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Jess Ainscough is an Australian-based freelance writer and the creator of the natural healing blog, The Wellness Warrior. Before being diagnosed with cancer in 2008 at age 22, Jess was a social reporter and online editor for a teen magazine. After leaving her job to focus on her health, she now spends her time drinking carrot juice, meditating, practicing Bikram yoga and learning everything she can about healing.
Website: thewellnesswarrior.com.au
Twitter: @jessainscough
Facebook: thewellnesswarrior
Meditation is one of those things that once you've carved out a daily practice, you can't imagine not having it in your life. But before that, when your desire to catch some 'OMs' is born of reading books like Eat Pray Love or anything by...More»
I was first introduced to apple cider vinegar (ACV for short) several years ago after reading in a magazine that Fergie (Black Eyed Peas, not Duchess of York) takes a couple of teaspoons each day to assist weight loss. A body like Fergie by drinking apple cider vinegar? That is one bandwagon I was quick to jump on.More»
Did you know that the foods and drinks you put in your mouth have a lot to do with how moody, bitchy, tired, emotional or psychotic you feel?More»
The way most doctors operate these days is pretty odd when you think about it. You go to them complaining of an ailment, hoping they will be able to shine some light onto why you ended up in the...More»
I did something crazy the other day. It was three o'clock in the afternoon. I had a week's worth of blog posts to write, coaching business to tend to and an inbox full of unopened emails. I should have been working, I should have been taking the...More»
It's hard to deny that we have things pretty sweet these days. We don't have to rely on snail mail to connect with our friends and family, we don't have to wee in a tin shed out in the backyard, and we don't have to spend months at sea if we...More»
I hate to be dramatic, but if the rumors are true and the bee population of the world is diminishing, we are going to find ourselves in a bit of a pickle. Not only will the environment cop a beating...More»
The thing I love most about living back at home with my parents, aside from having a free personal cook and laundry lady, is meal time. At breakfast, lunch, and dinner, we all sit around the dining table and demolish a delicious, healthy feast prepared by my...More»
One of the major selling points of detoxifying your body is the promise of beautiful, glowing skin. This is why it can be pretty discouraging when instead of being delivered a smooth and flawless complexion, you get pimples, blackheads and other weird...More»
Thinking back to when I was first diagnosed with cancer, I can’t believe how far I have come. Not just in my health, but in my whole perception of the disease. I’ll paint you a little picture: I was diagnosed with Epithelioid Sarcoma in my left arm in 2008. This is an extremely...More»
For many of us, our homes are our sanctuary. Our humble abodes are where we feel safe, relaxed and comfortable. We sleep in them, eat in them, and entertain friends and family in them. So with all this time spent holed up at home, wouldn’t you want to...More»
Have you had a chance to try out my six mindfulness meditation tips? If so, great! If you're not convinced yet, here are seven benefits of mindfulness meditation...More»
Meditation. It’s a word that scares the crap out of a lot of people. For something that is so harmless, many people would rather mop the floors or stand out in the freezing cold rain for twenty minutes rather than sit still, close their eyes and...More»
Wellness – it’s the Holy Grail of modern life. For many of us, living a happy, healthy and authentic life is a coveted and at times unattainable goal. In a desperate bid to maintain a balance between all the aspects of our lives we often overextend and over-commit ourselves.More»
Just over two years ago I was working at my hectic dream job, partying three nights a week (and that was just the week nights) and living on a diet that consisted mostly of champagne, canapés and late night Lean Cuisines. Fast-forward those two years and here I am, a...More»
For the past 30 years or so the sun has been the subject of much demonizing. Doctors, dermatologists, health officials, beauty experts, product companies and those darn convincing ‘Slip, Slop, Slap’ ads have had us running for cover the second we feel the heat of the sun...More»
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