arts. science. wellness.
CONNECTION | COMMUNITY | COMPASSION
It’s possible to be humble and confident. It’s possible to be kind but tough. It’s possible to have fear but be courageous.
It’s possible to want more but have gratitude for what you have.
Life isn’t black or white, all or nothing.
There are shades of gray in the middle.
Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
The key is finding the right shade that fits you, while respecting those around you.
It’s not about being better than others.
It’s about being better than the person you were yesterday.
That’s the only race that has ever really mattered.
WELLNESS
arts. science. wellness.
CONNECTION | COMMUNITY | COMPASSION
It’s possible to be humble and confident. It’s possible to be kind but tough. It’s possible to have fear but be courageous.
It’s possible to want more but have gratitude for what you have.
Life isn’t black or white, all or nothing.
There are shades of gray in the middle.
Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
The key is finding the right shade that fits you, while respecting those around you.
It’s not about being better than others.
It’s about being better than the person you were yesterday.
That’s the only race that has ever really mattered.
WELLNESS
PHYSICAL HEALTH
Link Between High Cholesterol and
Heart Disease ‘Inconsistent’
Bark Of The Neem Tree May Protect
Against Coronavirus Variants
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Daily Attention and Support
Brain Studies of Complex Behaviour
Requires Thousands of People
Moving Your Body Is Like A Tune-Up
For Your Mind
ENVIRONMENT
Solar Panels Built From Waste Crops
Can Make Energy Without Direct Light
Plastic Labelling Needs Sustainability
Scale
Population Growth Has Increased
Australia’s Climate Emissions
Number of Earth’s Tree Species
Estimated To Be 14% Higher Than Currently Known
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NUTRITION
Drink Coffee Too Close
To Bed? Why You Should Avoid it (Gasp!)
Sleep Experts Tip To Digest
Coffee Faster
Chaga Mushrooms: A
Powerhouse Of Healing
RECIPES
Bayrut The Cookbook
HISSHAM ASSAD
SOCIAL HEALTH
Social Media Use Tied To
Poor Physical Health
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Men and Women To
Sexually Coerce Partners
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HEALING
COMPASSION
How COVID-19 Humbled Me
And Made Me A Better Doctor
Homelessness In Australia Can
Be Ended By Commitment From Governments
MENTAL HEALTH
How To Help Students Get Through
Grief
Mental WellnessIncreasing In
Importance
ECONOMIC HEALTH
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ANDREW BARNES
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ART
The Tree of Ecstasy and
Unbearable Sadness
MATT OTTLEY
‘In The Face of COVID-19’
STEVEN STANLEY
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LINK BETWEEN HIGH CHOLESTEROL AND HEART DISEASE ‘INCONSISTENT’
New research from RCSI University of In addition, it indicates that the overall benefit of
taking statins may be small and will vary depending
Medicine and Health Sciences has revealed
on an individual’s personal risk factors.
that the link between ‘bad’ cholesterol (LDL-C)
The lead author on the paper is Dr Paula Byrne
and poor health outcomes, such as heart from the HRB Centre for Primary Care Research
attack and stroke, may not be as strong as based in RCSI’s Department of General Practice.
Commenting on the findings, Dr Byrne said:
previously thought.
“The message has long been that lowering your cholesterol will reduce your risk of heart disease, Published in JAMA Internal Medicine, the research and that statins help to achieve this. However, our
questions the efficacy of statins when prescribed
research indicates that, in reality, the benefits of with the aim of lowering LDL-C and therefore
taking statins are varied and can be quite modest.” reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD).
The researchers go on to suggest that this Previous research has suggested that using updated information should be communicated to statins to lower LDL-C positively affects health patients through informed clinical decision-making outcomes, and this is reflected in the various and updated clinical guidelines and policy. iterations of expert guidelines for the prevention This important discovery was a collaboration of CVD. Statins are now commonly prescribed by with Professor Susan M Smith, also of RCSI and doctors, with one third of Irish adults over the age with researchers from the University of New Mexico, of 50 taking statins, according to previous research. USA, (Dr Robert DuBroff), the Institute for Scientific The new findings contradict this theory, Freedom in Denmark (Dr Maryanne Demasi), finding that this relationship was not as strong Bond University in Australia (Dr Mark Jones) and as previously thought. Instead, the research independent researcher Dr Kirsty O’Brien. demonstrates that lowering LDL-C using statins had an inconsistent and inconclusive impact on
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CVD outcomes such as myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and all-cause mortality.
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BARK OF
NEEM TREE
May Protect Against
Coronavirus
Variants
A new study shows that components of The scientists investigated the impact of the bark
extract against coronaviruses in their laboratories.
Neem bark may target a wide range of viral
In India, researchers tested it in animal models
proteins, suggesting its potential as an
and showed that it had antiviral properties against
antiviral agent against emerging variants of coronavirus. Using computer modelling, the
researchers predicted that Neem bark extract will
coronaviruses (including SARS-CoV-2).
bind to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein at various
Extract from the bark of the Neem tree may locations, preventing virus entry to host cells.
help treat and reduce the spread of coronavirus, At CU Anschutz, Nagel’s lab tested the Neem
according to a new study led by scientists at the bark extract in SARS-CoV-2 human lung cells. It
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus proved as effective as a preventive drug for infection
and the Indian Institute of Science Education and and also decreased virus replication and spread after
Research Kolkata, and reported recently in the infection.
journal Virology. “The next step in our research is to identify
The Neem tree, indigenous to India, has been the specific components in Neem bark extract that
used for thousands of years for its anti-parasitic, are antiviral. Because these components bind to
anti-bacterial and antiviral properties. The bark various regions of SARS-CoV-2, we believe it will be
extract has helped treat malaria, stomach and effective on emerging variants with spike mutations,”
intestinal ulcers, skin diseases and many other said Nagel. “We will then determine the formulation
diseases. of dosage for an antiviral drug to treat coronavirus
“The goal of this research is to develop a infections.”
Neem-based medication that can reduce the risk The scientists said this research could guide
of serious illness when someone is infected with new antiviral therapeutic efforts to combat the
coronaviruses,” said study co-author Maria Nagel, ongoing pandemic, while holding out the promise for
MD, research professor in the department of treating new coronavirus strains.
neurology and ophthalmology at the University of
Colorado School of Medicine on the CU Anschutz www.sciencedaily.com
Medical Campus.
“We hope that scientists won’t have to continuously develop new therapies every time a new SARS-CoV-2 variant emerges,” she said. “Just like how we take penicillin for strep throat, we envision taking the Neem-based drug for COVID, allowing us to resume our normal lives without fear of hospitalisation and death.”
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SOLAR PANELS
BUILT FROM
WASTE CROPS
CAN MAKE
ENERGY
WITHOUT
DIRECT LIGHT
In a twist for solar energy, a Filipino inventor Unlike the bulky solar panels we all think of,
AuREUS is a vegetable polymer sheet that can be
has created resinous panels that harvest
bent, moulded, and clamped onto pretty much
solar energy from recycled vegetables, and
any shape. If placed on a roof entirely in shadow,
they can work when it’s cloudy, rainy, or out of
they can still generate energy if the UV light was
direct sunlight. bouncing off say, a nearby skyscraper or field.
“We are also looking to create curved plates, for use
It turns out there are extremely sensitive chemicals on electric cars, aeroplanes and even boats,” Maigue
in vegetables that turn UV light from the sun into told the Dyson Foundation.
visible light which can in turn be used to generate electricity from photovoltaic cells. When placed
Carvey says there’s nothing to stop
between the glass of a double-glazed window,
the different coloured panels push sunlight into the base polymer from being used
the edges of the window pane where PV cells
to make thread for clothing, allowing
then turn it into electricity - enough to charge two smartphones. But if used to clad an entire
people to generate electricity as they
building, it can power major systems as well as
walk around.
delight onlookers with its ‘Andy Warhol-like’ visage of bright colours.
Designed to be as low-impact as possible, Maigue Made from upcycled vegetable waste, the used not just vegetable waste, but also crops
innovation won its creator 29-year-old Carvey
destroyed in storms and typhoons. Ehren Maigue, the 2020 Dyson Foundation Sustainability Award. Maigue called it AuREUS,
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as its multi-coloured nature looks like the Aurora Borealis.
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THE MIDDAY
COFFEE
Why You Should
Avoid It (Gasp!)
Oh the dreaded 3 p.m. slump. We’ve all been What To Do Instead
“Instead, we want to level off that energy,” Bhatia
there, that post-lunch haze when all you
says, by getting your nutrients optimised. Make
want to do is curl into bed and succumb to
sure you have a fibre-fuelled breakfast and satiating
the energy dip. Tempting, but you still have a
lunch to keep your blood sugar levels balanced and
mountain of tasks to take care of, so you might avoid the dreaded dip midday.
brew a second (or third) cup of coffee, matcha, You may also want to find ways to keep your cortisol
levels steady. “Many of us who are having that
or tea to put back some pep in your step - but
afternoon crash are having a cortisol crisis, so to
according to functional medicine doctor Taz
speak,” Bhatia explains. You see, elevated levels
Bhatia, M.D., there may be a better way to
of cortisol raise blood sugar over time, which can
recharge midday. contribute to that midday crash. Plenty of factors
can unintentionally escalate your cortisol levels,
Bhatia says if you’re feeling sluggish in the like lack of sleep, increased stress, poor diet, etc.,
afternoon, you should actually steer clear of but you can implement certain habits to keep those
caffeine. No, this doesn’t mean you must give up levels balanced. For example: “Maybe [use] adrenal
your favourite brew forever (coffee fans, no need to adaptogens that indirectly support cortisol balance,”
panic). That sluggish feeling is likely due to a blood offers Bhatia, like ashwagandha and holy basil.
sugar crash, and that second cup of coffee only acts She also touts medicinal mushrooms like reishi and
as a bandaid. When you sip on the caffeine, “you are shiitake.
artificially elevating your blood sugar and insulin “The entire mushroom family is amazing for
levels, then crashing back down,” she explains. giving you that afternoon jump many people need.
