Resilence Newsletter July 2008 - Resilience in Action Ray of Light: Sun fights cancer
Clear associations between low vitamin D levels and cancers, autoimmunity, infectious diseases and other conditions suggest that many of us have too little of it to protect our health. Fifteen minutes of sunlight per day may be enough to
fix the problem.
Resilence Newsletter April 2008 - Physical Fitness Part 3: Fun, Family &
Despite the unequivocal standing of exercise as the single most powerful step towards better individual and community wellbeing, execution is hard.
Resilence Newsletter January 2008 - Physical Fitness Part 2: Intensity, Strength
In this newsletter, we will focus on finding the right intensity to get the cardiovascular benefits and focus on building complementary strength and flexibility.
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Resilence Newsletter October 2007 - Physical Fitness: General Guidelines
The clear message from decades of research is that a dollar or a minute spent
in physical activity is the single most valuable investment we can make in our
personal, family and community wellbeing. We all know this. The challenge is
to make it a workable habit in our daily lives.
Download Resilence Newsletter September 2007 - Exhale: finding the eye of the storm
The quest for productivity through capital, technology, interpersonal skills or personal resilience has made us more productive without question. However, productivity is limited by our biological need for rejuvenation. Intensity, passion and effectiveness are important and make the happy, healthy and high performance state of Flow possible. Paradoxically, we are often trapped by our success.
Download Resilence Newsletter August 2007 - Top 25 Foods to Protect your Cardiovascular System
Leading preventative cardiology clinics such as The Cleveland Clinic are beginning to agree on the best foods in terms of preventing the damage and blocking of our arteries that is generally called Cardiovascular disease. In short these are the foods that can protect us from heart attacks, stroke and therefore a range of other degenerative diseases.
Download Resilence Newsletter July 2007 - The Controversial Heads Up on Coffee
There are now over 19,000 studies researching the health effects of coffee. Coffee is big business. In America and Northern Europe coffee consumption is one third of tap water consumption. It is now the
6th largest legal agricultural export so the coffee industry is keen to stimulate demand.
Download Resilence Newsletter June 2007 - Bounce Back: A proven recovery method
Occasionally, we all face knock-backs, sustained frustration and unwanted failures. We may suffer uncertainty, a sense of isolation, loss of motivation, perhaps a degree of distress, and even low mood. We call this experience the Death Spiral. The first skill of Resilience is recognising and recovering from difficult times. We call this Bounce-Back.
Download Resilence Newsletter May 2007 - Flow: Resilience in Action
Can you remember a time when you were performing at your best? This was possibly a client negotiation, a game of golf or time with your children. What does it mean to “Be in Flow”? Invariably, the experience of Flow is associated with time standing still, total absorption in the task at hand, everything just falling into place and a subsequent sense of euphoria and wellbeing.
Download Resilence Newsletter April 2007 - Managing Energy
Life and work are steadily increasing in intensity and the pace is unlikely to let up. Technology has made the management of time far more efficient but few have made the same gains in energy management.?
Download Resilence Newsletter March 2007 - Happiness 101: Can we be serious about joy?
Are you happy? How would you know if you are? What is true happiness? Why are we less happy today than 50 years ago despite gains in material wealth? How can we build sustainable happiness?
Download Resilence Newsletter February 2007 - The Skinny on Fat
Fat has copped a lot of criticism over the years with people labelling it as bad. However, not all fats are created equal! Some have essential health benefits.
Download Resilence Newsletter January 2007 - Glycemic Index
One great dietary tool that looks at how food affects our glucose levels is the Glycemic Index (GI).
Download Resilence Newsletter December 2006 - Understanding Diabetes
In 2003, 190 million people in the world were living with diabetes. In 2025 it is predicted that this number will rise to 324 million – an increase of 72%.
Download Resilence Newsletter November 2006 - Sleeping Well
Of all the things that affect our ability to be productive and efficient, our quality of sleep is probably the most important.
Download Resilence Newsletter September 2006 - To be Fit or to be Thin?
We have scientific proof that you can have your cake and eat it too – provided you run to the shop for it!
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