Total Vitality

Health is....

2011-11-04T00:40:00.000-07:00

Health comes of a healthy lifestyle

Eat less. Eat whole foods. The more you eat, the less energy you have; less food generates more energy. Drink one quart of water for every 50 lbs you weigh, let water be a lot of your food.

Because it is. If you are what you eat, you’re 70% water. The brain is over 90% water; eat up the water. After 6pm, just have liquids, soups, sops, sups, that’s why it’s called supper.

Move more. The more you move, the more you can move; the less you do, the less you can do. Movement generates health energy.

Relax. Sit in a hot tub, on a porch, lay in the sun, swing under a shade tree, listen to your favorite music, get a massage, do a colonic, make love, have a glass of organic wine or a couple of natural unforced beers.

Sleep. Lay down for eight hours. No more, no less. It’s an Ancient wisdom that works. You don’t even need to be asleep, don’t stress over it if your not. If you are asleep, all the better. The less you eat, the better you sleep. The better you sleep the less food you feel you need. Less food equals more energy to move and the ability to do. The more you move and do, the easier it is to relax. The more you relax, the better you sleep.

This creates health. You feel well. Look well. You enjoy life well. You do well. You are disease free, you recover from injury faster, and your imagination works better.

When life throws you challenges you say, “Bring it!”

As more and more people are discovering health through self care by making simple “life style” changes. The pharmaceutical drug lords are shifting their, “cultural medical marketing” to a more dubious role of “life style enhancers.” In order for consumers to avoid the frustration and trauma of making a personal change that is somehow founded upon character, will, desire and a modicum of self-discipline, they can simply pop steroids to appear younger, stronger and more athletic.

They can pop Prozac and appear to be a more focused business person, or even take Viagra in order to avoid the embarrassment of the fact you’re probably not excited by the person you’re with, or, you can make her really feel it with, “Enzyte.”

What is it going to mean in the near future, to be human? Undoubtedly thousands of medicines will shift from medicinal to “supportives” of “enhanced” life styles, while delivering a drug-fulfilled experience of life.

Knowledge is your key to changing your situation, and by sharing this knowledge I’m empowering you with the first step to putting an end to the strong-arm tactics of the "Sick-Care" industry.

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This article is thanks to Don Tolman at Don Tolman International.

Martial Art Kicks Cancer Out of Here

2011-10-29T01:17:00.000-07:00

The Chinese refer to life’s energy flow as chi, also spelt qi. Chi, or energy, is the core and basic foundation of all of their methods for healing. Tai chi is a method of manipulating chi through controlled movements or postures. It is a martial art, and is now recognized as a remedy to assist patients of chronic illnesses or cancer when they are in a weak state of body and mind.

Since the chi and the human body have to work in harmony, it is believed that through a series of precise movements, the energy field within is revitalized. In other words, the movements are designed to bring about a change in the chi flow to the body and mind. When the chi is flowing uninterrupted a person is healthy, but when someone becomes ill it is necessary to perform these movements to energize and return the chi to a normal flow. This basic concept is also a focus of other energy-healing techniques, like Reiki and Qigong.

Tai chi is similar to a dance, in that each movement is followed by a counter-movement that perfectly coincides with the previous movement in the opposite direction. This is a perfect balancing technique that is slow, yet graceful, similar to a choreographed performance. Concentration on proper breathing from the diaphragm is also critical. Progress with Tai chi is ultimately followed by increased muscle mass and tone, flexibility, improved posture, stamina, and even improved balance in a person’s stature. It is through repetition and mastery of technique that a higher and healthier attainment of strength and well being is achieved. Cardiovascular benefits are another result from the carefully articulated and focused breathing throughout each movement of the body.

This martial art is a great exercise for everyone, there are many testimonials urging the use of Tai chi during cancer treatments. Though it is not a direct cure for certain ailments and cancer, it helps ease the pain of treatments, relieve stress, and promotes immune system function. Martha McInnis, a breast cancer survivor, learned about using Tai chi as an integrative medicine when she was undergoing radiation, and hails that Tai chi made her live better and gather the strength to fight her cancer with full force. Many doctors agree with Martha, and recommend patients diagnosed with an aggressive or low-survivability rate cancer, to adopt a complementary therapy.

So far there have been positive results in patients with deadly cancers like non-hodgkin’s lymphoma, pleural mesothelioma, or pancreatic cancer. The increased wholeness and wellness in the whole body is what doctors and patients claim to be the benefit of using Tai Chi with conventional cancer treatments.

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With very special thanks to Allison Brooks from Orlando for this article.

Genes and how they relate to our health

2011-04-03T16:06:00.000-07:00

Hello and welcome to another week of Total Vitality - everything health, fitness and wellbeing!

This will be the last official post for a few weeks as I've become super busy with other work, so keep checking back and tuning in to 2SSR 99.7FM in Sydney to find out when I'm back on air and blogging!

This week I check out all the healthy stats of the herb MINT and also a new vegetable I found in the vege shop - SEA ASPARAGUS. Just click on the links to view and download a copy of the fact sheet!

Also on today's show:

DR BILL DAVISON

Chiropractor, Osteopath, Naturopath, Author

Shire Chiropractic

9524 4286

contact@shirechiropractic.com.au

184 Gymea Bay Road, Gymea Bay NSW

www.shirechiropractic.com.au

www.drbillblog.com

www.empoweryou.com.au

We spoke to Dr Bill Davison about Genes and how they relate to our health and how much of our life is predetermined by our genes. A very interesting interview and surprising in many ways. Moral of the story - don't blame your genes for everything or you might not experience complete and utter health and happiness.
Stay tuned for free seminars being held by Dr Bill Davison, happening in April!

A Royal Vegan Wedding

2011-04-03T15:44:00.001-07:00

Check out all the details of the Royal Wedding and the vegan menu right here! What a splendid idea!

VEGAN ROYAL WEDDING

25 March 2011 - Goals and Change and Biocybernetics

2011-03-24T21:20:00.000-07:00

Hello!

Hope you are having a fabulous week!

This will be the second last Total Vitality for a couple of weeks as I have become super busy with work and planning a wedding, that I've had to scale some things back a bit, so i'll be taking a few weeks off and then see how I can manage the workload :)

This week I checked out those little green trees I love so much - that's right - BROCCOLI!!
Full of super goodness and you can find the fact sheet right here:
BROCCOLI

Also we spoke to Fiona Cosgrove and Dr Bill Davison and you will find their contact details and the audio of our interviews below.

Have a wonderfully safe and healthy week!
Many best wishes!

FIONA COSGROVE

Wellness Coach and author

Wellness Coaching Australia

www.wellnesscoachingaustralia.com.au

105 Nicholson Parade Cronulla

NSW 2230 Australia
Today we speak to Fiona about the next stage of creating long term change in your health and wellness. It is always important to start with a vision and create strong goals around what you'd like to achieve, but what happens when obstacles come up? How do you get around them and push through to achieving those ideals you long for?

DR BILL DAVISON

Chiropractor, Osteopath, Naturopath, Author

Shire Chiropractic

9524 4286

contact@shirechiropractic.com.au

184 Gymea Bay Road, Gymea Bay NSW
www.shirechiropractic.com.au

www.drbillblog.com

www.empoweryou.com.au
Last time I spoke to Dr Bill we discussed an interesting topic - that of Biocybernetics! I'd never heard the term before and didn't quite know what it meant. But after chatting for a while it became clear that all the influences of our lives have created beliefs, patterns and habits in our minds. Some of them obviously are very beneficial and help us to live our day-to-day lives.
But some of them it seems hold us back. They stop us from losing weight, they make us continue smoking, they cause us to fear certain things and maybe even contribute to a low self-esteem or self-worth. These patterns are obviously not helping us and so why not find a way to turn them around so that you can get more out of life, do more, be more, achieve more! Well lucky enough Dr Bill knows all about Biocybernetics and practices it in his clinic, which is why I decided to see him for a consultation. The technique is very powerful and works nicely with other work i've done with NLP, hypnosis, affirmations etc. Except this seems to be an easy, painless way for everybody to help themselves in whatever area they feel needs help. Whether that be weight loss, self belief, phobias, habits, careers or relationships.
Dr Bill is holding a number of FREE seminars in Sydney over April - for more information contact Dr Bill on the above contact details.
Also here is a free report
Coming soon...

Wellness Coaching - Coach yourself to wellness, Quinoa, Health and Fitness Expos - 28 February 2011

2011-02-27T02:28:00.000-08:00

Hello!

Hope you're all in for another super healthy, fit and energetic week!

This week starts a new month! Always an exciting time as you can reset your goals and plan again to achieve all you wanted!

My new goal for this month is to lose those last 3kg for once and for all and to tone up and get some muscle definition! I'm desperate to have Michelle Bridges arms - so toned even when not flexed!

I have a wedding to train for in a year - so now is the time to flick the switch in the body and the brain and get focussed!
Also it's time to train my mum while she is staying with me. She's not as excited by it as i am and i know it is more her mind that is holding her back, so that is something we need to work on over the next few weeks!

Listen out for next week's Total Vitality show as I have a chat to Dr Bill Davison about a great technique that is perfect for breaking through mind issues and limiting beliefs!

And in 3 weeks i also start my NLP certification which i'm so so so excited about!

But on to this week!
:)
A great SNACK BITE for today and an awesome interview with wellness coach Fiona Cosgrove.

Feel free to leave comments below and let me know what you want to learn in the upcoming weeks!

Stay healthy and happy!
xx

BILINGUAL NEWS ARTICLE

QUINOA

HEALTH AND FITNESS EXPOS

FIONA COSGROVE
Wellness Coach and author
Wellness Coaching Australia

www.wellnesscoachingaustralia.com.au

105 Nicholson Parade Cronulla

NSW 2230 Australia
Wellness Coaching Australia is situated in the Sutherland Shire and delivers wellness coaching services, products and information and training.
These services are provided to the corporate world, to the fitness industry and to individuals who are looking for a way of creating lasting behavioural change for themselves, their clients or their team.
Fiona talks to us this week about making those all important changes in order to become 'well' and why a vision is so important. She also touches on obstacles and how we need to get past them to continue on the road to success.

