WellBeing

WellBeing is the World’s leading journal of natural health and living. A refreshingly intelligent reading experience, WellBeing offers inspiration for a way of life that is authentic and soulful. Reportage reviews the latest developments (or revived ancient practices) in natural living, and in-depth articles both challenge and inspire pragmatic action in the real-world balance of work, life, family and community. WellBeing reaches an increasingly sophisticated audience of citizens of the global village.

From the editor-in-chief

From the editor

It’s in the doing • It’s so easy to get caught up in the grind of everyday life, even when you think you are living mindfully and being present. For you to stay in tune with your mind and body, you need to establish some grounding rituals to keep you in the moment. Tell us, what is your daily grounding ritual?

Recent medical findings for a healthier body

Interesting slices of life

All the latest in environmental issues

Goji berries • Also known as “wolfberries”, goji berries originated in China, Tibet and Nepal where they have been used for over 2000 years as a major rejuvenating and anti-ageing tonic.

OPCs — Oligomeric proanthocyanidins • OPCs are flavonoid compounds that have multiple beneficial effects throughout your body.

I panicked – my hair was thinning! • Maya was shocked by the change in her hair. Fullness and volume were replaced by thinness and lifeless hair. She had to do something. The hair I found in my brush, in the shower and on my cardigan was unfamiliar to me. It was thinning like never before. How could this be happening?

The negativity trident • There is a prevailing feeling that things are just getting worse and worse, but then humans have always tended to feel that, even when things are getting much better. So why do we tend to think the sky is falling, and what can you do about it?

Natalie Schmitt • Natalie Schmitt is a marine ecologist, conservation geneticist and documentary film maker who is deeply dedicated to protecting the Earth’s biodiversity.

Looking ahead • It is healthy to contemplate good times ahead. In fact, it makes living in the present that much easier. Discover five ways to create certainty in an uncertain future.

5 ways to create certainty in an uncertain future

All about breadcrumbing • Breadcrumbing is on the rise in the domains of dating, friendship and careers. We speak to relationship coach Katie O’Donoghue on what it is, why it happens and how to stop following deceptive crumb trails.

What are the telltale signs of breadcrumbing?

4 tips for navigating breadcrumbing

Nirvana • n 1 (Sanskrit) a state of perfect peace, harmony and happiness with the world; enlightenment.

The neuroscience of dreaming • The phenomenon of dreams has fascinated philosophers and scientists for thousands of years, yet the question still lingers – what happens during dream sleep and why exactly do we dream? Here we explore the neuroscience and psychological theories of dreaming.

5 root vegetable favourites • Find out how best to prepare, cook, serve and enjoy root vegetables: sweet potato, beetroot, carrot, garlic and Jerusalem artichokes.

Yoga for happy hormones • Are your hormones happy? Do you get up in the morning boosting with energy and vitality or feeling somewhat “meh”? Discover how yoga can balance your hormonal system.

What’s your money archetype? • Money archetypes help us to better understand our relationship with money. They will help us to become more aware of our habitual money behaviours, and with this awareness we can maximise our positive habits and find ways to balance and minimise our unhealthier ones.

Natalie Kyriacou Inspiring curiosity • When Natalie Kyriacou first...