Pause and reflect: 20 confronting questions to ask yourself in order to grow

Twenty honest questions about your health, values and habits to help you pause, reflect and take your next small step towards lasting change.

Choose Your Hard: Prof. Grant Schofield on The Next Bit Podcast

Choose Your Hard: Prof. Grant Schofield on The Next Bit Podcast Prof. Grant Schofield recently joined The Next Bit Podcast for an hour-long conversation about health, choice, and what it really takes to stay well for longer. The episode centres on the idea behind Grant’s latest book, Choose Your Hard. The premise is simple, and […]

DNF: Draft, Not Final – What the Science Says About Becoming Someone New

We tend to treat our identity like a finished manuscript. I’m not a morning person. I’ve never been good with money. I’m just not someone who exercises. Say it enough times and it stops sounding like an opinion and starts sounding like a fact. Dr Louise Schofield, PREKURE’s co-founder and CEO, spent her TEDx Waihī […]

7 tips for making successful New Year’s resolutions

It’s estimated that many resolutions fail. Here’s how to choose the right resolution, create a SMART plan and reach it while enjoying the journey.

How can Cliff Harvey’s mental wellbeing tips reshape your day?

Clinical nutritionist and author Cliff Harvey offers seven routines that keep him grounded through depression, bipolar disorder, and Crohn’s disease.

The PREKURE Top 15 Reads to Kick Start Your Year

One thing our PREKURE community has in common, is our shared love of learning. And what better time to dive into a new read, and learn something new, than over the summer break. Our top 15 must reads to kick start your year from the PREKURE Faculty and team The Better Brain by Bonnie J. […]

Why Most New Year’s Resolutions Fail

Most resolutions collapse because they lack a clear why, a SMART plan and support. Here’s how to set goals you’ll actually keep.

How can we bridge the nutrition mental health treatment gap?

Professors Grant Schofield and Julia Rucklidge unpack why only a few access mental health care and how nutrients plus coaching could help.

How is Maria reversing type 2 diabetes on her own terms?

Maria shares how PREKURE’s challenges and Health Coach Certificate help her move from meds to metabolic mastery.

Why PREKURE gives hope for health?

PREKURE Lead Coach Sonya English shares why knowledge, tribe, and proactive prevention spark genuine hope.

How can you coach yourself or your family for better health?

PREKURE explains why coaching yourself is tough and shares practical curiosity tools for family health journeys.

How can you be the driver of your own health journey?

Sonya English explains why stepping out of the acute-care cycle and into proactive self-leadership keeps hope alive.

How can you reduce anxiety and nurture mental wellbeing?

Tackle festive stress with simple PREKURE levers covering food, fitness, connection, mindfulness, ACT skills, holiday routines, and helplines.

How can restorative stretching restore pain-free movement?

Teach clients to prime muscles, stretch briefly, and repeat gentle mirror drills so joints recover range without sparking pain alarms.

How can acceptance and commitment therapy guide weight change?

Help weight-loss clients sustain behaviour change by adding ACT alongside nutrition, movement, and mindset strategies.

How many daily steps support longevity?

Emerging research shows how realistic step targets cut mortality risk without demanding 10,000 strides every day.

How does cold water therapy boost brain health?

Glutamate-resetting cold water sessions stop excitotoxic cascades and show you how to ladder from cold showers to icy lakes without gimmicks.

Mitochondria brain health: what should you know?

How mitochondria power the brain, why dysfunction matters, and practical ways – exercise, sleep, fasting and nutrition – to support brain energy.

How can we reduce the burden of mental health problems?

Practical, scalable ways to address mental distress – from food and micronutrients to system-level innovation – in the New Zealand context.

What mental health tools support our communities?

Grant Schofield and Will Fleming discuss mismatch, stress and practical mental health tools to support Pasifika and all communities.

How are smartphones affecting youth mental health?

Smartphones and social media rose fast after 2012 while youth mental health—especially for girls—worsened. This article summarises key data and practical next steps.

How can moving your body improve mental fitness?

Physiotherapist and Health Coach Kirsten Rose explains the brain benefits of movement and shares 3 practical steps to build lasting exercise habits for mental fitness.

How do you fortify your mind?

This piece uses Israel Adesanya’s comeback to show how to fortify your mind and build resilience.

NZ Herald: Creatine craze sweeps NZ gyms – but is it safe?

Creatine, once the go-to supplement for bodybuilders and elite athletes has quietly gone mainstream. Once a gym-bro secret, it’s now one of the most studied and surprisingly effective compounds for everyone.

How do food and mood connect to mental wellbeing?

Bronwyn Hudson explains the food–mood connection and shares simple nutrition strategies to support mental wellbeing.