Mindful Health

Your hormones are magical messengers

responsible for keeping your body’s systems and functions in check.

These little guys respond

 every second of everyday

 to what is happening inside and outside of your body.  Unfortunately most of us are unaware of how important it is to choose what we put into our mouths, or onto our bodies carefully as everything is processed by the body. This means your body processes everything from your deodorant to your toothpaste, and every laundry detergent, shower wash, cleaning product etc in between.

The health of your hormones are key to a healthful (disease-free) life! You require the proper functioning of your hormones for numerous functions within your body such as, monitoring your sugar levels, without which you would develop conditions like diabetes, they govern your menstrual cycle and enable you to conceive and have a healthy pregnancy, they play an important role in your metabolism, your ability to respond to stress, and your sleep cycle (plus much more). 

With so many important roles to play in the health of our body and mind, it’s important that you treat your hormones with the respect they deserve.

Unfortunately in response to the demands of modern day life such as over-work, over-exercise, over-fatigue and continuous exposure to stress and toxins our hormones are anything but happy. They start to send mix messages to our organs, causing them to misbehave which if not rectified can lead to the manifestation of illnesses such as diabetes, under or over active thyroid, obesity, PCOS, endometriosis, hormonal imbalance, cancer etc.

Contact me to find our more about my Hormonal Health Program. 

How food moves through your digestive tract and the secretions it produces are affected by the protein, carbohydrate and fat composition of your foods. Do you know that 70 percent of the cells that make up your body's immune system are found in lining of the gut? Because of this what you eat may also be affecting your body's immune response.

The lining of your gut wall is designed to keep all the nutrients, toxins, chemicals etc from escaping into your bloodstream. Without a properly functioning wall any number of elements, including improperly broken down constituents from your dinner may end up floating around in your bloodstream! This can then stimulate your immune system causing any number of symptoms from inflammation, allergies, asthma, eczema, food intolerance's, headaches, joint pain, depression, anxiety, mood swings, memory problems and the list continues… 

In addition, the normal bacteria in your large intestine may be contributing to bloating and gas production when carbohydrates, such as lactose and fructose, are not completely absorbed in the small intestine. 

Many of us think being bloated is part of normal everyday life, or that a sluggish digestive system is no big deal. 

It is my belief, that if your gut is sticking out at you then it is probably trying to tell you something!

Contact me to find out more about my digestive health program.