What’s the most powerful word in the English language?
What’s the most powerful word in the English language – in fact in any language? BECAUSE (or the equivalent in other languages). Before you start to think about HOW you’re going to achieve [...]
Helena appearing on The Morning Show Channel 7 to talk about NeuroSlimming
Dr Helena Popovic explains how to think yourself thin.
What’s the difference between instant and traditional oats?
Oats have an impressive nutritional resume. They are high in fibre, protein and manganese (important for bone formation), have a low GI (keep you full for a long time) and help reduce LDL [...]
Helena Popovic interviewed by Gemma Carroll
Helena Popovic interviewed by Gemma Carroll on Television Hawke’s Bay in Napier, New Zealand
To have a rainbow there needs to be rain
Nineteenth century psychologist Claude Bernard remarked ‘Those who do not know the torment of the unknown cannot have the joy of discovery”. He was referring to scientists never knowing at [...]
A good night’s sleep reduces the urge to comfort eat
‘Never lose sleep over something that isn’t worth staying awake for.’ Mark Amend Do you check your email or social media pages on your phone before you go to bed? Do you take longer to fall [...]
What is Comfort Eating?
A fortnight ago I was interviewed on Channel 7’s The Daily Edition about the psychology of comfort eating. The segment was in response to a fat-shaming photo of Prison Break star, Wentworth [...]
Try the alphabet
Yesterday evening I was driving back to Sydney after working at a medical clinic in Newcastle. I was looking forward to listening to the CDs I had specifically selected for the two and a half [...]
One diet does not fit all
Just because your best friend is vibrantly healthy on low carb, high protein meals doesn’t mean this will also work for you. The emerging science of nutrigenetics has revealed that our individual [...]
