Help, I am over 50! Could positive ageing help us?
When we reach ‘middle age,’ we not only fear decline in our minds and bodies, we expect it. We wait until our knees hurt and our memories fail us. While some of these things actually happen because of our age, can some happen because we expect them to? Can we age better if we expect better? In other words: can positive ageing help us?
The magical world of Glimmers: An interview with Deb Dana (AUDIO)
During our busy day, we can focus on all the things that can go wrong. Or we can spot Glimmers. The term comes from trauma specialist Deb Dana and is used by people all over the world. In this audio interview she tells us how subtle, magical Glimmers are all around us. How little moments of goodness are personal to us and can help us see the world in a different light. And how our specially equipped nervous systems, minds, bodies and souls will all thank us for it. We will even feel better connected to others.
Is a natural apple healthier than a ‘conventional’ one? Marco van Es about the bigger picture
Is a naturally grown apple really that much healthier than an apple grown under conventional conditions? We talk to Marco van Es of Bac2nature. His research foundation links crop soil, the microbiome, the quality of our immune system, and our health. Turns out, for more and more experts like van Es: It’s all about diversity, and it’s all about the bigger picture.
Is willpower really helping us? Perspectives are changing.
If only we had more willpower and self control to see things through. We would eat the right foods, exercise regularly, say no to alcohol, smoking and – god forbid – to drugs. Procrastination would never happen, and we would save money rather than spending it. We would be achieving all sorts of virtuous goals in life. We would be admirable. Right? Time to review an old perspective?
The emotional cleansing effect of… watching a movie!
Are you watching a movie or your favourite (TV) programme tonight to release some stress? An British therapeutic model called ‘MOVIE’ has taken this way of relaxing to a new level. Thanks to the innovative method we can be sure that watching movies is not only relaxing. It can be a form of emotional cleansing and have a deeper therapeutic effect. Turns out, watching a movie can be good for us, in an accessible way.
Let’s talk about cooking: Welcome to your new kitchen!
A good meal needs expensive ingredients. It needs a long time to prepare. It needs a good recipe. It needs to be from a certain country, like “Italian.” It needs meat as the centre of attention. Right? Mary Contrary begs to differ. She has put aside all her ideas about cooking. And she feels a lot better for it, she says. Mary’s advice is simple: Time to shake things up! A nice healthy meal doesn’t have to be complicated.
Surrendering: Dr. Kim D’Eramo on mind body healing, instead of fighting ill health
When it comes to poor health, we have to ‘fight it’. Sometimes this can help. But a growing number of health experts are taking a different approach. Here talks Dr. Kim D’Eramo with us about our own innate mind body healing. That there is power in surrender. And that by doing this, we can help our body’s own healing ability instead of hindering it.
The new world of vegetable cuisine: An interview with Vegetable Chef Frank Fol
Not so long ago, most of us would not have found a plant-based meal all that exciting. As if something was missing. Or that it was unhealthy. Can we change our views about food? The world-renowned vegetable chef Frank Fol says we can and we do. Here he tells us about a completely new cuisine of taste, colour and magic. This new world is happening in our best restaurants and in our kitchens at home. A new world, he says, that is here to stay.
Something is growing: Two British integrative health pioneers about new ideas in healthcare
Should healthcare be either conventional or alternative? According to two British integrative health pioneers, we can have the best of both worlds. Healthcare appears to be changing, and new ideas are growing. This is their story.
It’s official: Walking funny (Ministry-of-Silly-Walks-style), is healthy exercise
If the hilarious 1970s British TV show Monty Python taught us one thing, it’s that laughter and humor are good for us. But thanks to some light-hearted researchers, we can now be sure that walking their funny way, also known as Ministry-of-Silly-Walks style, is just that! It turns out that walking in an inefficient way that makes us (and others) laugh is good for our bodies. It’s time to put aside our shame and take to the streets John Cleese style.
‘Tapping’ for mind body healing: Can something this simple really work?
There are people who ‘tap’ all over the world. They say that the process of mind body healing helps them. By freeing body and mind from everything that stands in the way of health. Here we look at this (self-help) modality, described as a fusion of Eastern, Western, body and mind healing approaches. Described as a combination of tapping the body while speaking words, it seems simple. Too simple to work? More and more scientists say no. And more and more people agree with them.
