Taking bookings for private consultations. I have 3 appointments left for next week – Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Skin conditions, food intolerance, autoimmune, hormone balance, arthritis, lifestyle change etc. Feel free to message me for a chat first or see www.tonichealacademy.com if you feel one of my outrageously awesome ecourses are for you 😉
Just £10 to join! Fasting for Health starts Monday 1st June and is a 7 day professionally guided fasting program. Fasting has many fantastic health benefits such as stronger digestion, healthy bowel movements, elimination of toxins, reduction of bloating and better sleeping patterns. There are 3 great fasting styles for you to choose from – juice fast, water fast or warrior fast.
I started my fast yesterday so you can follow my journey before I guyed you through yours on Monday. We’ll aim for a week but just go at your own pace and however many days you feel comfortable with.
There is a fully downloadable PDF guide in the Fasting for Health support group to make sure you complete the fast safely.
Fasting for Health is just £10 to join. Make your paypal payment to tonicnutrition@gmail.com and request access to the Fasting for Health group here >> https://www.facebook.com/groups/fastingforhealth/
Beautiful day for a mega breakfast pot. Banana, raw coconut flakes, mixed berries, more flakes, walnuts and 85% dark chocolate so not 100 % raw but im ok with some artistic license 😂
What’s on the menu for you today? Get involved and let’s talk food!
We’ve all got strengths and weaknesses when it comes to our diet. It can be really easy to beat yourself up about how you’ve over indulged or had too much sugar in your tea or cracked and ate 3 extra biscuits. My weaknesses are definitely crisps on occasion and some days having one too many decafs. Sometimes I even go out with my friends and drink too much and flare up my Gilbert syndrome for the next 2 weeks
But screw all of that. Did I enjoy the extra coffee? Yup. Did I totally love my weekend bag of salt and vinegar Tyrells? You freaking know it! Did I have an awesome night out? Of course! Good then! Move on!
Let’s focus on the good instead:
Most of the time I eat a fully raw diet
Most of the time I drink enough water
Most of the time I remember to take the supplements for my Gilberts syndrome
So, my point is don’t focus on what you perceive to be the bad parts of your diet. Look at the good! I bet it’s better than you think.
What are the best bits about your diet?
Trying to have breakfast with these two veg monsters around is pretty impossible!
When it comes to kids and smoothies do yourself a favour and get a really decent blender or bullet. At least 800W.
Most kids hate bits – it’s just a kid thing so make it easy on them and offer up a smooth smoothie. Riley (pictured) will drink muddiest, greenest, bittiest, thickest concoction I could give him. But his brother Charlie – no way. If it’s not straight up chocolate, banana or strawberry he won’t drink it. But he will eat all his veg so I’m good with it.
If you’re just changing your eating habits don’t expect overnight results from your kids. It takes time, consistency and for you to lead by example. TRUST ME. I have a lot of mommas in my groups and slowly but surely they report big achievements from their kids. Don’t give up!
Any of my amazing mommas want to share their stories please feel free!
Fact: if you eat stuff out of jars it’s just better. Honest!
Seriously though it’s also a great way of broadening your nutritional range. Each food has different levels and types of antioxidants which will all help processes in your body in different ways.
I’m not saying eat a different meal every day of the week, just don’t get in a rut with your ingredients.
Instead of having a lettuce salad, choose spinach, greens and fresh herbs instead. Or instead of a bowl of porridge, top it with nuts, seeds and berries. Having a meal with potato wedges? Why not throw in roast parsnip, sprouts and sweet potato too. Green smoothie? Mix up those greens! Spinach, kale and romaine will all offer you different types of crazy awesome goodness.
Bigger plant based nutritional range = higher standard of health.
Guess what, sometimes I don’t make every single thing we eat from scratch *gasp!!!* I know right?! But I’m a mum, I work and sometimes can’t be bothered. Just like many of you I imagine! To be honest I use herbs and spices for flavour most of the time which is actually easier than screwing the top off a jar, but hey – on some occasions I do it.
There is a lot of crap in our supermarkets but there are also some ok emergency items if you look hard enough.