SOY PRODUCTS NO GOOD FOR YOU

2011-02-19T14:32:00.000-08:00

Check out this article for the facts on Soy foods and why they are not the healthy alternative the media and the industries say it is!
:) Like so many other supposedly healthy foods!
SOY WARNING

NUT MILK RECIPE

2011-02-19T14:18:00.000-08:00

NUT MILK RECIPE

Thanks to Joy from FRUVENU for this great recipe. Feel free to email me at jewlzz.a@gmail.com if you'd like help or have any questions, otherwise feel free to check out Joy's website and ask her any health questions you have!
www.fruvenu.com.au
Joy does some wonderful in-home food workshop that you'll love and learn a lot from!!

You can also use any sort of nuts you like. I love Hazelnut milk, but of course almonds, brazils etc also make great flavours!

(PS. Sometimes I brew some caffeine free chai herbs from T2 to my water before i mix it in with the nuts so i have a chai latte all ready whenever i want it! Yummy hot or cold!)

Joy's Tasty Raw Tips
Almond Nut Milk

Free Recipe!
Ingredients: 100gm Raw Almonds, a few pitted dates, 750ml filtered water

Method: Soak a handful of almonds, approx. 100gm for 12-24 hours in some water (preferably filtered). Drain. They swell up to double their size and are much easier to digest when soaked.

Almonds are a good source of calcium and healthy fats.

You can use them unpeeled (but if you prefer to remove the skins, pour almost boiling water onto them, wait a minute and then using a spoon, lift out one at a time and squeeze between fingers and thumb. The skin should slide off easily. If it doesn’t your water was not hot enough.)
Yes I know it sounds like a lot of hard work but it goes surprisingly quickly. How much time do you spend in front of the TV or yakking on the phone? If you’re doing a lot of nuts at once, get someone in the family to help out.

Soak some dried pitted dates tin water 12-24 hours. Do not drain. The water gets syrupy and sweet and the dates soften. Blend the nuts in 750ml filtered water, optional - add the dates with soak liquid = sweet almond milk.

If you are just using the milk to pour on cereal or raw muesli you won’t need to strain the mixture. Otherwise pour the liquid through a nut milk bag - muslin/cheesecloth etc. (I have used a lingerie wash bag before) Keep the nut pulp for using in other recipes.
The nut milk should keep in the fridge in a glass jar for 4-7 days. Just check toward the 4 day mark to make sure it still smells ok.

Paleolithic Way of Eating - downright sensible eating

2011-02-17T20:15:00.001-08:00

If you've ever wanted to know about the Paleolithic diet - then check out this humorous and modern look at what healthy eating is all about!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=uCFZoqmKf5M

Grain fed vs. Grass fed

2011-02-17T18:05:00.000-08:00

Check out this article from Charles Poliquin

GRAIN FED VS. GRASS FED

OESTROGEN DOMINANCE, PELVIC FLOOR, FOODS AND MENTAL HEALTH - 21 February 2011

2011-02-15T02:36:00.000-08:00

Hello!

Hope you are having a wonderfully healthy and happy week!
Lots of stuff on today's show - and all the audio and fact sheets are below!

I've just come back from an awesome 4 day weekend in Russel in The Bay of Islands in New Zealand. An absolutely spectacular place, gorgeous scenery, beautiful sunny, warm weather and 2 full days out on the water catching fish - King fish, snapper, couple of sharks and some NZ fish. The big job was to catch some Marlin but it seemed they were getting caught on other people's lines and not our own!
Next time!
But we had an awesome waterfront villa and ate some of the best meals i've ever eaten, including the last night's big cook up of freshly caught fish by us and some chips and salad and vegies!
YUM YUM
The chips were a bit naughty but they were really good shoestring fries so at least they were enjoyable.

On today's show we talk about some different and highly nutritious SNACK BITES and all the info is right here for you!

COCONUTS
LUPIN FLOUR

Have a grande week till we chat again!
Enjoy all the audios below!

NARELLE STEGEHUIS

Naturopath and Women's Health Specialist

Massattack

www.massattack.com.au
Today Narelle fills us in on Oestrogen Dominance - what is it, who gets it, how do you know you have it and what does it mean to have it.
If you are having trouble feeling well, losing weight or feeling a bit out of sorts with your health, give Narelle a call or check out her very informative website. She has helped me and is so knowledgeable!

JENNY DUGARD

Health and Fitness Specialist

Body Beyond Baby

www.bodybeyondbaby.com.au

Jenny has mentioned the pelvic floor in many of her interviews. We hear about it when discussing pregnancy with women, it is mentioned in pilates and yoga classes and it's apparently tricky to find within yourself. So what is the pelvic floor and how do we keep it in top condition - for both men and women.

JOY MOZZI

Living Foods Facilitator

FRU-VE-NU

www.fruvenu.com.au

Joy and I were discussing living foods a few weeks ago and she mentioned how foods can affect our moods, our mental state and even influence depression. I have had experience with this in my own and my family's life and so too had Joy. She was kind enough to share her story with us today and let us know some facts she's discovered over the years on how normal, everyday foods can affect us mentally. For more info check out the Mental Health Foundation.

6 February - IBS, Nutrition for new mums, Living Foods Workshop

2011-02-03T23:55:00.000-08:00

Hello and thanks for joining us for another week of Total Vitality!

This week we had lots of information to get out there but ran out of time on the radio program, so stay tuned for the rest of the info in the upcoming weeks!

Our healthy and tasty SNACK BITES Fact Sheets are ready to download below and all the audio from today's program can be listened to right here online.

Don't forget to email me on jewlzz.a@gmail.com if you have ideas for a SNACK BITE or are a practitioner wanting to share your latest researcher or an individual who would like more inforamtion on a particular subject.

Here's to another health and super energetic and enthusiastic week!
Best wishes
xxx

SNACK BITES:

GUAVA
LUCUMA

BRIONY HOWLAND

Nutritionist, Doula, Massage Therapist, Natural Therapist

Birth in Balance

www.birthinbalance.com.au

Today Briony chats to us about the importance of good nutrition for new mums and what supplements and foods to include.

Briony runs some fantatic workshops for new mums and mums-to-be so check out her website and view all her services :)

DR BILL DAVISON

Chiropractor, Osteopath, Naturopath

Shire Chiropractic

www.shirechiropractic.com.au

www.drbillblog.com

www.empoweryou.com.au

We are constantly seeing ads on TV and hearing specialists and GP's referring to the condition of IBS. It seems any irritation to do with your digestion, bowels etc can be diagnosed as IBS. Which is difficult when it comes to actually solving the problem and gaining relief from the symptoms. For those that are not happy with just taking the pills and potions to mask the problem, Dr Bill might be able to provide you some insight in to this condition and some natural ways of dealing and treating the issue.

JOY MOZZI

Living Foods Facilitator

FRU-VE-NU

www.fruvenu.com.au

Although we did not have Joy on the show today, last week I was invited by Joy and Caitlin to a raw living foods workshop. Joy is a living foods demonstrator and runs workshops for families, preschools and child care centres and I was delighted to finally attend one and learn some tips in making great, fun, healthy and tasty raw meals. Caitlin lives with her husband and baby son and regularly with her 4 step-daughters.

I was very grateful to be asked by Joy and welcomed by Caitlin to join their family workshop. We had an absolutely fantastic time, the kids enjoyed playing with the food and learning fun, new ways to eat and I was very pleased to take home some super tasty recipes as well as my big belly full of yummy foods we were able to make and taste during the workshop. Below are some photos from the day and also my chat with Caitlin about what it's like to introduce kids and family to a raw foods lifestyle.

For all the details on having your own Raw Living Foods Workshop, visit FRUVENU at their website and contact Joy for more information.

31st January - Sleep 4 Health, Metabolism Tips, Kids in the Kitchen

2011-01-28T16:42:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone and welcome back again to Total Vitality!

I had a great day on Friday at a Living Foods Workshop with Joy Mozzi from FRUVENU!

A wonderful family with 5 kids were having a workshop and allowed me to come in to their home and be a part of it!
We had a lot of fun, the kids got right in to it and the food was delicious, I became so full and yet I was eating so so healthy!
Thanks again Caitlin for allowing me to be a part of your workshop :)

This week I have a fabulously nutritious and slightly unusual SNACK BITE for you.
Check out the fact sheet right here:

OLIVE LEAF EXTRACT

And check out the audio below from today's interviews.
Let me know what you think by leaving a comment below and if you have any ideas for interviews or snack bites, please leave a comment or send a message via the Facebook fan page.

Have a super healthy and happy week!

DR KEITH WONG
Sleep Physician and Researcher
The results have been collected for the 2010 Big Sleep Survey and you can find out all the latest stats at www.sleepsurvey.net.au/. I spoke this week to Dr Keith Wong who was part of the sleep survey to find out how important sleep is for our health.

JENNY DUGARD
Health and Fitness Specialist
Body Beyond Baby
http://www.bodybeyondbaby.com.au/
This week Jenny gives us some hints and tips on boosting our metabolism this summer and motivates us to get back in to training. Something I definitely need at the moment! :)

JOY MOZZI
Living Foods Facilitator
FRU-VE-NU
http://www.fruvenu.com.au/
This week on Total Vitality Joy gives parents some tips on how to include their children more when it comes to cooking and preparing food in the kitchen and has some great advice for introducing healthy living foods to kids. Joy is a Living Foods Workshop Demonstrator and has worked in many child care centres and preschools as well as running in-home living foods demonstrations to help individuals and families learn how easy it is to introduce more living foods in their lives.
Just on Friday I had the opportunity to attend my first workshop with Joy and it was so much fun, I learnt so much and ate myself silly! If you are keen to learn more about including more living raw foods in to your diet, I strongly suggest visiting Joy's website and enquiring about the workshops!

Yucky Yucky Sugar

2011-01-21T16:56:00.001-08:00

Some interesting facts about yucky yucky sugar!

