Life Lessons Nutrition

GRIN is a community gardening initiative started by Lucy Chapman for pre-school children and their carers. The initiative is founded on the benefits of gardening for physical & mental health, development of confidence in young children whilst opening their eyes to the magic of planting a seed & watching it transform. GRIN is also about introducing children to fruit & vegetables & encouraging food experimentation.

Lucy & experienced gardener Jane Glover talk us through the genesis of GRIN through to the bounty of their current crop!

In this episode I talk with Esther about her yoga journey from India, London to the Isle of Man & the benefits yoga can bring to pretty much everyone - from children through to the elderly. Esther is not only a yoga teacher but also a yoga therapist. YT is now widely accepted as a complementary therapy & has been adopted within many clinical spaces.

Yoga is something that I recommend to many of my nutritional therapy clients. Often for its all-round good as an exercise, but also as a tool for stress management.

I was delighted to reconnect with the world of podcasting this morning with an incredibly interesting conversation with Paula of Health Rediscovered.

Paula works as an acupuncturist & health coach out of her clinic in Glasgow, Scotland. She started her acupuncture journey in 2003 in South Korea & has never stopped developing her practice since then, incorporating a BSc in the process.

This is a fascinating exploration of the wide-ranging benefits of this therapy & Paula's passion is evident.

Hope you enjoy!

www.healthrediscovered.co.uk

Today I am speaking with Gill Serpaud about her menopause experience. Menopause hit Gill almost overnight 5 years ago when she developed unfathomable mood swings.

Between now & then she has made it her mission to plug the gaps in her nutrition & exercise knowledge - first being led by listening to the very clear signals being received from her body. Step away from the cardio!! Say no to doughnuts!!

Her journey is an inspiration to all of us. As she says herself, 'if I can do it, anyone can!'

Following on from last week's episode on menopause, this week I am speaking with the founder of Facebook & Peanut group M-brace the Change, Sharon Dunford.

If you're in menopause & not aware of M-brace, please do yourself a favour & join up. Because I'm nice like that, the link is here:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/424189738590072

M-brace is the home of reliable info, daftness, lots of rudeness & support.

Sharon tells us about her own journey to setting up the group. A telling that encompasses libido, medical battles, accurate genital terminology & countering bee-like tendencies.