The secret to the best and most successful healthy routines is that you never end up where you start, so you might as well get started.Here are the top 4 tips to help you do that:Be realistic - don't overreach with your initial plan.Be practical - the greatest plan in history is useless if it doesn't get done. Iterate - use your failures as information gathering tools.Show up - getting it done is far better than getting it done right. Health and wellbeing are skillsets and require a lifelong commitment, so get started!

Researchers based at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute found that by gradually reducing an enzyme in the brain called BACE1, they reversed the formation of amyloid plaques in the brains of mice with Alzheimer’s disease, improving their cognitive function. The scientists hope that this research will eventually produce drugs aimed at this enzyme in human brains. This discovery edges science closer to both a vaccine and a treatment for Alzheimer's Disease which, in an ageing population, is sorely needed. 

This World Mental Health Day, Mental Health Australia are asking each of us to make a promise to ourselves for our own mental health. The message is simple, ‘look after your mental health, Australia’, and part of that is promising ourselves that we’re actually going to do so. You can check out more, and see what others have promised, here: https://lookafteryourmentalhealthaustralia.org.au/promise-wall/

Box breathing is one of the simplest and most effective ways to calm yourself and refocus in times of stress.Used everywhere from the boardroom to the battle field, this technique stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system to slow your heart rate, lower blood pressure and improve your mood.It’s quick, it’s easy, and it works.Give it a try and let me know if it worked for you!