Healthy-ish

To celebrate the year that was, we’re giving you a refresher of the top 5, most listened to episodes of Healthy-ish, so enjoy!   Imagine not having any insecurities. At all. Not even one. A mind blowing proposition, right? But life coach and TEDX speaker Jaemin Frazer believes that this is entirely do-able and without becoming a ‘wanker’ (his words). This is the topic of Jaemin’s third book, which...

To celebrate the year that was, we’re giving you a refresher of the top 5, most listened to episodes of Healthy-ish, so enjoy!   Ever wanted to reprogram your brain? After all, who wouldn’t want to shed their stress eating habits? Or deal with stress better? Or find focus amid a busy day at work with ease. According to Sydney-based hypnosis and meditation teacher Mark Stephens all these things are...

To celebrate the year that was, we’re giving you a refresher of the top 5, most listened to episodes of Healthy-ish, so enjoy!   Kirsten King is the reigning queen of Pilates in Sydney, with a celeb-studded client list and a booming online and two beautiful studios, and she sees first-hand the life-changing effects that Pilates has on her clients. She explains how this every established exercise m...

To celebrate the year that was, we’re giving you a refresher of the top 5, most listened to episodes of Healthy-ish, so enjoy!   Still abiding by the old 10,000 steps a day rule? Well, Sydney-based celebrity trainer and founder of The Upbeat Libby Babet says that it’s when you surpass the 12,000 steps a day mark that you really start to see change. And not just physical, but mental too. If this so...

Parties are fun, but hangovers? Less so. Especially when you can see the effects of the night before on your face. Kelsey shares how to lessen the effects of the silly season with simple tips, practises and products that will keep you looking fresh as a daisy, even when you feel like death. Cheers to that!    Each Thursday, Body+Soul digital editor Alison Izzo (who, by her own admission, is no bea...

Doomscrolling. Social distancing. Unprecedented. Sourdough. Isobod. Quarantini. 2021 has required us to learn a whole new language. And author Dominic Knight has written a dictionary of 2020’s most important words and phrases to not only help us understand the year that was, but also to put the whole sordid thing into perspective.    You can find Dominic on Twitter at @domknight and online here. ...

Reece Carter prides himself on not suffering any BS. And when it comes to popular diet trends, this  is certainly the case. The Sydney-based nutritionist is vocal about eating plans that preach restriction or omission of wholefoods, or whole food groups. He shares why - despite the rave reviews - the trending ketogenic diet is nothing but bad news - especially for the long-term.    You can find Re...

Body+Soul’s resident astrologer Natasha Weber shares what the stars have in store for us in the New Year. A close reading of the planetary alignments for the coming 12 months suggests that we have a lot to look forward to - including the famed Age of Aquarius, which could stick around for as long as 2000+ years.    You can find Natasha on Instagram at @astrotash or online here.    You can read the...

She may have received the ‘villain edit’ in Matt Agnew’s season of The Bachelor, but since then Abbie Chatfield has become something of Australia’s sweetheart - thanks to her unfiltered approach to mental health, body image and dating - both on her podcast It’s A Lot, and her social channels.    Here, she shares what lesson from 2020 she’ll be taking into 2021, and why ‘just dumping the guy’ is th...

Go on, SPOIL yourself. There’s no better time of year than Christmas to splash out on the beauty products, or tools, that you’d usually find hard to justify. Kelsey and Ali share the beauty buys that are well worth adding to your own Christmas wish list - hang the expense!    Kelsey’s picks:   Deesse Professional LED Mask, $2970, at Skin Care Edit Shaquda Suve Body Brush, $280, at Net-a-Porter  Nu...

And it’s all down to self-hypnosis. Sydney-based clinical hypnotherapist, visualisation and mindset consultant Claire Aristides explains how to take meditation to the next level - by adding a layer of intention setting. According to her, the power to reset habits and reframe your perspective is all within our grasp - if we embrace the power of self-hypnosis.    You can find Claire on Instagram at ...

The age old question when it comes to weight loss is what’s more important: diet or exercise? After 10 years of her hugely successful 12 Week Body Transformationm (12WBT) programme Michelle Bridges says neither. Weird, right?   In the second instalment of our two-part series with the fitness trainer and author, she shares what she’s learnt along the way and what sets the long-term wins from the sh...