“Every time you reach for coffee to stimulate Research even shows that the anti-inflammatory
you that way, you’re jumping on this merry-go- properties of medicinal mushrooms can enhance
round of feeling better for an hour to two hours, and energy metabolism in mitochondria - and when your
then you’re going to come back down again.” So you cells are energised, your body feels rejuvenated.
may grab a third cup, but the cycle only continues from there.
The Takeaway
An important caveat: Bhatia is not against a It can be all too tempting to reach for the extra cup
morning cup of coffee. The coffee itself isn’t the issue
of coffee, especially if you’re feeling sluggish midday, here (in fact, the coffee plant provides numerous
but you might be better off stabilising your cortisol thought to be hundreds! - of phytonutrients). It’s the
and blood sugar levels instead. That way, you’ll fact that the extra coffee is only a short-term fix for
have sustained energy all day rather than a series of a hormonal-based issue.
inevitable spikes and crashes. Call it an investment.
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DRINK COFFEE
TOO CLOSE TO BED?
A Sleep Expert’s Tip To Digest Coffee Faster
As a three to four cups of coffee a day kind of It sounds absurd, but stay with me here! According
to a 2007 study published in the peer-reviewed
person, I’ll be the first to admit that my caffeine
journal Current Drug Metabolism, broccoli induced habits can occasionally affect my sleep quality.
the liver’s cytochrome P450 enzymes, which helped
In general, I don’t become highly energetic or
to metabolise caffeine in participants. To put
jittery, but when my coffee consumption slips things in context, they ate 500 grams of broccoli
(about five and a half cups of chopped broccoli) and
well into the evening, tossing and turning can
milligrams of caffeine in tablet form (i.e. the
ensue.
approximate caffeine content in one cup of coffee). A more recent meta-analysis of 23 dietary
I know that a late afternoon pick-me-up or an
intervention trials shows that cruciferous veggies, espresso with dessert will never be totally off the
including broccoli, as well as brussels sprouts, table for me, so I’m always on the lookout for small
cabbage, cauliflower, radish, and watercress ways to ways to consume caffeine a little more
also support the metabolism of certain substances. mindfully and healthily. And I recently learned about
(Plus, these cruciferous veggies are nutrient-dense one that was way too good not to share.
and thus, stellar for other reasons, too). Interestingly, the P450 enzyme especially
The Link Between Broccoli Intake And
affected by these vegetables was CYP1A2, which also
Caffeine Levels happens to be the primary metabolising enzyme for
According to clinical psychologist and board-certified caffeine!
sleep specialist Michael J. Breus, Ph.D., aka “the “So if you do have a late-night latte, just have
sleep doctor,” caffeine has a half-life of six to eight some steamed broccoli,” Breus suggests. Further,
hours. Meaning if you stop drinking it at 2:00 p.m., eating these steamed cruciferous veggies limits the
only 50% of it is out of your body by 10:00 p.m. This likelihood of bloat - something you certainly also
is why Breus recommends cutting off caffeine early want to be mindful of before bed!
in the afternoon if possible.
However, Breus explained during a recent www.mindbodygreen.com
roundtable discussion on the science of sleep, “if you
happen to have caffeine late at night, broccoli may
help you digest it faster.”
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PLASTIC LABELLING
NEEDS SUSTAINABILITYSCALE
Labelling of plastic products needs
a drastic overhaul including a new sustainability scale to help consumers, researchers say.
Plastic pollution is a growing global problem, with The researchers stress their recommendations
an increasingly complex mix of plastics found should not detract from the urgent need to use less
everywhere from the Arctic to Mount Everest. plastic - especially single-use items. At present,
Simplistic, unhelpful labelling and low recycling about 368 million tonnes of plastic is produced
rates even in the best-equipped countries are major worldwide each year.
barriers to tackling this issue. Estimates of recycling rates vary dramatically.
In a new paper, experts from the University of For example, Germany recycles 62% of its plastic
Exeter and the University of Queensland suggest a waste - well above the European average of 30%.
new internationally applicable labelling system that Meanwhile, China recycles an estimated 25%, in
moves focus from recyclability to sustainability, is the USA 8%.
specific to the country and region of purchase, and Professor Tamara Galloway, from the
informs the public about plastic additive content. University of Exeter said: “Our recommendations
“We need to empower consumers to make more for a sustainability scale are designed to reduce
sustainable choices,” said first author Stephen some of the confusion around plastic disposal. The
Burrows. “Instead of ‘yes-no’ recycling labels, which ultimate aim is to protect the environment and
are often misleading, a sustainability scale could human health from the harmful effects of plastic
take account of recyclability but also other factors waste.”
such as the environmental cost of production and Professor Kevin Thomas, from The University
potential human health risks from additives.” of Queensland’s Alliance for Environmental
“Requiring packaging to carry region-specific Health Sciences and Minderoo Centre for
directions for disposal would shift responsibility Plastics and Human Health said: “We hope our
away from consumers and towards regulators and recommendations initiate a reassessment of plastics
plastic producers. This is vital because the mix labelling and that implementation of a sustainability
of plastic products is so complex and confusing. scale will allow individuals to make more informed
Industry must be made more responsible for clear, decisions on how they use plastics.
accurate and accessible instructions on how best to
dispose of plastic items,” said Burrows. www.sciencedaily.com
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WELLNESSS social health
ALCOHOL ADS
CAN INFLUENCE MEN AND WOMEN
TO SEXUALLY COERCE PARTNERS
An experimental study has revealed that The participants answered questions about their
perceptions of the ads, their beliefs in gender
alcohol advertising featuring objectified women
stereotypes, sex-related alcohol expectancies and
encouraged not just male, but also female
their own sexual coercion intentions with or without
college students, to manipulate others for sex.
alcohol.
Sexual coercion covers a range of negative and
The study, led by Washington State University illegal behaviour from lying and verbally pressuring
(WSU) researchers, found that both young men someone, to plying potential partners with alcohol
and women who expressed strong beliefs in gender to have sex. Interestingly, the researchers found
stereotypes were more likely to sexually coerce. that the alcohol ads did not have an effect on
This connection was particularly strong with young all the participants’ sexual coercion intentions.
men viewing alcohol ads featuring highly objectified Rather, they only had a negative influence when
female models. The researchers also found that the participants had certain perceptions, such as
women who wanted to be like the female models a belief in gender stereotypes or women’s wishful
in the ads were more likely to report intentions to identification with the depicted models. The study
sexually coerce without even using alcohol. adds evidence to previous research linking gender
“Alcohol advertisements have effects beyond stereotypes, such as seeing men as sexually
encouraging people to consume alcohol,” said lead aggressive and women as submissive, to sexual
author Stacey Hust, professor in WSU’s Murrow coercion and other sexually violent behaviour.
College of Communication. “For women, there “Most programs that talk about sexual violence
was this interesting connection about wishful focus on consent or bystander intervention, which
identification and coercion without alcohol.” is good, but there’s a wealth of studies out there
The study, published in the Journal of that also show a tie to gender stereotypical beliefs,”
Interpersonal Violence, tested different alcohol said Hust. “If we start prevention programs that
ads on about 1,200 college students. One set of debunk gender stereotypes when kids are young,
participants saw real advertisements featuring then hopefully over time we can impact this
highly objectified women such as models wearing negative behaviour.”
little or no clothing. Another set viewed ads that
were changed to lessen the objectification, such www.neurosciencenews.com
as adding a dress to a model who appeared in the
original ad in a bikini.
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POPULATION GROWTH
HAS INCREASED AUSTRALIA’S
CLIMATE EMISSIONS
The report says affluent countries such as Australia
Population growth of 8.3 million people
should not be promoting population growth,
since 1990 has caused a marked increase
whether through pro-natalist policies or high
in Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions,
economic immigration, because it will increase total
according to a new report released earlier this greenhouse gas emissions and undermine family
year. The report also warns that continuing planning advocates. The report found that in a rich
country, having fewer children does more to slow
population growth in Australia, combined
climate change than any of the other actions an
with climate change, will make Australians
individual can take. Having one less child saves
vulnerable to food, water and energy scarcities
more than 20 times as much greenhouse gases
in the future. as living without a car, or about 70 times as much
as switching to a meat-free diet.
The report found that annual greenhouse gas The report says that a return to high
emissions from energy use had increased by 49% population growth driven by high immigration would
since 1990, due entirely to population growth. squander the opportunity to speed up Australia’s
The report was commissioned as a discussion climate change response. While COVID-19 has
paper by the environmental advocacy group slowed migration rates, business lobby groups
Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). SPA are now pushing for a return to the pre-pandemic
president Ms Jenny Goldie says: “We commissioned policies of high population growth. “If immigration
this discussion paper because the link between is high enough to cause population growth, it
population and climate change is often overlooked also increases a country’s emissions. Migration
or misunderstood. Many people have argued that from poorer to richer countries also increases
linking population to climate change merely deflects global emissions. The average migrant to Australia
attention from the high-emissions behaviours of increases their carbon footprint fourfold by adopting
affluent people. Australian lifestyles,” the report says.
“While fully acknowledging the importance The report concludes that reducing population
and urgency of lowering emissions per person, growth is an essential part of actions needed to
this discussion paper explains there are many avoid disastrous climate outcomes: “population
compelling reasons for including population in stabilisation alone can’t solve climate change, but
both Australia’s and the global response to climate ignoring population growth will ensure we fail.”
change,” Ms Goldie adds.
