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In This Edition: Nutrition for depression, anxiety & burnout Behind the Scenes
Testimonial
Nutrition for depression, anxiety & burnout
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I have helped clients get off of their medication for depression, calm their anxiety and panic attacks and bounce back very quickly from burnout. Diet exercise and lifestyle changes can help enormously.
I will highlight a few nutrition tips.
One of the often overlooked causes of depression, anxiety, and burnout can be a poor diet causing nutritional
deficiencies.
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The main factors to consider are:
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1. Blood sugar imbalance – Hypo and hyperglycemia, upsets brain function. Hypoglycemia (Or low blood sugar) is a major cause of behavioral problems in children. I suffered from hypoglycemia for years, getting extremely irritable whenever a meal was delayed. I am much more balanced now and I make sure to eat my meals on time and carry snacks like trail mix along.
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Lack of protein – Protein contains essential amino acids that in turn create neurotransmitters. These communicate information in our brain. This can also alleviate headaches, migraines and lead to more balanced energy throughout the day.
3. Lack of essential fatty acids – the brain is 60% fat, and good fats are critical for brain health
4. Vitamin and mineral deficiencies – A
few specific vitamins that are important are B complex, which calms the nervous system, vitamin C that keeps the adrenal glands calm – our flight or fight glands, and along with other herbs can prevent burnout. Magnesium helps muscle relax. Copper and iron give us energy.
A diet that includes a lot of refined sugars upsets brain function, after the sugar high, the ensuing crash causes depression.
By changing your diet from one that contains a
lot of refined carbohydrates, packaged, processed or fast foods, to one that is healthier, you can greatly improve your emotional challenges.
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4 Key things to implement:
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1. Reduce sweets , and refined carbohydrates, as well as coffee and tea that continually spike up the glycemic levels of the body, followed by the inevitable crash. This will help you have more stable energy. When your energy is up and down all day, so is your mood. It is essential to avoid sweets if you suffer from depression.
Increasing good quality whole grains,
such as quinoa, brown rice, barley, kamut and spelt will increase your intake of B vitamins essential to keep you calm and alleviate anxiety.
2. Extra protein can be found in poultry, fish or vegetarian sources such as beans, lentils, chickpeas, etc.
3. Essential fatty acids found in fatty fish such as salmon, sardines, mackerel, anchovies, avocados, nuts and
seeds.
4. Eating more fresh fruits and vegetables will increase your vitamin and mineral intake. Try to eat organic as much as possible as pesticides block the absorption of vitamins and minerals.
If you suffer with depression, anxiety or are going through burnout I can help! Contact me to learn more.
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Celebrating my last yoga class at the local pub with my wonderful students .
Behind the scenes with Sue-Anne
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I mentioned in my previous newsletter that I taught my last yoga class a week ago. It was a really tough decision to make as I have taught yoga for 23 years and I Love my students! But my naturopath business is taking off, it is time to create more space to help more clients. Dominique Laurin is taking over my class, so those that are interested in continuing in a gorgeous yoga space in the fall can let me know.
Behind the
scenes there is a lot of exciting things going on!
I am having a new logo created for my new brand, Bodytypology
I am starting to build my new website
and this summer I'll be working hard, putting together my online weight loss group which will start in the fall!
Stay tuned for a new look and feel!
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We went to see Sue-Anne because my husband was having chest pains and we realized we need to take better care of our health.
With our personalized body type plan my husband started losing weight and having more energy, so he started exercising more, improved his mind set to get better instead of being depressed. Also, he used to love his cookies and sweets after a meal, and now he has no more cravings for
sweets.
Sue-Anne really motivates you, keeps you on track and you lose the fat, not muscle with the plan.
I also started following the plan and I also lost weight and I have a lot more energy. The best thing about following the kind of suggestions Sue-Anne gives you is that you don't look sick as you start to lose the weight in the right places because you still keep the muscle.
As we continue our journey towards better health, we
are very grateful for the wonderful help we got from Sue-Anne.
I recommend Sue-Anne to everyone who is looking to improve their health and also lose some weight in the process.
Tajinder J
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