Rush, crash, crave, repeat
What better time than immediately after Easter to talk about sugar? Is there really such a thing as a sugar rush? What about a sugar crash? Sugar cravings? Sugar addiction? Click here to listen [...]
Feed your spirit, don’t starve your body
I knew there were a lot of people who understood that dieting was not the answer to shedding excess body fat and that restricting calories created — rather than cured — an unhealthy relationship [...]
How to stop stress-eating
Sally Obermeder and Ryan Phelan from Channel 7’s The Daily Edition asked Dr Helena to provide some answers. Here is a transcript of their conversation. 1. Why do we eat in response to stress? [...]
Not all Calories are equal
The average person extracts 6 Calories from eating a medium-sized piece of raw celery. If you cook that same piece of celery, you begin to break down the cellulose (indigestible fibre) and end up [...]
The key to a fulfilling life
Welcome to the new year! Do you set goals, make resolutions or plan how you’d like the coming year to unfold? We can’t control outcomes but we can make daily decisions that align with our [...]
How to rewire your brain to shed excess body fat
The world is drowning in information on health, nutrition and exercise. From liver cleansing to lentils, leotards to lycra, low cal to lavage and portion size to paleo, new weight loss trends are [...]
Unlock your 4-Wheel Thrive
Every person exists to make a unique contribution to the world. Even if you don’t know what your unique contribution might be, by living authentically, in alignment with your deepest values, you [...]