Healthy-ish

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, find her on Instagram at @drjoannamcmillan, and if you’d like to do further reading, you can get her book Brain Food here.  You can join the conversation, or drop us a question, via the Healthy-ish Australia Facebook page, here. If you’re up for funny memes and health insp follow Body+Soul on Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au Or, head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 Body+Soul cover shoot in Byron Bay’s hinterland, and she was surprisingly candid about the chaos of motherhood, the realities of ageing, what self-care means to her now, and what the silver linings of COVID have been for herself, Chris, and her family.   You can find Elsa on Instagram at @elsapatakyconfidential   You can read the full cover story over at Body+Soul here.   You can join the conversation, or drop us a question, via the Healthy-ish Australia Facebook page, here.   If you’re up for funny memes and health insp follow Body+Soul on Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au   Or, head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 at @emjbrooks You can join the conversation or drop us a question in the Healthy-ish Australia Facebook page, here. Keen for funny memes and health inspo? Follow Body+Soul on Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au Or head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 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.   Something Old, Something New: Kelsey's pick: The Beauty Chef Glow Inner Beauty Essential, $65, at The Beauty Chef Ali’s pick: Trinny London Lip Glow, in Indi, $30, at Trinny London   You can join the conversation or drop us a question in the Healthy-ish Australia Facebook page, here. Keen for funny memes and health inspo? Follow Body+Soul on Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au Or head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 conversation, via the Healthy-ish Australia Facebook page, here.   Keen for funny memes and health inspo? Follow Body+Soul on Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au   Or head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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, and follow the girls on Instagram too. Steph is at @stephclairesmith and Laura is at @laura.henshaw.  You can join the conversation or drop us a question in the Healthy-ish Australia Facebook page, here. Keen for funny memes and health inspo? Follow Body+Soul on Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au Or head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 feel like it) and the power of a killer playlist.  You can find the new KIC FIT programme online here, and follow the girls on Instagram too. Steph is at @stephclairesmith and Laura is at @laura.henshaw.  Drop us a question, or just join in the chat, via the Healthy-ish Australia Facebook page, here. Keen for funny memes and health inspo? Follow Body+Soul on Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au Or head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 weapon against ‘his sick brain’  His book, Back After the Break, is out now. You can find Osher on Instagram at  @osher_gunsberg, and via his podcast Better Than Yesterday. You can join the conversation or drop us a question in the Healthy-ish Australia Facebook page, here. Keen for funny memes and health inspo? Follow Body+Soul on Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au Or head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 coin…  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you ever tried a daily affirmation? Those who have, swear by this daily practice to help set their perspective for the day. Host Alison Izzo speaks to founder of The Affirmation Podcast Project Jessica Vander Leahy about how this seemingly simple habit can set you up for mental health success. You can find Jessica on Instagram at @jessicavanderleahy. You can find The Affirmation Project Podcast here.  You can join the conversation or drop us a question in the Healthy-ish Australia Facebook page, here. Keen for funny memes and health #inspo? Follow Body+Soul on Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au Or head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.