Managing the menopausal transition naturally
When ovulation ceases, the ovaries stop releasing eggs and produce significantly less estrogen and progesterone, the hormones that regulate the menstrual cycle and maintain various bodily functions. This hormonal decline affects the body in several ways. Bone density decreases increasing the risk of osteoporosis, cardiovascular health is affected due to the change in cholesterol levels, body temperature regulation is affected which leads to hot flushes and night sweats.
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Bring the good of lockdown with you into level 2
One thing we had more of during lockdown is time at home. And considering a common complaint is that there isn’t enough time, and assuming we take on similar commitments, we may need to be realistic with our copy and paste method.
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Why it's OK to treat yourself during lockdown
Your cravings for treats may be a signal you're missing something in your diet, such as quality carbohydrates. But if you are eating foods out of habit or craving as a result of restrictive or unstructured eating patterns, then some changes may serve you well.
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How Do You Know When You Need a Well-Being Coach?
December encourages reflection. It is a natural pause point before the momentum of the new year begins. Instead of waiting until January to reset, you can take small steps now that make the coming year lighter, brighter and far more manageable
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Can I help you Perform
What you do on the day of the event is certainly important, but your training and nutrition leading up to it, in my opinion, should be your initial priority. If you don’t train or refuel smart then you’re dancing with the chance of injury, getting sick or psyching yourself and missing the event. If you prioritise training and refuelling like a machine, hello to the potential of a personal best sporting performance.
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Coeliac disease
Currently the only treatment for coeliac disease involves giving up all sources of gluten for life because eating foods that contain gluten will cause the symptoms, such as bloating, diarrhea, weight loss and fatigue to return as well as cause long term damage to health
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Food isn't nutrition until you eat it
We need to make sure our immunity is bullet proof before the winter bugs threaten to invade. Well, as bullet proof as we can make it anyway. This is to help prevent the onset of sickness so we don’t have to rebuild back to baseline, so we have the energy to try new crock pot recipes, or the energy to go snowboarding.
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AYURVEDIC HEALTH TREATMENTS
We believe that healing should be relatively painless, so ensure that the body remains in balance and that toxins are neutralized and ‘escorted’ from the body with ease. Ayurvedic purification normally done in a retreat situation for 7-21 days. Every day a special diet and calming, meditative routine is followed while the person is massaged and steamed and other therapies performed to rid the body from deeply held patterns and harmful substances. At the end, people emerge calm, focused and often profoundly healed.
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Cooking with kids – from digging to dishing up during the lockdown
The tasks delegated to children will differ and be determined by a few factors, such as age, food preference and the child's overall interest in food.
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Introduction to Ayurvedic Medicine
Tried And Proven Successful Across The Ages. Ayurvedic Doctors are taught in universities in India alongside Western Medical Doctors, and there are a lot of modern studies and clinical trials proving that Ayurvedic Medicine works. It is widely recognised and utilized by the Government of India, and many Ayurvedic Hospitals treat patients for free or for a minimal charge.
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