If you are relying on stimulants to get through your day, it 's not because you are weak or bad, it's just your bodies chemistry may be controlling you. It is possible to get addicted to the stress response (which stimulants and lifestyle all contribute to). If you crave the stimulation from sugar, coffee, stress and alcohol you may be low in the neurotransmitter noradrenaline. The neurotransmitter [caption id="attachment_452" align="alignright" width="210" caption="Love my coffee addiction"][/caption] involved in feelings of motivation and of pleasure.   Dancing, being in love, the thrill of music and similar exhilarating pursuits tend to raise noradrenaline.  A well balanced diet containing amino acids tyrosine and phenylaline, along with necessary vitamin co factors will give your body the ingredients it needs to make dopamine (from which adrenalin and noradrenalin are derived.) Low levels of tyrosine have been associated with depression and lack of motivation. You can get tyrosine and phenylalanine from protein rich foods like meat, fish, beans, nuts, seeds, soya, and cheese.

Come and Join Us for a Sensational Get together! It's about Celebrating women! Combining feelings, finances and food! Come and join us doing what women do best; gather together, chat, eat and make each other feel good! An event not to be missed! 3 Wonderful speakers sharing a few of their gems, insights and secrets to celebrate a happier, healthier, wealthier life! Kathleen Aishthorpe: Colour presenter, writer and philosopher Debra Jarvis: Australia's favourite Feng Shui presenter, investment property consultant and author. Lisa Vance: Wellness coach, business owner and food lover 4 Venues around Brisbane. $55 includes a glass of champagne on arrival, nibbles and a gift bag. Proudly supporting "The Alannah and Madeline Foundation": Keeping Children Safe from Violence! What others have said: "An excellent way to spend a morning tea enjoying womanhood and friendship while learning hints and tips for self care and personal joy- take the girls for a morning out." Dyna, Toowoomba "Well recommended if you are feeling flat and need a bit of uplifting or motivation to do something particular in your life that you know but have been neglecting." Pauli, Toowoomba "Fun, uplifting time-go home with a skip in my step.  Price was very good- good value.  Can't wait to try my gift pack goodies" Leanda, Toowoomba Next event: 26 August 2009 Book here:

Happy Healthy Wealthy

Is it possible to be busy and healthy? When you are pushed for time it can be hard to even think about, let alone action, a healthy lifestyle.  What you need is a few simple, easy to apply solutions, that will make an impact but require very little effort to implement. Here are 5 things you can do that will help to:

• Keep your energy levels up
• Keep your mind focused
• Keep you in control of your mood

1. Eat something for breakfast: some quick breakfast choices are... a Carmen's muesli bar, an apple and a handful of nuts, a bowl of muesli, a bowl of instant oats, A vegetable juice (a good combination is apple, beetroot, carrot, celery and ginger), a banana and a some almonds, fruit salad and yoghurt, whole grain seeded toast/pumperknickle or rye toast with avocado, peanut butter,  hummus, sliced tomato, a boiled egg or some veggie mite.  A good breakfast gives your brain, red blood cells and nerves the energy they need to get fired up and function for the day.  If you don't have breakfast your body will break down your MUSCLE to fuel itself, a sure way to make you feel tired and low on energy.
2. Keep healthy snacks like nuts and fresh fruit or trailmix, veggie sticks or sesame ryevita and hummus  handy to snack on during the day. Eating regularly through the day (small amounts 3-5 times) helps to keep your blood sugar levels stable, which keeps your energy levels and your mood stable... it's that simple! The fresher the food, the more energy available in it.
3. Keep well hydrated. Drink lots of water and keep the caffeine intake low.  A dehydrated brain feels foggy, dizzy and dirty.  Keep it feeling fresh and clear with lots of hydrating fluids, water, herbal teas, vegetable juices (aim for at least 3 glasses of water and 3 cups of some other caffeine free, 100 % natural beverage like 2 herbal teas and a vegetable juice) .
4. Move your body in a way that feels good.  Keep the energy flowing into and out of your body, think of your body as a body of water, you want to stir it up every now and again, keep the stream flowing and circulating, airing it, energising it so that it doesn't stagnate. Do you want a crystal flowing stream, bubbling brook or a stagnant smelly swamp.  Move in ways that you love e.g. walk, skip, dance, body surf in the ocean, ride your bicycle, do the funky chicken with your kids, hike, swim... Start by getting physical in ways that feel invigorating and are filled with pleasure, don't start with exercises that feel like torture and punishment. Move everyday! Do it with someone if it helps. The payoff from the commitment is MASSIVE. Commit to it, then do it, you will be SO glad you did after you have. Make time to play!
5. Live on purpose... live and act with deliberate intention, pride and love. Love what you are creating and contributing to and acting on everyday. Find ways to reflect positively and shed light on all your daily activities. The things that you are finding difficult to do or procrastinating about might be out of line with your value systems, your beliefs, your purpose... this will cause incongruency in your life, which can manifest as pain, fatigue, frustration, disease. Find little ways to be grateful for what you are doing, find pleasure in all you do and do what you love.

