I use the ‘H.A.T’ acronym to remember the things that prevent the brain from putting in its very best performance limiting access to the prefrontal cortex.

You probably also have experienced it, going to a healthy café and getting a nice green breakfast bowl with kale, spinach, seeds and two poached eggs deliciously running on your toast. Many of us are scared of gluten, but this time I want to bring up the biggest of Australia’s beasts. No, not a great white shark. Australia’s number one killer is a different kind of animal: fatty deposits inside the coronary arteries that cause heart attacks.

I find it ironic we can’t choose to ride a bike without a helmet but we can choose to kill ourselves slowly with unhealthy food. The law is all set to fine me, so as to protect my brain, but it allows manufacturers to produce junk food that will destroy our hearts.

The Women World Changers Summit was packed with lots of inspiring women leaders and supportive male leaders. They had gathered to acknowledge both the issues and the needs, related to diversity in the work place. To my joyous surprise, there were many diverse and thought provoking discussions about diversity.