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The Curious Observations of Poly Moone
Simple questions, funny findings and creative thinking for anyone looking to live a longer, healthier and happier life.
NEW Workshop! Doodle Colour Sip & Social at Cafe Mila
NEW at Cafe Mila! Do you find colouring relaxing? Would a sip of wine help to unlock your creativity? Look no further! Join me, fortnightly Wednesday evening from 7:30 - 9:00 pm for Doodle Colour Sip & Social. Kicking off 20th February. It's your weekly excuse to pick...
NEW! Coffee, Cake & Colour at Cafe Mila every Monday
Do you find colouring relaxing? Are you in need of a bit of me-time? This is for you! Every Monday I will be hosting Coffee, Cake & Colour at Cafe Mila in Godalming from 10:30-11:30am. Join in! It's your weekly excuse to pick up your pencils and enjoy colouring an...
Do you have too many to-do’s on your list? Maybe a Brain Dump will help.
I find this works really well when I’m overwhelmed. It’s called “relief writing” and it’s like a brainstorming session for your feelings. We did this during my Doodle Colour Discover Workshop at Cafe Mila the other week where we were thinking about our plans for the...
Are you feeling overwhelmed? Is your office a war-zone?
Tea and biscuits were definitely one of my key ways of dealing with pressure at work. Actually, brownies, date squares and peanut butter cookies made a regular appearance too! There are better ways though. I wish I had some of the tools I have now back then. Melissa...
Are you or your employees or co-workers stressed out? Our 3 Brains Workshop is here to help!
I am teamed up with Family Life & Wellbeing Coach, Melissa Carter @thehappychilduk Together we offer a uniquely creative and empowering workshop called The 3 Brains supporting emotional intelligence and personal development for your business. Our goal is to foster a...
Is stress making your Controllables out of Control?!
This feels like a lesson I can never reinforce enough in myself. What can I actually control. My thoughts, my feelings, my words and my behaviours. The workshop that Melissa and I give has a terrific exercise for being aware of this and making changes. I feel like I...
Do you and your employees need to Tools to cope with Stress?
Tea and biscuits were definitely one of my key ways of dealing with pressure at work. Actually, brownies, date squares and peanut butter cookies made a regular appearance too! There are better ways though. I wish I had some of the tools I have now back then. Melissa...
Since when have there been 4 macronutrients? Welcome ketones!
Dom D'Agostino calls ketones the fourth macronutrient. Just when I thought carbs, protein and fat was all I needed to calculate, ketones come in! He has a very interesting discussion with Tom Bilyeu about the positive effects that ketones and ketogenic diets can have...
The real reason that we have “nutritional” labels at the grocery store.
I was listening to Robert Lustig on my friend Peter’s podcast and I thought it was so funny when Robert said that it there is a label on a food, it is a warning label. How true! I guess that would be a pretty healthy eating strategy; just buy any food without a...
Allulose: the sweetener that skips your liver
I had never heard of allulose before but I was listening to my friend Peter Attia being interviewed on Jocko Willink’s podcast and the topic came up. It’s a pretty interesting. Apparently allulose is a rare naturally occurring sugar substitute. Peter explains that the...
Aren’t nuts healthy? Don’t overdue those ‘healthy paleo’ foods like chocolate, coconut, and brazil nuts!
I’m guilty of this! It’s so easy for me to overdo those ‘healthy paleo’ foods like chocolate, coconut, and brazil nuts. The trouble with them is that they are very high in phytates. Too much phytate consumption from whole grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds can...
Chronic Cardio and Sleeping like a Pro athlete
I was listening to Mark Sisson’s Primal Blueprint Connection and they discuss how amateur gym-goers like me need to be careful not to fall into the trap of doing too much chronic cardio and mistakingly thinking that it is a healthy activity. He explains that "elite...