Sugar can suppress the immune system.
Sugar can upset the body's mineral balance.
Sugar can contribute to hyperactivity, anxiety, depression, concentration difficulties, and crankiness in children.
Sugar can produce a significant rise in triglycerides.
Sugar can cause drowsiness and decreased activity in children.
Sugar can reduce helpful high density cholesterol (HDLs).
Sugar can promote an elevation of harmful cholesterol (LDLs).
Sugar can cause hypoglycemia.
Sugar contributes to a weakened defense against bacterial infection.
Sugar can cause kidney damage.
Sugar can increase the risk of coronary heart disease.
Sugar may lead to chromium deficiency.
Sugar can cause copper deficiency.
Sugar interferes with absorption of calcium and magnesium.
Sugar can increase fasting levels of blood glucose.
Sugar can promote tooth decay.
Sugar can produce an acidic stomach.
Sugar can raise adrenaline levels in children.
Sugar can lead to periodontal disease.
Sugar can speed the aging process, causing wrinkles and grey hair.
Sugar can increase total cholesterol.
Sugar can contribute to weight gain and obesity.
High intake of sugar increases the risk of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
Sugar can contribute to diabetes.
Sugar can contribute to osteoporosis.
Sugar can cause a decrease in insulin sensitivity.
Sugar leads to decreased glucose tolerance.
Sugar can cause cardiovascular disease.
Sugar can increase systolic blood pressure.
Sugar causes food allergies.
Sugar can cause free radical formation in the bloodstream.
Sugar can cause toxemia during pregnancy.
Sugar can contribute to eczema in children.
Sugar can overstress the pancreas, causing damage.
Sugar can cause atherosclerosis.
Sugar can compromise the lining of the capillaries.
Sugar can cause liver cells to divide, increasing the size of the liver.
Sugar can increase the amount of fat in the liver.
Sugar can increase kidney size and produce pathological changes in the kidney.
Sugar can cause depression.
Sugar can increase the body's fluid retention.
Sugar can cause hormonal imbalance.
Sugar can cause hypertension.
Sugar can cause headaches, including migraines.
Sugar can cause an increase in delta, alpha and theta brain waves, which can alter the mind's ability to think clearly.
Sugar can increase blood platelet adhesiveness which increases risk of blood clots and strokes.
Sugar can increase insulin responses in those consuming high-sugar diets compared to low sugar diets.
Sugar increases bacterial fermentation in the colon.

Laughter Therapy, Training Styles and tasty SNACK BITE - 17 January 2011

2011-01-16T18:56:00.001-08:00

Hello and welcome to 2011!

It's great to be back and thank goodness the summer has finally hit here in Sydney and the desire, ability and enthusiasm to train - outdoors especially - are back and pumping!

Perfect weather to grab your dog, your partner or a friend and go for a run, a walk or enroll in a new fitness class and lose those xmas kilos and get your energy and body back!

This week on the show we had the tasty, yummy, summer fruit as a SNACK BITE:
PINEAPPLE

ALSO THIS WEEK:

DR PETER SPITZER aka DR FRUIT LOOP
Medical Practioner, Co-Founder and Medical Director of Humour Foundation Australia
The Humour Foundation
www.humourfoundation.com.au
Nicole phoned in to ask us whether there really was any truth in the old saying "laughter is better than medicine". Well, Dr Peter Spitzer, aka Dr Fruit Loop and his team of Clown Doctors spend hours each week helping children and adults in hospitals across Australia laugh and have fun. So there must be something to it. Today Dr Fruit Loop gives us the real health facts about humour therapy.

Following on from our discussion with Dr Fruit Loop - below are some great websites for you to find out more about laughter therapy and laughter yoga.

www.laughteryoga-australia.org/index.php

www.hohohahaha.com

Sydney Laughter

Carrington Rd

Randwick NSW 2031

(02) 8005 5704

www.laughter-yoga.com.au

www.sydneylaughter.com.au

www.laughterlawyers.com.au

www.hohohahaha.com/LC_in_NSW.htm

KRISTIN GLEESON
Online Training Programs Manager
Ideal Bodies Online
idealbodiesonline.com
All to often, we focus on training in the style we love the most. The style we can do with friends, the style that is the most fun for us. However, a good training program that can help tone your body, help you to lose weight and keep you healthy on the inside, must incorporate a number of different techniques and methods in order for your body to get the most benefit. Today, Kristin talks to us about cardio training, high intensity interval training and resistance training.

Pregnancy Nutrition, Upcoming Health Expos and Sutherland Shire Organic and Produce Markets - 1 November 2010

2010-10-31T19:59:00.000-07:00

Hey Everyone

Thanks for sticking around and tuning in to the show each and every week over the past 3 months!

This is the last show on air for 2010 as I'll be away in Europe for the Christmas period, but don't worry, I will be back again in 2011 starting bright and early from 3rd January.

Don't forget if you're in Sydney to pop it in your diary to listen in to 2SSR 99.7FM Monday's 2-4pm and check the blog weekly to keep updated with all that's health, fitness and wellbeing!

Today we have two interesting SNACK BITES:
MESQUITE POWDER
PAPAYA

Also if you want to check out some Health and Wellbeing Expos over the next few months check out my list here:
EXPOS

And for those in the St George and Sutherland Shire you can grab all your organic produce straight from the farmers markets at locations listed on our fact sheet:
PRODUCE MARKETS

Also I had a fabulous time broadcasting live from the Gymea Village Spring Fair yesterday. You'll see some photos from the day at the bottom of the blog!

Have a fabulously happy, health and exciting Christmas and New Year if I don't blog beforehand. Although, if I find some interesting information while i'm in Europe, I'll be sure to post.
Yours in health

BRIONY HOWLAND
Nutritionist, Doula, Massage Therapist, Natural Therapist
Birth in Balance
www.birthinbalance.com.au
There is a belief that when you're pregnant you have to eat for 2! And that you may experience weird and wonderful cravings for gherkins with icecream, tuna and strawberry jam or chocolate egg sandwhiches! But pregnancy is the most crucial time in your life for good nutrition and to fill us in on the facts about good pregnancy nutrition and this week, Briony lets us know whether pregnancy really is an excuse to eat more.

GYMEA VILLAGE FAIR 2SSR BROADCASTING LIVE

2010-10-26T17:18:00.000-07:00

Hello to all 2SSR 9.7FM Sydney listeners!

Just a quick note to let you know that we will be broadcasting live from the Community Centre on Gymea Bay Road, Gymea for the Gymea Village Fair this Sunday 31st October!

If you are in Sydney or visiting for the weekend, be sure to pop down and check out all the stores and market atmosphere, live on stage entertainment and come and say hi to the presenters at the community centre.

I'll be broadcasting live from 2-3pm and will around until 4pm, and would love to meet you, so be sure to pop in and say hi!

Sunday 31 October 2010 9am - 4pm
Gymea Bay Road, Gymea, Sydney

Gymea Village hosts one of the Shire’s most successful Spring Fairs and the 2010 Gymea village Spring Fair is set to be the biggest and best so far. Boasting more than 120 stall holders from food stalls to fashion, wine to flowers.

There are two stages packed with nonstop entertainment including local talent from all over The Shire and Sydney. Kids shows, band, dance acts and much more which will keep you entertained as you enjoy the festivities

The Gymea Spring Fair is your chance to experience new and exciting foods. From Turkey to Mexico and everywhere inbetween. No day out is complete without Fairy floss, snow cones and face painting for the kids. There are rides and showbags to make sure that everyone has a smile for the entire day. There is something for everyone!

Come and enjoy a great day out at the Gymea Village Fair. We look forward to seeing you there.

Migraines, Pregnancy aches and Pains and Fasting to save your life - 25 October, 2010

2010-10-24T19:43:00.000-07:00

Hello and welcome to Total Vitality for another week!

This week we have some very interesting conversations with leading professionals about Migraines, Fasting and those pesky aches and pains pregnant women and new mums seem to just expect to be a part of the journey.

Also this week I'm hoping to get time to tell you all about the many benefits of olive oil for our health! You can check out the fact sheet right here:
OLIVE OIL

Have a fantastically healthy, vibrant and energetic week!

DR BILL DAVISON
Chiropractor, Osteopath, Naturopath
Shire Chiropractic
www.shirechiropractic.com.au
www.drbillblog.com
www.empoweryou.com.au
Many people suffer with migraines with varying degrees of pain and symptoms. Research is still being done on why a person may get migraines and how best to alleviate and treat them. Today Dr Bill explains the difference between a headache and a migraine and how you can naturally help to alleviate the pain and reduce the frequency of migraines.

JENNY DUGARD
Health and Fitness Specialist
Body Beyond Baby
www.bodybeyondbaby.com.au
Any pregnant woman or new mum will tell you that there are natural aches and pains that go along with the journey, but do you really need to suffer with them and just accept they will be a part of the process? Today Jenny gives some tips and advice on how to keep fit and avoid and alleviate those aches and pains.

GREG FITZGERALD
Chiropractor, Osteopath and Naturopath
Health For Life, Cronulla
info@healthforlife.com.au
(02) 9544 0445
Fasting has been known to help the body overcome disease, restore health and reverse ageing. On Wednesday 27th October, Greg Fitzgerald will be holding a seminar and Q & A session along with special guest Dr Alec Burton on “Fasting Can Save Your Life” and “Reversing the Ageing Process”.
Dr Alec Burton has been renowned as the world’s foremost authority on fasting for over 30 years. Whilst studying medicine in 1949 he became very sick and faced imminent surgery. Instead, under the guidance of a practitioner who understood how fasting aided the body’s innate healing powers, and to the astonishment of his medical professors, Alex fasted and fully recovered, without the need for surgery or drugs. He then studied the subject of fasting, nutrition and natural health and in the early 1950’s, started fasting patients who presented with serious health issues, often helping patients restore their health after doctors had given up on them.

