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Water is considered an essential nutrient. What makes it essential I hear you ask?

We can’t produce enough of it in our own body and have to get it from an external source.

But do we really need to drink that much water?

Like anything, we don’t need to over-do it. But yes you should be aiming to for 0.033ml/kg of body weight each day.

Eg. A 60kg person should be drinking approximately 2L of water daily

Spring has sprung baby! Which means it’s time to get those hands dirty. You might have found yourself with a little spare time at the moment, and so it’s never been a better time to set yourself up with a veggie patch. No matter where you live, whether you’ve got a big backyard or a small balcony you can make it work. One of the easiest ways to reduce your eco-footprint and live more sustainably is to put your money where your mouth is, and to connect with where your food comes from. An important contribution to our carbon footprints...

Lockdown 2.0. Feeling very different from the last time round hey? The first lockdown was surreal, I can’t be the only one to have thought it would be temporary and then we would return to regular programming. But no. We’re getting fatigued, we’re feeling frustrated and if Rona could just BUGGER OFF now, that would be great. If you’re really feeling it this time like me, read on.   Stay Connected As much we complain about social media (and all you peeps working from home, I’m sure you’ve done enough zoom meetings to last a lifetime). But in such an...

We all know that with the grey skies, cooler weather and shorter days, the food gets warmer and a little more…well, beige. The comforting foods we crave is pretty common for most of us, but indulging too much can leave us without the nutritional density and diversity we need to optimise our health. Particularly nutrients that support our immune system, improve our mood, regulate blood sugar & help with weight management. And it’s these systems that can really seem to struggle throughout the colder months. The first step to staying well and enjoying foods like pasta, rice and bread, is...

We know there will have been lots of sleep lost over the last few months. And by the looks of Instagram & TikTok, a pretty dramatic increase in the amount of alcohol and coffee we are consuming. Lots of spare time, increased access while staying at home and both could be seen as coping mechanisms while navigating this chaotic time.  With approximately 1/3 of our lives spent asleep, the importance of adequate snoozing in our overall physical, mental and emotional wellbeing can’t be understated. But if you have been struggling to get to sleep or fall asleep, it might be worth...