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Dr Helena Popovic

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Dr Helena Popovic wrote a new blog entry:

How to Stop Stress-Eating

Sally Obermeder and Ryan Phelan from Channel 7’s The Daily Edition asked Dr Helena to provide some answers. Here is a transcript of their conversation.

1. Why do we eat in response to stress?
When we’re stressed our adren...
- Feb 27
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Dr Helena Popovic wrote a new blog entry:

Help your children develop a healthy relationship with food

Following my recent Health-e-Byte, many people have asked how they can best help their children and grandchildren avoid comfort eating. Here are some practical suggestions.

Make mealtimes as relaxed and stress-free as possible. I know this can be a cha...
- Feb 19
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Dr Helena Popovic wrote a new blog entry:

Not all Calories are Created Equal

The average person extracts 6 Calories from eating a medium-sized piece of raw celery. If you cook that same piece of celery, you begin to break down the cellulose (indigestible fibre) and end up extracting 5 times more Calories—about 30. And depend...
- Feb 14
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Dr Helena Popovic wrote a new blog entry:

Turn Gripes into Gifts

Whenever I feel disappointed or encounter a painful or difficult situation, I play the Game of Gripes to Gifts. I ask myself: Even though I’m not feeling positive about this, what could be the GIFT in it? In other words:
What does this remind me to...
- #self
- #situation
- #grateful
- #mind
- #gift
- #enable
- #gratitude
- #gripes
- #inspired
- #focused
- September 26, 2018
Dr Helena Popovic wrote a new blog entry:

Too Much of a Good Thing

Even though eating the recommended amount of fibre helps prevent diabetes, if you have long-standing diabetes (usually over 10 years), your stomach can become less effective at emptying due to a condition known as ‘gastroparesis’. This occurs ...
- #health
- #fibre
- #illness
- #symptoms
- #disease
- #irritate
- September 11, 2018
- Kyle Wiid, Deborah Fairfull, and Blisspot like this.
Dr Helena Popovic wrote a new blog entry:

Turn Temptation into Triumph

A study published in the Journal of Neuroscience in May 2018 found that differences in size and structure of specific regions of the brain’s prefrontal cortex predicted a person’s ability to resist temptation and to make healthy food choices. ...
- #body
- #meditation
- #brain
- #decisions
- #health
- #positive
- #live
- #eating
- #wellbeing
- #temptation
- #triumph
- August 28, 2018
- Sierra Fairfull, Blisspot, and Deborah Fairfull like this.
- Sierra Fairfull Wow! I never knew about the link between the brain and our eating habits, very enlightening!
  
  August 28, 2018
- Blisspot Some great tips in overcoming comfort eating and how to maintain healthy eating.
  
  August 28, 2018
Dr Helena Popovic wrote a new blog entry:

Three Steps to Curb Comfort Eating

Did you experience stress or arguments at the dinner table when you were growing up?
Did your parents offer you your favourite foods when you were hurt or upset?
These are two major factors contributing to comfort eating as an adult. How?
Processe...
- #feelings
- #comfort
- #emotional
- #eating
- #discomfort
- #cravings
- #curb
- August 15, 2018
- Deborah Fairfull, Blisspot, and Sierra Fairfull like this.
- Blisspot Yes feeling your feelings is the key rather than eating to distract yourself from them. This can be uncomfortable however a much healthier, happier option in the longer term.
  
  August 24, 2018
Dr Helena Popovic wrote a new blog entry:

Get High on Health

If there was a method or system that you could apply quickly and easily to shed excess body fat without dieting, deprivation, denial or discipline, would you be interested in giving it a go?
If you could learn how to attain and maintain your ideal health...
- #body
- #focus
- #health
- #diet
- #exercising
- #cholesterol
- July 31, 2018
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Dr Helena Popovic wrote a new blog entry:

Protein Power

The word protein comes from the Greek ‘proteios’ meaning ‘primary’ or ‘first rank’ because proteins are an indispensable nutrient in the human diet. They are a vital component of every cell in the body and have many dif...
- July 24, 2018
- Blisspot and Deborah Fairfull like this.
- Deborah Fairfull Protein nourishes your body and is a must have in your diet.
  
  July 25, 2018
Dr Helena Popovic wrote a new blog entry:

Turn Stress into Success

Recall a time when you succeeded at something or overcame a challenge against the odds. A time when you excelled at something or won a victory you didn’t expect to win. It could be mastering a fear of water and learning to swim. It could be passing ...
- July 17, 2018
- Sierra Fairfull, Blisspot, and Deborah Fairfull like this.
- Deborah Fairfull I love the power of transformation, when we consciously learn from stress and create a healthier, happier way of being.
  