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NUMBER OF
EARTH’S TREE SPECIES
ESTIMATED TO BE
% HIGHER
THAN CURRENTLY KNOWN
This makes the undiscovered future discovery of new trees and
A new study involving
species especially vulnerable to associated species,” he says.
more than 100 scientists
human-caused disruptions such For the study, the researchers
has estimated there are as deforestation and climate combined tree abundance and
change, according to the study occurrence data from the Global
about 73,000 tree species
authors. “These results highlight Forest Biodiversity Initiative and
on Earth, including about
the vulnerability of global forest Treechange, who use ground-
,200 species still to be biodiversity to anthropogenic sourced forest-plot data. The
changes, particularly land use combined databases yielded
discovered. Most of the
and climate, because their a total of 64,100 documented
undiscovered species are
survival is disproportionately tree species worldwide, a total
likely to be rare, with very threatened by these pressures,” similar to a previous study that
says forest ecologist Peter Reich found about 60,000 tree species
low populations and limited
from the University of Michigan, on the planet. “We combined
spatial distribution.
National Academy of Sciences individual datasets into one
and director of the Institute massive global dataset of tree-
for Global Change Biology. level data,” said the study’s other
“By establishing a quantitative senior author, Jingjing Liang of
benchmark, this study could Purdue University, coordinator
contribute to tree and forest of the Global Forest Biodiversity
conservation efforts and the Initiative.
“Each dataset (from Treechange) comes from someone going out to a forest stand and measuring every single tree - collecting information about the tree species, sizes and other characteristics. Counting the number of tree species worldwide is like a puzzle with pieces spread all over the world.”
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After combining the datasets, the researchers Hot spots of undiscovered South American tree
used novel statistical methods to estimate the species likely include the tropical and sub-tropical
total number of unique tree species at biome, moist forests of the Amazon basin, as well as Andean
continental and global scales - including species forests. “Beyond the 27,000 known tree species in
yet to be discovered and described by scientists. South America, there might be as many as another
(A biome is a major ecological community type, ,000 species yet to be discovered there,” said Reich.
such as a tropical rainforest, a boreal forest or a “This makes forest conservation of paramount
savannah). priority in South America, especially considering
Their conservative estimate of the total the current tropical forest crisis from anthropogenic
number of tree species on Earth is 73,274, which impacts such as deforestation, fires and climate
means there are likely about 9,200 tree species yet change,” he said.
to be discovered, according to the researchers, who Worldwide, roughly half to two-thirds of all
say their new study uses a vastly more extensive already known tree species occur in tropical and
dataset and more advanced statistical methods sub-tropical moist forests, which are both species-
than previous attempts to estimate the planet’s rich and poorly studied by scientists. “Extensive
tree diversity. knowledge of tree richness and diversity is key
to preserving the stability and functioning of ecosystems,” said study lead author Roberto Cazzolla
Roughly 40% of the undiscovered
Gatti of the University of Bologna in Italy.
tree species (more than on any Forests provide many ecosystem services to
humanity for free. In addition to supplying timber,
other continent) are likely to be in
wood for fuel, fibre and other products, forests clean the air, filter the water, and help control erosion
South America, which is of special
and flooding. They help preserve biodiversity, store
significance for global tree diversity.
climate-warming carbon, and promote soil formation and nutrient cycling.
South America is also the continent with the
highest estimated number of rare tree species www.sciencedaily.com
(about 8,200) and the highest estimated percentage (49%) of continentally endemic tree species, meaning species found only on that continent.
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YOUR BODY’S
NATURAL DETOXIFICATION
DESERVESDAILY ATTENTIONANDSUPPORT
What Does Daily Detoxification In The Body Look Like?
When you hear the word ‘detox,’ do you immediately think celebrities, influencers and diets? True detoxification is actually a daily physiological process that is 100% natural, intrinsic to our body’s core, and necessary for optimal whole-body health.The body relies on multiple organs and complex cellular pathways to remove toxins in a natural process called metabolic detoxification. This process is complex and happens all day, every day - whether you realise it or not. We have a number of organs (liver, kidneys, skin) and physiological systems (respiratory, lymphatic, digestive) that work constantly to flush out toxins and by-products of the body’s everyday processes. Whether these detoxification pathways are more obvious to us - like daily trips to the bathroom to excrete toxins via urine and faeces - or occur without much of our attention (sweating and expiration), they serve a common goal: to balance, clean up, and cast out unwanted compounds from the body.
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Do Our Bodies Need Help How Can We Support The
Detoxing? Natural Detoxification
Human bodies are innately wise.
Process?
The complexity and effectiveness
Alschuler notes that detoxification of detoxification pathways are
occurs on many levels throughout proof the human body knows
the body at all times, so fostering what it needs, what it doesn’t,
healthy detoxification requires a
and how to eliminate toxins holistic, multi-faceted approach.
before they make themselves at “One component is to ensure
. That said, like any facet
the proper elimination of waste by of health, there are many factors
supporting bowel regularity, and that support (or hinder) the
doing activities to generate sweat detoxification pathways as they
whilst keeping hydrated to help clear out what isn’t needed in
urination,” she says.
the body.
Unsurprisingly, nutrition
plays a big role in promoting organ and system function for proper
“Our environment is detoxification.
Alschuler explains that the
becoming increasingly
liver for example, is one of
toxic, and the link
the most important organs
between environmental for detoxification and that
toxins and various health “detoxification pathways in liver
cells require adequate vitamins,
concerns continues to
minerals, as well as natural
expand,” explains Lise
antioxidant compounds found in
Alschuler, N.D., plants.”
FABNO, professor of Detoxification pathways are not
only important to buffer us against
clinical medicine at the
environmental factors, toxins, and
University of Arizona.
stressors. They also help us achieve
“This suggests that homeostatic antioxidant-versus-
oxidant balance in the body on a
ensuring adequate
daily basis.
detoxification is
Whether consumed
important.”
through antioxidant-rich foods or targeted supplements, nourishing our bodies with antioxidants each day helps neutralise free radicals to
While the body’s built-in
combat oxidative stress - ultimately systems are designed to
promoting positive whole-body
promote everyday filtering benefits.
and the removal of toxins, the true challenge is creating daily
habits that support the intrinsic www.mindbodygreen.com
detoxification pathways.
In fact, many of the healthy habits we know to support other areas of our wellbeing, such as exercising, drinking water, and getting good sleep, also promote optimal detoxification.
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WELLNESS nutrition
CHAGA MUSHROOMS
A Powerhouse of Healing
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the strange fungus has a unique ability to extract nutrients from its hosts and concentrate them into itself.”
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Patients suffering from chronic Chaga also possesses Chaga mushroom is rich in a
pain, neuropathy, and even hepatoprotective properties that
class of polysaccharides known
diabetes are strong candidates are particularly relevant not only
as Beta-D-Glucans that help
for Chaga’s use in this regard, to liver injuries but also to liver
to balance the body’s immune
as the mushroom’s constituents cancer. Studies have found that system response, boosting or
have further been shown to help even when taken at relatively low slowing it as needed for optimal
modulate platelet aggregation. doses, Chaga actively scavenges
function.
Heart disease is another the free radicals that cause
Chaga also possesses key
area where Chaga has shown oxidative liver injury, effectively
nutrient compounds that give it
pronounced benefits. It contains blocking the formation of liver the ability to activate an array
high levels of a triterpene disease and liver cancer.
of immune cells, including
substance known as betulinic All of this and more is
lymphocytes, macrophages,
acid, as well as its precursor why one study dubbed Chaga as
and natural killer cells. These
betulin, that studies show is a a premier “natural anti-cancer
cells allow the body to suppress
the formation of chronic health powerful weapon against high ingredient in food,” suggesting
cholesterol. Researchers from that it may, in fact, be a safe
conditions like autoimmune
Jiangnan University in China and effective treatment and
disease, allergies, and cancer.
found that a culture broth preventative protocol for cancer.
The immune-modulatory
containing dry matter of Chaga This sentiment is further
effects of Chaga appear to extend
extract exhibited both anti- reflected by David Winston, RH,
even further than this, with
hyperglycemic and anti-lipid AHG, Dean of the Center for
investigatory research suggesting
peroxidative effects, helping to Herbal Studies in Broadway, New
benefits in the remediation of
break down damaging LDL (lowJersey, and a herbal practitioner both food and asthma allergies,
density lipoprotein) cholesterol in with more than 40 years of atopic dermatitis, inflammation
the bloodstream. experience, who’s convinced that
(including autoimmune
Chaga’s diverse Chaga is the most powerfully
inflammatory conditions such
antioxidant profile is even anti-cancer medicinal mushroom
as rheumatoid arthritis),
more impressive, as it bears in existence.
atherosclerosis, thrombosis,
the highest ORAC score of any It all makes sense when
human immunodeficiency virus
known superfood. (ORAC is a you consider the incredible
(HIV), listeriosis, septic shock,
measure of antioxidant potency.) nutrient profile of Chaga, which
and gain, cancer.
While science has yet According to research compiled is virtually unmatched in the
by Tufts University, Chaga has natural world. Even with all
to uncover every precise
three times the antioxidant that we know it can do, there’s
mechanism behind how Chaga
power of wolfberries (aka goji still so much more to learn
performs these functions,
berries), which is the next about the wonders of the Chaga
it’s clear from what’s already
strongest known food. mushroom, which is why this
been uncovered that Chaga is
a powerful potentiating and powerful superfood will continue
immune-enhancing ‘superfood’ Chaga and Cancer: to be the focus of scientific
with vast healing potential. research involving functional
A Potential Natural
foods for many years to come.
Alternative to Drugs and Inflammation Is No Match
www.wakeup-world.com
Surgery?
for Chaga Mushroom
Where Chaga really shines In addition to Beta-D-Glucans,
though is in the area of Chaga mushrooms contain a
cancer. Dozens of scientific variety of other polysaccharides
studies (and counting!) suggest that have been scientifically
that Chaga exhibits strong shown to help boost energy
apoptotic, anti-proliferative, and levels and promote mental
chemo-protective benefits. clarity, while protecting the
Its full spectrum of phytosterols, various organs of the body
including lanosterol, inotodiol, against damaging inflammation.
ergosterol, and fecosterol, Particularly in the area of
are among the many Chaga cardiovascular health, Chaga
constituents that have been exhibits a type of soothing effect
shown both in vivo (inside a that’s been shown to help relax
living organism) and in vitro (in blood vessels and improve blood
a laboratory model) to directly flow. This in turn delivers more
inhibit the growth and spread of oxygen throughout the body.
cancer cells.