Meet Dr Alec Burton and Greg Fitzgerald at their seminar:
Wednesday 27th October 2010
Doltone House - Belgrave Esplanaede, Sylvania Waters
6.30pm Registration
7.00 – 9.45pm Seminar including two Q & A’s)
$45.00 per person
For details contact Dawn on 9540 1962 or email info@healthforlife.com.au

Yoga for Kids, Sleep and our health and Natural Fertility Management and Pre-conception Health Care

2010-10-17T20:18:00.000-07:00

Welcome for another week! This week we speak to some fabulous professionals about sleep, fertility and yoga for kids!

We also road test the fabulous fig - my all time favourite fruit and find out why they are so good for you! And why you shouldn't waste them by using them as practice golf balls as my boyfriend use to do as a kid!

Check out the SNACK BITE Fact Sheet:

FIGS

Check back soon to hear the audio from the below interviews and get some more information on Yoga for Kids, Preconception Health Care and the 2010 Sleep Survey - Sleep and our Health!

NATHAN DENNETT
Director and Yoga Teacher
Bikram Sutherland Shire
http://www.bikramsutherlandshire.com.au/
http://www.yogafrogs.net/
Nathan runs Yoga Frogs in the Sutherland Shire which is a great place for kids to learn about yoga, practice postures, make up their own and get fit, flexible and have a heap of fun!
Nathan first started Bikram Yoga after being in a car accident. He has since become a Bikram Yoga teacher, Australian Men's Yoga Asana Champion, and a regular International Yoga Championship competitor. Currently he owns a Bikram Yoga studio in the Sutherland Shire, and also travels nationally and internationally to teach the yoga. If you'd like more information, check out the latest media release HERE.

BRIONY HOWLAND
Nutritionist, Doula, Massage Therapist, Natural Therapist
Birth in Balance
http://www.birthinbalance.com.au/
For a healthy baby, healthy mum and healthy family, it's crucial to make sure you are in tip top condition. The best way to do this is to be aware of preconception health care and Natural Fertility Management. Check out Briony's audio below to find out how best to get you and your family ready for a new little bub!

DR KEITH WONG
Sleep Physician and Researcher
The results have been collected for the 2010 Big Sleep Survey and you can find out all the latest stats at http://www.sleepsurvey.net.au/. I spoke this week to Dr Keith Wong who was part of the sleep survey to find out how important sleep is for our health.

My first Cross Fit Session

2010-10-11T19:51:00.000-07:00

HI
I mentioned yesterday on the show that I'd let you know how my first cross fit training session went.

I arrived at 10.30am to meet with Troy from Fitta Bodies at his new gym in Kensington.
I do love High Intensity Interval Training, but was so keen to be trained one on one with a trainer at that intensity.

Well, let's start by saying I had to do 5 exercises for 1 minute each and move on to the next exercise straight away without rest in between. At the end of 5 exercises I got 1 minutes rest.

I repeated the whole routine 5 times.

After round 2 I was wobbly, sweat was dripping off me and i was breathing very heavily. This was after 10 minutes! I've never felt like that after a jog before.

I pushed myself to do 5 whole rounds instead of the preliminary 3 rounds and once I finished I felt great!

But it was tough! It was an awesome workout! And it was done in 30 minutes!

I wasn't wearing my heart rate monitor, but i'll wear it when I go back and see Troy next week and let you know how I did.

First impressions: Great gym setup, awesome trainer, hard workout, lots of sweat and an all over body workout!

Oh yea, and on Troy's website it mentions that is customary to get lots of bruises!

Well I was initiated with 2 bruises by the end of the workout! And I bruise easily, so time to get the ice pack and the Arnica oil out!

Can't wait for next week!

Also, this is what I plan to look like after I've been training cross fit for awhile. This chick is fit, toned and has such low body fat!
Love it!

Sweet Poison - Sugar will destroy you

2010-10-11T05:51:00.000-07:00

FROM www.sweetpoison.com.au

Sugar makes you fat. It is converted directly to fat by your liver and it destroys your appetite control so that you want to eat more of everything. The more sugar you eat, the fatter you will be. If you stop eating sugar, you will stop gaining weight. Even better, you will start to lose weight dramatically You will still eat as much as you want of anything you want as long as it doesn’t contain sugar. And you won’t feel deprived in any way. In fact, you won’t feel like you’re dieting at all – because you aren’t.

I lost 40 kg by simply eliminating sugar from my life. Five years later, the weight is still gone. I didn’t do that with a diet (no sane person could). All I did was eliminate the substance that was mak ing me fat and sick: sugar. There’s just one little catch (you knew there had to be one, didn’t you?). Sugar is as addictive as nicotine, so breaking its grip requires some techniques.

This book sets out a five-step plan for breaking your sugar addiction. None of it is painful or difficult. As long as you follow the rules, before you know it you will have broken your addiction and be on your way to a permanently slimmer and healthier you.

I don’t remember my first taste of sugar and neither do you. Perhaps it was in your first feeder cup of diluted apple juice. Sugar is the only highly addictive drug that we feed to babies. By the time any of us are conscious of sugar, we are already well and truly addicted. Our brains have been hard-wired to seek out sugar as surely as the cocaine addict is wired to seek out stuff to sniff.

We don’t think of sugar as an addictive drug. We don’t have to meet chaps with questionable personal hygiene on street corners to acquire it. There are no warning labels on products containing it. And our health authorities even recommend that we consume it (in moderation, of course). But research tells us that sugar is highly addictive. Not in a smashed-out-of-your-brain, high-as-a-kite kind of way, but in a more subtle, deceiving, I-can-give-up-anytime-I- want kind of way – a bit like nicotine.

Most smokers think they can give up their nicotine addiction easily. That is, until they try to do it. Then they discover there is nothing easy about giving up. But compared to someone addicted to sugar, a smoker has it very easy indeed.

A smoker is addicted to nicotine. Nicotine is found in ciga rettes, cigars, tobacco and insecticide. It’s not the kind of thing you’re likely to come across by accident. Anyone consuming it is doing so very much on purpose. If you decide that you no longer wish to be addicted to nicotine, there is a very short list of things you should do:

Do not put cigarette in mouth.
If cigarette is discovered in mouth, do not light.
Do not drink insecticide.

However, imagine how hard it would be to break an addiction to nicotine if it were in everything you ate and drank – like sugar. Unlike smoking, eating is not optional.

This book is about how to break your addiction to sugar. My first book, Sweet Poison: Why sugar makes us fat, is all about the science of exactly how bad sugar is for us. In it I document my per sonal journey from ignorant fat guy to well-researched healthy guy I’m not a biochemist or a doctor. In fact, I have no medical training at all. I was simply a very overweight lawyer with a desperate need to know why I could never lose weight no matter how hard I tried.

I had to train myself to read medical journals, to understand what they were saying, and to recognise reputable research from unproven statements. I used my legal training to gather the evi dence for and against the theory that sugar was the cause of many (if not most) of the chronic diseases we face today – including my obesity

I took notes so I could remember how it all worked and those notes turned into a book for people who want to know why sugar is killing them. Sweet Poison is also a case study (of one). It not only documents what the science says, but it tells the story of how I used my new knowledge to change my life. I’ve summarised much of what I found in some of the first chapters of this book.

Sweet Poison doesn’t, however, talk about the science of addic tion. This is an area of medical science that has expanded significantly in the last few years. The main reason for this is that we are begin ning to gain a much clearer understanding of the mechanics of the way our brain does its thing. And along with that understanding comes some very clear ideas about how to mess up these mechan ics. I’ll be talking about some of the recent studies on addiction as we get into the book.

Once I’ve convinced you that sugar will make you fat, give you diabetes, clog your arteries and give you Alzheimer’s disease (to name just a few of its delights), I will show you exactly how to break your addiction to sugar. Breaking this addiction will not require willpower. And it will not require deprivation. It will, how ever, require rules that you will need to stick to. Once you break the addiction, you won’t need the rules any more. Most people do not feel deprived of cocaine, nor do they have to exercise willpower to avoid purchasing it. This is because most people are not addicted to cocaine. Similarly, you won’t need to exercise willpower around sugar or feel deprived when you don’t have it once you break the addiction.

“It makes such a difference not having to say ‘I am trying a new diet’ again and again and yet again. I am sure my friends see me as ‘the boy who cried wolf’ (or should that be ‘the girl who tried diet’?).
I have been sugar-aware for about 10 days, and have lost 2.5kg – fantastic! And it’s so easy. I am walking ‘cos I enjoy it and have found a very low or sugar-free version of most things I like. Except chocolate – there was some at work yesterday and, oddly enough, I wasn’t even interested.
Bushturkey*„

*The case studies in this book are direct quotes from posts to the free Sweet Poison Forum

Because you’re clearly highly intelligent (well, you bought this book, didn’t you?), you may already have noticed my first rule in action: I never refer to what you are about to undertake as ‘giv ing up sugar’. ‘Giving up’ implies deprivation. If you think about this process as depriving yourself of sugar, you will never break the addiction. Having the right attitude is critically important to successfully breaking this (or any) addiction, and the right attitude starts with how you describe what you’re doing. You are not giving up sugar; you are breaking a sugar addiction. Start the process now by telling people that this is (what you are doing. Go on!

Most diet books give you lots of complicated rules and proce dures to follow. You may eat only an organic grape picked by a gorilla from the north-eastern side of Mt Ki!imanjaro between 2.32 p.m. and 3.17 p.m. on a Tuesday in August. It must be eaten whilst balancing on one foot. And you may only eat it in combination with lettuce on Fridays before midday. But along with all the complexity comes a very basic set of presumptions about how the body works. Fat makes you fat. Exercise makes you thin. Your liver needs to be detoxified (with lemons?).

This book is exactly the opposite. The rules are simple and broad. Eat anything you like as long as it doesn’t taste sweet. Eat it when ever you like and eat as much as you like, just stop when you feel full. Simple. But the reasons for these rules are based on detailed and thorough analysis of exactly how our body deals with food: what hormones are involved and what the cascade of disease effects are. In other words, this is not a diet book with simple presumptions and complex rules; it is an anti-diet book with detailed evidence but simple rules.