  July 25, 2018
Dr Helena Popovic wrote a new blog entry:

Our Words are our Wand

Playing simple mind games with ourselves is one of the most powerful ways to improve the quality of our lives. At the start of every day, ask yourself the following questions. Make this a daily habit for the rest of your life and watch the magic happen!
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- June 20, 2018
- 6 people like this
- Sierra Fairfull What a sweet article! Something to put in the diary as a reminder!
  
  June 26, 2018
Dr Helena Popovic wrote a new blog entry:

Our Decisions are More Powerful than Our DNA

Our DNA is NOT our destiny. Our DNA is merely the beginning of a process – the raw clay. It’s our decisions, choices and lifestyles that create the sculptures in our lives. It isn’t what we’re given that defines us, it’s what...
- June 9, 2018
- Aga O and Sanghamitra Bordoloi like this.
Dr Helena Popovic wrote a new blog entry:

How to Prevent Skin Cancer

The moral of this proverb is to attend to our own issues rather than criticising others. However, I’m using it in the literal sense that we can actually heal ourselves. We can all be our own physicians if we learn to trust ourselves. This doesn&rsqu...
- #body
- #skin
- #cancer
- #sun
- #UV
- #summer
- #protective
- #clothes
- June 1, 2018
- Blisspot and Sierra Fairfull like this.
- Sierra Fairfull Something that is so important in a country like Australia! I like the ABCDE acronym. Thank you for the self-care reminder!
  
  June 5, 2018
Dr Helena Popovic wrote a new blog entry:

What’s the Recipe for Life?

DNA stands for De-oxyribo-Nucelic Acid. It’s the stuff we inherit from our parents and it’s found inside the nucleus of our cells. (Some is also found in our mitochondria.) Recently I compared DNA to a sum of money we all inherit. An...
- #exercise
- #body
- #wellbeing
- #dna
- #decicions
- May 23, 2018
- 4 people like this
- Deborah Fairfull An empowering article reminding us of the importance of making life-enhancing choices around our thoughts, beliefs and perceptions.
  
  May 24, 2018
- Sierra Fairfull How cool! Thanks Dr. Helen!
  
  May 29, 2018
Dr Helena Popovic wrote a new blog entry:

Why you Need to Move your Body More

Researchers at the University of Illinois have discovered that the composition of our gut microbes can be improved by exercise alone. How?
The first experiment compared faecal samples from mice that were sedentary with mice that were active. The diets an...
- #body
- #health
- #sport
- #meal times
- May 17, 2018
- 5 people like this
- Deborah Fairfull A great article Helena, reminding us how to maintain a healthy digestion system. When we our digestion is functioning well, we usually feel good "all over."
  
  May 19, 2018
Dr Helena Popovic wrote a new blog entry:

How Self-care can Improve Your Effectiveness at Work

Imagine that a relative has died and left you money in a bank account. What will you do with it? Will you spend it, invest it, or leave it sitting in the account until you figure out your best course of action? DNA is like a sum of money we inherit. It is...
- May 11, 2018
- 5 people like this
- Aga O "(...) Encouraging people to eat lunch away from their desks, getting fresh air and sunshine during breaks" - can't agree more with this one! Those initiatives don't have to be expensive for the company - sometimes it is just a small thing,... more
  
  May 17, 2018
Dr Helena Popovic wrote a new blog entry:

Unlock Your 4th Wheel Drive

Every person exists to make a unique contribution to the world. Even if you don’t know what your unique contribution might be, by living authentically, in alignment with your deepest values, you are making your contribution. People sense your life f...
- May 3, 2018
- Blisspot, Deborah Fairfull, and sara jamshidi like this.
- Deborah Fairfull Great tips about mindful eating for optimum health and vitality.
  
  May 7, 2018
Dr Helena Popovic wrote a new blog entry:

Do You Really Have a Second Brain in Your Gut?

When we talk about ‘gut health’ we’re talking about a complex system with three inseparable components.

The gut cells themselves that make up the gastrointestinal tract from our mouth to our anus
The nerves and nerve cells (neurons) ...
- April 24, 2018
- 4 people like this
- Deborah Fairfull How interesting, that is probably why children who cannot express their emotions get stomach aches.
  
  April 25, 2018
Dr Helena Popovic has just signed up. Say hello!
- April 11, 2018
- Blisspot and Deborah Fairfull like this.
- Deborah Fairfull Welcome Dr Helena to the Blisspot community. We are are a group of like-minded people passionate about personal development and making a positive difference. The Blisspot Team is here to support you so please let us know if we can support you in anyway.... more
  
  April 12, 2018

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