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HOW COVID-19 HUMBLED ME
... and made me a better doctor
It was spring of 2020, and I was in full personal protective equipment at the bedside of an elderly woman with COVID-19 pneumonia. I was trying to facilitate a FaceTime call with her family when she started drifting out of consciousness.
“Doctor please, we need your guidance,” said While it was hard to say “I don’t know” to Ms. R.’s
Ms. R’s daughter. “We know she is old and in poor family, it was liberating too, like a cognitive switch
health, but if we put her on life support will she had been flipped. “Let’s talk about the way she has
pull through, or will we just be prolonging her lived her life and what thoughts she shared with
suffering?” you about the end of life,” I said to them. “Then we
“It is such a new disease, I honestly don’t can figure out how to proceed together.”
know,” I replied. “I am so sorry.” COVID-19 gave me a crash course in
COVID has deeply humbled everyone, intellectual humility, but I think we’d all benefit
particularly those of us caring for people stricken from a humbler approach to patient care.
with it. At the beginning of the pandemic, we had no proven treatments and no experience with how
Why Can’t Doctors Be More Humble?
patients would do.
Like many other pro-social cognitive constructs,
That was hard for me, and for a lot of other humility is central to most religious practices. It is
doctors. For many years I took pride in knowing
one of the Three Jewels (or basic virtues) of Taoism. the answer, whatever the question. Many times
In the Christian faith, humility before God and I would leave a patient’s room after playing
before all people is a key tenant. The word Islam “the doctor with all the answers” in a case so
literally means submission in Arabic.
that knowing all the answers was just
The story of humility in medicine is slightly not possible, and an uncomfortable feeling would
different. William Osler, one of the fathers of creep up on me.
modern medicine, saw humility as a foundation for the practice of medicine - after all, the body is
In retrospect, this false confidence too complex to fully understand, especially when it
starts to fail. And ultimately, we all die, no matter
was driven by pride - and maybe my
how much doctoring we get.
insecurities. I told myself it was what As technology improved and relationships
between patients and doctors changed, so did the
my patients wanted: the mask of
field’s relationship to humility. During my training,
authority, confidence and certainty. I don’t remember the word ever being used.
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Still, it should not have taken 20 years for an open- Not surprisingly, there is strong evidence to suggest
minded guy like me to grasp the importance of that intellectual humility guards against two well-
humility. known forms of bias in health care: anchoring bias
(which leads us to rely too much on the first data we get); and confirmation bias (the tendency to find and
Several Factors Conspire To Make Humility
favour information that supports our prior beliefs).
Difficult To Incorporate Into Medical Practice
Does Humility Lead To More Accurate
While in theory humility is foundational in
Answers?
medicine, it is antithetical to the hidden culture
Yes, data so far strongly supports the notion that of stoicism in medicine, where the vulnerability
intellectual humility leads to better decisionrequired of humility can be seen as weakness.
making. While there has been no research proving Beyond simply weakness, humility may suggest
humility leads directly to better outcomes in incompetence.
health care settings, doctors who ask for more consultations (who are willing to admit they might
In a field where knowledge is the coin
not know something and ask a colleague for help)
of the realm, quickly and confidently will do better on standardised exams. This suggests
intellectual humility ultimately leads to greater
coming up with answers is largely how
medical knowledge.
we see ourselves as being judged. The benefits of humility for patients might
go beyond simple decision-making. This is where
Humility is not only cognitively challenging, but it the idea of interpersonal humility comes in, which
also requires time. In practise, humility requires entails an appropriate view of our own limitations,
asking more questions of patients and colleagues. combined with curiosity and a sense of value of the
That’s already hard in the era of assembly-line ideas and needs of others. This curiosity lends itself
medicine, but it’s made much so worse in pandemic to a restraint of ego, modesty, and respectfulness.
conditions, when surges in cases can make speed People with high measured humility are deemed
and triage essential. more empathic as well. Not surprisingly, research
Indeed, researchers believe there is an suggests we all like and trust humble people.
evolutionary bias toward over-confidence, because confidence keeps us from getting bogged down in
Breaking Down Social Hierarchies
the hundreds of decisions we must make every day.
In one study, the simple act of the doctors breaking Not that doctors won’t spend the time if needed, but
custom and eating with the rest of the surgical team in today’s environment, that can be quite costly.
led to better outcomes for patients. Humility builds connection in the team - people feel more free to
When Humility Is Good For Patients speak up, which can help prevent errors. (Airlines
How can the research on humility help us have been working to break down social hierarchies
understand its role in health care? While not all for years for just this reason. As a result, it’s now all
researchers conceptualise it this way, I like the first names between pilots and crew.)
framework of two types of humility: intellectual Since that day with Ms. R. and her family,
and interpersonal. Both are important in delivering I have continued to be more open about my
excellent healthcare. uncertainties. As a result, it has become easier
Mark Leary at Duke defines intellectual to be my authentic self, to listen to others, and to
humility as recognising that a particular more thoughtfully consider their views. I can join a
personal belief may be fallible. That seems to patient’s care team rather than blithely captain it.
be exactly how we would want to approach the The more I have done this, the more comfortable I
diagnosis of a patient. We need to recognise that have become. I have now come to feel in my body
our baseline beliefs about a diagnosis may not be and see in the faces of my patients that humility
correct, as they might be based on weak or limited is a good thing. Today, I feel like a different doctor
data. We need to be cognisant of the quality of all walking into my patient’s hospital room, and that’s
new diagnostic evidence and our biases as it better for all of us.
comes in.
www.greatergood.berkeley.edu
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BRAIN STUDIES
OF COMPLEX BEHAVIOUR
REQUIRETHOUSANDSOF PEOPLE
As brain scans have become more detailed and informative in recent decades, neuroimaging has seemed to promise a way for doctors and scientists to ‘see’ what’s going wrong inside the brains of people with mental illnesses or neurological conditions. Such imaging has revealed correlations between brain anatomy or function and illness, suggesting potential new ways to diagnose and treat psychiatric, psychological and neurological conditions. But the promise has yet to turn into reality, and a new study explains why: the results of most studies are unreliable because they involved too few participants.
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Scientists rely on brain-wide “Our findings reflect a systemic,
association studies to measure structural problem with
brain structure and function studies that are designed to
(using MRI brain scans) and link find correlations between two
them to complex characteristics complex things, such as the
such as personality, behaviour, brain and behaviour,” said senior
cognition, neurological author Nico Dosenbach, MD,
conditions, and mental illness. PhD, an associate professor
But a study by researchers at of neurology at Washington
Washington University School University.
of Medicine in St. Louis and “It’s not a problem with
the University of Minnesota, any individual researcher or
published earlier this year study. It’s not even unique
in Nature,shows that most to neuroimaging. The field of
published brain-wide association genomics discovered a similar
studies are performed with too problem about a decade ago with
few participants to yield reliable genomic data and took steps to
findings. address it. The NIH (National
Institutes of Health) began funding larger data-collection efforts and mandating that data must be shared publicly, which
Using publicly available
reduces bias and as a result,
data sets involving a
genome science has become
total of nearly 50,000
much better.”
participants, the First author Scott Marek,
PhD, an instructor in psychiatry
researchers analysed
at Washington University, and
a range of sample
co-first author Brenden Tervo
sizes and found that Clemmens, PhD, a postdoctoral
brainwide association researcher at Massachusetts
General Hospital/Harvard
studies need thousands
Medical School, realised
of individuals to achieve
something was wrong with how
higher reproducibility. brain-wide association studies
Typical brainwide typically are conducted when
they could not replicate the
association studies
results of their own study.
enrol just a couple of
“We were interested in
dozen people. finding out how cognitive ability
is represented in the brain,” Marek said. “We ran our analysis on a sample of 1,000 kids and found a significant correlation
Such so-called underpowered and were like, great! But then
studies are susceptible we thought, can we reproduce
to uncovering strong but this in another thousand kids?
spurious associations by It turned out we couldn’t. It just
chance, while missing real but blew me away because a sample
weaker associations. Routinely of a thousand should have been
underpowered brain-wide plenty big enough. We were
association studies result in a scratching our heads, wondering
glut of astonishingly strong yet what was going on.”
irreproducible findings that slow progress toward understanding how the brain works, the researchers say.
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WELLNESS physical health
The researchers found that
“The future of the
brain-behaviour correlations
identified using a sample size of field is now bright
To identify problems
(the median sample size in
with brain-wide and rests in open
published papers), usually failed
association studies, the to replicate in a separate sample.
science, data sharing
research team began As the sample size grew into the
and resource sharing
thousands, correlations became
by accessing the three
more likely to be reproduced.
across institutions in
largest neuroimaging
Further, the estimated
datasets: the Adolescent strength of the correlation, a order to make large
Brain Cognitive measure known as the effect
datasets available to
size, tended to be largest for the
Development Study
smallest samples. Effect sizes any scientist who wants
(11,874 participants),
are scaled from 0 to 1, with 0
to use them,” Fair said.
the Human Connectome being no correlation and 1 being
Project (1,200 perfect correlation. An effect size “This very paper is an
of 0.2 is considered quite strong.
participants) and the
amazing example of
As sample sizes increased
UK Biobank (35,375
and correlations became
that.”
participants). Then they more reproducible, the effect
sizes decreased. The median
analysed the datasets
Dosenbach, also an associate reproducible effect size was
for correlations between professor of biomedical
.01. Yet published papers on
brain features and a engineering, occupational
brain-wide association studies
therapy, paediatrics and radiology
range of demographic, routinely report effect sizes of
added: “There’s a lot of promise 0.2 or more.
cognitive, mental
for this kind of work in terms “In retrospect, it should
health and behavioural of finding solutions for mental
have been obvious that the
illnesses and understanding how
measures, using subsets
reported effect sizes were too
the mind works. The great news
of various sizes. Using high,” Marek said.
is that we’ve identified a main “You can find effect sizes
separate subsets,
reason why brain imaging has of 0.8 in the literature, but
they attempted to yet to deliver on its promise to
nothing in nature has an effect
replicate any identified revolutionise mental health care.”
size of 0.8,” Marek said. “The
The work represents a
correlations. In total, correlation between height and
major turning point for linking weight is 0.4. The correlation
they ran billions of
brain activity and behaviour, between altitude and daily
analyses, supported by by clearly defining not just the
temperature is 0.3. Those are
prior roadblocks, but also the
the powerful computing
strong, obvious, easily measured
promising new paths forward.
resources of Fair’s correlations, and they’re
nowhere near 0.8. So why did we
Masonic Institute of the
www.sciencedaily.com
ever think that the correlation
Developing Brain.
between two very complex things, like brain function and depression, would be 0.8? That doesn’t pass the sniff test.”