In law, we refer to ‘bright-line rules’. These occur when, given some objective facts, the outcome is known and predictable every single time, no matter what else is happening. Bright-line rules are to be distinguished from the more touchy-feely case-by-case (or discretionary) rules, in which there is room for interpretation. You experience bright-line rules every day For example, the law says that if you exceed the speed limit, you have committed an offence. There are no special circumstances to take into account. All the enforcer needs to know is the speed limit and your speed.

An example of a rule that is not bright-line is the one you will confront if you exhaust the points on your driving licence. You will be asked to explain why your licence shouldn’t be taken away You may have very good reasons for needing to retain it and you might be allowed to, with certain conditions. The allowable reasons and the possible conditions will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Nutritionists are not good at bright-line rules. ‘Eat sugar in moderation’ is not a bright-line rule because everybody’s definition of ‘moderation’ is different. But you can’t have squishy rules when you are breaking an addiction, so you will find only bright-line rules in these pages. These rules will end your sugar addiction, and keep you away from the stuff forever.

In Re-stocking (page 96), I guide you through the sugar-infused minefield known as the local supermarket. The Meal Planner (page 127) gives you a basic plan for eating without sugar. And once you’re ‘on the wagon’, you can use the Recipes (page 191), which include some magnificent treats (like ice-cream and chocolate cake) that you might have thought were simply not possible without sugar. Most importantly, throughout the book you will find the rules you will need (see page 168 for a summary) to get through the with drawal period and live in a society where almost everybody else is addicted.

By the time you get to the end of this book, you will know how to give up sugar forever. Once you implement the bright-line rules, you will never need sugar in your life again, and you will do it all without exercising even the smallest modicum of willpower.

Laughter Therapy Websites

2010-10-10T21:47:00.000-07:00

Following on from our discussion with Dr Fruit Loop - below are some great websites for you to find out more about laughter therapy and laughter yoga.

www.laughteryoga-australia.org/index.php

www.hohohahaha.com

Sydney Laughter

Carrington Rd

Randwick NSW 2031

(02) 8005 5704

www.laughter-yoga.com.au

www.sydneylaughter.com.au

www.laughterlawyers.com.au

www.hohohahaha.com/LC_in_NSW.htm

Laughter Therapy, Rev your metabolism and Cross Fit Training - 11 Oct 2010

2010-10-07T17:22:00.000-07:00

Hello!
Hope you're having a fabulous week!
The weather here in Sydney has been teasing me with a few hot days and then will confuse me with one freezing day in between!

But nevertheless, I have been back in to my training in preparation for summer and am excited to try out my first Cross Fit session this week with Troy Shipsey from Fitta Bodies!

This week's blog is full of great interviews, and remember if you have any issues you'd like to have discussed or any nutritious foods you'd like to find out more about, send an email to info@2ssr.com.au or post a comment below or on our Facebook page :)

Tumeric is the SNACK BITE for this week, and as I found out, it is super healthy and very handy to have around the house to ward off some potentially life threatening diseases.

Get the Fact Sheet right here:
TUMERIC

TROY SHIPSEY
Cross Fit Trainer and owner of Fitta Bodies
Fitta Bodies
www.fittabodies.com
Through the wonderful world of networking, I found Troy and was intrigued by the cross fit style of training. The pictures showed a fun, high energy and intense workout and looked like a lot of fun!
I'm so excited to try out my first session with Troy this week, but today I speak to Troy about Cross Fit Training and fill you in on the facts.

DR PETER SPITZER aka DR FRUIT LOOP
Medical Practioner, Co-Founder and Medical Director of Humour Foundation Australia
The Humour Foundation
www.humourfoundation.com.au
Nicole phoned in to ask us whether there really was any truth in the old saying "laughter is better than medicine". Well, Dr Peter Spitzer, aka Dr Fruit Loop and his team of Clown Doctors spend hours each week helping children and adults in hospitals across Australia laugh and have fun. So there must be something to it. Today Dr Fruit Loop gives us the real health facts about humour therapy.

JENNY DUGARD
Health and Fitness Specialist
Body Beyond Baby
www.bodybeyondbaby.com.au
Well spring has sprung here in the southern hemisphere, but no matter where you are in the world, i'm sure you'd like to get the most out of your healthy eating and intense workouts, and the best way to do that is to ensure your metabolism is always firing. Today, Jenny gives us some tips on how to ensure our metabolism is working properly.

Awesome youtube video - this kid is wise!

2010-10-06T22:58:00.000-07:00

This video is awesome!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7Id9caYw-Y&feature=player_embedded

Have a listen, this kid is only 11 years old, but he knows more about the foods we are eating every day than most of the population!

Food for thought! Please post your comments below!

I plan to educate my children on these facts and try and live my life by them!

Some food for thought by Don Tolman

2010-10-04T00:43:00.001-07:00

ENCEPHALOS GARDENIA
To Keep Your Garden Healthy:

PLANT THREE ROWS OF PEAS:
1. Peace of mind
2. Peace of heart
3. Peace of abundance

PLANT FOUR ROWS OF SQUASH:
1. Squash gossip
2. Squash indifference
3. Squash grumbling
4. Squash intolerance

PLANT FOUR ROWS OF LETTUCE:
1. Lettuce be happy
2. Lettuce be kind
3. Lettuce be patient
4. Lettuce really love one another

NO GARDEN IS WITHOUT TURNIPS:
1. Turnip for play & sports
2. Turnip emotional support for others
3. Turnip to help one another
4. Turnip the corners of your mouth & smile

TO ROUND OUT YOUR GARDEN YOU MUST HAVE THYME:
1. Thyme for each other
2. Thyme for family
3. Thyme for friends
4. Thyme to Imagine and Dream

WATER FREELY WITH PATIENCE AND CULTIVATE WITH LOVE.
YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW, LIFE IS SWEET TO THE TASTE.
"Bloom right where you are planted."

4 OCT 10 - Arthritis, Bikram Yoga, Doula

2010-10-03T16:29:00.000-07:00

Hello!
I hope you're having a fantastically healthy week!
This week I've jam-packed the show with lots of interesting interviews from some local professionals, and so only one SNACK BITE today, but it's the super tasty and extremely nutritious Pomegranate!
Check out all the healthy facts here:
POMEGRANATE

Remember to leave a comment or email me at info@2ssr.com.au if you'd like your health questions answered by a professional or if you have an interesting health food you'd like me to cover on our Snack Bites section.

We also have a new Facebook Page, so please LIKE it and tell your friends! You can leave comments on our Facebook page as well!

Keep smiling, and stay healthy!

BRIONY HOWLAND
Nutritionist, Massage Therapist, Doula, Natural Therapist
Birth in Balance
http://www.birthinbalance.com.au/
Briony specialises in fertility, pregnancy, post-natal and children's health and wellbeing. The word 'Doula' is an ancient Greek word meaning 'woman servant'. The concept of having a Doula is relatively new in Australia, but is very common in other countries such as United Kingdom and America. A Doula provides emotional, physical and educational support to a woman and her partner throughout pregnancy, childbirth and the post-natal period. Research shows that the assistance of a Doula at birth decreases the length of labour and reduces the need for drugs and medical intervention. Today Briony fills us in on the work of a Doula.

NATHAN DENNETT
Director and Yoga Teacher
Bikram Sutherland Shire
http://www.bikramsutherlandshire.com.au/
Bikram Yoga is Hatha Yoga but it is a sequence of 26 postures and 2 breathing exercises performed in a heated room for 90 minutes that make it unique. Nathan first started Bikram Yoga after being in a car accident. He has since become a Bikram Yoga teacher, Australian Men's Yoga Asana Champion, and a regular International Yoga Championship competitor. Currently he owns a Bikram Yoga studio in the Sutherland Shire, and also travels nationally and internationally to teach the yoga. If you'd like more information, check out the latest media release HERE.

DR BILL DAVISON
Chiropractor, Osteopath, Naturopath
Shire Chiropractic
http://www.shirechiropractic.com.au/
http://www.drbillblog.com/
http://www.empoweryou.com.au/
With over 30 years of clinical experience, Dr Bill is one of the leading experts in Wholistic Health and Wellness and has helped literally thousands of patients to improve the quality of their lives. Dr Bill has written many articles and blogs on various health conditions, so be sure to check out his websites for more information. Today Dr Bill answers the important questions about arthritis and how to help alleviate the pain and symptoms naturally. You can find more information at Dr Bill's Arthritis Report HERE.

Training styles, Frugivores and Pregnant Running -TOTAL VITALITY 27 Sept 2010

2010-09-25T04:48:00.000-07:00

Hello!
Can you believe it is the end of September already!
The year has definetly whizzed by and we are already nearly half way through spring here in Sydney and I must say, I'm very excited for the warmer weather, the outdoor early morning training sessions and the light, warm, cruisy nights!

One of my favourite feelings in the whole world is being outside on a balmy night, wearing summery clothes and not being at all cold. Just enjoying the warmth of the night and the relaxing feeling of having to do nothing at all!

This week on Total Vitality it's a girl power week with 3 fantastic, knowledgeable and passionate woman sharing some great fitness and nutrition information.

Next week we bring the guys back and learn about a few new things, but this week, I hope you enjoy the below audio from Jenny Dugard, Kristin Gleeson and Dr Sandy Tuszynska.

With so much great audio information, we only got time for one SNACK BITE - But it was an interesting one with many health benefits. You can download the Fact Sheet here:
BEE POLLEN

Have a happy, healthy week!

http://www.juliaachilleos.com.au/

DR SANDRA TUSZYNSKA
Fruitful Nutrition
http://www.fruitfulnutrition.com/
This week we continue our conversation with Dr Sandy and find out why we shouldn't cook our food and whether or not it is actually important to eat organic produce. Dr Sandra is passionate and knowledgeable about raw, living foods and what foods can do to our bodies. She is author of Fruitful Nutrition - a book I recommend people read to gain a more complete understanding of how our bodies were designed and the relationship our bodies have with different food types.

