Be Well Magazine

Photobiomodulation is a form of light therapy which reduces inflammation and swelling, increases circulation and antioxidant mechnisism, and decreases pain in the tissue that it’s applied to.

You have a meeting scheduled for 2pm, and it is an important one. As the presenter, you want to be focused, precise and confident. However, lately you’ve been finding that brain fog has been hitting you hard – after lunch, especially. Thinking…

Prebiotics are substances in food that selectively feed good bacteria and not harmful microbes in your intestine and bowel. They feed these bacteria that protect us against infection, allergy, inflammation, cancer, and they also help make vitamins such as vitamin K. So,…

You’re in your car on the way to work. Instead of listening to the radio or thinking through the project you’re working on, you’re worrying about toilets. Will there be toilet nearby when you need it? Having access to a private toilet…

How to assess your body accurately. Let’s face it – the body mass index (BMI) that we get from our standard check-up is not individualised. I could be tall and slim or short and muscular, and the BMI scale would tell me…

If you feel more tired after a meal, you could be affected by a process called reactive hypoglycaemia or low blood sugar after meals. Shortly after a meal that contains carbohydrates, such as pasta, the body will secrete a hormone called insulin.…

Gluten-free diets are trendy in Australia, with 18 percent of us actively avoiding products containing it7. However, with only 2 percent of the Australian population having Celiac Disease or a diagnosable reason to avoid gluten4, should we really be limiting gluten? Media…