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Kindness connects the brain and body and makes us healthy, happy and strong.

Our recent Body + Soul article looks at some cheat codes for living a good life, thanks to Paralympian Kurt Fearnley. Check the article...

Processed food isn’t just toxic, it’s addictive with Dr Robert Lustig M.D

The New York Times bestselling explains the eight pathologies that underlie all chronic diseases, documents how processed food has...

Escape from stress

With Sarrah Le Marquand, Editor in Chief Stellar and Body and Soul Magazine.

Becoming aware of the slow silent foods and drinks that harm us

With Dr James Meucke AM

How exercise helps us remember better and extends our lifespan

Exercise is the one thing shown across several studies to help the brain produce new cells or neurons, also called neuroplasticity.

Conversation with James Rhee about why love and kindness at work matters.

Most people would say love has nothing to do with money or work or joy. Have you considered what is their money: joy: love equation?

People are everything. Fashion and neuroscience with Lydia Pearson.

Have you ever wondered how a brand-new product, an idea or a new way of living appears out of nowhere?

How to train your brain so you can feel happy and motivated.

View this article on Brain health in Body and Soul magazine. Body and Soul magazine has a new section called Brain Health that is...

What it takes to become successful when the odds are stacked against you

Mark Ryan's story of courage. He grew up in a single-parent household in public housing in Redcliffe, north of Brisbane (parents divorced...

Unleashing the Creative Brain by Promoting Brain Health

Let's talk about brain training!

Designing teams that flow

Expert design is the gateway that provides the simplest solution for complex problems.

Unleashing the team’s brain’s potential in the post-pandemic era

Imagine being able to shine a light and see the inside of your brain and see that 40% of your brain functions being under-utilised.

What does Formula One have to do with Neuroscience?

Esteban Ocon intuitively discovered how to improve the physical connections between his motor and sensory neurons.

How to start a brain healthy conversation

Imagine our communities learning how to start healthy conversations about the brain, in the same way, as we would talk about where we...

Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor modulators reduce sugar intake

This research looks at drugs that may represent a novel treatment strategy for reducing sugar consumption.

The role of the glucocorticoids in developing resilience to stress and addiction

There is evidence that individuals have the capacity to learn to be resilient by developing protective mechanisms for addiction

Prolonged Consumption of Sucrose in a Binge-Like Manner

Little is known regarding the direct consequences of long-term, binge-like sugar consumption on the brain.

Sugar, the addictive enemy hiding in plain sight

Excess sugar consumption is implicated as one of the essential and underlying components of the current obesity epidemic

Treating sugar addiction like drug abuse

With obesity rates on the rise worldwide and excess sugar consumption considered a direct contributor, the search has been on for treatments

Beat stress to loose kilos

Retraining the brain to beat stress is the key to losing weight and keeping it off. Read the SBS News article here.

Sugar Addiction Is Like Drug Abuse And We Should Treat It The Same: Study

A spiral into years of drug abuse can be mentally and physically destructive, but what if sugar addiction was the same?

Sugar Is Addictive In The Same Way As Smoking And Alcohol

Does it seem like kicking a sugar habit is as hard as dropping the cigarettes and cold ones? It turns out there’s a good reason behind...

The Power of a Mother's Love

A notification would pop up on my phone when I was going through tough times. This was one of many classic quotes Mum would send us. Now,...

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