Come Full Circle – Miscarriage Poem
You came to usAs an unexpected giftSecretly and silentlyYou installed yourself in my wombMaking yourself comfortableEven if just for a little whileDespite the writings on the wallI did not notice you were thereOr ratherI was not able to see the obviousEven though I suspected at timesBut it seemed impossible to my mindAnd as Goethe already […]
What I learned from my miscarriage – Part 1
Let’s get pregnancy loss out of the dark. It’s only when I experienced it myself, that I realized how common it is. What a weird world where we are supposed to hide the joy of our pregnancy for 3 months only to then hide the pain if we do indeed lose it. I say let’s […]
The two main reasons people stay up later than they know is good for them
A good night’s sleep CRUCIAL for balanced hormones and metabolism in general. It’s at night that we recover and rebuild. In fact, every organ has its “time” and from 11pm to 3am it’s gallbladder and liver time. This iswhy you would ideally be in bed at 10pm, so you give those organs the chance to […]
The Number 1 secret to better nutrition without changing anything you eat
Better nutrition without changing what you eat – sounds too good to be true, right? Here’s the thing: we are not what we eat, we are what we can digest and assimilate! In fact, you could be eating the healthiest meal in the world, if you are not in the optimal state of digestion and assimilation, you […]
Eating well is a form of self-respect
Tell me what you eat, and I tell you how much respect you have for yourself and for this planet (which is actually the same thing).So many people know (in theory) that sugar, artificial sweeteners and processed foods in general are not good for them. Yet they still keep on consuming those. My role as […]
The “Everything in moderation” excuse
Are you using “everything in moderation” as an excuse to not stand up for yourself?I cannot tell you how often I hear from clients that they do not want to go to extremes with their diet and lifestyle. That their ultimate goal is “everything in moderation”. As someone who has been obsessed with food quantity […]
The art of staying hydrated
Staying hydrated is important for EVERYbody.What we need water forTransportation of oxygen and all the necessary nutrients, enzymes and immune factors via the bloodstream to your organs and cells. You might be eating the right stuff, but without water, it cannot arrive at your cells.Elimination of toxins and metabolic waste. Ever tried cleaning a house […]
Saturated Fat and Cholesterol are good for you
The biggest myth surviving in the world of nutrition is probably that foods rich in saturated fat and/or cholesterol are bad for you. This myth stems from the 1950’s, when Ancel Keys published a study linking saturated fats to high cholesterol and heart disease. Although the study turned out to be severely flawed afterwards, it has ever since […]
Real Food on a Budget
While (at first sight) healthy food is often more expensive, it is not true that eating healthy is only affordable for high-income households. In fact, if we’d incorporate all the costs (and inconveniences) of developing and treating degenerative diseases caused by the long-term consumption of contaminated and/or processed food (including the “organic junk”), we would […]
Psychology of Cleansing
A cleanse is about so much more than just taking a couple of supplements, juices or a coffee enema – at least if you want it to be as effective as possible. Whatever you experience on a physical level, you also experience it on a mental and spiritual level. As a consequence, cleansing the body will […]
