Brain Boosters Revisited: What’s Changed (and What Hasn’t)
A reflection on recent research into brain-boosting supplements, revisiting past scepticism and highlighting why I think lifestyle foundations still matter most. Back in 2019, I wrote […]
Archive Tag: nutrition
Write for Better U – Share Your Insights on Wellbeing
Got insights, experiences, or events that support wellbeing? Share them through Better U and help inspire a healthier, more connected Flinders community. We want to grow […]
How AI is Powering My Personal Development (for now)
Will my use of AI as a personal trainer, nutritionist, learning partner, and reflection tool come to a horrible end? Possibly, but for now, it’s going […]
Life Hacks Drop-in Sessions 2025
Practical tools, techniques and strategies will be discussed with your fellow students to improve both your wellbeing and academic performance! When: Weekly every Wednesday 2:00pm – […]
Flinders Community Market for all your food needs! 🍅🥕
You need food? We got food. Free and very cheap food. Where? At the Flinders Market on Thursdays from 11-1. Be there. Details in the post, […]
I want to build a better life
There are many paths we can take in trying to improve our quality of life. This post looks quickly at a few of those paths and […]
12 habits to balance wellbeing and productivity
Teaching is a great way to refine one’s thoughts on a topic. As my thoughts on wellbeing and productivity topics gain clarity, I am increasingly sharing […]
12 best areas of life to optimise for balancing performance and wellbeing ...
Overview: The pressures of studying or working at university are real. I’ve been thinking a lot about the kinds of habits those of us at uni […]
Are you getting too much salt?
Chris Leow and James Hart are two nutrition and dietetic students who recently wrote a selection of nutrition blogs as part of the STEW program under Jayne […]
Getting on top of your sugar intake (guest post)
Chris Leow and James Hart are two nutrition and dietetic students who recently wrote a selection of nutrition blogs as part of the STEW program […]
Visit this nutrition and lifestyle blog by ex-student Serena
Long-time readers of this blog may remember the nutrition and lifestyle posts by Serena Hodge, who was studying health and nutrition here at Flinders. She […]
Evidence-based eating guide courtesy of the team at Nutrition Facts
I’ve written on this blog before about my conversion to a plant-based vegan lifestyle. Whether or not you decide veganism makes sense for you, a […]
Which Foods Have the Lowest Carbon Footprint?
A great video from one of my favourite Nutrition websites on the carbon footprint of different foods. Spoiler: plant-based diets are arguably better for us […]
Nutrition and mental health: 6 tips to create a healthy mind as a universit...
I love it when we get student posts for the blog! This one is from Serena Hodge, a Master of Nutrition and Dietetics student on […]
Nutrient supplements for mental health
Back when I was doing my psychology training, the major lifestyle factors that were proposed to be related to mental health were exercise and sleep. […]