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How much is your health costing your business?

If you or your staff are feeling low in energy or battling to stay focused, battling to concentrate, or struggling to manage their emotions, this can affect your productivity in your workplace and business. 

Productivity affects your back pocket.  So your health really is your first wealth!

Ask us about our Corporate Wellness Packages or our free seminars where we come to your workplace and run workshops for your staff.

We would love to help you increase your productivity and boost your bottom line.  Why not get in touch with us for more information on how we can do this for you: Corporate Wellness.

Do this quick quizz for fun... If you are standing at a banquet table, what would you choose first:

1. Apple
2. Banana
3. Strawberry
4. Peach
5. Orange

Decide and then type in your choice in the comment field and I will send you your result!

Weight Loss And Energy Gain A holistic approach to weight management for life. Exploring your relationship with food and your eating habits, understanding the causes behind your weight gain, and giving you tools, systems and strategies to manage your weight and improve your energy levels, and your self image so that you look better, feel better and live a better quality of life. Live your best life today, click here for more information or to book your place.  Women's Health and Beauty Bootcamp Bringing out your natural beauty from the inside out.  Great tips and strategies to get you loving the skin you are in, radiate out your inner beauty and harness the power of your womenhood. Live your best life today, book your place or get more information here. Health for Busy People Crash Course A crash course for busy people and business owners who are too busy with their lives to think about their health but are starting to feel like they need to restore a little life work or work life balance. Quick and easy to implement tips, strategies, systems and support to get you playing at the top of your game and ensure you live long enough to enjoy the fruits of your labour! Live your best life today, click here for more information or to book your place.

A Health and Beauty Boot Camp dedicated to helping women feel beautiful and achieve health from the inside out no matter what your shape, size, colour age or self-image even if you believe that no one can help you or being beautiful isn’t important to you.   

You will discover tips and secrets to achieve health and beauty from the inside out and how to harness the power this will bring to your life. 

 

Women’s health unwrapped

 

☺      How to have glowing health from the inside out

☺      Tips and Secrets to manage uniquely women experiences: from PMS, to menstruation and menopause to low libido 

☺      Address: How can I be healthy and have a husband?

 

Women’s beauty secrets revealed:

 Being Beautiful

☺      How to Radiate Beauty from the inside out

☺      How to manage the attention you receive from being beautiful

☺      How to bring out the beauty in others

☺      How to pay and receive compliments

☺      How to feel beautiful no matter what your shape, size, colour, age or belief!

☺      Getting in touch with your sensuality and your feminine power

 

Body beauty Tips:

☺      How to get shiny hair and great nails

☺      How to create a glowing complexion and youthful looking skin

☺      How to apply makeup to enhance your natural beauty and best features

☺      How to wear your age with grace and pride

☺      Dressing for success, how to look and feel great in your clothes

☺      Creating the ideal you… matching your self-image with your ideal image.

      What to eat to keep your body age young.

 

We look forward to sharing with and spoiling Beautiful You!

 

Spring Weekend: 5 and 6 September 2009

 

Two Day Workshop:

$347

Early bird: Book and Pay by 25 June: $297

 

One Day only:

$197

Early bird: Book and Pay by 25 June $147

  

Our gift to you:

We will delight each woman with a Gorgeous Gift hamper valued at over $100

 

Click here now to reserve your place or get more information.

 

We look forward to spoiling you at the Women's Health and Beauty Bootcamp! 

Nina Simone an absolute inspiration! ... What have I got? I've got Life!

"When a man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself." Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Have you Given Yourself Permission to Shine?

A great leader once said, "You are capable of far more than you think you are!" It took a while for the magnitude of that statement to really sink in.

It was years later when I was wanting to do so much but feeling really frustrated with my life and stuck with this sense that I wasn't achieving enough or getting where I wanted to get to quick enough and feeling a little disillusioned, that my husband sat me down and said, "I want you to listen to this song I have found, I think you are being a little hard on yourself, you are doing a great job, you just need to believe in yourself a little... You have so much to give, so much to offer.  I think you are amazing."

This is the song he played for me... Whenever I am feeling a little low or being a bit hard on myself, I like to play it, it always perks me up. 

Since then I have continued on a journey, learning to give myself permission to shine, to step up to my potential, and hopefully "to shed a bit of light on the world"... I invite you to do the same. 

It's amazing how much love and light people share and reflect at each other, it just takes the intention to get it started... giving yourself permission to shine. When you do so for yourself, you give others permission to do the same!

"May you live all the days of your life!" Jonathan Swift