JENNY DUGARD
Health and Fitness Specialist
Body Beyond Baby
www.bodybeyondbaby.com.au
In the past few months I have done the Sydney City to Surf (14km), the Sutherland to Surf (11km) and the Sydney Half Marathon (21km). In all events I was running alongside mothers and fathers with prams and kids! And they were fast! This week, Jenny Dugard lets us know if we can still run while pregnant and when and how to start back in to running once we've had a baby. Jenny herself, is a runner and has also just recently had her second child, so she knows what she is talking about from very recent experience!

KRISTIN GLEESON
Online Training Programs Manager
Ideal Bodies Online
idealbodiesonline.com
All to often, we focus on training in the style we love the most. The style we can do with friends, the style that is the most fun for us. However, a good training program that can help tone your body, help you to lose weight and keep you healthy on the inside, must incorporate a number of different techniques and methods in order for your body to get the most benefit. Today, Kristin talks to us about cardio training, high intensity interval training and resistance training.

The ABC's of Natural Health

2010-09-21T22:36:00.000-07:00

With so many people moving toward natural health modalities, it seems appropriate to review some common terms in the natural health field. There are countless methods of natural healing that have been used since the dawn of humankind. Families, tribes, and communities of people have been utilizing natural medicine long before the development of the MRI and Prozac. This is just a brief snapshot of some common terms in natural health. Stay tuned for future segments.

Alternative Medicine - Refers to any health-related practice that is not typical of modern-day (allopathic, western) medicine; includes acupuncture, herbal remedies, homeopathy, and much more.

Ayurveda - A centuries-old practice of holistic health that originated in India. Ayurveda involves everything from yoga and meditation to foods, herbs and lifestyle practices. Translates as "Life Science" and is based on three body/personality types called Doshas.

Herbology - The study of the use of plants in restoring or maintaining health and balance. Plants or plant extracts are used internally or externally to treat or support a wide variety of conditions from wound healing, to constipation, to stress and much more.

Holistic - Emphasizes whole health of body, mind and spirit.

Homeopathy - Often confused with "Holistic". Homeopathy was developed by a physician named Samuel Hahnemann. It is a method of treating disease by balancing energy and restoring the life force of the recipient. Homeopathic remedies are ultra-diluted solutions of materials that originated from plant, mineral or animal sources. Homeopathy operates under the "Law of Similars" or "like treats like" where a remedy contains the essence of a substance that would cause the same symptoms that it is used to treat, if it were given at substantially higher doses.

Integrative Medicine - Combines (integrates) modalities of both eastern and western medicine, such as using herbs or acupuncture to relieve the side-effects of chemotherapy.

Life Force - The energy that flows through a living body. Called Qi (chi) in Chinese medicine and Prana in Ayurveda and Yoga. The life force flows through channels in the body called meridians and extends beyond the body in the aura.

Naturopath - Refers to natural health professionals who are trained as either Traditional Naturopaths or Medical Naturopaths. These people focus on treating and preventing disease and restoring/maintaining balance using natural methods. Each Naturopath will have a variety of modalities that they implement based on their unique training specialties.

Traditional Chinese Medicine - Often abbreviated as TCM; a centuries-old practice of holistic health that originated in China. Treatments and lifestyle practices revolve, somewhat, around which personality type you are; earth, fire, wood, metal or water. Includes analysis of the tongue and use of herbs, foods, and practices such as acupuncture to balance Qi. To determine your personality type, take the online quiz at http://www.horseharmonytest.com/Person/

Whole Food Diet - Many natural health modalities have their foundation in nutrition and most recommend a diet including whole foods. Whole foods are straight from nature. They are unadulterated and unprocessed before they get to your house. Typically a whole foods diet is predominantly vegetarian with small portions of organic or naturally produced animal products included. A few examples of whole foods are apples, barley, basil, raw nuts, carrots, eggs and beans.

To determine your Ayurvedic Dosha, visit: http://doshaquiz.chopra.com/ Consider investigating one or more of the terms listed above and enjoy the many benefits of natural health!

Patti Bartsch, Ph.D. is the owner of Naturally Unbridled ( http://www.NaturallyUnbridled.com ), a holistic life & wellness coaching company. She is a Certified Clinical Practitioner and Holistic Life & Wellness Coach with the American Council of Holistic Medicine as well as an Adjunct Professor for Kingdom College of Natural Health. Patti combines her unique background in biotechnology, nutrition, education and holistic wellness to empower her clients to achieve their optimal life and health through simple, natural methods. Visithttp://www.NaturallyUnbridled.com to take a free quiz to see how Naturally Unbridled you are and receive a FREE GIFT - the "Heal Naturally" chapter from my book "7 Steps to a Naturally Unbridled Life"

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Infant Massage, Allergy Elimination, Frugivores - Total Vitality 20-Sept-10

2010-09-19T18:35:00.001-07:00

Hello!
Today as I write up this week's Total Vitality Blog i'm in a bit of pain from the Sydney Half Marathon!
My knees are quite sore and still have sore hips!
But I do love to run and be a part of something as big as the Sydney Half Marathon so it's all worth it in the end!
Today we have two interesting and rather different SNACK BITES and you can check out all the facts right here:

CAMU CAMU
KOHLRABI

Yours in health
xx

BRIONY HOWLAND
Nutritionist, Doula, Massage Therapist, Natural Therapist
Birth in Balance
www.birthinbalance.com.au
We all love to get a massage! It helps clear out the toxins, gets rid of knots and held tension and it relaxes our body and mind. Babies also love massages. It helps them both psychologically and physically, but it also works spiritually in creating a very special bond between baby and parent/carerer. Listen to Briony's audio below to find out more and check out the Birth in Balance website for information on how you can learn the techniques for yourself.

DR KATE WILLESEE
Chiropractor, NAET and NET Practitioner
Willesee Chiropractic
www.willeseechiropractic.com
www.naet.com.au
I suffered for 5 years with a wheat and dairy intolerance that ended up leading to a digestive system that found it difficult to break down a much larger array of foods. Whenever I went out to eat, I envitable came home feeling sick, bloated, in pain and very uncomfortable, often for days afterward.
I did not feel it would be possible to live my whole life like this - so I started looking for information on how to fix it. Kate's site came up, and after a few months treatment, I felt fantastic! Toady Kate discusses that therapy that is NAET - and she can help you also alleviate the symptoms associated with your concern/illness.

DR SANDRA TUSZYNSKA
Fruitful Nutrition
www.fruitfulnutrition.com
I came across Dr Sandra after I borrowed her book Fruitful Nutrition off another of our professionals - Maya - and became very interested in Dr Sandra's knowledge, her findings, her research and her beliefs. The idea of raw, living foods and eating organic vegetables and fruit was not new to me, however the information on how our bodies work, how we have been designed and what foods should be eaten together was very interesting to me. On today's audio, Dr Sandra Tuszynska chats to us about Frugivores - what does it mean and why us humans should be one!

Living Foods, Infant Massage, Theta Healing - Total Vitality 13 Sept-10

2010-09-12T06:39:00.000-07:00

Hellooo!!
Welcome to Total Vitality! Hope you are having a fantastic day/night/week/month/year!!

I've had a very exciting week this week, having spent almost 24 hours at the Success Summit here in Sydney - listening to 13 of the worlds best experts on investments such as property options, shares, eBay and internet e-commerce businesses, property and influence. We also had Tony Robbins live on stage for 4.5 hours straight helping us with our mind, and how our STATE is so important to what we do, think, believe and achieve in life.
Then we were lucky enough to be able to hear Sir Richard Branson speak and I was so excited about that!

I learnt a great deal, have now a lot of things to put in to place in both my mind and my actions. Lots of work ahead, but it's always so exhilarating after an event like this, so the trick is to run with it straight away and get that big boulder moving!

On this week's Total Vitality we spoke to 3 awesome ladies about 3 very different topics. All the audio and info is below.

Also, please check out the SNACK BITES for this week and download all the details here:
WHEATGRASS
GOJI BERRIES

Have a happy and healthy week!
xxx

JOY MOZZI
Living Foods Facilitator
FRU-VE-NU
www.fruvenu.com.au
This week on Total Vitality, Joy speaks to us about how we can eat delicious foods and still get all our vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, fats and proteins from fresh, raw, living foods. Joy is involved in many raw food groups, so check out her website for workshops in your area. Also 10/10/2010 is World Raw Food Day, so be sure to check out the details and learn more about how you can include more healthy, fresh living foods in to your diet.

BRIONY HOWLAND
Nutritionist, Doula, Massage Therapist, Natural Therapist
Birth in Balance
www.birthinbalance.com.au
We all love to get a massage! It helps clear out the toxins, gets rid of knots and held tension and it relaxes our body and mind. Babies also love massages. It helps them both psychologically and physically, but it also works spiritually in creating a very special bond between baby and parent/carerer. Listen to Briony's audio below to find out more and check out the Birth in Balance website for information on how you can learn the techniques for yourself.

CARMEN BEUCHER
Mind and Body Practitioner
Spark Health
http://www.naturaltherapypages.com.au/therapist/20974
Have you ever wondered why an area of your life is just not working for you? Even though you seem to be doing everything you can and just getting more frustrated?
Well, it’s most likely because there is a strategy, limiting decision or belief or something else that is stored in your subconscious that you have absolutely no awareness of. Carmen can help using a number of different therapies including, Neuro Linguistic Programming, Intuitive Healing, Spiritual Counselling, Timeline, Theta Healing, EFT, Polarity, Reiki and Meditation
Over the next few weeks, we will be discussing these different therapies with Carmen, however today, Carmen fills us in on all the details for Theta Healing.

109 year old man - HIS SECRETS

2010-09-05T06:28:00.000-07:00

Hi
I just wanted to share this story I just found on a raw foodist website.

I find it fantastic that the power of your mind and what you eat is so powerful when it comes to life!
My plan - to live at least to 109 years old!
Bring it on!
Always aware of keeping my diet clean, reducing stress and enjoying life!
Please read, I know you'll find it interesting.

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109 Year-Old Raw Foodist Recently Celebrates His Birthday

Raw foodist and author Bernardo LaPallo just celebrated his 109th birthday on August 17. Take a look at the video from Fox News Phoenix below to see just how young and vibrant this amazing man is:

Bernardo looks younger than most people I know in their 70s and 80s! He is a living example at just how powerful diet and a positive outlook in life can be.