A lot has changed, but a lot has also stayed the same when it comes to the diet and exercise advice that get results. Michelle Bridges has seen a lot of trends come and go, but after 10 years of her 12 Week Body Transformation (12WBT) programme, she’s got it down to a fine art. And when it comes to finding something that you can stick to, she has some sage advice.   This is the first of a two-part...

Luke McLeod is an expert in calming the ‘monkey mind’ and during the holiday period (in the lead up to Christmas until post-New year) is often when we need a hit of mental calm the most. Luke has some practical tips on how to be more present, and how to keep those end-of-year anxieties at bay.    You can find Luke on Instagram at @luke.mcleod or online here.    You can join the conversation, or dr...

When you think of Keratin hair treatments, the words that often come to mind are chemical-soaked, stinky, time-consuming and well, they just sound like a lot of hard work (and money). However, there’s a new breed of treatments in salons that promise the same kind of hair-smoothing effects, with less of ALL of the above. And hey, if they promise to reduce styling time so you can get out the door fa...

Everyone wants to know if they’re good in bed … but how do you tell? Samantha X is an intimacy coach and ex-escort, and in her experience she definitely found that what you think men might want in bed is very different from what they actually want. She shares her knowledge about how to satisfy not only your partner’s sexual desires, but your own, too.    You can find Samantha on Instagram at @sama...

It sounds nasty, but did you know that our bodies actually need inflammation to function properly? Although, it needs to be the right kind of inflammation, and at the right levels. Dr Harrison Weisinger is an expert in the area of inflammation, as well as being the medical director and co-founder of Truth Origins. Here he explains what causes it, how to reduce and why we still need a little bit in...

With over 2 million followers on the internet, and a handful of very A-list fans (David Grohl for one), Nat's What I Reckon was the surprise internet hit that may have saved lockdown. Australian comedian’s Nat’s dry delivery coupled with his passion for home-cooked, simple meals (his dad used to chef at the Ritz, Paris) makes his Youtube videos like 'How to Make Quarantine Sauce' or 'Carbo-rona Sa...

Have you ever found yourself in a situation, you swear you never could have predicted? A situation so far from the ordinary that even remembering it feels surreal? Season 2 of I Swear I Never is publishing now, you'll hear from Peter, an ex homicide detective haunted by his past, Tina, a mum who hit rock bottom after a prescription drug addiction and Amber, a pregnant woman who went out to dinner...

Alexandra Collier is one of the rising number of Australian women who have chosen to be a solo parent. At age 39 she was artificially inseminated with donor sperm and conceived her son, Quinn on her first round of IVF. Although motherhood is, by her own acknowledgement, the hardest thing she’s done - she has also battled the pre-conceptions and criticisms that still come with ‘choosing’ to get pre...

Each Thursday, Body+Soul digital editor Alison Izzo (who, by her own admission, is no beauty expert) and Body+Soul beauty editor Kelsey Ferencak (who, is a bonafide expert with years of experience speaking to experts) get together to try and crack the everyday beauty problems that plague us all.   You can find Aleesa Hall on Instagram at @glamwah, or online here.    You can join the conversation,...

It’s part of Elle Ferguson’s job to look good. Being an Instagram super-influencer, and the founder of hugely successful beauty brand Elle Effect, kind of requires it as she is constantly photographed. But during lockdown, the Sydney-based entrepreneur turned within and made some major changes to her daily habits - with incredible results.    Elle shares what made the biggest change to the way she...

Loneliness is something that affects all of us, at one time or another. But especially so this year thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychologist, AKA The Friendly Psychologist Jacqui Manning has seen this play out time and time again, and she explains why our brains are wired to need human connection, and how you can use this festive season to replenish your feel-good stores, IRL.    You can find...

Finding motivation when you’d rather be hiding under the doona, or on the couch - bowl of ice cream in hand - is hard. A fact that personal trainer and founder of online health platform 28 by Sam Wood, knows well. It’s his job to be the guiding light for hundreds of thousands of people who follow his health and fitness advice online. Here’s how he keeps his energy motivation and healthy habits up,...

Australian men are experiencing something of a mental health crisis - especially since the onset of COVID-19, with alarming new research suggesting that now more than ever before Aussie men are suffering in silence, with no-one to talk to. Movember aims to combat this through a new initiative, called Real Barber, Real Talk. Clinical psychologist and Movember spokesperson Dr Zac Seidler explains wh...