Nutritious, delicious, intolerance-friendly recipes and advice
nurturing ourselves is up to us!
Did you know that Louise Hay and others equate breasts with nurturing? Makes sense, right? Boobs literally support life. Her book, “Heal your Body” quotes breast problems as “A refusal to nourish the self. Putting everyone else first”. Not a surprise to me at all! This was my starting point in healing myself.
Today’s blog – part 2 of my journey with cancer – outlines the healing modalities I used for body, mind and spirit that were crucial to my recovery….
What do you do for your emotional health? We all know good diet is important, to get all the vitamins and minerals we need and keep our gut healthy too. We know that exercise is important for staying fit and well, and even that it helps our mental state.
But what do we do about our emotions? And is it even something you place importance on?
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Did you know our immunity begins in our gut? That’s right, the gut is where it’s all happening! 80% of our immune cells are made in our gut. (So are our happy hormones, by the way, such as dopamine and serotonin.)
So, if you start with good gut health, you’ll have good immunity too….
Well, here we are at the end of the year, and hasn’t it been a busy one! (Well, isn’t it always!?)
This year, I have completed 27 assignments, 273 student clinic hours, graduated with a distinction average from my nutritional medicine degree…
a platter of salad is great to share – everyone can choose what they can eat. just add some complex carbs and protein for a balanced meal.
Finally, it’s nearing the end! We can almost say, so long elimination diet, but not yet. Not yet.
It’s a slow process getting back to health and finding the perfect diet to accommodate food intolerances with the right nutrients for you to thrive. Don’t forget that a few well chosen (prescribed) supplements can bridge the gap while your diet or health is lacking.
When we retested salicylates for Sofia, we discovered a clear connection with her eczema, especially the itchiness. So for the time being, we need to be really careful with those. We need to swap berries, onion and hidden spinach for lettuce, carrot, peeled cucumber and zucchini, pear, red delicious apples, bananas and the occasional piece of mango. Avocado is already the hardest thing to give up, but hopefully it’s just for a short time. We have salads or veggies at least twice, usually three times a day, to make sure everyone gets enough.
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Holistic health is about more than just good food
Sometimes staying healthy in this fast-paced life we lead can be a struggle. Do you ever feel a bit rundown, or tired, or irritable and you just don’t know why? Maybe a chronic illness has been plaguing you for years, maybe it’s serious or perhaps it’s just annoying. Sometimes a trip to the doctor isn’t going to solve anything. You need a holistic path back to full health, a way to help your body heal itself. A nutritionist might be just the ticket!
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