109 years old! Let's put that into perspective. Birth year: 1901. Bernardo is still very much alive and kicking, and was born before Lou Gehrig, Charles Lindbergh, Bob Hope, George Orwell and 13 years before World War I.
And he's not even done yet. Bernardo expresses to the interviewer in the video above just how often he thinks of death: never.

A true Immortalist!

Bernardo LaPallo is not a 100% raw foodist

If you watch the video, note that he is not a 100% raw foodist and still consumes fish along with some other basic grocery store foods, but the bulk of his diet is fresh vegetables, fruits, and fish. I would wager that most healthy centenarians are not so obsessive about their diet and don't maintain the strict dogma that many of us in the movement are prone to. Bernardo is a true Health Rebel.
Bernado shows us that a relaxed and open attitude to diet is amenable to a long and truly healthy life.
Bernardo doesn't just eat his way to youth, though. He is a confirmed advocate of using olive oil on his skin every single day as one of his youthening protocols. Those of us in the optimal health community are well aware of the benefits of rubbing coconut oil on the skin as often as possible.

Not Waiting to Die...

What's so cool about Bernardo's story, is that he isn't just sitting down everyday with tubes sticking up his nose. He is very active and very aware. His brain is firing and he has a fire in his eyes.

In fact, this centenarian is the author of a recent book about health and longevity called Age Less, Live More. In addition, he is actively pursued as a consultant by those wishing to maintain their own high levels of health from around the world.
What else does the future hold for Bernardo? In addition to releasing another book soon, he wants to open up a raw food/American food hybrid restaurant in his town of Mesa. Oh, and he has a blog too: http://www.agelesslivemorestore.com.

Hormones, Hypnobirthing, Pets as Therapy - Total Vitality 6-Sept-10

2010-09-04T18:52:00.000-07:00

Hello!

Thanks for dropping by :)
This past week has been crazy busy for me - trying to do way too many things at once!

I did have my first NLP/hypnosis session which was fabulous and I look forward to getting some more breakthroughs and clearing some patterns again on Tuesday.
We'll discuss this type of therapy in a future show!

I've also been learning a lot more about stress and the myths surrounding stress and how we can completely control our own perception of how our lives are and our reaction to everything. Therefore, nothing external from us is "stressful" or a "stressor" - it is our perception and our reaction to a situation that will prove to create stress or not. So, be aware of how you are reacting today! :)

The first SNACK BITE this week is something i've been wanting to try for a while and after doing my research on it this week, i've convinced myself I need to try it! The other is a yummy seed that i've been using a lot more in recent months. I hope you enjoy! Download the FACT SHEETS below:
MACA POWDER
SESAME SEEDS

Thanks again for tuning in and stopping by!
Remember, feel free to leave a comment below or contact Total Vitality on info@2ssr.com.au or you can contact me personally on julia@juliaachilleos.com.au to leave any messages or requests for information or topics to discuss on the show.

Remember to wait a few seconds for the audio to load when clicking on the mp3 players below.

Stay healthy

NARELLE STEGEHUIS
Naturopath and Women's Health Specialist
Massattack
www.massattack.com.au
This week, Narelle expands further on hormones and the role they play in our health and weight. Hormones can play a big role in thyroid function, oestrogen dependence, insulin resistance and adrenal burnout. In this interview Narelle touches on some of these problems and in future programs, we will discuss each of the above conditions in more detail.

EMMA SUTHERLAND
Naturopath and Women's Health Specialist
Health Equals Vitality
www.healthequalsvitality.com.au
About 6 weeks ago when I first started Total Vitality in the Sutherland Shire, I read an article about women who have experienced much calmer, trouble-free pregnancies and labour through the use of Hypnobirthing. I managed to get in touch with Emma Sutherland who holds hypnobirthing classes in Sydney and works with women and their partners through their pregnancy, teaching them skills and techniques of relaxation. Fear equals pain and so with the absence of fear and by having a calm and relaxed state of mind, being completely in control, women have experienced less pain and more ease throughout their pregnancy and birth.
Today Emma fills us in on what exactly is hypnobirthing.

VELMA VIOLET HARRIS
Founder and Program Manager
Velma's Pets as Therapy
www.velmaspetsastherapy.com.au
Like many people, I love animals - of all different shapes and sizes, and know for myself that spending time with my cats and other animals brings me so much joy and can completely lift my mood! Many years ago I found out about Velma's Pets as Therapy and decided that when I had room for more animals, especially dogs, I'd volunteer at Velma's. As it has now been proved that animals are fantastic for our health, I wanted to have Velma on the program to tell you herself about the great benefits of owning a pet and spending time with animals.

Eating Fat, Food Intolerances, Stress - Total Vitality 29-Aug-10

2010-08-29T04:46:00.000-07:00

Hello Everbody!

I'm so excited this week because it's the last week of winter and in just 2 days in will be Spring!
Bring on summer, sun and holidays I say! :)

This week I picked up a few tips from Peter Beare from Strive Fitness about stress and managed to make a few more contacts in the industry to bring you lots of info on some therapies you may not have known much about before.
Stay tuned for those interviews in the next few weeks!

This weeks SNACK BITES were two very healthy food/supplements that you may not have known much about before.
Download all the info right here:
COCONUT WATER
CHLOROPHYLL

Thanks for listening, and don't forget if you want info on anything health related at all, drop us a line at info@2ssr.com.au OR write a comment below and I'll do my best to find you an expert in the field!
Stay Healthy
xxx

KRISTIN GLEESON
Online Training Programs Manager
Ideal Bodies Online
idealbodiesonline.com
When you're trying to get healthy and get in shape, you are bombarded with information from every which way about what to eat, how much to eat and what not to eat. Fat is one of those foods! Do you eat it, do you cut it out completely? Is there really such a thing as good fats and can you even get lean and lose weight by eating fat?
This week, Kristin exposes the truth about fat!

JOY MOZZI
Living Foods Facilitator
FRUVENU
www.fruvenu.com.au
This week Joy speaks to us about food intolerances and allergies in children and gives us some hints and tips on preparing nutritious and delicious school lunches! With allergies in children having increased in the last few years, it's important not to expose kids to food they may have an adverse reaction to. But in the school environment, how do you give your child food they will love and food that will not make them sick. Joy lets us know how fresh, living foods can be fabulous for children and their allergies.

PETER BEARE
Holistic Health and Fitness Specialist
Strive Fitness
www.strivefitness.com.au
We all get stressed from time to time. Sometimes it lasts a few hours, other times it can seem to stick around for weeks or even months. Stress can be both good and bad, but too much bad stress can have serious effects on our health and can even lead to heart disease and other serious illnesses. Peter gives us the lowdown on the different types of stress and the best ways to balance the proportion of good and bad to help us stay healthy and sane! :)

Please support Pixi Foto Foundation and Heartkids Australia :)

2010-08-28T20:36:00.000-07:00

Hello

I would not normally do this, however I wanted to let you know that in 3 weeks my family and I are running in the Sydney Running Festival and for the third year in a row i'll be taking on the Half Marathon to raise money for Pixi Foto Foundation and HeartKids Australia.

Incidence of Childhood Heart Disease (CHD) is far greater than most people expect.
CHD is the leading cause of death of young children in Australia, accounting for more than 30% of all childhood deaths, and takes more lives than all other childhood diseases combined.
Although it comes as quite a shock, an astounding 6 babies each day in Australia are diagnosed with heart disease!
More than 4 young Australians will die this week as a result of congenital heart disease.

I've had the pleasure of meeting some of the Heartkids children and their stories are unbelievable!.

Many of them have had multiple operations and continue to take medication for the rest of their lives. Sadly, some don't make it, however with much needed funds, HeartKids Australia can do more research, offer more support to families and provide greater care for the kids and families that are dealing with these issues.

I am still a bit off my fundraising goal for this year, so please help this cause, whatever you can give is the perfect amount, no matter how small. You can do this securely at www.gofundraise.com.au/juliaandpaul

Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

Best wishes

Julia

Cancer and fructose

2010-08-28T03:48:00.000-07:00

Fantastic article on food and cancer!

Give it a read!

Remember food can harm and it can heal! So make sure you choose the right stuff to put in your body!
xx
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/08/27/warning--fructose-feeds-cancer-cells.aspx?aid=CD945

Neurotransmitters, Post-natal Exercise, Anxiety - Total Vitality 23-Aug-10

2010-08-20T01:53:00.000-07:00

HI everyone

Thanks for tuning in and following Total Vitality this week!
I've managed to secure a few fantastic experts in the health field for interviews over the next few weeks, so make sure you stay tuned.
Also some of our current experts will be back to give us more great info and keep us healthy and fit!
Please follow the Total Vitality blog and keep in touch with all the great ideas, facts, figures and support!
Feel free to email info@2ssr.com.au if you'd like to request a topic or subject matter to be discussed.
Thanks
xx

This week we had 2 SNACK BITES so please check out all the info on our fact sheets: RAW CACAO
AVOCADOS

Here are the details for all the Expos and Shows that were featured on today's show:

The Sydney International Spa and Beauty Expo
www.internationalbeautyexpo.com.au
4 - 5 September
Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour

Mind Body Spirit Festival
www.mbsfestival.com.au
4 - 7 November
Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour

Irresistable Gluten Free Expo
www.glutenfreefoodshow.com.au
20-21 November
Royal Hall of Industries, Moore Park

Cruelty Free Festival
www.crueltyfreefestival.org.au
7 November
Belmore Park, Haymarket, Sydney

The NSW Health Expo
www.hssevents.health.nsw.gov.au/awards-expo/expo2010
15 October
Australian Technology Park, Eveleigh

JENNY DUGARD
Health and Fitness Specialist
Body Beyond Baby
www.bodybeyondbaby.com.au
This week Jenny speaks to us about how to get the body back after having a baby.
Jenny has just brought home baby number 2 and is passionate about helping other mums keep their fitness and health during this new mum time. She practices what she preaches and has helped many women look good and feel good and keep sane with the stresses of being a mum.
Tune in to hear some great tips and advice from Jenny!

