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  • Same Plate, Different Day

    Same Plate, Different Day
    2025/10/24
    "Food is more than fuel, it's connection to seasons, it's rhythm, it's a return to self." Toast with avocado for breakfast, chicken and rice for lunch, salmon and green beans for dinner - sound familiar? In this episode, we will explore why eating the same "healthy" foods every day might actually be working against your health. How our quest for dietary safety and control can lead to poor gut health Why mono diets are linked to nutritional deficiencies and metabolic stagnation How to find the path back to food variety through seasonal eating and ancient wisdom The Mono Diet Trap When Anthia reviews food diaries in her clinic, she sees the same pattern repeatedly…people eating identical meals day after day. The reasons make perfect sense: it's gentle on sensitive stomachs, reduces decision fatigue, keeps symptoms in check, and feels safe and convenient. But while this sameness may reduce flare-ups short-term, it creates a cascade of new problems over time. We've been sold the idea that food is simply fuel - that calories and macros are all that matter. But food is so much more than an equation. It's a ritual, a rhythm, a relationship with our bodies, the seasons, and the earth itself. The Hidden Costs of Food Monotony Poor Gut Health and Lost Diversity - Your gut microbiome is like a diverse ecosystem where different beneficial microbes feed on different fibres, polyphenols, and plant compounds. When your diet lacks variety, entire microbial populations begin to wither. Anthia sees this daily in her clinic - severe undergrowth of beneficial bacteria that leads to weakened immunity, food reactions, mood instability, and increased risk of chronic conditions from IBS to autoimmune disease. Nutritional Gaps Hidden in Plain Sight - Even nutrient-dense foods have their limits when eaten in isolation. Anthia consistently sees patients with low magnesium (crucial for energy, stress, and sleep), zinc deficiencies (important for immunity and hormones), B12 and iron shortfalls (essential for mood and focus), and inadequate fibre to feed beneficial gut bacteria. You simply can't meet your body's full nutritional spectrum with salmon, rice, and broccoli on repeat. When Safe Foods Turn Against You - Here's something many don't realise…eating the same foods daily can actually trigger intolerances. When your immune system is repeatedly exposed to the same proteins without variation, it can start misidentifying them as threats. Suddenly your "safe" breakfast leaves you bloated, or your go-to lunch causes discomfort. It's often not the food itself, but the overuse and underlying inflammation that tips the balance. The Boredom Factor: Low Energy and Flat Mood - Food is information, and when your body receives the same message every day, it begins to tune out. This biochemical boredom affects blood sugar stability, neurotransmitter production, thyroid function, and even circadian rhythms. The result? That flat, uninspired feeling where you're tired no matter what you eat and your mood feels persistently dull. Metabolic Stagnation - Your metabolism loves novelty. It's built to adapt and stay flexible. But repetitive eating dulls those signals, leading to weight plateaus, poor satiety, slower thyroid response, and reduced muscle recovery. It's like hearing the same song on loop until it just stops moving you. Beyond Macros: Quality, Balance, and Response Macronutrients matter, but it's not just about hitting protein, fat, and carb targets. It's about the quality of those macros, the balance between them, and how your unique body responds. Not all proteins, carbs, and fats are created equal. The Fat Truth High-quality fats from sources like cold-pressed olive oil, pastured eggs, and wild fish are essential for hormone balance, satiety, and vitamin absorption. Without enough quality fats, you'll find yourself constantly grazing, experiencing blood sugar crashes, dealing with anxiety or poor sleep, and noticing dry skin and brittle hair. Carb Complexity Carbohydrates aren't the enemy. Fruits, vegetables, grains, and legumes all offer different benefits. But when dominated by refined carbs, you end up on a blood sugar roller coaster with afternoon crashes, brain fog, sugar cravings, and weight gain around the middle. The key is choosing the right carbs in proper proportions, paired with fat and fiber. Protein Perspective While protein is crucial, too much lean protein without adequate fat or vegetables can create digestive heaviness and even stress the kidneys. The goal is variety; combining both plant and animal proteins, prepared thoughtfully and paired with other nutrients. Reclaiming Food Rhythm Through Seasonal Eating Traditional cultures never ate strawberries year-round or shelf-stable processed foods. They ate with the seasons, consuming what was ripe, caught, preserved, or foraged. This isn't just about nutrition; it's about remembering our natural human rhythms. Spring calls for bitter...
