food is sexy, hydration is not.

A ‘diuretic’ is a term chucked around in reference to food and drink components that make you pee more. Alcohol is a diuretic. Not drinking enough fluids alongside alcoholic drinks may be a part of the reason you wake up with a headache after a few too many.

Straighten your teeth and boost your confidence

Your teeth, hair and smile set the scene when it comes to self-confidence, self-esteem and self image. Often, these are the exact same characteristics that you are getting judged by when meeting someone for the first time, at a job interview or on a date! This article helps you to understand the importance of transparent options for straighter teeth - that won't impact your self-esteem.

Why it's OK to treat yourself during lockdown

Your cravings for treats may be a signal you're missing something in your diet, such as quality carbohydrates. But if you are eating foods out of habit or craving as a result of restrictive or unstructured eating patterns, then some changes may serve you well.

How to avoid stress at Christmas time

We often tell ourselves that December is the most wonderful time of year. It's Christmas. It's the holiday season. There's plenty to see and do. There's sales in the shops... but it can be stressful. This article includes six tips to help reduce your stress levels during the silly season, so that you can power through and make the most of your holidays season!

Choosing the best retreat for you

Whatever your goal is, there are plenty of different retreats to suit all kinds of outcomes depending what you’re looking for. You may be trying to learn something new about yourself, to challenge yourself in a different environment or to achieve full relaxation and a well-deserved break.

All about Yoga and which type is best for you

Yoga is one of the most popular forms of exercise at the moment. It’s endorsed by celebrities and seems as though it’s everywhere you look. What you may not have known is that there are all different types of yoga … in fact, we can name 21 different types.

Cooking with kids – from digging to dishing up during the lockdown

The tasks delegated to children will differ and be determined by a few factors, such as age, food preference and the child's overall interest in food.

Kids personal trainers – what you should know

Kids personal trainers are fast becoming very popular and it’s not surprising given that we’re living in a world where childhood obesity and juvenile type 2 diabetes rates are on the rise. In fact, in 2014/15 a survey found that 1 in 9 children in New Zealand, aged between 2 and 14 years old, are obese and a further 22% of the kids surveyed are overweight.

Coeliac disease

Currently the only treatment for coeliac disease involves giving up all sources of gluten for life because eating foods that contain gluten will cause the symptoms, such as bloating, diarrhea, weight loss and fatigue to return as well as cause long term damage to health

Can I help you Perform

What you do on the day of the event is certainly important, but your training and nutrition leading up to it, in my opinion, should be your initial priority. If you don’t train or refuel smart then you’re dancing with the chance of injury, getting sick or psyching yourself and missing the event. If you prioritise training and refuelling like a machine, hello to the potential of a personal best sporting performance.

AYURVEDIC HEALTH TREATMENTS

We believe that healing should be relatively painless, so ensure that the body remains in balance and that toxins are neutralized and ‘escorted’ from the body with ease. Ayurvedic purification normally done in a retreat situation for 7-21 days. Every day a special diet and calming, meditative routine is followed while the person is massaged and steamed and other therapies performed to rid the body from deeply held patterns and harmful substances. At the end, people emerge calm, focused and often profoundly healed.

Food isn't nutrition until you eat it

We need to make sure our immunity is bullet proof before the winter bugs threaten to invade. Well, as bullet proof as we can make it anyway. This is to help prevent the onset of sickness so we don’t have to rebuild back to baseline, so we have the energy to try new crock pot recipes, or the energy to go snowboarding.

Day spa do's and don’ts

A day spa offers a variety of services focused on improving a client’s health, beauty and relaxation through a variety of personal care treatments. This services can include massages, nails, facials, body treatments and beauty services, which may include manicures, pedicures and spray tans. Different to your typical beauty salon, a day spa often combines hair and beauty salon with spa services. Here are the things you need to know before heading to a day spa for some relaxation.

YOUR BODY IS SPEAKING TO YOU – Are You Listening?

Ayurvedic wisdom offers many little gems of advice to help you gain a better understanding of your body: through your body type and its relationship with the environment to foods, herbs, lifestyle choices and the seasons. But many of these insights can also be gained simply by listening and following a few simple rules.

Bring the good of lockdown with you into level 2

One thing we had more of during lockdown is time at home. And considering a common complaint is that there isn’t enough time, and assuming we take on similar commitments, we may need to be realistic with our copy and paste method.

What your partner eats, and how it impacts you

But we all know how easy it is for your partners food choices to start becoming your food choices. Just saves time right, saves heated discussions right.

9 changes to make when you’re stuck in a rut

Stuck in a rut? Finding it difficult to get your groove back? We all have these moments that creep up on us when we least expect it. Being stuck and feeling like you can’t claw yourself out of it is an awful feeling. Whatever the reason for you feeling like this - relationships, work, physical or mental health - it’s normal for us to have off days! The strategies outlined in this article will prevent this feeling from lingering.