Dr. Brett Hill - Eat Think Move Chiropractic

The battle to eat healthily is often won and lost at the shops. If you buy healthy stuff during your weekly shop, you are much more likely to be eating healthily throughout the week. I mean let's face it, if you have one of those weak moments when you are home and there is something naughty in the fridge, you are much more likely to eat it then if you had to get dressed, get in the car, drive down to the shops, buy it and drive home again.

When it comes to health and wellness, resistance exercise is a funny one. Many people think that you only need to do resistance exercise if you want to have abs to show off to the world, or you want to be an elite sportsperson. In fact even the recommendations from doctors and government agencies will suggest that a half hour walk or run a day is all you need to stay fit and healthy. But the reality is that we all need to be doing well-rounded exercise, including some resistance, if we want to be healthy and well.

People often ask me if it is ‘worth’ going to see their doctor or ‘worth’ going to see a podiatrist or ‘worth’ going and seeing a naturopath about a specific condition or problem. They are often surprised when my answer invariably comes back as a yes. People tend to think that because I’m a wellness expert and columnist, I have all the answers and that I wouldn’t want to them to go and get a second opinion that may differ from mine.

Whenever I go for a personal training session at my gym, my trainer insists that I take my shoes off - and for good reason.

Not only does it protect his precious padded floors, but it provides benefits for me as well. You see, we didn't always wear padded shoes with NASA technology in the sole and dead flat bottoms, and walk around on perfectly smooth floors. In fact, modern shoes may be so ‘good' they are making your feet lazy, weak and prone to injury.