Category: Health & Digest

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Listening to yourself

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Fortunately, my body is hypersensitive and thus is one which makes me listen; for which I am very grateful.  Even just the subtle signs of pimples, aches or dry skin can be your body trying to get you to listen to it as a means to help it function better.

Listening to yourself could be inferred in many ways.  There are multiple parts to our existence and thus there’s multiple parts of us we can listen to.

The body:  Tells us when we’re hungry or in pain

The mind:  Constant babble that can either be useful in solving complex arithmetic, or, is the distracting and destructive voice of the ego, which keeps us battling with ourselves or others

The higher mind/soul/spirit:  This tells us how best to reach our ultimate goals and where the love is

In my experience, it’s quite a noise occurring,  and the default or easiest part to listen to is the one which shouts loudest, i.e. the ego/mind.  Fortunately for me however, my body screams quite loudly at me a lot when I disrespect it; and has forced me to listen to it over my ego.  The current societal set up in the UK gears us from birth towards wanting money, power and externally percieved ‘beauty’, i.e. the mind/ego fulfillment; this is how I ended up in hospital a few times.  If it wasn’t for listening to my body then I’m not sure where I’d be right now but I doubt it would be a great place.

It’s only by learning to listen to the subtle and gross signs in my body that I’ve learnt to not listen so much to the crap in my mind.  In turn, I am then more able to listen to my higher mind/soul and find the love and direction I so desparately craved before.  Hence my moto:

Get into your body to get out of your mind!

x

 

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Food for Thought

GMO Food for Thought

I got a book from my brother a couple of months back, very provocative – I nearly got too scared to eat anything after I read it.  However, in my opinion, information is power and we deserve more of a say over what we put in our bodies.  ‘You are what you eat’ as the saying goes, and cancer (in my humble and honest opinion), is a man made disease.  Please watch or read and draw your own conclusions.

The World According to Monsanto

Book:

http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/search?searchTerm=the+world+according+to+monsanto&search=Find+book

Film (free to view):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex9YocKmoMU

New year, new perspectives.

 

Love x

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Food Intolerance Testing

Foods Testing

This morning I went on a quest, in search of on which foods perhaps I should rest.

I was surprised to hear how busy this little hospital department is here

Fructose, lactose, and glucose: sugars present in most things we ingest; and thus why I’m here for this test.

It’s been a long slog aiming to understand what makes me bloat, burp and generally hurt

Lactose, gluten, fibre and wheat; dairy, fructose, additives or meat?

We’re all told what’s ‘good’ for us; what we should eat, what we like or simply what’s cheap.

But what is it one needs as optimal feeds?

Food, nutrition and their products all seem such a mess; what I need to find is the moderation of what suits me best.

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Being comfortable this Autumn/Winter

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Autumn and winter are historically wet and cold, have a lower energy and is when the fluffy furry animals hibernate.  Also, at this time of year, warming root veggies from the Earth are a staple food whilst there’s a lot less sunlight bringing its energy into this part of the globe.  So as modern humans instead of slowing down, even in the weariness of the autumn and winter, we try to do more to make up for the shorter days – it’s OK everyone’s at it!  With Christmas (or other religious holidays) and the January sales around the corner the very thought of having a quiet 5 minutes seems months away for some.  It can be hard slowing down with nature when the rest of the population still seem to be running at 200MPH, how is it possible not to also be so busy?!

This answer lies with our ancestors and nature, our inner nature and nature in the wild as we know it, but it’s our negligence to our deep connection with this planet and its seasons which is why we must again pay attention more to the changing energy of the weather, the hibernating animals and the actual foods which grow; imagine how people lived 500 years ago in winter?  Slow down and take this time to restore yourself!  Following on from the highs of the summer, now is the time replenish our reserves so we can have a spring in our step next March.  Being generally conscious of this can be an asset, but Yoga is an excellent tool to help us to do this, not only does it turn our attention inside to our true nature but it also can be used as a gentle way to build heat and keep us from getting too cold or sluggish.   However, it is still very important we learn to slow down and generally take stock of our lives; live like the seasons with cooler but also sometimes, more extreme energies.

5 Tips to help transition into chilling:

  1. Eat warming and earthy foods, locally sourced where possible so you can really eat with the season of your dwelling
  2. Take the opportunity to sleep more with the earlier sunset and later sunrise, see what small changes you could make to your routine to allow this for a few months.
  3. Do some Yoga, Pilates or Tai Chi, keep the fire burning inside so you can keep warm.
  4. Move more towards mental tasks rather than physical ones to make the most of a clearer mind bought on by the cold weather.
  5. Appreciate the warmth of your home or your winter coat with the coolness of the air which helps to freshen things up after a sweaty summer!