Category Archives: Gillian Allport

Spring into Action

With the warmer weather around the corner, it’s time to get moving and spring into action. And some of the best strength-based exercises can be done at home. 1. Squat One of the purest tests of strength, the squat incorporates almost all of the muscles in your legs and core. A beginner’s squat can beContinueContinue reading “Spring into Action”

5 Tips For Staying Calm

Running around silly this silly season? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nay_W-4M6Fk Here are 5 tips for staying calm and keeping stress in check1. Breathe deep using your diaphragm.2. Stay hydrated.3. Take time out to rest and ask for help.4. Think of 3 things you are grateful for each day.5. Get adjusted. Offering fun, festive and healthy options this ChristmasContinueContinue reading “5 Tips For Staying Calm”

Posture and Mental Health

Christmas time can either be a joyous occasion or a stretch of our mental health. The expectations of family, extra financial stress in buying presents, and increase in sugary foods and alcohol all contribute. Below are some coping mechanisms to help deal with this stress by improving our posture. Easy Ways to Boost Mood ThroughContinueContinue reading “Posture and Mental Health”

Prebiotics

Did you know we are made up of a combination of human cells and micro-organisms? This is known as your microbiome.Just focusing on the bacterial side of our microbiome of which most are beneficial to our health and wellbeing and a small number (if allowed to heavily populate) can cause disease. However having the rightContinueContinue reading “Prebiotics”

The Liver & Its Usefulness

Most of us have probably heard of the liver and how it helps breakdown any alcohol we ingest. And whilst this is true it has so many more functions to perform. Without a functioning liver a person cannot survive. This essential organ is involved in over 500 vital functions. Some of its many functions include:ConvertingContinueContinue reading “The Liver & Its Usefulness”

The Pitfalls Of A Holiday

I recently went on a wonderful holiday to an island. The island had three restaurants to choose from for all meals. One, a Japanese option, the other two best described as Australian fast food. The Japanese was lovely and healthy; unfortunately was only open four of the days. The other two were open all theContinueContinue reading “The Pitfalls Of A Holiday”

Stand Taller Live Longer

The relationship between posture and health is not surprising since posture is the physical end result of how your body deals with the millions of inputs to your brain from your environment. The brain receives inputs from the nervous system every single second. Our posture is how we have adapted to these inputs of theContinueContinue reading “Stand Taller Live Longer”