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Mind Nourishing. Nutritional Therapy

Mind Nourishing. Nutritional Therapy

Bringing happiness to your plate, body and life through Nutritional Therapy

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Fibre up Friday!! . This week I have really been looking deeper into how food effects our mood and specifically looking at the 'smiles trial' which is one of the first research projects which looked at whether food changes could support depression. Amazingly they saw a huge impact on depression symptoms after just a 12 week nutrition intervention! . One thing they focused on with participants was increasing fibre intake. As a nation we struggle with getting enough fibre and this can mean our good gut bacteria aren't getting the 'food' that they need to thrive. . One basic way to increase your fibre intake with NO hassle is simply by swapping white versions of rice, bread and pasta to wholemeal (brown) versions. So simple yet can be so effective in bumping up your fibre intake. . This sweet and sour tofu went amazingly with the brown rice and now there are quicker boil options there really was no extra effort in the swap. . Have you made the swap yet?? . P.s swipe to spot my little food friend begging to try my dinner 😂😻 Being 'Kind to your Mind' is at the heart of everything I am trying to do with my business. . We all deserve to feel bloody awesome (most of the time) and I feel that over the years by changing my diet, working on my mindset and breaking free of 'diet rules' I feel I'm a regular member of the feeling awesome 'club' 😂 . Yesterday on the 'most depressing day of the year' I gathered some incredible local experts to also share their journeys and knowledge on many elements of wellness like mindset, movement and meditation. . I left the event feeling inspired and humbled by all the lovely feedback of those who attended and I'm so grateful for all the people who helped me spread some brightness on Blue Monday 💕💕( @empowerme_sisters @agiletherapy @restorationruth @natural_rays @milkandsugarcardiff @kindsnacksuk ) . Next steps for me are: . 🥑 Plan more events to educate people about how food effects the mood 🥑 Find more people who need extra support to overcome stress and make sustainable changes to their diet for a happier future (1:1 programmes) 🥑 Find even more incredible entrepreneurs to partner with to help more people . Who would be keen to come to my next event?? Message below with any ideas of what you'd like to see!! 💕 Sprinkling some happiness over 'Blue Monday'!! 💕💕 . This Monday is deemed as the most depressing day of the year but I want to rebel against this fact! . That's why I've pulled together some inspirational people from my network to put on this good food good mood event in @milkandsugarcardiff . I will be speaking about the power of food and how we can use it to boost our mood. . The @empowerme_sisters will be spreading their awesomeness and positivity and chatting about mindset and goalsetting. . David from @agiletherapy will be giving his unique take on 'moving' and challenge you to loom at your own habits. . @restorationruth will be leading us through a beautiful mindfulness meditation and last but not least Kirsty from @natural_rays will be sharing her expertise on low tox products on her stand whilst sharing some of her mood enhancing essential oils with us this evening. . Its going to be such a lovely evening (with some tasty food!) so please grab your ticket from my bio or eventbrite and tag someone below who might also be interested! 💕🥑🥑 Supporting our gut health) and out mood!) doesn't need to be boring! 🥑 . These little delights are jam packed with oats, prezels, majool dates and peanut butter which are all good sources of fibre which can feed the good guys. As a population we often don't eat enough fibre so being snack 'savvy' can help us boost our intake and feed our bacterial gang. . I got the recipe from @fitmittenkitchen Try it! It's tasty! . Wanna learn more about gut health and how it effects our mood? Come to my event next Mon in Cardiff! Follow the link in my bio to book. 🥑💕 Remember when we used to think 'Special K' was a 'healthy' start to the day? 🙈🙈😅 . Oh and if you also replaced your lunch with special K too then you could look great in a red swimsuit 😖😩 🙈 . Thankfully the harmful effect of these 'diet culture' messages are becoming more transparent and I HOPE that now you follow me you know I'm all about spreading messages about health NOT weight. . As a previous cereal 'addict' thinking that the weight loss messages plastered over the boxes were everything, my mornings now look completely different and work so much better for me. . In line with research, I now find that having a tasty breakfast which includes a good source of protein (like beans and vege sausages), colour and TASTE works much better for me. I feel like I have more energy, I am getting a great variety of fibre to support my gut health and I'm not starving again by 10am 👍 . Usually I love a good egg but #veganuary has got my trying some vegan sausages which are a beaut change! These are @nakedgloryuk from @tescofood and they're yum!! . Have your breakfast habits changed too? Let me know how below!! 💕🥑 There's a few newbies to the page so wanted to introduce myself! 