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The Disturbing Truth About What My Kids Eat “Normally”

February 17, 2021

In the two-week window leading up to the end of the 2020 school year, I noticed a frightening phenomenon in my seven-year-old son’s school bag. He had amassed a small mountain of junk food. From play dates and birthday parties, to after-school-care and team sport, it seemed everyone and anyone had deemed it a special … Read full article »

diet, discretionary foods, Food, food industry, junk food, nutrition, ultra-processed food

5 Books That Changed Me in 2020

December 9, 2020

In 1993 author Peter James caused a global outrage when he published his thriller Host on two floppy disks. The first “electronic novel,” which is about a scientist who downloads his brain into a computer and has his body frozen, was considered the beginning of the end of literature as we know it, not because … Read full article »

Addiction, Books, Cal Newport, David Raubenheimer, diet, Digital Minimalism, Johann Hari, mind-body medicine, Stephen J. Simpson, Wayne Jonas, wisdom

The Surprising Things Said By Four Mind-Body Health Experts

July 12, 2019

When the conference director of Happiness and Its Causes asked me to host a panel discussion between experts on deepening our mind-body connection so that we can lead healthier lives, I was delighted. It’s a topic I’m dedicated to raising awareness about and the lineup was terrific. There was Michael Mosely – the famed English … Read full article »

Amit Bernstein, diet, Elissa Epel, exercise, meditation, Michael Mosley, min, mind-body medicine, mindfulness, Whole health

Why Healthy Habits Are Overrated

May 8, 2019

This year I set myself an ambitious goal to be eating a completely whole-food diet by the end of the year. At a time when experts are increasingly concerned about the impact of junk food on our health, I wanted to see if was even possible to learn to cook everything from scratch while leading … Read full article »

diet, exercise, habits, Lasting Change, unconscious behaviour

Are You Wasting Money on Vitamins?

April 8, 2019

Normally people discover they’re iron deficient during a visit to their GP that was prompted by feeling unusually fatigued. I learned abut my anaemia in slightly more unusual way. During the production of my new film about mindfulness I had a team of scientists tracking my biological markers as I meditated every day for a … Read full article »

diet, food synergy, supplements, vitamins, whole foods

How To Quit Junk Food

February 12, 2019

If you’re anything like about half of the population, the chances are you started out the new year with the best of intentions. Perhaps you resolved to sleep more, or party less. Maybe you decided to loose weight, save money or donate time. Whatever it is that signifies your particular “New Year New Me” pledge, … Read full article »

diet, junk food, Lasting Change

3 Ways To Manage Your Wellbeing In the Silly Season

December 13, 2018

This blog is inspired by the culmination of almost every conversation I’ve had in the last seven days that I strongly suspect many of my readers will relate to. It goes like this – Me: “Hi, how are you?”Friend: “I’m sooooo [insert word associated with being crazy-busy-stressed-hectic-overloaded etc]” It’s hard to escape that we’re in … Read full article »

diet, materialism, Moderation, Ritual, sleep, stress

Why I Don’t Buy Into The Gluten-Free Craze

October 26, 2018

It was a trip to the supermarket where junk food was masquerading as health food with a “gluten-free” label, it was the conversation with a woman who’s on a gluten-free diet to lose weight, it was the e-newsletter telling me that quitting gluten would help me to cure my autoimmune disease. This week I’ve reached … Read full article »

diet, Food, Gluten, Leaky Gut

The Health Halo – When “Healthy” Food Isn’t

May 16, 2018

The class promised that it was “ideal for beginners and home cooks wanting to learn how to make hearty and filling vegan meals.” I’m not a vegan, but having looked extensively into what diet is best for our health, I do try to eat mostly plant-based food, consisting of nutritious, real ingredients. I’m also a … Read full article »

diet, Food, Health Halo, nutrition, plant-based, Vegan, whole foods

What Does “Eating In Moderation” Actually Look Like?

February 8, 2018

If you had bumped into me at the mall this morning you might have thought I’d gone crazy. My regular readers will know that I’m a health journalist with an autoimmune disease and that, among other things, I prioritise eating well. Indeed, I regularly write about my struggles with healthy eating in this mad world … Read full article »

Brian Wansink, diet, Food, healthy eating, Lasting Change, Moderation, Portion Sizes

Mission Impossible – How I Proved That Doing “It All” is a Myth

August 24, 2017

I recently found myself racing through university corridors, heels clacking on concrete floors, lost, and late for an interview. Having just battled Sydney’s peak hour traffic and struggled to find parking in our city’s gridlocked streets, I was disoriented in a maze of modern building design. Apparently the state-of-the-art business school, with its “9,100 square … Read full article »

crazy-busy, diet, doing it all, sleep, stress

I Hosted a Junk Food-Free Kids Party And This Is What Happened

July 13, 2017

Recently my house was overrun by an unruly group of four-year-olds and their associated parents and siblings. The event was to celebrate the coming together of my mother’s group in our shared experience of taking custody of our respective squawking, drooling, begrimed bundles of joy four years earlier. Between the bangs of balloons, an all-in … Read full article »

diet, nutrition

Latest posts from Shannon's blog

The Disturbing Truth About What My Kids Eat “Normally”

5 Books That Changed Me in 2020

The Surprising Things Said By Four Mind-Body Health Experts

Why Healthy Habits Are Overrated

Are You Wasting Money on Vitamins?

How To Quit Junk Food

3 Ways To Manage Your Wellbeing In the Silly Season

Why I Don’t Buy Into The Gluten-Free Craze

The Health Halo – When “Healthy” Food Isn’t

What Does “Eating In Moderation” Actually Look Like?

Mission Impossible – How I Proved That Doing “It All” is a Myth

I Hosted a Junk Food-Free Kids Party And This Is What Happened

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