WellBeing

WellBeing is the World’s leading journal of natural health and living.  A refreshingly intelligent reading experience, WellBeing offers inspiration for a way of life that is authentic and soulful.  Reportage reviews the latest developments (or revived ancient practices) in natural living, and in-depth articles both challenge and inspire pragmatic action in the real-world balance of work, life, family and community.  WellBeing reaches an increasingly sophisticated audience of citizens of the global village.  Purchase includes the Digital Edition and News Service. Please stay in touch via our Facebook Page.

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From the editor

The spoonful • Thoughts for sipping

The Pulse • Medical findings for a healthier body

Life Lines • Interesting slices of life

Green Beat • All the latest in environmental issues

Fabulous fish • Fish is incredibly nutrient-dense and, although it can contain nasties, is such a potentially healing food that you can’t ignore it.

Aloe vera • Aloe vera has an incredible 200 biologically active substances in the gel of its leaves, making it useful for everything from burns to gastrointestinal problems

Mindful beginnings • In an increasingly chaotic world, mindfulness is the flavour of the moment, but it has deep roots in our human psyche. Mindfulness as a concept and practice arose in many different cultures, and the modern religion of science is revealing how it affects us.

BRIEFS ENCOUNTER • You wear underpants every day (well most of us anyway), but how often do you stop to think about them? Your undies have a big influence on how you feel physically and psychologically, so it’s worth choosing wisely. Here, we explore the options available to us today and the fascinating journey through history that they’ve taken to get here.

Hashimoto’s disease • WellBeing reader Hannah Corbin shares how a diagnosis of Hashimoto’s disease prompted her to shift from intensity to intention in the way she moves, exercises and cares for her body.

Softening control • WellBeing reader Marianne Marchesi shares her story about infertility and how it reshaped her understanding of strength and control.

HOW TO NAVIGATE anticipatory loss • Understanding anticipatory grief as normal provides permission to feel the full spectrum of emotions when facing impending loss. Here, we take an in-depth look at the stages of grieving.

SAMANTHA PAYNE • For many women, miscarriage is not only a private grief, but a silent one — endured quietly, often without acknowledgement, language or support. Here, we meet Samantha Payne, a woman whose own experiences of pregnancy loss exposed the deep gaps in care surrounding miscarriage in Australia. What began as personal heartbreak became a catalyst for national change, as Payne transformed grief into advocacy, cofounding Pink Elephants and helping reshape how miscarriage is recognised, supported and spoken about.

THE ENDOCRINE BEAUTY CONNECTION • Skin is in constant conversation with the body, responding to hormonal signals that influence repair, turnover and resilience. When those systems are aligned, radiance becomes a form of biological feedback.

Sukin’s role in shaping natural skincare

Recalibrating your nervous system • The nervous system, designed to protect us from threat, can quietly interpret growth, change and visibility as danger, triggering anxiety, hesitation or self-sabotage. Learning how to regulate and recalibrate this system may be the key to moving from survival mode into a more sustainable, embodied experience of success.

THE MISSING LINK IN HORMONAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH • The immune system is often spoken about in terms of colds, flu and seasonal sniffles, but its influence reaches far deeper than short-term illness....