Ladies & Gentlemen! Today is a a bit special for us as it is the first Olive Branch newsletter to be released on a leap day! So to mark the occasion, we are starting a new program that we hope will be inspiring for those of you trying to get back on track after Chinese New Year. The name of the program is (drum roll please).... Call To ACTion! The concept is simple. Your favourite Olive
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Keep Dangerous Chemicals Out Of Your Household And Out Of You! This week’s blog post won’t be about exercise or nutrition but will still be health oriented. I’d like to showcase a brand that has started here in Shanghai in 2013 and improves your health not directly. I’m not talking about any health supplements or juices here - I’m talking about cleaning products! That’s right, you heard me - cleaning products. Specifically, Soapnut Republic.
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Gung hei fat choi! Xin nian kuai le! Welcome back everyone to the year of the MONKEY! Hope you guys had a great holiday, I sure did and I’m feeling recharged! Didn’t get one workout in, but that’s ok, I hit the weights the very next day I got back to Shanghai and although I didn’t hit any personal bests, I did the single most important thing I could’ve done - and that is to
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It's never too late to start a fitness program. Read Jacky Dror's inspiring tale on how exercise has changed her life. Read Jacky Dror's answer to How will my life be different if I go to the gym every day? on Quora Please reach out to us if you need a kick-start. We are here to
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It’s January 4th, time to execute on your new New Year’s Resolutions, but this time it’ll be different than last year, you’re going to finally lose weight and get that 6-pack that you had back in high school. You’re going to eat healthy and exercise more! All well-intentioned, but unfortunately, the numbers are against you. In 2007, Richard Wiseman from the University of Bristol did a study on 3000 participants and reported that 88% failed
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This is a very interesting piece of content that has helped me to keep an open mind about Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Although, my practice has always been rooted in Western science and methodologies, one thing that I have not been able to discount is TCM. Through the lens of the scientific method, TCM is still an obscure field of study, but this answer further helps to bridge the gap between East and West. It’s
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