Nutritional Therapy

Do you have low energy? Brain fog? Headaches? Mood swings? Poor digestion? Food cravings after a meal? Weight problems? Allergies? Menopause causing discomfort? Depression?

Are you confused about whether protein or carbohydrate is best? Do you get frustrated with all the conflicting advice about diet?

Find out the correct diet for your metabolism

Unfortunately the reason there are so many different diets which appear to work for some, and not for others, is that there is no such thing as a ‘one size fits all’ diet for everybody. It is worth discovering your metabolic and Ayervedic type so that you can eat the foods that will help you to find balance and make you feel more energetic.

Even if you don’t have any particular health problems, eating correctly for your metabolism and blood type will do wonders for the way you feel. You will find yourself thinking more clearly, feeling more energetic and generally having a better quality of life. It will also help to prevent future illnesses by strengthening your immune system and not allowing your body to build up harmful free radicals.

I know, I know! We all say that if we had to listen to all the advice we are given, we will starve! It seems there is something negative to say about every type of food we have available to us! Let me reassure you that it only seems that way and it is not as difficult to eat healthily as you might imagine it is.

Heal yourself through nutrition

It is a fact that in the medical field today, very few GP’s will concern themselves with your diet, (except where there is an obvious diet related disorder, such as diabetes, or obesity). Even then, they will refer you to a nutritionist because doctors do not do study nutrition in-depth. This seems strange to me, as even Hippocrates pointed to the diet as the major cause of illness. Perhaps with the discovery of bacteria et al, the scientists threw out all the common sense and stopped considering nutrition important. Perhaps it is true that it is all about the pharmaceutical companies that sponsor universities. I don’t know.

The point is, that if you want to look to the source of your illness, or simply preserve your health, it is up to you to consider the importance of diet. Your doctor is unlikely to point you in that direction, although there does, at least, seem to be a trend to encourage exercise and a more healthful lifestyle on the part of the government and NHS.

Most people do not take their eating habits seriously until they are faced with a more serious problem, and quite often, even then, they do not consider a change in lifestyle.

There are those who do not have any adverse food reactions and seem to be able to eat whatever they like. There are people who do seem to go through to old age with comparative good health, despite what seems to be an unhealthy diet and lifestyle. Having said that, though, bear in mind that it is often the man who has a heart attack at 50, who says 'I thought I was as healthy as a horse!'.

On the other hand, many people do experience quite serious health problems which can easily be solved by correcting the diet. Sometimes there is a need for medical treatment in combination with diet, but in many instances medication can be stopped once the body has regained it’s health through a simple change in eating habits.

Case Study

For example, consider Gillian, who had a history of depression. She was absolutely adamant that the source of her depression was hormonal. After a series of tests which showed her hormones to be perfectly balanced, and many fruitless trips to various doctors, she was finally put on anti-depressant medication. There was a marked improvement and as long as she stayed on the medication, she no longer experienced mood swings. However she still had other health problems such as asthma, hay fever and sinus.

In frustration, she decided to see a nutritionist. She was told to cut out all dairy, wheat, sugar, and many other products. Not knowing how to eat without those things, she quickly gave up. It was many years later that I put her on a detox programme that she would find easy to follow.

The aim of the detox was to see whether she had an intolerance to certain foods. She already knew from allergy tests that she was allergic to shellfish, but the tests did not show up any other foods. What they did show, was that she was allergic to almost every pollen, grass, and air borne allergen possible! After three days on the detox programme she began to reintroduce foods one at a time. When a food is introduced back into the body, if there is an intolerance there is usually a hyper-reaction. In Gillian’s case, when she ate cheese (I might add that it was also the food she most craved during her detox), her depression returned with a vengeance, to the point of her feeling quite suicidal, something she had not felt before.

Fortunately Gillian was aware of the cause of the emotive state she found herself in, and was able to wait it out. She tried dairy again a few weeks later – same result!

She found that she had mild intolerances to certain other foods, but the main problem was dairy. These days she is able to tolerate a very small amount of dairy on the odd occasion without reaction. Unfortunately, however, it seems that the foods we are most intolerant to, we also have an addiction for! So a small amount of dairy often sets her off to having ‘just a little more’ and before she knows it her histamine count has risen to a level where she reacts to the slightest bit of dust, pollen, or other allergen with a massive attack of her old allergies. Or, worse, a return of the depression.

The interesting thing is that as long as she stays off dairy, her histamine count remains low enough for her tolerate any amount of dust or pollen! By the way, she no longer needs to take anti-depressants or anti-histamines (unless she ‘falls off the wagon’).

Hopefully after some time she will be able to introduce dairy back into her normal diet without any adverse reaction – as long as she does not overdo it.

This is just one example of how a person’s diet can be affecting them without their even being aware of it.

Menopause – a note to all woman over 30!

It is important to clean up your act before the onset of menopause if you want to avoid some of the more devastating symptoms. However, even if you haven’t done that it is not too late. By some simple readjustments to your eating habits, you can overcome most of the symptoms of menopause. Hypnotherapy can also help you a great deal. A combination of the two is a sure winner!

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Food Humour !

"Never anger a dragon, for you are crunchy and go well with Brie."
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"Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing."
(Redd Foxx)

"Inside some of us is a thin person struggling to get out, but he/she can usually be sedated with a few pieces of chocolate cake."
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"Potluck supper - prayer and medication to follow."
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Age is important only if you're cheese and wine."
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"It is bad to suppress laughter; it goes back down and spreads to your hips."
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"The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found."
(Calvin Trillin)

"Tomatoes and oregano make it Italian; wine and tarragon make it French. Sour cream makes it Russian; lemon and cinnamon make it Greek. Soy sauce makes it Chinese; garlic makes it good." (Alice May Brock)