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VITAMINS AND MINERALS

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WHY DO WE NEED TO TAKE VITAMINS AND MINERALS?

Last week, I was invited to give a talk to the Butterfly course at StudioBelle last sharing some basic information about vitamins and minerals and when you might need them. I’m sharing some of the highlights below in the hope it helps you understand when and why you might need a nutritional top-up.

 

 

 

WHY AND WHEN TO USE THEM

Supplements – they literally supplement and complement your life style. Use them as a top-up to help maintain optimum vitamin and mineral levels.

 

BUT WHY WOULD YOU NEED A TOP UP?

Always times when our body needs a helping hand. Whether it be knowing there are lots of germs flying around and reaching for the Vitamin C and Echinacea, or knowing that you’re juggling multiple things and need an energy boost with some vitamin B.

Mineral and vitamin levels in foods have decreased over the years hence rise in organic farming. Selenium for example is a mineral previously abundant but now virtually untraceable in soil used to grow your vegetables.

Eating a healthy rainbow diet full of protein, fruit and vegetables is a great way to kick start your health. Increasing your water intake (yes I know you must hear it all the time but as our body is made up of 70% water it is rather vital!) is a great way of maintain healthy cells.

Fun fact: did you know that you can survive for a few weeks without food but only a few days without water?

 

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ARE THEY ALL THE SAME?

Unfortunately not – that would make life too easy!

To ensure you get the maximum benefit and cost efficiency, try to look for the purest form available, ideally in a food soluble variety to allow maximum absorption. This may mean a change from your traditional high street brands but I am confident you will see a difference.

I recommend 5 high quality companies:

Neals Yard     Cytoplan       Nutri Advanced     Metabolics       BioCare

Very happy to help you choose the best supplements for you, just contact me.

 

WATCH OUT FOR:

There are some ‘fillers’ that are best to watch out for:

  • Bulking agents – to top up the content of the pills or capsules
  • Binders – used to stick ingredients together in a tablet
  • Anti-caking agents – to stop the ingredients clogging up machines
  • Carriers – to maintain a powder consistency
  • Coatings – to make swallowing easy
  • Preservatives – to save ingredients from spoiling
  • Emulsifiers – to bind water to fats
  • Colours – to look more appealing to the consumer
  • Flavours – to alter the taste, even in tablets that are swallowed whole
  • Sweeteners – to add flavour. Look for words ending in -“ose”

 

SO WHAT I SHOULD USE FOR HOW I AM FEELING?

Below is a little list I’ve created to give you an idea of the vitamins and minerals that often show up with these conditions. It’s not an exhaustive list but hopefully it gives you an idea of what to look for. Please note, I am not recommending you take all of them, but do some research yourself and have a think about which elements you feel would be appropriate. Also please do check with a health practitioner if you have a pre-existing medical condition or are taking medication.

Want to know what could help you? Kinesiology can help you with nutritional testing, assessing your body and identifying areas  that could do with some support. If you would like to have your vitamin and mineral levels checked with Kinesiology testing, do get in touch.

 

BASIC HEALTH:

Good starting point: Multi mineral and vitamins, fish oils

STRESSFUL LIVES:

Vit B, zinc

‘Adrenal support ‘ (B5, selenium, chromium, kelp) NB: Do not take additional B vitamins with this

TIREDNESS:

B vits

Adrenal support

Fish oils with Co Q10 (for energy)

PMS

Calcium

B6

Magnesium

Maca powder

Herbal: Agnus Castus

IBS SYMPTOMS:

Probiotics

Digestive enzymes

Avoid trigger foods

FEELING LOW:

Vit D

Fish Oils

Multi min and vit
Selenium

SUGAR CRAVINGS

Vit C

Chromium

Tapping and positive statements e.g. I feel better if I eat healthier food.

MENOPAUSE:

Multi (B,C E)

Calcium

Vit D

Fish Oils

Co Q10 (for energy)

Herbal:

Black cohosh

St Johns Wort

Aromatherapy Womens Balance

OVERINDULGING OVER XMAS:

Digestive enzymes

Vit B for energy

Vit C and zinc for immune system

Milk thistle for to help your liver!

