nutrition and lifestyle medicine for a balanced life
Meditation is a helpful addition to a healthy lifestyle. Mindfulness in all that you do, encourages you to be “in the flow”, to become more balanced. How do you feel when you eat cake, drink, wine or eat your treats? Being aware of how you are feeling and what is driving you, creates a sense of […]
What are toxins? Toxins are produced inside your body as waste products from your natural metabolic processes, such as carbon dioxide and urea, as well as microbial toxins due to intestinal dysbiosis, or harmful by-products of poorly metabolised oestrogens. The sheer amount of toxins a person is exposed to in addition to their natural endogenous […]
Our current society is set up to make health and vitality something hard to achieve – long working hours, lack of quality free time, high levels of stress, toxins, sugar and processed foods. But what if instead of getting tireder, sicker and fatter each year, you chose to walk the path of wellness? – getting […]
The keto diet is currently receiving a lot of attention in medical and nutritional circles. You may have heard of the term ketogenic diet, or the words ketone bodies, but you’re not sure exactly what they are. What does it mean to be ketogenic and what does it take to get into nutritional ketosis? Keto in a nutshell A ketogenic […]
Most cosmetics and body care products contain endocrine disrupting ingredients, an array of synthetic chemicals, perfumes and preservatives – all of which have been proven to be toxic to our bodies and even carcinogenic. I go back to my biology books. ONE OF THE SKIN’S MAJOR FUNCTIONS IS ABSORPTION. Yes, that’s right. Whatever you put […]
I want to talk about the emotions behind our food and drink choices. What drives us to eat the things we eat? Why do we get addicted to food or drink? What emotions are we trying to deal with as we reach for a comforting glass of wine or a soothing sugary snack? Are our […]
Detoxing is getting a lot of press these days. With the increasing presence of additives, intensive farming and unnatural modifications being made to our food, including the toxins we ingest and are surrounded by (sugar, transfats, alcohol, smoke, pollution, etc.), it’s no wonder detoxing is so popular. Many people turn to cleanses to give their […]
Sweet Misery Sugar. I know I keep going on about it, but it really is our worst enemy in our wellness journey. We have been led to believe in the last few decades by large food manufacturers that fat and calories are our enemies if we wish to have a fit and healthy body, and that we should […]
Deep inside our bodies are the cells themselves, each one of them a complex factory working around the clock to perform the necessary functions to keep us alive and well. How you treat them matters. I love eating a natural diet packed with lots of fresh, wholesome food and as a result I can hear an […]
We’ve all experienced the feeling of food cravings, but do you know what is going on inside your body when they occur? Two main players ghrelin and leptin are hormones responsible for your body’s hunger signals. Your body is designed to be able to regulate your appetite with the help of these two hormones. Leptin […]