Healthy-ish

Alexis Fernandez is someone who cares as much about her physical strength as her mental strength. She’s a Sydney-based trained Pilates teacher and personal trainer who also just happens to be undertaking a masters in neuroscience - which means she’s as obsessed with training your brain as she is training your body. She explores how the two sides of the same coin intersect in her popular podcast ca...

If you loathe asking your flatmates, your family, your partner or heck, just even yourself ‘What should we have for dinner’ every night… this could be something of a magic trick. Sally Obermeder and her sister Maha Corbett both love to cook - but even they found the daily grind of cooking dinner each night was becoming not just a chore but something to avoid. So.. they created a way to cook a week...

Chiropractors nationwide have seen a marked increase in the number of back, neck and shoulder complaints since many Australians started working from home. The culprit? It’s not necessarily what you think. Andrew Richards, founder of the Well Aligned Cammeray clinic explains why it’s not just your at-home set up that may be to blame.  You can find Andrew online here, or follow him on Instagram at @...

Turia Pitt is a woman who needs no introduction to most Australians. On the eve of the launch her new book, we spoke to Turia about the eternal question - how do we get happier? She shares her own experience of happiness, what she learnt in the process of writing this - her third book, and also the daily habit she does without fail to put herself in the best mindset possible.  You can find Turia o...

Some skincare ingredients gain what seems like cult status pretty quickly… but what does it all mean? And what will the products that slap these buzzy words on their bottles actually do for your face? Kelsey and Ali dissect one of the buzziest on the block, niacinamide and ask Instagram’s favourite skin scientist Lab Muffin to weigh in with her thoughts, too.  Each Thursday, Body+Soul digital edit...

This woman did. Shannon Harvey decided to play guinea pig, and see if practising ‘mindful meditation’ every day, for a whole year, would deliver the mental calm and clarity she so badly needed. The results surprised even her.  You can find Shannon on Facebook at @theconnectiondocumentary and online here.  You can join the conversation, or drop us a question, via the Healthy-ish Australia Facebook...

In part two of our chat with Body+Soul cover star Jesinta Franklin, the new mum gets refreshingly honest about the need to admit we can’t do it all - and how dangerous keeping up the facade of ‘doing it all’ really is. Be sure to listen to yesterday’s episode with Jesinta to hear how her once-regimented exercise routine has changed… for the better.  You can find Jesinta on Instagram at @jesinta_fr...

Jesinta Franklin has worn many hats over the years - beauty queen, TV presenter, advocate and catwalk model, but it’s her new role as mum to six-month-old daughter Tallulah that has had the biggest impact on her life.  In this first of our two-part series with Jesinta, she speaks frankly (see what we did there?) about how her once strict exercise and nutrition habits has been thrown out the window...

Is breaking up with a mate the last frontier of boundary setting? We’re happy to end a romantic relationship when it’s not working, or leave a toxic job, but what of our platonic relationships? Dr Hannah Korrel thinks it’s time to apply that same sense of empowerment to our friendship circles too. Here, she outlines why we often don’t put ourselves first in a friendship, and how to tell if it’s ti...

Is colouring your hair something that should really be left to the professionals? That is the beauty conundrum we’re answering in today’s episode of Healthy-ish. We ask the experts, including Kelsey’s mum (you’ll see why!), if DIY box dyes are the cost-effective and convenient solution they appear to be.   Curious? You can check out the at-home dye kits that we touch on from Melbourne’s BODA salon...

Hands up if you struggle with meditation? It can feel in health and wellness circles that everyone’s espousing the benefits of meditation… but, let’s face it. It’s hard. Elise Catchlove is the founder of By Catchlove meditation school in Brisbane, and she believes that the Vedic form of mediation is a way into this inner calm, for all of us.  You can find Elise Catchlove on Instagram at @bycatchlo...

How do you know if you’re eating just a little bit more than you should, or if you have a binge eating problem? Accredited practising dietitian and nutritionist helps us figure out the difference (because, let’s face it, with many of us working in close proximity to our fridges now, it’s a hard to know…), and also how we can get in touch with our appetite through intuitive eating. She’s been there...

You may not think that TikTok is where your average chiropractor hangs out. But Dr Cody Hanish is not your average chiropractor. The Sydney based practitioner and founder of Combined Clinics in Sydney’s Darlinghurst has a whopping 2.2M followers on the social channel - and all thanks to his somewhat mesmerising videos of joint cracking - or ‘adjustments’ as he calls them.  If you’re suffering from...