So, for the rare days I don’t make a dressing from scratch I use a bought version I’m happy with. It’s not perfect, there’s a little vegetable oil and a small amount of added sugar. But this is why I use pastes in an emergency instead of sauces – with pastes you need such a small amount that now and again I can justify it!
Sundried tomato and paprika potatoes – white ones and sweet ones! Served with plenty of greens and garlicky rice noodles. Gobbled up by 2 hungry boys and a hubby!
LAUNCH NEWS AND TOTALLY AWESOME CASE STUDY…
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I received an amazing testimonial from one of my gorgeous clients a few days ago so I thought I’d post it today. You’ll love it, her little boy – only 4 years old – went through the treatment as he was constantly covered in sore, itchy hives, poor little mite. Interestingly one of her other sons went through the course to support his little brother and his persistent blocked nose and sinus problems cleared up too!
“HIVES!
Months of hives daily is what my four year old son has put up with! I tried all sorts and was at my wits end! I found Lynsey through Facebook and we have never looked back! We were lucky and it seems to be only a couple of things that actually break him out and we found it quite quickly, I guess for some it might take longer. He was a really picky eater as he also had digestive problems but now his appetite is enormous! And no hives! He’s even trying some new foods which he never does.
Lynsey knows her stuff, she is a very clever woman and passionate about what she does, she took us through an elimination diet which was tough but it’s not for ever, if you want to get sorted she can really help and WANTS to help, I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her and will definitely be following her Facebook page and turning to her for advice in the future.
P.s we have been having green smoothies in the morning! Wow! Sets you up for the day!”
So there you have it. A really simple and effective treatment safe for the whole family xx
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Adrenal Fatigue.
If you have been to your doctor with either of these complaints, you’ve probably walked away feeling more frustrated and alone than you did before your diagnosis. Or, as in my case, were even told it was “all in your head”. Really?? Cue doubts about my own sanity! (Turns out I actually had Gilbert Syndrome, so I’m not crazy after all).
Whichever diagnosis you’ve been labelled with, they all boil down to similar symptoms – tiredness, fatigue, difficulty waking or getting out of bed, low mood, tearfulness, trouble sleeping and the feeling of being overwhelmed.
Energy is the source of all life, and of all health too. If there is anything blocking our ability to make energy then chronic illness will not be far behind. It’s down to our cells to make energy from the food we eat. Chronic fatigue is the inability to produce this energy effectively.
Childhood viruses, infectious diseases, vaccinations and poor diet choices can all trigger this group of illnesses.
Food sensitivities can be triggered by illness or poor diet choice damaging the gut over time. Certainly three of the most damaging and common dietary influences are sugar, processed gluten/wheat products and dairy. All of these things cause inflammation, disrupt hormone production and damage our immunity – our gut flora.
Food sensitivities also prevent absorption of nutrients which means our cells have nothing useful to make energy out of.
Just to illustrate this with regards to sugar: When you flood the body with sugar from soda, candy, white flours, sweet breakfast cereals and fruit juices you trigger a state of emergency which it is your adrenal gland’s job to respond to.
Having high blood sugar disrupts and potentially damages every cell in you body. This threat triggers an immune and hormonal response. Over time this constant state of emergency fatigues your glands leaving you pretty wiped out and unable to recover.
Adrenal fatigue and chronic fatigue can be very well treated though diet. It takes time, however, and means a consistent lifestyle change. Issues like candida, leaky gut and low digestive enzyme production can all play a part. All this can be healed but it won’t happen over night.
Some damage to the glands may not be able to be fully repaired and will always be triggered by external factors like stress (your adrenal gland is your stress gland after all). But, you can probably enjoy a much better quality of life with episodes becoming much less frequent and your energy levels normalising.
Recovery is about rebuilding your health, not hiding the symptoms. Some medications may offer short term relief, but the underlying cause isn’t being treated – you’re simply buying yourself time whilst you further damage your glands. This will eventually lead to more serious issues.
If you have any questions about a dietary approach to CFS or adrenal fatigue please feel free to message me – always happy to offer advice!
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