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When the Goldilocks Zone Isn’t ‘Just Right’

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by Jamie Scott, of Whole9 South Pacific, who thinks you should come to New Zealand this October. Goldilocks first tried Baby Bear's training programme, but it was far too easy and Goldilocks was easily bored. So next she tried Papa Bear's training programme and ‘oof’… it was way too hard. Finally she settled on Mama Bear's programme and BOOM, she eventually blew herself to bits because she spent too much time training in ‘no man’s land’. Punch line first… Performance in intense exercise … [Read more...]

5 Things You Can Do After Lunch to Improve Sleep Quality

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by Jamie Scott, of Whole9 South Pacific , who lives at 43 degrees south in New Zealand and wakes up to a light alarm. Last time we looked at the importance of sleep to overall health and touched on three pre-lunch strategies to help your body prepare for the coming night's sleep. Today we'll be taking about after-lunch strategies to improve sleep quality. If you incorporate these things during the day, it will improve your sleep quality at night. First, we have to acknowledge that … [Read more...]

3 Simple Ways to Improve Your Sleep Before Lunch

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by Jamie Scott, of Whole9 South Pacific Many people working to improve their health and well-being are very food-focused and like to manage much of their health through diet - and rightly so. However, good health cannot come solely through diet alone (that’s why there are 9 Factors!) and certainly not at the exclusion of the many other lifestyle factors which go hand-in-hand with dietary changes. This is none more true than for sleep. A good night's sleep, every night, is critical for ALL … [Read more...]

How to keep your self-esteem and stay sane in a world obsessed with image

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by Anastasia Boulais of Whole9 South Pacific It's an open secret that most people around us are insecure about their looks in one way or another. 8 out of 10 women are reportedly dissatisfied with their body. More than half of the girls aged 12 to 14 wear makeup most days and 17% refuse to leave the house without it. 80% of 10 year old girls have dieted at least once in an attempt to get thinner. There is a misconception that your image anxiety (or as I prefer to call it, "selfie … [Read more...]

Ask Whole9: Making Weight the Healthy Way

Welcome to the very first installment of Ask Whole9. In this series, we offer our readers expert advice about our 9 Factors, including nutrition, healthy movement, sleep, stress management, socialization, natural environment, fun and play, personal growth, and temperance. Today, we’re talking about how to "make weight" for an athletic competition in a way that won't damage your metabolism or your health. Dear Whole9, I have a question that stems from being part of a sport where I … [Read more...]

Is It Time for Your System Restore?

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From Whole9 South Pacific's Jamie Scott and Dr. Anastasia Boulais. For more of their articles, visit the Whole9 South Pacific blog. Blue Screen of Death, Anyone? Just like your computer, phone, and nearly every other gadget in your life, you come with a factory setting: the way you are programmed to operate and all the software this requires.  Let’s say that your basic factory-set operation requires you to eat only certain foods; move relatively frequently—at times fast, and at other times, … [Read more...]

The Real Food Champion

A Whole9 South Pacific feature.  Performance does not equal health. Many of you will be well familiar with this adage, or (if you've attended one of our seminars) the health versus performance curve. This curve shows two paths (performance and health), rising gradually together and very closely following each other for a good amount of time—until at some point, the paths diverge. Performance continues to increase, while health decrease. In simple words, as you strive for peak performance in … [Read more...]

Our Anti-Social September

by Jamie Scott and Anastasia Boulais, Whole9 South Pacific Social media has always been a bit of a double-edged sword for us.  Having a presence on the likes of Twitter and Facebook has allowed us the opportunity to share with, receive from, influence, and collaborate with many more people than we would ever otherwise been able to.  Through the connections we have made online, we have been able to forge strong friendships with people we get to meet in person when we travel.  Social media has … [Read more...]

Unplug the Noise, Sharpen the Signal

From Jamie Scott and Dr. Anastasia Boulais, Whole9 South Pacific During our last visit to the 9 Blog, we talked to you about the importance of connecting to your tribe: a group of like-minded people online and in the real world. Today we shall look at the flip side of the coin: disconnecting. Messages From Nature The human body is an amazing machine, crafted over millions of years to interact with the world around us. Our five senses serve as a gateway between our environment and our mind. … [Read more...]

Are you a Good Food Island?

Earlier this week, we announced our expansion into Australia, New Zealand, and the surrounding area, and introduced you to Jamie Scott and Anastasia Boulais, the new Whole9 South Pacific. Today, we'll give you an idea of what they cover in their Whole9 nutrition seminars down under by digging deeper into one of their "Five S's of Health" - socialisation. (That's how they spell it down there.) Enjoy this special article from Jamie and Anastasia. The Good Food Island You've caught onto … [Read more...]

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