How committed are you to making time for wellness? We all know that self-care is important to our mental and physical health and wellbeing. And we probably all know, at least in part, how to practice self-care. So, in the words of Nike ‘just do it!’ If only it was that straightforward. In fact, if looking after our body and mind – the vehicles that carry us through life – was that simple, we would all be ‘just doing it’.
Here though are some important updates you may like to know about from medical doctors who also specialise in additional ways of optimising diet, movement, integrated health, wellness and wellbeing:
Starting with a wonderful free online healthy eating course take a look at Dr Unwin’s Low carb Booklet. STOP PRESS! Newly-launched free real food lifestyle course! You can watch all 8 sessions on the Public Health Collaboration’s YouTube channel. And then if you’d like a helping hand, you can join the free weekly lifestyle support group.
Dr Indike – if you fancy the sound of online conscious dance medicine, join Dr Indike’s free Facebook group for women
Dr Fuller-Shavel – podcasts. STOP PRESS! Integrated Oncology in Action – newly-available free app ONCIO
Dr Aujla – recipes
Dr Chatterjee – lots of podcasts, recipes, books
Dr Hyman – books, videos, education
The small decisions we make each day all add up to changing our life for the better. Sometimes starting these new habits is however easier said than done though. We may already know what good food is, plan to exercise around Bushfield ‘one day’ or join any of the many yoga/exercise classes at our local community centre. And with all this health information around, sometimes it’s hard to know where to start? And find what might work best for you? Just getting started often needs a lever. And then continuing with these changes to achieve your health aims may need even more than that?
Help to make the right choices, lose weight and gain wellbeing
That’s where Health Coaches and/or Registered Nutritional Therapy Practitioners come in, depending on your health aims. These health professionals are also trained in providing you with cheerful support and motivational techniques to help you to stick to your personalised, tailor-made healthy new habits, doing the movements/exercises, eating the agreed food plan and finding ways to make time for your wellness, be it weight loss or wellbeing gains.