“Neuroimaging studies are expensive and time-consuming. An hour on an MRI machine can cost $1,000. No individual investigator has the time or money to scan thousands of participants for each study. But if all of the data from multiple small studies were pooled and analysed together, including statistically insignificant results and minuscule effect sizes, the result probably would approximate the correct answer,“ Dosenbach said.
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“IF WE WANT THE WORLD TO CHANGE, IT HAS TO START INSIDE THE HUMAN SOUL”
~Michael Meade ~
HEALING mental health
HOW TO HELP STUDENTS GET THROUGH
GRIEF
Grief is not only experienced in response to a death.
In Autumn 2021, the Centers for Disease
It can also occur as a result of other forms of loss
Control in the U.S. released a study that
a change in housing or schooling, a sibling moving
highlighted the ways in which grief and inequity
away to college, a parental divorce, experiences in
are intertwined. More than 140,000 children
the foster system, losing touch with friends as school
had lost a primary or secondary caregiver to buildings open and close in response to pandemic
COVID-19. surges, or loss due to natural disasters.
Loss influences learning and cognition, as brain
When we ‘zoom out’ from death
based changes cast ripple effects throughout one’s
body and behaviour. For example, “If someone related statistics to consider the
close to us dies ... based on what we know
myriad forms of losses experienced
about object-trace cells, our neurons still fire
by young people, it seems feasible to
every time we expect our loved one to be in the room,” writes psychology professor Mary-Frances
assume that nearly every classroom
O’Connor.
comprises students (and teachers)
Grief causes a fight-or-flight
stress response, as well as a depressive who are grieving.
response, confirms neurologist Lisa Shulman. Since
stress hormones dampen the functioning of the For the past three years, Brittany R. Collins, author
prefrontal cortex (the part of the brain that holds of Learning From Loss has interviewed teachers,
primary responsibility for higher-order functioning school counsellors, and social workers and has
like impulse control, emotional regulation, and identified five approaches to help students heal from
planning ahead) people of any age may have a grief and loss. Here’s how you might apply them in
harder time with executive functioning skills or the classroom.
memory-related tasks at work or school, especially
when, as in adolescence, their prefrontal cortex is
still in development.
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HEALING mental health
fight-or-flight response) and
Create Opportunities Grief and loss can
parasympathetic nervous system
For Self-Awareness And
throw us into our
(the rest and digest part of the
Reflection
nervous system that promotes
‘downstairs brain,’ or
a sense of calm.) It can be
sympathetic nervous
Teachers should never helpful, especially with younger
force students to self- students, to refer to these
system, meaning
disclose regarding their loss parts of the nervous system
our stress response
experiences, but they can create as the ‘upstairs brain’ and
environments that promote ‘downstairs brain,’ terms coined can get stuck in
habits of mind that ‘buoy’ young by psychologist Dan Siegel.
overdrive and cause
people experiencing grief.
Though it is important not
to stigmatise the downstairs changes in our bodies
“To climb out of survival mode, it
brain, or suggest that students
(headaches, nausea,
is helpful for students to identify
should suppress challenging
feelings, name the function fast heart rate,
emotions, we can consider how of their brain, and attune to
to acknowledge that both the
sweaty palms) and
their biology,” write trauma
upstairs and downstairs brain
informed educators Kristin behaviour (outbursts,
signal important information Souers and Pete Hall in their
about our experiences and avoidance,
book Fostering Resilient
surroundings. Then we can connection-seeking).
Learners. To encourage
invite students to brainstorm reflection in the classroom,
strategies that help them access they suggest teaching students
their upstairs brains when they about the sympathetic nervous
need to.
system (which controls the
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HEALING mental health
For example, teachers could invite students to make To leverage the wellness-centred benefits of a list of activities that make them feel most like
nature in the learning environment, teachers
themselves, or ask them who or what makes them
can consider opportunities for pursuing place
feel calm, supported, or peaceful.
Teachers can invite students to write and return based learning and connecting curricula to the to these lists of strategies when they are struggling
natural world.
with their ‘downstairs brain’ - not because those states of being are bad, but because when we take
If you have access to an outdoor location, consider the time to identify resources and activities that
how you might incorporate elements of nature into support our wellbeing in times of adversity, we can
a science experiment; take students outdoors to help restore a sense of agency that is often lacking
write or study nature poetry; or use topographical in the context of grief.
maps to trace their school grounds in social studies or geography. Better yet, consider how to make
Foster Connections With Nature And space for moments of mindfulness in nature, paying
attention to the sensory cues (sight, smell, touch,
Community
taste, sound) through guided writing or drawing There is much research highlighting the healing activities, or practising meditation to further promote powers of nature for people experiencing grief and regulation and ‘upstairs brain’ functioning.
trauma. One 2016 study from UC Berkeley, for example, highlights the ways in which white-water
rafting trips attenuated symptoms of post-traumatic These activities won’t just help
stress disorder in both veterans and teens labelled
students navigate difficult emotions;
‘at-risk.’ Renowned neurologist and author Oliver
Sacks has written, in The Healing Power of Gardens they’re a way to foster stewardship
and elsewhere, about the restorative power of
for the environment.
nature. And another recent study found that time spent near water directly improved physical and psychological health.
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HEALING mental health
Empower Student the ‘downstairs brain,’ it may
also make people of any age
Agency Through Project
For this reason,
more prone to risk-taking
Based Learning
(especially during adolescence, a teachers working with
Trauma occurs when we feel a
developmental time that already
loss of control over our situation grieving students
promotes risk-taking).
or surroundings, as neurologist
Leveraging risk-taking impulses should consider how
Bessel van der Kolk writes in The
by connecting students with
Body Keeps The Score. Grief can to model healthy
opportunities for ‘healthy riskalso make us feel helpless, and
taking’ increases the likelihood coping mechanisms by
can drive feelings of isolation.
that grieving students will
Project-based learning, or PBL, explicitly incorporating
discover activities and practices can potentially help students
activities that
that promote coping and facilitate regain a sense of control while
flow in activities like theatre,
support regulation
possibly breaking down barriers
soccer, the debate team, and with other students.
and wellbeing into
community service. Why does that work?
Group activities that create
the classroom
Because project-based learning
possibilities for flow might further
allows students a level of choice and then practising
promote wellbeing by widening in what and how they learn.
students’ worlds of connection, those activities,
For example, by incorporating
a tenet of trauma-informed care.
passion projects into curricula, from mindfulness to
allowing for choice in reading
boundary-setting to
Model Self-Care And
assignments or book groups,
inviting students to teach Healthy Habits journaling, alongside
the class a favourite skill or At this writing, almost a million
their students.
activity, or pursuing original people have died of COVID-19
student inquiries within in the space of just two years.
(and across) curricula. These At a moment like this one, it is
activities promote Richard critical to recognise that teachers
Not only does such an approach
Ryan and Edward Deci’s tenets and colleagues are grieving
normalise conversations
of self-determination theory: alongside their students - not
about grief, loss, and mental
competence, relatedness, and just for lost lives, but also for
health with young people while
autonomy, all of which are at lost friends, cancelled milestones
modelling self-awareness,
when a student is grieving. and celebrations, and academic
it also carves time into the
Many of these activities also help opportunities.
classroom routine for promoting
students to connect with other Additionally, caring
opportunities to pause, whilst
, which might help them professionals who are routinely
also fostering wellbeing in
overcome feelings of isolation. exposed to others’ stories and
educators.
experiences of loss or trauma may develop compassion fatigue,
Find Moments For www.greatergood.berkeley.edu
a neurological response that
Facilitating ‘Flow’
parallels post-traumatic stress Positive psychologist Mihaly
and activates the ‘downstairs Csikszentmihalyi’s concept
brain’ in ways that may
flow describes “those moments
negatively affect physical and when you’re completely absorbed
psychological wellbeing.
in a challenging but do-able task.” Because grief activates
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MOVING
YOUR BODY
is like a tune-up
for your mind
Movement and exercise feel good, as you know How Movement Helps Our Minds
But first, the bad news: Sitting may be ‘the new
if you’ve ever experienced a runner’s high. The
smoking,’ but the ills of a sedentary lifestyle aren’t
power of a pandemic afternoon walk, or a heart
just for our physical health. Our mental health
pumping Zumba class is so restorative. But
seems to suffer when we don’t move, as well. For
what accounts for these benefits? example, people with more sedentary lifestyles have
a greater risk for anxiety and depression, as well as
The answer offered by science journalist Caroline lower self-esteem.
