Health & Lifestyle Coach
Motivational Speaker
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Intermediate Life Support
If, in my capacity as a mentor, a coach, a functional medicine expert, a clinician I was given the opportunity to infect the entire world with something, I was thinking to myself, what would it be? It didn’t take too long for me to come up with the answer.
I would definitely infect the world with the the power of positive thinking.
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There’s a health and wellness crisis ahead of us…here are 7 ways to avoid it.
It’s predicted that by the end of the 21st Century 75% of all deaths, world wide, will be as a result of chronic degenerative diseases such as heart and vascular disease, diabetes, obesity, cancer, etc.
It has also been suggested, actually more like proven, that 80 – 90% of all of these diseases are as a result of poor lifestyle choices. If you ever get the opportunity to read ‘The Biology of Belief’, by Dr Bruce Lipton, I suggest you do. Dr Lipton clearly indicates how important making healthy choices will, at the end of the day, allow for healthy aging.
What then are some of these healthy choices we should all be making?
1. Ensure your diet is filled with nutrient dense foodsNutrient dense foods are the non- processed, unrefined foods, including fresh vegetables, fruits, salads, lentils, legumes, chicken, fish and lean cuts of meat.
Anti – nutrient type foods include the sugary foods, processed and ‘fast’ foods, refined foods and foods containing high amounts of saturated and trans fats. continue reading…
Healthy mother = health baby. That’s logical you may say. Well yes, it is logical, but how seriously do we really take this concept?
When a newly pregnant mom–to–be goes to her gynaecologist for the first visit, after all the medical components have been dealt with (BP, iron levels etc.) the total extent of the discussion around Mom’s health is usually, ‘Make sure you are eating a healthy, balanced diet, avoid excessive ‘junk’ food’ as we don’t want you putting on excessive weight, avoid smoking, alcohol and sushi, and exercise in moderation’. A prenatal multi-vitamin and extra folic acid are usually recommended as well.
On Saturday 20th August we hosted a Health, Wellness and Healthy Eating Workshop at La Maison Cairn B&B in Glencairn.
Just as an aside, La Maison Cairn is a beautiful, 4 star B&B with the most magnificent views across what must be one of the most spectacular bays in the world, False Bay. Mr Weatherman certainly obliged us on the day with amazing weather – windless and buckets of sunshine!!! Have a look at La Maison Cairn if you are thinking of a visit to the Southern Peninsula area.
Ok, so now back to the point, and that’s not Cape Point!
My presentation on the day was titled, ‘How to beat accelerated aging and ill health’. Tall order you may think, but in reality there are numerous studies that highlight just how well the human body responds to simple interventions from the point of improving health and slowing down the aging process.
Well essentially stress is nothing until it results in the up regulation of certain hormones that we know only react, or are produced in response to stress. That means that there has to be a physiological reaction to some sort of stimulus (an initiating factor, either from outside the body, or from inside the body).
It’s a bit like the pitcher pitching the ball. If the batter doesn’t strike the ball it’s nothing until the umpire decides if the pitch was a strike or a ball. continue reading…
Eternal youth, the commodity sought after so intensely by so many; the commodity on which billions of dollars, pounds, rands are spent every year; the source of billions in income for companies specialising in anti aging, vitamin therapy, spa treatments and the list goes on and on.
Is the ageing process modifiable or even avoidable? In the past 150 years, the upper limit of life expectancy has exceeded all previous predictions to the tune of about 2,5 years per decade (1). We are living longer, mostly due to the wrong reason. Medical science has progressed to such an extent that we can now keep people alive, even after nature has attempted to intervene. continue reading…
This article was posted in the Deccan Chronicle 24 July 2011. By Dr O.P. Yadava
If the heart were to be likened to a badly behaved child, the main traits the person would suffer from would be anger and hostility besides a host of other habits like smoking, diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, physical inactivity, obesity etc! It’s a known fact that negative emotions, primarily in the form of anger and hostility are bad for the health in general and the heart in particular. Anger can break the heart literally and metaphorically.
Conceived in the head, these traits gnaw away at the heart, for the heart and mind cannot be separated. The two cross-talk through a process of chemical conversations with health of one affecting the health of the other and vice-versa. continue reading…
Well, in one short, sharp word – NO!
It is now pretty well accepted that gastrointestinal health is the basis for over-all good health. There are many studies supporting the role of the digestive tract in proper and optimal immune function. Optimum GI (gastrointestinal) function is imperative for optimum digestion, and hence, optimum absorption and assimilation of nutrients. It’s no good filling up with good quality fuel if the carburettors are all blocked !!
The digestive tract, anatomically and physiologically, is extremely complex. Very simply though, there’s an upper part, a middle part and a lower part, with each part performing different functions and therefore requiring different types of friendly bacteria and micro flora. continue reading…
Source: Business Day, Tamar Kahn (2011-06-01)
CAPE TOWN — Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi is planning to introduce legislation to lower the salt content of food, he told Parliament yesterday.
This is likely to come as a blow to the food industry, which prefers self-regulation.
While salt has the virtues of preserving food and making it tastier, it takes its toll on health. It drives up blood pressure, which increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
“(The) South African diet has been shown to be very high in salt,” Dr Motsoaledi told MPs during his budget vote debate yesterday. “The desired amount of salt for your body is known to be 4g-6g per day, but in our country it is up to 9,8g.” continue reading…
Article by Richard Geres
As you may suspect, you are not alone with your chocolate cravings. The question is where are these cravings coming from? Cravings for chocolate or sugar can occur for a number of reasons, and the first step in deducing your craving is to understand why you are craving it the first place.
While several factors may contribute to chocolate being your sweet vice, part of the problem may be that you have a magnesium deficiency. Many people are deficient in magnesium, and chocolate is often a source of this important mineral. According to Dr. Carolyn Dean’s book, The Magnesium Miracle, magnesium has been largely ignored in health care, yet it has been scientifically proven to be a vital part of our overall health. In America nearly two-thirds of the population are deficient because of the high amount of junk food in diets. If you are eating more junk foods and highly processed foods, you are not getting enough of the right vitamins and minerals into your body.