 

 

 Health disclaimer: this is general advice please do consult with a health practitioner if you have any existing medical condition or are on medication.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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More client feedback: food sensitivities + EFT

 

Chloe McGuire, 22, accountant and health + wellness blogger, came to investigate her long term back pain and food sensitivities.

We found an emotion connected to a particular event from a few years back was trapped in her muscle memory and was triggering her back pain. Chloe bravely talked through this while we identified the relevant Bach flower remedy and used EFT tapping (emotional freedom technique) to clear the trauma (see below quote for more details).

Chloe’s experience:

Before having kinesiology with Sarah, the treatment was quite unknown to me. I wasn’t really sure what to expect but I went in with an open mind and was more than pleasantly surprised. With a long term back injury, I suffer from hypersensitivity but Sarah immediately put me at ease with her big smile and friendly personality. I loved that she explained everything to me as we went through the treatment so that I knew exactly what was happening. I was astounded by how much information she found out about me through muscle testing and loved how a lot of nutrition came into it too. I am always looking for ways to better my health, so for her to give me some really helpful suggestions and advice was so beneficial to me and something really valuable that I took away from the session.

I thoroughly enjoyed my treatment; it really gave me a better insight into my health and body. Sarah was so knowledgeable about it all and knew exactly what to say and do. The muscle testing was a really amazing experience! Everything Sarah told me and explained to me about what she was doing and the results of it completely made sense to me. There were a few surprises as well, as since finding out some information about my health that Sarah gave me I have been able to cut out some foods that have really helped my overall health and wellbeing. I wouldn’t have even thought of doing this had it not been for Sarah and her brilliant advice.

I truly recommend trying kinesiology with Sarah. It is something I hope to incorporate into my monthly routine as it’s been the most helpful holistic treatment I’ve had so far in helping me not only with my help but also some buried emotional blockages too. I can guarantee that you’ll come away from the session feeling relaxed, positive and more informed about your health, body and mind. Thank you Sarah!

Details of Chloe’s treatment included:

EFT – EFT is a type of psychological acupressure, based on the same energy meridians used in acupuncture, but using fingers to tap rather than needles. Tapping on specific acupressure points relating to the emotion (anger, grief, rage, fear etc.) whilst thinking about the specific problem and voicing positive affirmations is remarkably powerful in clearing the emotional block from your body’s bioenergy system, restoring mind and body balance.

Food sensitivity testing – Find out how food sensitivities testing could help you identify food triggers that leave you feeling bloated, gassy, in pain or super tired.

 

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Muscle Test Demonstration

So many people want to know what a muscle test actually is and I’m working on producing a video to show you. In the meantime, here’s a quick clip of me performing a wheel balance on a new client at the Mind Body Spirit Festival in London recently.

I hope this helps show you what muscle testing is about, checking to see if muscles switch on/off indicating a strong electrical circuit. If they are ‘weak’ or stay locked, that’s when it indicated an imbalance within that circuit (muscle and meridian).

Muscles send signals to the brain of its current condition, if for any reason the muscle cannot fire and contract appropriately, this message is sent to the brain. Kinesiology views muscles related to organs & meridians which make a complete energy circuit in the body. There are many methods of turning muscles off (momentarily!) including rubbing the sedation points. 

This clip shows me checking gluteus medius (circulation sex meridian, relating to backache + hormones) and quadratus lumborum (kidney/large intestine, relating to digestion), both of which were in good balance.  You see me touch her wrist and that’s me rubbing the sedation point CX7 relating to the circulation sex meridian which I’m testing. This briefly sedates the meridian allowing me to electrically switch it off.  If I had found a weak muscle, e.g. the second test when her legs easily move back into the middle suggesting that the muscle is not firing and allows me to move it, that’s when I would then want to identify what is causing it to be switched off – whether it’s a biochemical, structural, emotion or energetic cause. 

 

FEEDBACK

I’d really love to hear what you think so please do let me know your comments. Does this help you understand a muscle test? Do you want to know why I’m rubbing her wrist? Do you think I pull weird faces when I test on people?! I have a very serious concentrating face!

Do check back in the future as I’m working on pulling together an introduction to kinesiology video but would love to know what you all would think would help. Do you want videos of how it works, case studies of clients and success stories?

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