Williams in Move!: The New Science of Body Over Our big brains evolved partly to help us move,
Mindis deeper and more provocative than just explains Williams. For our ancestors, movement
endorphins, and it highlights how our bodies and meant the ability to run away from danger and run
minds are interconnected in ways we may not even toward food and reward. In fact, one evolutionary
realise. Drawing on the work of neuroscientist anthropologist theorises that we developed the
Antonio Damasio, Williams explains that our bodies capacity to think into the future because we needed
are constantly processing signals from the world and to plan our movements, back when we were still
making adjustments to keep us healthy. At the same swinging from tree branches.
time, they’re sending signals to the brain about the So when our brain has no movement
state of our bodies. As she writes: to oversee, we suffer. In fact, our brains
actually reduce capacity when we’re more inactive,
The unconscious messages coming from the body removing cells from areas like the hippocampus. provide not only the basis for the self but also a
kind of undercurrent to our consciousness that sets
“Moving is at the heart of the
the mood for everything else that happens. These
‘background feelings,’ as [Damasio] calls them, act a way we think and feel. If we stay
bit like the soundtrack of a film: They have the power
still, our cognitive and emotional
to make us feel happy, sad, hopeful, or on edge, for
reasons that we can’t quite put our finger on. abilities become seriously
compromised.”
In other words, while we may not recognise it, our moods and feelings have a lot to do with how our
Meanwhile, the emotional benefits of movement are bodies are functioning - and that’s where movement
well-documented. For example, strength training comes in. If our body is communicating to our
can boost our self-esteem and self-worth, reduce brain that we are sedentary or weak, that might
depression and anxiety, and make us feel more create underlying feelings of depression or anxiety,
capable of meeting emotional challenges. In other insecurity or uncertainty. On the flipside, moving
words, the strength in our muscles - signalled and building strength could create positive changes
unconsciously to our brains - may translate to a in our bodily systems that, when passed along
sense of strength and confidence in the world. to the brain, give us a subtle sense of happiness, confidence, and positivity.
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“Having the physical skills to get out of sticky How To Add More Movement To Your Life
situations makes a big difference in how mentally Luckily, since our bodies are designed to move, we
capable and emotionally resilient we feel as we don’t need much guidance on how to be more active.
battle our way through life,” writes Williams. In addition to strength training, walking, and
running, we can try synchronised movements like tai chi and group exercise to tap into feelings
Dancing Is Another Potent Form Of
of connection with others. Moving to music can
Movement
also create that sense of connection and allow Dancing to music releases dopamine, and dance
us to get lost in the rhythm and disconnect from therapy can help teen girls with depression
rumination. We might also try out what some call improve their emotional health, reduce stress
‘functional movements,’ or exercises like jumping hormones, and increase feel-good serotonin.
and climbing that mimic the way we would move if Dancing also makes us more aware of our
we were surviving in the wild. Obstacle course races emotions. Finding new and creative ways to move
or swimming in nature can be a fun opportunity to our bodies as we groove or waltz may help break
conquer physical challenges.
rigid emotional patterns and allow us to find
Moving more doesn’t require going to the gym new ways of thinking, feeling, and coping.
every day (or at all). It’s more a matter of incorporating Exercise even seems to help budge post
movement into our daily lives, says Williams. If your traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Research
job is sedentary, she suggests getting up to move every suggests that resistance training and yoga can
half an hour. You can do a little gardening, go for a both alleviate PTSD symptoms, and that adding
walk, or just have a ‘movement snack’ - a couple of a physical component to therapy makes it more
minutes of walking like a crab or balancing on one leg. effective for veterans and others with complex
It sounds silly, but what could be sillier than sitting PTSD. In general, the more physical activity
with our butt in a chair for eight hours straight? you do, the more you’ll tend to have a sense
With all these benefits in mind, we could do of control over your life. (There’s even some
more as a society to acknowledge the importance of research suggesting that movement can help
movement. Elders need encouragement and fitness resolve conflicts with other people.)
classes designed for them, so we are not a culture that surrenders to the inevitability of frailty in old
“The truth is that brain, body, age. And Williams would like to see more practitioners
incorporating movement and body-based modalities
and mind are part of the same
into therapy. Maybe then more of us would grow up
beautiful system. The whole to be adults who move not to burn calories or get our
steps in, but just because it feels good for our bodies
thing works better when it’s on
to do what they’re meant to do.
the move.”
www.greatergood.berkeley.edu
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HOMELESSNESS
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The Centre for Social Impact (CSI), the Australian Alliance to End Homelessness (AAEH) and Neami National launched a comprehensive new report earlier this year that demonstrates how homelessness is solvable.
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Community Plays a Vital
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A large portion of Australian find a sense
Lululemon programs that focus citizens (68%) recognise the
on employee wellbeing, including
importance of community and of belonging
on-demand coaching, a leading agree that it is important to
employee assistance program,
feel a sense of belonging to a and giving
psychological counselling community - one of the top
benefits, and a monthly per
drivers of social wellbeing. back to one’s
diem to participate in fitness “As we continue to navigate
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these challenging times, this community
communities.
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Further, Lululemon’s
are using important coping are more likely
Centre for Social Impact mechanisms to improve their
has announced new fund
mental health, yet are yearning to indicate
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in contributions to local
McDonald, Chief Executive stronger levels
grassroots organisations and Officer, Lululemon. “We believe
global non-profits focused on
everyone has the right to be of wellbeing.
wellbeing in the global supply well - this data is a call-to
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supply chains), United Nation’s the communities we serve.”
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WORRYING
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PROFILE
With a track record of market-changing innovations and the digitising of various industries, Andrew Barnes has recently triggered a revolution of the entire New Zealand fiduciary and legal service industries, with positive implications locally and globally. As a keen philanthropist and Founder of Perpetual Guardian, Andrew is creating vehicles that encourage Kiwis into long-term charitable giving at a level they can afford.
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HEALING economic health
What shifted your thinking about what life How do you manage social media use
was all about? within your company?
I commenced my career in the 80’s when working We do not enforce any particular practice here.
ridiculous hours was a badge of honour. I had two However, a significant result from our trial was
colleagues break down in front of me due to pressure that internet use of the top five non-business sites
at work. From this and the impact on my own life, went down by 35% - an indicator that time off had
it made me realise (rather belatedly) there has so be become more important than FaceBook.
another way.
What about changes since COVID-19?
So you moved to New Zealand from the COVID-19 and enforced work from home showed
us the mental agility of our people. Further, the
U.K. and became particularly interested in
-Day-Week experiment had far reaching effects as
productivity and what, why and how people
we observed our people adapt to changes quickly
became mentally engaged while they were at
and without too much fuss.
work. Can you tell us more about what you
learned? There is this thing about bureaucracy and
I moved to NZ in 2012, and was prompted to uplock
big business, that it is slow and unwieldy.
a solution after reading an article in the Economist
Do you agree with this?
in late 2017 stating that productivity in the U.K. was
Big business has complex decision-making less than 3 hours a day, irrespective of the number
processes. It will always be easier for smaller and of hours worked. This led me to ponder what could
owner-operated businesses to change quickly. be done in my own business to change this. In 2018
That does not mean that big businesses are not we ran an experiment to see if focusing our people on
grappling with how to reduce work hours without their productivity with the incentive of time off would
reducing productivity, it simply means it takes a move the dial. The result of this was a 4-Day-Week.
little longer to fully assess the implications. Larger businesses will often stage a roll out and combine it
So you now run Perpetual Guardian in New
with a number of other workplace changes to allow
Zealand, and in a bid (and experiment) for flexible and remote working as well.
to improve productivity, you decided to
Can you tell us about your philanthropy pay your staff the same wage they would
ordinarily get for working 5 days, but they work?
I have always believed that giving back is an
only had to work 4 days. Can you give us
essential part of how a successful society functions.
more details of what the staff were required
This business is the largest philanthropic
to do and the outcome?
organisation in New Zealand, and with our With over 240 staff across 16 branches, the
purchase of Give-A-Little we sit at the heart of challenge was for our staff to work in teams to
how New Zealanders give during their lifetimes establish how they would improve productivity and
and afterwards. Personally, I enjoy engaging do things differently in order to deliver five days of
with community organisations and helping them productivity in four. This was as much about them
realise their goals. 4-Day-Week Global has been an identifying what they would stop doing, as it was
organisation that my partner Charlotte and I have about what they would do differently.
largely funded ourselves, and is currently the main focus for our giving.
What was the feedback from some of your staff … because it wasn’t all in their favour was it? Did you feel your systems management became smarter after this?
The feedback was largely positive. In an organisation the size of ours, there are always going to be a few who struggle to adapt to change and take longer to bring on the journey. We have improved some systems, as business should do in an ordinary course. However, the material benefits came from empowering individuals to rethink their work.
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THE TREE OF
ECSTASY
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Sadness
MATT OTTLEY is an acclaimed and multiple award-winning author , illustrator, Composer, and an Endorsed Yamaha musician. He has written scores for many of his picture books, which have been performed by orchestras and musicians across Australia and internationally as part of his Sound of Picture Books initiative. In this interview, we speak with Matt about his latest title; The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness, which is a groundbreaking, large-scale multi-modal project weaving together the worlds of literature, music and visual art in the poignant story of one boy’s journey into mental illness and contains a 50-minute symphonic work for full orchestra and 40 voice choir.
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‘In the Face
of COVID’
A Portrait Painting Miniseries Celebrating the Spirit of Selfless Victorians
Steven Stanley THE MUSES
Founder & Painter of
‘In the Face of COVID’
Dr Kirby White
Through his journey as a painter, Stanley Co-Founder of Gowns for Doctors
has often asked himself; “Who am I as
an artist or painter?” In considering this Bendigo GP Dr Kirby White is co-
question Steven realised that although he founder of Gowns for Doctors with Dr
is passionate about nature and landscapes, Nicole Townsend, an initiative that has
delivered more than 7,000 handmade,
his real passion lies in portraiture and
re-usable surgical gowns to medical
the emotive work he can capture in his
clinics during the pandemic. Kirby was
paintings.
named Victoria’s Local Hero in the 2021
With this in mind, Steven decided to
Australian of the Year awards.
search for people who had made a positive impact during the COVID-19 pandemic in
“It was March 2020 and we’d been advised that we
Victoria. He found three selfless people
had to wear full PPE to see patients with respiratory
with incredible stories; Kirby, Donna and
Alex, who were also willing to share the symptoms,” says Kirby. “We literally sewed our first
challenges and successes they faced in ten gowns in the waiting room of our clinic on the
support of their community. ‘In the Face of
weekend.”