On top of everything else, keeping your love life together during lockdown can seem like a low priority. Conflict resolution specialist Anne Marie Cade sees it everyday - helping couples navigate separation and divorce amicably. Here, she shares why we’re finding time at home with our partners so testing, but also the simple way we future-proof our relationships (and not just the romantic ones) th...

Laser hair removal is costly, time consuming and sometimes embarrassing, so is a DIY at-home solution the answer to all our hair removal woes? Perhaps…. Kelsey and Ali dive into the at-home treatment that is growing in popularity amongst Aussie women, and perhaps not just because of COVID.  Something Old/Something New: Kelsey: Joico K-Pak Color Therapy Luster Lock Glossing Oil $31.95 at Oz Hair an...

Yes, the glass really can be TOO full. Mindset coach Emily Chadbourne explains why being too positive can have serious knock-on effects to our mental health - not only for ourselves but also on those around us. Especially at this time. She also dives into the idea of mental fitness, and why reality is often our best bet.  You can find Emily online here, and on Instagram at @emily_thatcrazysocalled...

Ever feel a bit … foggy? Like your brain is stuck in a slower gear? Before you blame getting older, it might serve you better to look at what’s in your pantry or fridge. Dr Joanna McMillan is an expert on fuelling the brain to boost performance, memory and creativity, and what she has to say on brain-plate connection might make you rethink those sudoko puzzles. You can find Dr Joanna online here,...

Elsa Pataky may be known in Australia as the wife of national treasure/our greatest export, actor Chris Hemsworth. But she’s actually more famous than her Thor-star husband in her home country of Spain. And we think the more that Australian gets to know this horseback-riding, yoga-loving mum of three, the more we’ll think of Chris as ‘Elsa Pataky’s husband’.   We caught up with Elsa on set for her...

Emily J. Brooks is a 27-year old Sydney-based author and journalist with a refreshingly positive outlook on love, despite what she calls the ‘dateability penalty’ that ambitious, successful women are burdened with. I asked the Emily how she came to this conclusion, and why the status quo is actually changing… for the better.  Her book is out now (you can nab it here), and follow her on Instagram a...

Stay with us… we’re not talking about shaving our legs. Dermablading - or face shaving - has been around for a while but it’s found renewed interest while we’re all at home more, thanks to coronavirus. After trying it for themselves, Kelsey and Ali have some firm views on this relatively easy at-home skin treatment. Are you game?   Each Thursday, Body+Soul digital editor Alison Izzo (who, by her o...

Sleep: it’s something we have to do – so why do so many of us find it so hard. We chat to sleep expert Olivia Arezzolo about the most common bad habits she sees, and she explains the steps to the pre-bedtime, better sleep routine that has a 100% success rate with her clients. No counting sheep required.    You can find Olivia on Instagram at @oliviaarezzolo   Ask us a question, or just join the co...

In part two of our chat with Steph Claire Smith and Laura Henshaw, we move from movement to food. Specifically, how our relationship with food may have changed thanks to COVID. Steph and Laura both share their food philosophies, their COVID comfort meals, and Laura opens up about a time in her life when food represented guilt and deprivation.  You can find the new KIC FIT programme online here, an...

Steph Claire Smith and Laura Henshaw are the ever-smiling duo behind the Keep It Cleaner fitness and health online empire. The pair are based in Melbourne and so are currently in lockdown, and have spent much of that time working on the relaunch of their hugely popular KIC programme. We chatted to them about how they deal with lack of motivation, what gets them out of bed (when they really don’t f...

You might know Osher Günsberg as the always smiling, slick-suited host of The Bachelor, The Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise, but the successful TV host has overcome some serious mental health battles to become the man he is today. On his Body+Soul cover shoot, we asked Osher to share why it’s important to share our lows - even more so than our highs, and how his wife Audrey was his secret w...

If you’ve heard of blue light you probably know it’s not great for you if you’re trying to get to sleep. But it’s also can be harmful to your skin. Yikes. Especially given how much more time many of us are spending looking at our devices while at home. Kelsey – the expert here – explains exactly how bad it could be, and what you can do, and whether those blue light glasses are really worth the coi...