Be Well Magazine

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,…

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…

Stress is part of being human, we are wired to react to challenges that result in experiencing stress. A certain amount of stress is ok. We start to experience stress as distressing when the demands that are placed on us exceed our…

If a pill could be made that could do the same for cancer as exercise it would be called a miracle drug. EXERCISE CAN HELP PREVENT CANCER We all know that not smoking is important in the prevention of cancer. Exercise also…

When we hear the term mental illness, we are used to thinking of depression, anxiety and other disorders, as the illness. But increasing areas of study are understanding that these symptoms may actually be indicators that something else is occurring within the…

It’s easy to fall into a pattern of worrying with all the pressures of modern life. Worrying is a natural practice that helps us process our emotions about the experiences in our life, but there are techniques which can make it more…

Here at Invitation to Health, we talk a lot about self-compassion. We believe that loving yourself is an essential step in the wellness journey. Most of us understand the importance of compassion to others. We notice when another person is suffering and…