Dear Somatics,   It’s curious how popular chocolate is.   It’s made from a weird fruit found in the South American jungle; by itself it’s astringent and bitter; it requires fermenting, roasting, sun-drying, conching, and...

In his book Eat to Beat Disease, Dr William Li recommends eating foods that “switch on” the body’s natural health-defence systems, helping the body protect, repair, and regenerate itself. The five health-defence systems he identifies...

More ground-breaking journalism by Soma Almost everyone on planet Earth seems to have heard about antioxidants by now. They seem to be everywhere - in the news, in studies, in magazines, in spinach. Antioxidants, like...

A 2024 study identified Australia as the world’s most burnt-out nation. One in two Australians report being affected by burnout, including 85% of Gen Z. Burnout is a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion...

Why We Even Have a Dopamine System Simple creatures, like amoebas and some people on television, have simple needs and do not require a dopamine system. The dopamine system evolved to help animals navigate complex...

Alistair and I met on a beach in Mexico in 2018, only to discover that our parents live ten minutes’ walk apart in Sydney, our fathers went to college together, and our mothers grew up...

Some history: 2200 years ago, King Hiero II of Syracuse suspected that he had been swindled by his crown-maker. He asked Archimedes to check if his crown was made of solid gold, without damaging the...

Health, Inside-Out We started a cacao company because we love cacao and didn’t think there was enough good cacao in Australia. We had no plans, no visions - we thought we’d just be selling to...

Cacao vs. Coffee: The Smarter Energy Boost Many of us turn to coffee as our go-to energy source, but have you ever considered what it’s actually doing to your body? While coffee offers a quick...