COVID’ was born!
Steven’s mission? To paint the portraits Within a fortnight they realised their system was working
of these amazing humans, to capture and they needed to help others, so they put out the call
their spirit and story, and to commemorate for seamstresses to donate their skills and time to stitch
them for their selfless and outstanding the gowns. Within 24 hours they had received hundreds of
achievements. ‘In the Face of COVID’ emails with offers of help.
would also include filming of the painting And it wasn’t just people handy with a sewing machine
who got in touch. Businesses wanted to help too. The
process of each participant’s journey.
dental practice Bendigo Smiles funded the group’s first bulk purchase of fabric, and Powers Country Express - also in Bendigo, offered to deliver gowns for free across most parts of Victoria.
“Here I was thinking, are we actually crazy for implementing this idea?” says Kirby. “However it very rapidly became an issue of not being able to make the gowns quick enough to meet demand.”
Kirby was also chosen by Mattel alongside five other female scientists, doctors and nurses (including British vaccinologist Professor Sarah Gilbert - co-creator of the
HEALING art
AstraZeneca vaccine), to have a one-of-a-kind Alex Dekker
Barbie doll created in her likeness as a tribute to
Founder of ‘Alex Makes
the real-life heroes of the pandemic. Mattel donated
Meals’
$5 for each eligible Barbie doctor, nurse and medical doll sold in Australia to Gowns for Doctors.
To-date, Gowns for Doctors has generated Alex Dekker started Alex
$40,000 in donations, brought together hundreds Makes Meals as a University
of volunteers, and delivered more than 7,000 gowns student during the height
to upwards of 750 GP clinics. More gowns are in of the COVID-19 pandemic
production today, with new designs and colour in early 2020. A 20-year-old
schemes that will be distributed to GP’s Australia Melbourne science and global
wide. studies student, Alex was
doing what most 20-year olds do, but for him, the start of the pandemic was the start of a year-long
Donna Stolzenberg
journey like no other. It all started when he began
CEO & Founder of
cooking for his sister Pietra, whose job as a doctor
National Homeless at the Monash Medical Centre had her working
exceptionally long hours during COVID-19. Alex
Collective (NHC)
couldn’t visit his immuno-compromised parents or his sister and he sensed the stress his sister was
At the age of 22, Donna
under. So he decided to make a meal for her and her Stolzenberg was homeless
workmates. It was such a hit he kept on cooking with two young children to
for more and more people. look after. After months of
Alex Makes Meals was born and is now an living at women’s shelters in
incredible operation driven by dedicated volunteers Queensland, she reached out
and generous monthly donations, making around to her family in Western Australia and shortly after
5,000 food packs a week for the needy in and moved there to live. Then a conversation with an
around Melbourne. The output of meals grew even uncle and mentor changed her thinking and turned
more when Alex heard of homelessness charities her life around.
that couldn’t cope with the demand to produce meals.
Today Donna runs nine charities, helping Today Alex Makes Meals has pivoted from the
COVID-19 frontline to support around 52 charities
people affected by homelessness, domestic
including The Salvation Army, Youth Projects, the
violence and social disadvantage.
Living Room Youth Projects, The100 Coffee Club and church groups. Alex Makes Meals operates
Donna is a CEO, keynote speaker, trainer and
with a volunteer force of 60 to 80 people and is 100 recipient of Victorian Of The Year Award 2021, as
per cent donation and volunteer funded. He has well as a mother of five boys and a grandmother of
also had the honour of being nominated for young two. She is the founder of The National Homeless
Australian Of The year 2022.
Collective (NHC), an Australian organisation that helps people affected by homelessness, domestic violence and social disadvantage.
Donna is also a proud Indigenous woman of the Ngatjumayand Mirningpeople and has demonstrated her power and resilience in the face of COVID-19, helping women to safely escape homelessness, people affected by bushfires, and those locked down in the Melbourne towers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2020, when Melbourne was experiencing a wide number of COVID-19 outbreaks, two Melbourne high-rise towers in Flemington went into lockdown. The lockdown did not allow residents to leave their apartments for 5 days in one tower, and 9 days in the other. Donna’s business was able to provide support to the people in these towers by setting up a quick donation response for deliveries of food, drinks, baby food and formula, nappies and toys for parents, and families in need. She then organised for the appropriate people to disperse the goods to the specific residences.
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WELLNESS nutrition
AGED CHEESE DIP
Shanklish
MAKES 4 BALLS OR 2 PORTIONS OF DIP (EACH DIP SERVES 4)
“Where do I begin to explain how much I love shanklish? Shanklish is an aged yoghurt, usually rolled into balls, and used rather like a soft cheese or made into a dip. I get the best shanklish from Akkar in North Lebanon, where it is fermented in clay pots until it’s ‘fully ripe’. This means that a crust of yeasts and mould has developed on the outside of the balls and the inside has acquired a beautiful sweet and sharp fermented taste that is similar to, but mellower than, blue cheese. If you’ve never tasted the real thing before, the first time you try it you might find it rather pungent. If you’re trying this recipe for the first time, skip the fermentation and go for the fresh spiced balls instead, (known as sourkeh in Syria), before moving up to fermented shanklish. In the past year or so, with the extortionate increase in prices on imported goods into Lebanon, shanklish has made a good alternative to Parmesan in pasta dishes or pesto. Traditionally, we serve it as a layered dip dressed with a generous glug of olive oil and mixed at the table. The leftovers are delicious in wraps or warm ciabatta.”
INGREDIENTS:
For The Balls: For the Dip:
kg (4 cups) plain yoghurt g (3½ oz) tomatoes, chopped
ml (scant ½ cup) water g (1½ oz) spring onions (scallions), finely sliced
½ teaspoon rock salt handful of flat-leaf parsley, chopped
plenty of olive oil for drizzling
To Season:
sea salt to taste To Serve:
red chilli powder, to taste soft or toasted pita bread
za’atar or your spice mix of choice, to taste sliced vegetables of choice
METHOD:
Combine the yoghurt, water and salt in a large saucepan and bring to the boil, stirring, then reduce the heat and simmer until the curds start to separate. Turn off the heat and let the mixture cool. Pour the cooled mixture into a fine strainer or a cheesecloth (muslin) placed over a bowl or colander in the sink. Press most of the liquid out, then leave for a couple of hours to drain. Take the strained curds (you should get around 185 g/6½ oz) and crumble them into a bowl. Season with salt, chilli powder and za’atar to taste (use extra salt if you plan to ferment the balls). Shape the curds into 4 balls of equal size, compressing each one tightly between your palms. Roll in more chilli or za’atar, as you like. Leave the balls to air-dry on a clean cotton dish towel (rotating occasionally) for 2-3 days. This is best done outside on hot, dry days, covered
in a cloth to deter insects. A dry airing cupboard makes a good alternative. To preserve the balls, either place them in a jar and cover with olive oil, or wrap tightly in clingfilm (plastic wrap). Refrigerate or freeze for later use. Alternatively, you can ferment the shanklish. Once dried, place the balls in a clay pot to absorb moisture and keep in a dry, dark place for 1 month until they start to produce mould on their surfaces. Scrape off the mould with a knife and wash lightly in water, then roll in your spice of choice. They can then be wrapped in clingfilm and stored in the fridge or freezer until needed. To make the dip, crumble 2 shanklish balls over a wide plate. Layer the tomatoes and spring onions on top, sprinkle with the parsley, then drown with olive oil. Serve with soft or toasted pita bread or sliced vegetables.
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WELLNESS nutrition
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ARMENIAN SPICY SAUSAGES
Soujok
MAKES ABOUT 12 SAUSAGES (SERVES 6)
“Armenians expelled from their homeland over a hundred years ago took refuge in the Levant, between Syria (mainly Aleppo), Lebanon and Palestine. While they preserved their culture and language, they started to merge their cooking with the produce from the lands they settled in. This cultural marriage created the Aleppo-Armenian style of cooking that in Lebanon we know as Armenian food. Bourj Hammoud is one of the neighbourhoods on the outskirts of Greater Beirut and home to a large Armenian population. There’s a small shop there called Mano that makes the most popular Armenian cured meat products: soujok (a large spicy sausage), maqaneq (small sausages flavoured with warm spices and pine nuts) and basterma (spiced air-dried cured meat). I’ve loved it since I used to visit with my aunt when I was about fourteen and it was always one of the places to stop at to grab the best soujok sandwiches, along with its nearby rival, Bedo.”
INGREDIENTS:
g (2 lb 4 oz) finely minced (ground) beef (20% fat) 3 garlic cloves, minced
3 tablespoons red pepper paste
For the Soujok Spice Mix:
½ teaspoon allspice
1½ teaspoons white pepper 1 teaspoon black pepper 1 tablespoon ground cumin 2 teaspoons salt
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg 1½ tablespoons garlic powder 1½ tablespoons paprika
1½ tablespoons dried chilli (red pepper) flakes 1½ tablespoons ground fenugreek
To Serve:
hotdog buns, split tomatoes, sliced
gherkins or wild cucumber pickles, sliced
METHOD:
In a large bowl, combine the beef, garlic, red pepper paste and spice mix and work with your hands until it is well combined. Leave to marinate in the refrigerator for a few hours, or ideally overnight - even up to 36 hours - to develop the flavour. Shape the soujok mixture into 10 cm (4 in) sausages. Heat a splash of olive oil in a shallow frying pan (skillet) over a medium-high heat. Fry the sausages until browned on all sides and cooked through. To serve, lightly grill (broil) the hotdogs buns on a grill pan, so that they have some lovely grill marks on them. Fill the buns with the cooked soujok and slices of tomatoes and pickles.
