The Best You A Better World
As this year draws to a close, it’s a good time to reflect on all that we’ve achieved, as well as focuse on future goals. Here at The Best You we’ve had an incredible year, not least in forging new partnerships through the creation of our initiative The Best You: A Better World. In this […]
Thinking Time
How positive, supportive thinking can help you achieve your goals Jeff Weiner, CEO of LinkedIn, schedules two hours of uninterrupted thinking time every day, and business magnate Warren Buffett famously said that he has spent 80 percent of his career thinking. The quality of everything we do depends on the quality of the thinking we […]
Can Life Coaching Help You Live a Calmer Life?
Lucy Lyus meets Sandy C. Newbigging to explore the benefits a Life Coach can have on wellbeing Sandy C. Newbigging is in the business of calm. You can become a member of the best-selling author and meditation teacher’s Calm Clan, study ‘Calmology’ through his online course, and read any one of his last three books, […]
The Evolution of A Megabrand
From humble beginnings to media mogul, The Best You looks at the many sides of Arianna Huffington Some people are born to succeed, and it seems Arianna Huffington (née Stasinopoulou) is one of them. Though Huffington grew up in Athens, Greece in a lowly one bedroom flat with her single mother, she worked hard at […]
The Jamie Oliver phenomenon: The business of good feelings
The Best You looks at how the chef’s winning personality, great business instincts, creativity and confidence built an empire The statistics for Jamie Oliver are hugely impressive: his food empire stretches to 89 restaurants in 24 countries, his TV shows are watched in 200 countries, and his latest series, Jamie’s Quick And Easy Food, has […]
Book Club
Sell and Intro copy stays the same as the previous issue, apart from the entry end changes from 31st October to 31st December Out of the Woods: A Journey Through Depression and Anxiety By Brent Williams This beautiful book, illustrated by Krokut Oztekin, is designed to help people understand depression and anxiety. It tells the […]
Working together for A Better World
Introducing some of our fantastic new partners: Chasing Coral and TreeSisters. At The Best You we are passionate about the business of professional, personal, financial, spiritual, mental and physical self-improvement. Supporting, guiding and encouraging people to live their best lives is what we love doing – and we’re very good at it. However, personal development […]
Chasing Coral
A new film sheds light on the urgent crisis facing today’s coral reefs (or) We must act now to save our reefs for future generations. Coral reefs around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented rate. In Florida, 88 percent of the coral nearest to shore has disappeared, while bleaching and silt problems continue to […]
TreeSisters
Embracing life through the forest and the feminine TreeSisters is a global network of women and men who donate monthly to fund the restoration of our world’s tropical forests as a collective expression of planetary care. The organisation channels 80 percent of member donations to existing reforestation NGO partners in the tropics. The remaining 20 […]
Say Yes To Change
As the festive season of overindulgence approaches, Karen Jones encourages us all to embrace healthy habits and focus on fitness A recent survey by Dove claimed that just 10 percent of British women feel happy with their bodies. The majority, the other 90 percent, felt their weight was a real issue, and two thirds of […]
November – December 2017
— In the new issue of The Best You Magazine, we discover all the actions Al Gore is takiing leading the fight against climate change. Plus, we review the Jamie Oliver Phenomenon, learn to say to change and check your ultimate 5 stress-busters. Don’t miss our roundup of the best new wellbeing books, and find out […]
Improving mental health in the workplace
How UK companies are investing in ways to keep staff healthy and happy One in four of us will experience a mental illness at some point in our lives, and the shocking statistics about workplace mental ill health are impossible to ignore. The number of people who experience anxiety, stress and depression at work has […]
Your new pod-heroes
Spruce up your gloomy winter morning commute with these must-hear podcasts THE BEST FOR HISTORY BUFFS: THE DOLLOP Hosted by Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds, this is the most fun you will ever have during a history lesson. Looking back at everything from Opium to Uber, every edition covers a seriously interesting topic without taking […]
Why we’re All Going Vegan
According to new figures from the Vegan Society, the number of vegans in the UK has risen 350 percent over the past ten years Veganism is undoubtedly on the rise all over the world as people increasingly seek to reduce their impact on animals and the planet, and to boost their own health. According to […]
A Climate of Change
The Best You looks at how Al Gore came to be a leader in the fight to save our planet Al Gore is a powerful forward-thinker, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, a self-confessed geek who was instrumental in setting up the structure of the internet, and – perhaps most famously – a tireless and unwavering […]
Vlogging to the top
The YouTube stars making more money than anyone else on the platform LILY SINGH Earned: Estimated £6.5 million Subscribers: 10,796,350 What started as a method to help deal with depression has made Lily Singh a multi-millionaire. The Canadian superwoman’s channel has received more than 1.3 billion views since it was launched in 2010, thanks in […]
5 Ways To Beating Stress And Anxiety
Karen Meager and John McLachlan, co-founders of Monkey Puzzle Training, share their tips for keeping healthy With Christmas looming, it’s with no surprise that many of us start to feel anxious as the pressure to ‘have a merry time’ mounts. Over two million people across the UK experience the ‘winter blues’, or Seasonal Affective Disorder. […]
The Yogi Who Broke The Internet
How Finlay Wilson’s Kilted Yoga became a global sensation Immediately after Scottish Yoga teacher Finlay Wilson uploaded a video of his ‘Kilted Yoga’ to YouTube he went to teach a class. When he emerged an hour later the video had reached a million views. “It was 17 million by the time I went to bed.” […]
Good News
Bringing you positive stories from around the globe BenchesCollective This Dutch organisation turns public benches into dynamic meetings points to help foster a sense of community. Over 1,300 public seating areas have been listed as meeting points on the BenchesCollective website, with users deciding when their bench will be ‘open’ and what they’ll offer. Activities […]