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Intuitive eating isn't a diet. It's about healing our relationship with food from the inside out. Intuitive eating is eating based on your internal cues and it fundamentally goes against diet culture, which is rooted in external cues.
It is simply eating without any restrictions. It is about trusting your body to make food choices that feel good for you, without judging yourself or the influence of diet culture.
In the beginning, when it comes to intuitive eating, our intuition or cravings might still be rooted in conditioning or fear or a history of distorted eating patterns. But the truth is your body knows exactly what it wants to keep you healthy; it truly only wants the best for you. Just as our ancestors did not need any education in nourishment, this wisdom lays dormant inside you too. With consistency and awareness, reconnecting with your body's natural ability to tell you when you're hungry or satisfied will happen innately.
Are you ready to heal your relationship with food? Here are some tips to get you started.
1. Trust your body and give yourself permission to eat when she lets you know you're hungry and always choose to eat real foods. We have created an ebook all about it for our practice members. You can download it here.
2. It is a good time to start eating when you have a 'mild' appetite. That is the moment your stomach starts growling, and you start thinking about food. So don't ignore your hunger pangs until they overwhelm you because this will cause you to eat whatever you can get instead of choosing foods that actually nourish you.
3. Pay attention to fullness and pause frequently to check in with your body if you need to eat further. You'll know you've had enough when you feel satisfied and happy.
4. Unlearn your fear of carbs, sugar, fat, meat, or calories โฆ basically creating a clean slate of non-judgment of food and then not only reconnecting with your body's voice but also listening to that voice. Achieving this doesn't happen overnight, but hopefully this post has inspired you to reconnect with your body and your relationship with food. ๐
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Our digestive system is SO important for the health and functioning of our entire body. We like to think of it as the hub of our health, organising what nutrients enter our bodies to give us energy, protecting us from harmful pathogens, and communicating with our other body systems to carry out essential functions.
Here are some little things we can begin to bring our attention to, to support this vital system.
๐ฟ๐ค๐ฃ'๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ค๐ข๐๐๐. โ๏ธHave it after a balanced breakfast.
๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ง๐ช๐ฃ. ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ฌ๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ข๐๐๐ก. ๐Practice mindfulness and gratitude when you eat. Take a few deep breaths before eating and give thanks to your food. When we are busy or stressed, our bodies simply do not prioritise digestion.
๐๐ง๐๐ค๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐ช๐ฃ๐ก๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ค๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐ข๐ช๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐ฅ๐ค๐จ๐จ๐๐๐ก๐. ๐Especially after a meal, this helps with digestion.
๐พ๐๐ค๐ค๐จ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐๐ก ๐๐๐ง๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ง๐ค๐ก ๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐๐จ. โค๏ธContraceptive pills contain synthetic estrogen, which can be the cause of weight gain but also of a bloated belly.
๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ก๐จ. ๐ฑWhen we don't regularly eat our blood sugar levels drop, and our body perceives this as a physical threat to our survival. More stress = worse digestion.
๐๐ก๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก. ๐ดWhen you are well-rested, it stimulates a more diverse microbiome and releases neurotransmitters that improve your mood. Win-win.
๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ง๐ฉ๐ฎ. ๐ฆ This philosophy builds up beneficial gut bacteria. Super sterile tendencies aren't helpful to our gut health.
๐๐ค๐ซ๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ช๐ก๐๐ง๐ก๐ฎ. ๐๐ปExercise promotes an increase in the diversity of healthy bacteria in the gut.
๐ผ๐ซ๐ค๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ก๐/๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐ค๐ค๐๐จ. ๐ฅOur digestive system needs to work harder to break down the fibres and nutrient components of raw foods. Eating more warm, cooked foods help with our digestion.
