What is Mindful Eating?

Our body is a temple [1], a system for living [2] containing molecular machines that enable all cellular functions [3], whilst at the same time is home to a vast energetic network that makes up our ‘energy anatomy’ [4]. The World Health Organization (WHO) published this year that worldwide in 2016 1.9 billion adults were overweight [5]. Being overweight […]

Hunger Hormones in the world of Mindful Eating

What is the connection between mindful eating and hormones? Hormones are the body’s messengers that secreted by endocrine glands into the bloodstream that carries them to the organs/tissue where they influence bodily processes. Hormones work best when the body is in a state of balance and harmony. When women look to balance their hormones, often […]

Nutrition Vs. Nourishment

Functional Medicine practitioner Dr. Mark Hyman wrote a book called ‘what the heck should I eat’. This title sums up well the pandoras box of western culture around the confusion and bombardment of ‘expert’ nutrition advice coming from multiple sources, leaving people bewildered and ultimately unwell. People often confuse nutrition with nourishment, while they do […]

How to regain your sense of calm

Palpitations, a dry mouth, sweating, insomnia are just some of the unmistakable signs of anxiety. Everyone has experienced these symptoms at some point in their life. Who hasn’t felt stage fright before a presentation, hyperventilated before an exam or spent a sleepless night before their dental appointment? Under normal circumstances, you get through the situation […]

Is a sluggish thyroid holding you back?

Is there a link between thyroid function and diet? There certainly is. The best-known fact, also acknowledged by conventional medicine, is that iodine deficiency can cause hypothyroidism. Yet, the thyroid gland also needs other nutrients. Moreover, not every kind of hypothyroidism benefits from iodine. Iodine deficiency as a trigger for hypothyroidism The thyroid gland produces […]