Note:Use the sausages for hot-dog-style sandwiches or serve with French fries, fried eggs or roasted
vegetables. I also like to serve them as toasted sandwiches, toasting them in a panini press or in a dry pan with a weight on top.
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CARAWAY-SPICED PUDDING
Meghli
SERVES: 4-6
“Meghli is typically presented to guests who visit to congratulate a family on a birth. It is one of the traditions that has stood the test of time. The spices in this pudding are warm and, to me, they’re comforting. Mom makes it every Christmas and even made some when our cat gave birth to six baby kittens. I love this pudding served at room temperature with lots of coconut and nuts decorating the top, but you can use your favourite selection of dried fruits and nuts or whatever’s available.”
INGREDIENTS:
litre (4 cups) water
150 g (generous ¾ cup) rice flour 1½ tablespoons ground caraway 1½ tablespoons ground cinnamon 120 g (½ cup) caster (superfine) sugar
To Decorate:
handful of dried shredded (desiccated) or freshly grated coconut handful of blanched, skinned or nibbed pistachios handful of blanched, skinned almonds handful of walnuts
handful of pine nuts
handful of sultanas (golden raisins)
METHOD:
Ahead of serving, soak the nuts and sultanas separately in water for 2 hours then drain. Pour the water into a small saucepan, then whisk in the rice flour, spices and sugar. Bring to the boil, stirring constantly until it thickens. Divide the mixture among 4-6 glass bowls and sprinkle with shredded coconut to cover the surface and prevent a skin forming. Serve warm or allow it to come to room temperature before covering and refrigerating. Decorate the bowls with the nuts and fruit just before serving.
Recipes from Bayrut The Cookbook, the heart of a Lebanese city kitchen by
Hisham Assaad, published by Smith Street Books. Photography © Liz and Max Haarala Hamilton
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HEALING book reviews
On Reckoning
AMY REMEIKIS
The Guardian’s political reporter Amy Remeikis has spoken before about being a survivor
of sexual assault. However Brittany Higgins going public with her story ripped the curtain back not just on political attempts to deal with real-world issues, but also how unsafe women can be, even inside the most protected building in the country. Amy didn’t expect to see political leaders fumble the moment so completely. And what followed was people taking back the conversation from the politicians. On Reckoningis a searing account of Amy’s personal and professional rage, taking you inside the parliament - and out - during one of the most confronting and uncomfortable conversations in recent history.
Break the Internet
OLIVIA YALLOP
Olivia Yallop enrols in an influencer bootcamp, goes undercover at a fan meetup, and
shows online vloggers, Instagrammers, and content creators how online personas are built. From mumfluencers and activists, to governments and investors, everyone wants to build their online influence. But how do you stay authentic in a system designed to commodify identity? Break the Internet examines both the dangers and the transformative potential of online culture and takes a deep dive into the influencer industry, tracing its evolution from blogging to social media. Surveying the new media landscape that the rise of online celebrity has created, it is an insider account of a trend which is set to dominate our future.
Resilience Project - Let Go
HUGH VAN CULENBURG
Under pressure to deliver good news during a historic crisis, it didn’t take long for
Melbourne-based educator Hugh Van Culenburg to realise he wasn’t coping. Like millions of others around the world, Hugh was forced to reassess life during the pandemic as COVID-19 undermined our sense of safety, strangled our personal connections and saw levels of happiness plunge. After taking the time to address his own feelings, Hugh recognised he was being hamstrung by shame, expectation, ego, fear of failure, the quest for perfection and control, and an addiction to social media. Finding happiness through gratitude, empathy and mindfulness, Hugh combines research and his own disarming and candid storytelling to show how it is possible to create authentic connections, cope better during challenging times, and rediscover joy.
From Earth
CHARLOTTE RASMUSSEN
Create your own natural apothecary using readily available ingredients with the easy, step
by-step instructions and straightforward advice in From Earth. Inspired by author Charlotte Rasmussen’s Scandinavian upbringing and the botanicals she has discovered since moving to Australia, this is a perfect guide for anyone wanting to follow a more holistic lifestyle. Whether you need moisturiser for dry skin or a decongestant for your child, you can be become more confident combining herbs and oils, be inspired to create your own essential oil blends, and restore your health and wellbeing with a variety of homemade, naturally-sourced recipes.
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My Body
EMILY RATAJKOWSKI
Emily Ratajkowski is an acclaimed model and actress, an engaged political progressive, a formidable entrepreneur, a global social media phenomenon, and now, a writer. Rocketing to world fame at age twenty-one, Ratajkowski sparked both praise and furor with the provocative display of her body as an unapologetic statement of feminist empowerment. The subsequent evolution in her thinking about our culture’s commodification of women is the subject of this book. My Body is a profoundly personal exploration of feminism, sexuality, and power, of men’s treatment of women and women’s rationalizations for accepting that treatment. These essays chronicle moments from Ratajkowski’s life while investigating the culture’s fetishization of girls and female beauty, its obsession with and contempt for women’s sexuality, the perverse dynamics of the fashion and film industries, and the grey area between consent and abuse. Nuanced, unflinching, and incisive, My Bodymarks the debut of a fierce writer brimming with courage and intelligence.
The Herd
Lessons In
JOHAN
Chemistry
ANDERBERG
BONNIE GARMUS
In the spring of
Chemist Elizabeth Zott 2020, as a new and
is not your average deadly virus rapidly
woman. In fact, spread across the
Elizabeth Zott would globe, the world shut
be the first to point out down. But a small
that there is no such country in Northern
thing. But it's the early Europe remained
1960s and her allopen. First, its
male team at Hastings government instituted
Research Institute take
restrictions. Then, it didn’t order the wearing of
a very unscientific view of equality. Except for Calvin face masks. While the rest of the world looked on
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grudge-holder who falls in love with - of all things even envy, a small country in Northern Europe
- her mind. Chemistry results, but like science, life stood alone. The Swedish COVID-19 strategy was
is unpredictable. Which is why a few years later, alternately lauded and held up as a cautionary
Elizabeth Zott finds herself not only a single mother, tale by international governments and journalists
but the reluctant star of America's most beloved alike — with all eyes on what has been dubbed
cooking show “Supper at Six”. Elizabeth's unusual ‘The Swedish Experiment’. But what made Sweden
approach to cooking (combine one tablespoon of take such a different path? And did it work? In
acetic acid with a pinch of sodium chloride) becomes The Herd, journalist Johan Anderberg narrates
a hit. But not everyone is happy, because as it turns this improbable story, guiding the reader through
out, Elizabeth Zott isn't just teaching women to cook. the history and practice of epidemiology and the
She's daring them to change the status quo. ticking-clock decisions that Sweden’s decisionmakers were faced with. Weaving past and present effortlessly, Anderberg has written a real-life thriller about a nation dealing differently with a global crisis.
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editor’s pic book extract
The Tree of Ecstasy and
In The Shadow Of The Mountain
Unbearable Sadness
SILVIA VASQUEZ-LAVADO
MATT OTTLEY
Despite a high-flying career, The Tree of
Silvia Vasquez-Lavado Ecstasy and
knew she was hanging by a Unbearable
thread. Deep in the throes of Sadnessis a
alcoholism, and hiding her ground-breaking,
sexuality from her family, she large-scale multi-
was repressing the abuse modal project
she'd suffered as a child. When weaving together
her mother called her home the worlds of
to Peru, she knew something literature, music
finally had to change. It and visual art
did. Silvia began to climb. in the poignant
Something about the sheer story of one boy’s
size of the mountains, the vast journey into mental illness. The narrative
emptiness and the nearness of unfolds around the metaphor of a tree,
death woke her up. And then, growing within the boy, whose flower
she took her biggest pain to the biggest mountain: Everest. is ecstasy and whose fruit is sadness.
The 'Mother of the World' allows few to reach her summit, Readers and listeners are offered a
but Silvia didn't go alone. Trekking with her to Base Camp, mesmerising visual and auditory tour-de-
were six troubled young women on an odyssey that helped force about beauty and resilience, society
each confront their personal trauma, and whose strength and belief, that at its heart expresses
and community propelled Silvia forward... Beautifully written hope for a greater understanding and
and deeply moving, In the Shadow of the Mountainis a embracing of difference.
remarkable story of compassion, humility, and strength,
inspiring us all to find have faith in our own heroism and ABOUT THE AUTHOR/COMPOSER/
resilience. ARTIST
This luminous, multi-faceted work is
ABOUT THE AUTHOR inspired by the experiences of its award-
Silvia Vasquez-Lavado is a humanitarian, mountaineer, winning creator, Matt Ottley, who has
explorer, social entrepreneur, and technologist living in San lived with bipolar disorder all his life and
Francisco. In 2014, she launched Courageous Girls to help been hospitalised on numerous occasions
survivors of sexual abuse and trafficking find their own inner in mental health facilities. Having
strength. Courageous Girls has had projects in Nepal, the personally experienced the prejudices
United States, and Peru. Vasquez-Lavado was recognised and challenges that come from suffering
by Fortunemagazine as one of the Corporate Heroes a mental illness, Matt’s aim is to offer a
of 2015. CNET named her one of the 20 Most Influential sensory insight through words, music and
Latinos in Silicon Valley, and she has also been recognised images into the experiences of those who
by the Peruvian government as a cultural ambassador. suffer from such debilitating illnesses,
She is a member of the Explorers Club and one of the few particularly psychosis.
women in the world to complete the Seven Summits.
(see p. 48-53)
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on life purpose
When you have a purpose in Nothing in life Our prime purpose in this
your life, you are likely to feel is to be feared, life is to help others. And if
good about the way you are it is only to be understood. you can’t help them,
living your life. You might feel
Now is the time at least don’t hurt them.
that there is some ultimate
to understand more, Dalai Lama
reason for your actions and
so that we may fear less.
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those you hold well. We live in a rainbow
Josh Billings
of chaos.
Paul Cezanne
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Your beliefs
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