Obesity and Depression

Date 15 January 2019
Author Ilana Estelle
This week is National Obesity Awareness Week, the aim of which is to help improve the nation’s health. The definition of 'obese’ is a person who is very overweight with a lot of body fat. Obesity Facts Obesity is a growing ...
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Being in a Rut

Date 11 January 2019
Author Ilana Estelle
Being in a rut is bad for both mental and physical health. If you’re the kind of person that is always being proactive and gets on with things, being stuck in a rut is something you probably won't want to familiarise yourself ...
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Chronic Fatigue

Date 8 January 2019
Author Ilana Estelle
Chronic fatigue, known as Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a debilitating disorder characterised by extreme fatigue or tiredness, that doesn’t get better with rest, and cannot be explained by any underlying ...
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Encouraging Self-Worth

Date 5 January 2019
Author Ilana Estelle
I was reading an article written by Michelle Obama recently where she talked about her parents and how they allowed her to question things so that she would be encouraged to value her own voice and opinions ...
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Mental Health and Alcohol

Date 3 January 2019
Author Ilana Estelle
'Dry January' is about bringing awareness to drinking, after Christmas festivities and over-indulgences. Dry January The start of a new year often inspires us to make positive changes, and Dry January offers a meaningful ...
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Set the Tone

Date 30 December 2018
Author Ilana Estelle
The relationship we have with ourselves sets the tone we have with others and is the manner in which we conduct ourselves. We don’t look at how we are, or how our past shapes us. Instead, we base our relationships on ...
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Looking to the Future

Date 28 December 2018
Author Ilana Estelle
"We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future." - George Bernard Shaw George Bernard Shaw's Words George Bernard Shaw’s words remind us that wisdom is not simply a ...
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Mentality Effects Change

Date 23 December 2018
Author Ilana Estelle
We may operate on the assumption that someone else is the cause of our problem, and fail to think about our own behaviour, or consider that our mentality can effect change. If we consistently fall into this trap, we will fail to ...
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Keeping the Door Shut

Date 19 December 2018
Author Ilana Estelle
Doors are only ever temporarily closed because we don't deal with situations or experiences enough to close those doors behind us permanently. But it's important to deal with what’s on the other side of the ...
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Mental Health Awareness

Date 15 December 2018
Author Ilana Estelle
Good mental health is defined as ‘a state of wellbeing’, where each individual realises his or her own potential, is able to cope with stress associated with daily life – and who can work productively. Good 'mental ...
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Removing the blindfold

Date 12 December 2018
Author Ilana Estelle
Is it because we become so attached to our limited ideologies that we can fail to look at the whole? When we come to accept an ideology as the sole truth, when other people’s facts contradict our beliefs no matter how plausible ...
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Karma

Date 11 December 2018
Author Ilana Estelle
As a general rule, we do things without thinking about what we’re doing, but as far as Buddhism is concerned, nothing happens to a person that he doesn’t deserve. Karma knows us and will always work on the motives behind ...
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