DANIEL THORNTON
Personal Trainer and Biosignature Modulation Practitioner
Be Ripped
www.twitter.com/beripped
Daniel has enlightened us with some great info over the last few weeks about hormones and training. This week Dan gives us an overview of the 4 main brain neurotransmitters and how they can relate to health and training. It is extremely interesting, and if you'd like more information or to find out what your dominant and deficient brain neurotransmitters are, download the Braverman Assessment HERE and contact Dan to find out what it all means for you.

EMILY STONE
Clinical Psychologist
Sutherland Shire Psychology
www.sutherlandshirepsychology.com.au
This week we had a listener who wanted to know more about anxiety and mood disorders in children and Emily has this week answered all the questions for parents and children needing help and advice in this area. Emily has particular interest in the mood disorders (anxiety and depression) and has received specialist training in these areas from the Anxiety Clinic (Macquarie University) which is internationally recognised for its cutting edge anxiety research and treatment approachies for both child and adult sufferers of anxiety.

Wellness, Pregnancy Massage, Diets, Allergies TOTAL VITALITY 16-Aug-10

2010-08-15T07:35:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone
Hope you've had a fabulous week!
We are jam-packed with awesome information this week from our resident health experts and I hope there are a few bits of new information and tips that you can pick up from listening to this week's audio.

If you'd like to download the SNACK BITE for this week, you'll learn all about the:
ACAI BERRY

Thanks for tuning in.
Please post any comments below this blog and if you have any topics you'd like us to discuss on Total Vitality, email Julia at info@2ssr.com.au.
Cheers
:)

NARELLE STEGEHUIS
Naturopath and Herbalist
Massattack
www.massattack.com.au
Narelle and her team are currently helping me with my naturopathic needs and since following their advice I've felt much healthier and are noticing some awesome results. Massattack specialises in women's health with a focus on hormones and wholesome healthy eating.

Narelle is passionate about empowering women to lead happier and healthier lives, and has helped many women across Australia effectively manage their health & turn their lives around.

Today, Narelle speaks to us about diets and why they don't work.

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JOY MOZZI

Living Foods Facilitator

FRUVENU

www.fruvenu.com.au

FRU - Fruit, VE - Veggies, NU - Nuts

Fruvenu makes healthy eating enjoyable! Joy is not a nutritionist; however she does describe herself as a “fresh food demonstrator” and offers workshops at schools, vacation care centres and even your home to show you just how easy it is to incorporate more fresh living foods into your diet. She also works with you in finding healthy alternatives to problem foods, so that you too can provide and enjoy a variety of fresh living food for your family. Today Joy let's us in on the reasons behind why living foods are so vital in our diet.

FIONA COSGROVE
Wellness Coach
Wellness Coaching Australia
www.wellnesscoachingaustralia.com.au
Fiona runs Wellness Coaching Australia - an organization that delivers wellness coaching services, products and information and training.
These services are provided to the corporate world, to the fitness industry and to individuals who are looking for a way of creating lasting behaviour. Fiona has experience Fiona holds Masters degrees in Exercise Science and Counseling and has extensive experience presenting at national and international conferences and events. Fiona talks to us about what it means to be well!

DR KATE WILLESEE
Chiropractor and NAET and NET Practitioner
Willesee Chiropractic
www.willeseechiropractic.com
www.naet.com.au
Kate has many years experience as a chiropractor and is the Australian trainer for NAET - Nambudripad Allergy Elimination Technique. If you believe you may have food allergies, intolerances or sensitivities and want to be freed from them, then I suggest you give Kate a call. I personally suffered with a wheat and dairy intolerance for over 5 years and eventually grew tired of cutting them out of my diet and feeling horribly unwell whenever I accidentally ate anything that contained wheat or dairy. Kate helped me in so many ways and now I do not experience any uncomfortable feelings anywhere in my body when I eat these foods and have lost weight and managed to get my digestive system back in order. Today Kate lets us in on what allergies and intolerances are and what they do to the body.

BRIONY HOWLAND
Nutritionist, Massage Therapist and Doula
Birth in Balance
www.birthinbalance.com.au
Briony specialises in natural fertility, pregnancy and post natal health and wellbeing. he has a passion for natural therapies and is fascinated with the holistic aspect of fertility and conception, in particular the effects of our modern day diet and lifestyle on our ability to conceive. It is Briony's aim to support both women and their partners along their journey through pregnancy, birth and beyond. Check out the audio below to learn more about pregnancy massage.

Pre-natal Exercise, Biosignature Modulation, Anxiety, Raw Food - TOTAL VITALITY 9-Aug-10

2010-08-09T04:43:00.001-07:00

Hi everyone
It's been another great week sourcing some exciting experts in the areas of health, fitness and vitality and I've learnt a great deal this week about some more alternative concepts you might not know much about!
I hope you love the show, thanks again for listening and checking out the blog!
Remember if you have any comments, please leave them below the blog, otherwise if you have any topics or subjects regarding health and wellbeing that you'd love to find out more about, drop us an email at info@2ssr.com.au and attention it to Julia Achilleos or Total Vitality!
:)
Thanks again, speak to you soon!
Jules
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Today we learnt a little more about a wonderful superfood and a very healthy nut.
Download a fact sheet for today's SNACK BITES:
Spirulina
Pistachio nut

Daniel Thornton
Personal Trainer and Biosignature Modulation Practitioner - Be Ripped
Contact Dan on 0407 700 783 and follow him on www.twitter.com/beripped
Today we follow through from last week and discuss further the idea that your weight is held in various places in the body depending on your hormones and your diet.

JENNY DUGARD
Health and Fitness Specialist - Body Beyond Baby
www.bodybeyondbaby.com.au
Jenny has lots of experience in the fitness and health industry and specialises in pre and post natal exercise. She has two children of her own, the youngest only 1 week old, and so Jenny knows all there is to know about staying fit and healthy during pregnancy and getting the body back after!
Today Jenny speaks to us about how to exercise while pregnant.

EMILY STONE
Clinical Psychologist - Sutherland Shire Psychology
www.sutherlandshirepsychology.com.au
Emily is an extremely qualified psychologist, warm, friendly and comforting. She has particular interest in mood disorders (anxiety, depression) and has achieved specialist training in these areas from The Anxiety Clinic - Macquarie University.
Today she discusses anxiety - what is it, how to tell if you could be experiencing it and what can be done to minimise the symptoms.

PETER BEARE
Holistic Health Practitioner - Strive Fitness
www.strivefitness.com.au
Peter runs Strive Fitness which is a specialised health and fitness business that provides a truly comprehensive holistic approach to health, fitness and vitality.
The Strive boutique studio is located in Caringbah, NSW a provides a relaxed, peaceful environment with the best facilities, which creates the perfect place for a training session.

MAYA
Raw Food Caterer - Changing Maya
www.changingmaya.com.au
Maya decided to only eat raw foods about 8 months ago as a one week experiment. She continues to eat predominantly raw foods (98%) even today as she has experienced a range of health benefits. She loves to cook and encourage others in their health. She runs her own catering business and teaches through demonstrations and workshops a range of wonderfully nutritious, delicious, raw, dairy free, gluten free, sugar free, vegan and organic recipes.

Thanks for tuning in. Feel free to leave comments below!
:)

Fat sites, Change, Calorie Counting, Stretching, Mindset - TOTAL VITALITY 2-Aug-10

2010-08-02T02:05:00.000-07:00

Thank you to all the wonderful health experts that contributed to today's show. I thoroughly enjoyed talking to you and learning more about health and wellbeing!
Thank you
Julia

Download today's Snack Bites FACT SHEETS:
Chia Seeds
Lemons

KRISTIN GLEESON
Online Training Programs Manager
www.idealbodiesonline.com

Kristin works with the Ideal Bodies Online team that helps individuals achieve a healthy, active lifestyle - without the usual feelings of deprivation that are often associated with dieting and weight loss. Their online personal training programs provide you with the tools and support you need to succeed.

Check out their website to see some of their success stories and find out how they can help you achieve the health and body you deisre.

On today's show, we asked Kristin "Will counting calories make you fat?"

It's a very interesting interview, so be sure to check it out.

FIONA COSGROVE

Wellness Coach and author

Wellness Coaching Australia

Wellness Coaching Australia is situated in the Sutherland Shire and delivers wellness coaching services, products and information and training.

These services are provided to the corporate world, to the fitness industry and to individuals who are looking for a way of creating lasting behavioural change for themselves, their clients or their team.
Fiona talks to us this week about developing a clear path to success and beginning the process of change.
Check out the audio below.
You can contact Fiona at:
www.wellnesscoachingaustralia.com.au
105 Nicholson Parade Cronulla
NSW 2230 Australia

DANIEL THORNTON
Personal Trainer and Biosignature Modulation Practitioner

Daniel gave us a wonderful insight this week in to Biosignature and the role hormones play in where our weight is held.
There are 12 specific sites around the body that hold fat and Dan lets us in on what each site means.
If you'd like more information on Biosignature Modulation, check out the interview below.
To contact Dan:
0407 700 783

SIMON LENZ
Group Stretch Class Instructor
Simon gave us some wonderful information this week on stretching and you can check out all he had to say right here.
Simon teaches Flex and Flow on Thursdays from 7.30pm - 8.15pm at
V Club
48 Druitt Street
Sydney

CANDICE CARTER
Personal Trainer

My good friend Candice was on the show today to discuss the importance at looking at your health with a holistic viewpoint.
Also in our interview she discusses the reasons for getting your mindset right in order to achieve success.
Check out her interview here.

Welcome

2010-08-01T16:22:00.001-07:00

Hi Everyone

Welcome to Total Vitality - the radio show and blog!

It's been very exciting to bring you my first health and fitness radio program and this blog will be used to upload all our interviews with health experts and promote the fabulous people who are inspiring, educating and helping others to better health!

Thanks for tuning in!
Speak to you soon
Julia
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