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 […]
Weight Stigma
“Weight stigma refers to the discriminatory acts and ideologies targeted towards individuals because of their weight and size. Weight stigma is a result of weight bias. Weight bias refers to the negative” [1] For the past decade(s) we have heard the ongoing mantra of the ‘Obesity epidemic’ ‘fighting obesity’ or ‘tackling obesity ‘coming from government institutions, […]
Ever wondered how your relationship with food developed? (And how to fix what you don’t like)
Food is for nourishment. If you use it for any other purpose, you the one you have with food developed over time and many things will impact it. When you want to make practical changes, it can be useful to explore your formative years. We learn how to use food from a very early age […]
What can our cravings mean?
Cravings are just one of the many intrinsic experiences that arise for people, and they can be very ambiguous. Vague or sometimes intense cravings leave us uneasy and result in us making choices that don’t serve us, and ultimately unfinished business in our life if we don’t unravel the underlying reasons or causes for our […]
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 […]