Corinne Austin
Northern Advocate columnist
Corinne Austin is a health coach and movement motivator.
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Deep musings on distinguishing thought from being
What we think about often is what we could inevitably become... what do you think?
Big picture treatment requires big picture investigation
Where can we go if we know there's inflammation happening?
Corinne's Nifty Nine can help beat the winter blues
It's all about getting through the season with more power and durability, zest and gusto.
Chronic pain – it's begging to be understood
That pain signal is a messenger from the body to alert us to something else going on.
How do we empower people to make better health choices?
Warning. Passionate spiel within.
Do you feel stiff like the Tin Man?
Happy bodies are understood and addressed three-dimensionally.
Movement and health intimately linked
For every mechanoreceptor not fired to the brain, there are 30 motor neurons not fired.
Explore your movement potential for a happier body
It is essential to move our bodies the way they are meant to move.
Corinne Austin: Happy bodies equal happy beings
It's time to make the shift and start understanding our bodies better.
As they say in Madagascar - you have to move it move it
Please don't ignore stiffness or tension. The problem travels far greater than we realise.
Comment: The lymphatic system is undervalued - so what is it?
If there's blockage in the lymphatic system it creates a traffic jam in our body.
Happy bodies – what does it take?
To me a happy body is one that can fulfil daily tasks without assistance or breaking down.
We are one whole body
Our machinery has the capacity to heal – if it's understood as a whole.
Body runs a marathon on the inside when you're ill
So if ill, would you expect your body to 'run a marathon' on the outside as well?
Cotton wool and helicopters - let children be children
There's a level of protection that's too much, possibly harming kids, not protecting them.
Comment: Exercise is medicine … right?
Like medicine, it is important to get the diagnosis and prescription for exercise right.
Exercise – a new paradigm
By burning fat we lose weight and losing weight equals health, right? Kind of, but ...
No Excuses: Sustainability, durability key to long-term exercise success
Finding the ideal entry point is key and sensibility and moderation is the best path.
What are the signs that you are up in flames?
What things expose our bodies to the chronic inflammation conundrum?
Swamped and swathed in inflammation
Inflammatory-type symptoms on the rise, and so is rate of lifestyle-type chronic diseases.
Recovery isn't just sleep
Can't sleep? Open your mind and heart to the plethora of other options we have available.