😁 My names Laura and I am a Nutritional Therapist Msc. . I know from personal experience that food can have a HUGE impact on your mood. I used to chose what I ate based on calories rather then nourishment and it left me feeling tired, irritable and quite often HUNGRY! . Through my degree, masters and passion in learning about nutrition, I have found a variety of ways to fuel my body and mind which leave me feeling full of energy, less stressed and probably most importantly ENJOYING FOOD! . I work with people to take the 'stress' out of healthy eating. I help to give ideas, motivation, recipes and get to the root cause of energy and mood issues. Gut health can often have a huge impact on all of these things so quite often, improving this is a huge part of working alongside clients. Together we often also work on mindset and reducing stress to create sustainable changes that LAST. . I would love to help you if you want to improve your health and happiness this year. Please message me or follow the link in my bio 💕🥑 Self care Saturdays 💕 . This week self care has been my focus after the somewhat 'overwhelm' of the New Year resolution pressures. . We are bombarded with fitness pressures, career pressures, diet pressures and making sure we plan the best year yet pressures... Its exhausting! 😅 . Instead of buying into New Year resolutions I have decided to just focus on a word to focus my year on. This year my word is 'learn'. . Today I learnt about all the beautiful monkeys who have been rescued from illegal pet shops and zoos that no longer want them 😢 (dont worry they are now well looked after) 💕 . I also (re) learnt that a day outside surrounded by the amazing #welsh countryside is a perfect remedy to blow away the Christmas cobwebs. I need to do this more!! . What is your word of the year?? Comment below 💕🥑 Why I'm doing #veganuary this year: . Because: . 1) I like a challenge 💪 . 2) We probably all know by now that reducing our meat intake is really good for the environment 🌏 . 3) I love eating vegetables and this pushes me to try new recipes . 4) Eating a wide variety of vegetables is SOOOOO beneficial for our gut health and for those who follow my posts will know that our gut health is pretty much the 'core' (pun intended) of our health and happiness 😁 . 5) A few of my clients are vegan and I want to experience any barriers they may face when it comes to food choice 🧐 . Who wants to try it with me? . For those who aren't sure what Veganuary is, it means being vegan for the whole of Jan. This means no meat, fish or animal derived products (like eggs and honey) but it means LOTS of beautiful, colourful plants 🥑😍 . Comment below if you're going to join me!! Il be looking to share some recipes I try! 💕 How are you filling up your Crimbo Limbo?? . I'm taking some time for me and my business 😊🥑 . Thats meant: . 💕 Moving my body in a way that feels good 💕 Watching business webinars on my 'wanted to watch' list 💕 Having nice candlelit baths 💕 Making business goals and strategies 💕 Eating lots of leftover chocolate 🤣🤣🤤 . I have yet to really set some health and happiness goals for 2020 yet though so wondered who wanted to join me? . I want this start thinking and recording things I want to try/ experience / achieve/ enjoy that isn't to do with work... There is more to life! . Who wants to join? Maybe share some things you want to do (for you) below! 💕💕🥑 Thankyou to all those in retail who are sacrificing their Christmas to allow me to buy my presents. . Thankyou to all those in the NHS and in care who are selflessly looking after those who need it. . Thankyou to the Police and all the Emergency Services that will be there to help keep me safe. Even on the day where the Big Man visits 🎅🤶 . Big loves to those who find this time of year hard and are missing loved ones ❤️❤️ . And to all those surrounded by family, love, gifts and tasty food. Make sure you enjoy every single minute (and sprout 😉😋) 😁🎉🥑 . Happy last min prepping! 🤶🥑 3 day juice detox after some Christmas alcohol splurging. ..JOKING obviously 😋 . YES I did enjoy a beaut juice today but NO I will not be doing any kind of juice cleanse to help 'detox'. . Things that I will likely be doing to help out the liver, kidneys and lymph system detox over the Christmas celebrations are: . 👍 Eating lots of nutrient rich vegetables, especially cruciferous veg (hellloooo cabbage!) which contain ingredients that support the second phase of our detox pathway 👍 Drinking lots of water 👍 Getting a good sweat on. Gym. Maybe sauna. Maybe playing an intense game of charades 👍A good body brush because it feels nice and brushing can help stimulate the lymph system. . 🚫 So its a no from me to extended juice detoxes thanks 🚫 . Try not to get sucked into any 'quick fix fads' over this festive period. . If you do want some long term sustainable support though you know where I am ❤️🥑 . Swipe to see how excited I get around Christmas...and when im about to be fed 🤣🤶 Yay! My little boxes of happiness are out for delivery 😍 . I have wanted to make some 'Good Food Good Mood' boxes for ages and I'm mega happy I've finally bitten the bullet and done it! . They are jammed with fermented foods, tasty snacks, nutrition info and hopefully warm fuzzy feelings on opening 😊 . This last week has been crazy busy (in a good way!) and now looking forward to celebrating with some mulled wine with friends tonight 🍷🤶 . If you're intruiged and want to try a box, head to my bio to buy one for New Years delivery 💕💕
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