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    32 分
  • What Is Illness, What Is Healing?

    What Is Illness, What Is Healing?
    2025/10/10
    This is how we heal: What is illness, what is healing? "Healing is not a war on the body, but a conversation with it." Illness isn't simply something wrong with you, and healing isn't just about the quick fix. In this foundational episode of This is How We Heal, we look at the concepts of illness and healing and what holistic health really means. This isn't just another wellness podcast; it's born from three decades of clinical conversations that never had quite enough time, from the deeper questions that go beyond "what supplement should I take?" It's for anyone who's sick and tired of feeling sick and tired, overwhelmed by wellness noise, or simply yearning to feel like themselves again. In this episode, we explore: The language of healing and how it should be redefined Disease vs dis-ease Why symptoms aren't problems, but instead act as messengers Redefining the Language of Healing Words carry power, and in health and healing, they carry stories - some inherited, some imposed, some deeply internalised. How we name what we're experiencing shapes how we relate to it, and how we relate to it shapes how we heal. Illness isn't simply something wrong with you or a malfunction to overcome. It's an experience. It's the body or spirit whispering that something needs care, something is out of rhythm. When we stop blaming the body for breaking down and start seeing illness as a message, healing becomes possible. Disease versus Dis-ease - while "disease" is a clinical diagnostic term, "dis-ease" opens up space for meaning. It literally means a lack of ease - a disruption in your natural rhythm, whether in digestion, breath, energy, relationships, or joy. Dis-ease can be physical, emotional, relational, spiritual, even ancestral. Sometimes it arises from unsafe environments, unmetabolised fear, chronic overgiving, or living out of alignment with who we really are. Symptoms aren't problems. They're messengers. They're how dis-ease reveals itself, how the body says "I'm trying to get your attention". A skin rash might be a detox pathway asking for support, a headache could be your nervous system requesting rest, anxiety might echo something unresolved. When we ask "what are you trying to tell me?" instead of trying to eliminate symptoms at all costs, we step into wiser healing. Stress isn't just being busy or overworked. It's what happens when demands exceed your capacity to respond with ease and when you've been stretched too far for too long without the chance to repair. Stress is cellular, affecting your gut, hormones, immune system, sleep, and mood. When unacknowledged, it becomes the backdrop of your entire life until the body speaks more loudly through symptoms and illness. What Holistic Healing Really Means Holistic healing isn't about fixing, curing, or ticking wellness boxes. It's about returning to wholeness, remembering who you are beneath the pain. It's gathering up the parts of yourself left behind in survival mode, building capacity in your nervous system so your body no longer lives in threat, creating safety physically and emotionally, and reclaiming rhythm and rest. Healing often happens quietly. It's in the pause before you react, in the breath that softens your chest, in the walk you take to feel ground beneath you. It's slow, sacred, cyclical, deeply personal. Even when invisible, it changes everything. Why This Podcast, Why Now? We're living in a time of unprecedented disconnection and overstimulation. Environmental toxins, sedentary lives, constant noise, medical systems treating symptoms in silos, wellness industries selling overwhelm in the name of health. People are checking all the wellness boxes - yoga, green juice, supplements - and still feeling exhausted. Why? Because we're not going deep enough, not addressing root causes, not looking at the whole person. What's Coming in Future Episodes Future episodes will take a deep dive into specific illnesses and symptoms through a holistic lens, unpacking the latest health trends, and exploring what gets missed. Topics will include nervous system regulation, trauma (personal and inherited), environmental toxins, ancestral imprints, and the quiet ache of living out of sync with your values. Sometimes I will be sharing clinical insights or reading from my book, other times special guests will join me, including practitioners, thinkers, and storytellers carrying wisdom from other realms of healing. The Heart of the Matter At its core, this podcast offers a steady reminder: you are not broken, and you are not alone. Every episode circles back to the same invitation: to come home to yourself, listen more deeply, tend to what's being ignored, and rediscover that healing isn't just possible, it's your birthright. We don't ask "how do I get rid of this?" We ask "what is it trying to show me?" This is holistic healing, not a war on the body, but a conversation with it. A gentle inquiry, a remembering, a restoration of ease. Practical ...
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    19 分