Power Up Your Body and Mind: A Holistic Approach to Health and Well-being

Movement is great for our bodies as we move into the colder months here in Australia. Keeping our body moving helps improve our energy levels, and can affect a whole range of systems in our body, including our gut, metabolism, and our mind, and can also help to build a more resilient body. If you're looking for additional help staying active over winter, I'd love to help. If you're looking for nutritional support, I'd also love to help. If you're looking for some light reading, here's a few references that may be useful. Babaei, P & Azari, HB 2022, ‘Exercise Training Improves Memory Performance in Older Adults: A Narrative Review of Evidence and Possible Mechanisms’, ProQuest, vol. 15, no. 771553. Carabotti, M, Scirocco, A, Maselli, MA & Severi, C 2015, ‘The gut-brain axis: interactions between enteric microbiota, central and enteric nervous systems’, Annals of gastroenterology, vol. 28, Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology, no. 2, pp. 203–209. Cleveland Clinic 2022, Vagus Nerve: Gastroparesis, Vagus Nerve Stimulation & Syncope, Cleveland Clinic, viewed 28 April 2024, <https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/22279-vagus-nerve>. De Leon, A 2022, Does yoga really stimulate the vagus nerve? Here’s what the science says, livescience.com, viewed 28 April 2024, <https://www.livescience.com/does-yoga-stimulate-the-vagus-nerve>. Hargreaves, M & Spriet, LL 2018, ‘Exercise Metabolism: Fuels for the Fire’, Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine, vol. 8, no. 8, p. a029744, viewed 30 March 2020, <http://perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org/content/8/8/a029744>. Koutouratsas, T, Philippou, A, Kolios, G, Koutsilieris, M & Gazouli, M 2021, ‘Role of exercise in preventing and restoring gut dysbiosis in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases: A review’, World Journal of Gastroenterology, vol. 27, no. 30, pp. 5037–5046. McGonigal, K 2020, Five Surprising Ways Exercise Changes Your Brain, Greater Good. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff United States Army n.d., ARD: Five Dimensions of Personal Readiness, www.armyresilience.army.mil, viewed 28 April 2024, <https://www.armyresilience.army.mil/ard/R2/Five-Dimensions-of-Personal-Readiness.html#:~:text=Resilience%20drives%20personal%20readiness%2C%20and>. Royes, LFF 2020, ‘Cross-talk between gut and brain elicited by physical exercise’, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease, vol. 1866, no. 10, p. 165877, viewed 29 July 2022, <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925443920302258>. Thyfault, JP & Bergouignan, A 2020, ‘Exercise and metabolic health: beyond skeletal muscle’, Diabetologia, vol. 63, no. 8, pp. 1464–1474. UCLA Health 2018, The Link Between Exercise and Mental Health, www.uclahealth.org, viewed 28 April 2024, <https://www.uclahealth.org/news/the-link-between-exercise-and-mental-health>.