GOLDEN RULES OF HEALTH – ONE WEEK CHALLENGE
Kate Traeger, our Health Expert has designed a one week challenge for readers of The Modern Woman’s Survival Guide – the ideal plan to clean up and kick start a healthy lifestyle – Ed.
THE GOLDEN RULES OF HEALTH: PART 2
Our new Health Expert, Kate from Trae Health continues her series, with a guide to eating and moving to create a healthy lifestyle.
THE GOLDEN RULES OF HEALTH – PART 1
In her first article for The Modern Woman’s Survival Guide (a 3 part series including a one week health challenge), Kate Traeger (our new resident Health Expert), discusses reflecting on your 2010, in order to create successful goals for 2011.
COPING WITH CHRONIC FATIGUE: PART 1
The cause of this mystery illness is still largely unknown and not adequately treated by most medical professionals. Treatment also varies from patient to patient – but one thing is common to all. Hope.
GUEST POST: THERE IS NO MAGIC PILL
“There was a time when I would try to sugar-coat, fence-sit and make it sound all nice-n-easy, however, I now see that perhaps this is a significant source of all frustrations in this area. It is imperative that we all wake up and get real with ourselves. There is NO MAGIC PILL.”
WHAT ARE YOU GIVING UP FOR “DRY JULY”?
I mean, my life couldn’t run fast enough to keep up with the plane, even if it tried. I wave to it on the tarmac as the plane pulls away, and it eventually gives up trying to get on the plane with me, along with my to do list which stops alongside it to puff and pant, and then they wave in defeat wishing me a good time.
CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME: THEDA MYINT’S STRUGGLE FOR LIFE
I can relate to Theda Myint’s struggle with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome as it is known, because I used to have it. Oh, is that that illness where people pretend to be tired so they don’t have to work?
HANDS UP IF YOU’RE FEELING TIRED
Is it just me or are you feeling like it’s a big push to the finish line right now too? I’m treating my to do list with complete contempt and I wish my week was over before it’s even started. Not for what I have to do, but just because I’m ready for a holiday [...]
WHEN SHE WAS GOOD, SHE WAS VERY GOOD, BUT WHEN SHE WAS BAD …
Six months ago I was going to the gym and walking twice around the Botanical Gardens every week. Then, my gym and walking buddy went overseas for a few months and I let it all slide. Throw in a drinking problem (well the guy at the bottle shop said “same again today?” and “see you again [...]
SEPTEMBER SPRING CLEAN WEEK 4: “I SPEAK KATIE”
I’m now drinking water religiously, have cut down my alcohol consumption, am eating and enjoying healthy food and I’m meeting up with my friend to start walking around the Botanical Gardens again (welcome home Jacks). As well as transforming my health and fitness, I am also in the process of redesigning my blog to a [...]
SEPTEMBER SPRING CLEAN: WEEK 3
Water – check. Salads – check. Exercise – negative. Besides the boredom of running on the treadmill and the sheer agony of the stepper, what stops me from exercising? It’s not that I’m lazy, nor that I once had chronic fatigue (when even washing the dishes left me feeling like I had just ran a [...]
SEPTEMBER SPRING CLEAN: WEEK 2
The question on everyone’s lips – has she gone the distance and survived the week sans the over consumption of merlot? Why yes, I do believe I did, and not only that, I’ve consumed my entire body weight in water and taken up a rather delightful habit of drinking tea – that real stuff that [...]
ALL OR NOTHING
I am happy to report that I am still a non smoker (cue claps, cheers and general all round pats on back). Whilst I am now free of nicotine, my addictive personality has found a new friend to play with. Enter cabernet merlot – the perfect anecdote for cigarette withdrawals. One not needlessly suffer, or [...]
SAY NO TO CIGARETTES SAY YES TO SHOES
Day 4 sans cigarettes, I reported myself to be a calm and general all round pleasant citizen of the community. I spoke too soon. Nicotine has a score to settle with me, and this time it’s fighting dirty. It got wind of my game plan, and never a good sport or one to lose, it [...]
