What is functional nutrition?
Functional nutrition is modern nutrition tailored to you!
By ensuring the very foundations of what you eat and drink are balanced, you can regulate your digestion and blood sugar and ensure you are getting adequate fatty acids, minerals and hydration based on a bio-individualised approach. Whereas some eating plans and diets focus on symptom management, functional nutrition nourishes the whole self.... holistically. Your health concerns along with your short and long-term goals are addressed via a foundational approach to health and wellbeing.
So, what can happen when nutrition is bio-individualised for you? Here are just 5 of the many ways modern nutrition can help:
Support overall health by improving digestion to help you better absorb and utilise the essential nutrients from the foods you eat.
Helping you determine what food intolerances and sensitivities may be affecting you, leading to the symptoms you are experiencing.
Lessen overwhelm of not knowing what to eat.
Balance hormones to help reduce symptoms associated with hormonal imbalances.
Optimise and balance energy levels to help you move through your day with ease.
And here are 4 cool ways you can incorporate modern nutrition into your life:
Focus on nutrient dense whole foods – the less processed the better!
Choose and consume whole, unrefined foods the majority of the time. To get an awesome balance of macro and micro nutrients, choose the best quality you can afford such as:
Fruits and vegetables in an abundance of colour and variety, produced locally and eaten in season.
Grass-fed meat, pasture-raised eggs, poultry and wild-caught seafood.
Nuts, grains, seeds and legumes that have been soaked.
Mineral-rich water.
Throw diet dogma out the door.
There is no place for restrictive eating ideologies that make life miserable. By adding in the good stuff, you will naturally crowd-out the not so good stuff. That’s not to say there will be no place in life for your favourite glass of wine or hot chips. Quite the opposite! You learn to cherish and experience joy when you are consciously choosing what to eat and drink.
Listen to your body.
Normal human physiology is designed to keep the body in equilibrium, or homeostasis. The symptoms we experience can be seen as being like messengers alerting us to possible imbalances. Feeling all frazzled after some caffeine? Then your body may be telling you to look for other ways to get the energy or peace or relaxation you are craving.
Bio-individualise nutrition to YOU.
What could be better! Sure it may mean spending some extra time in the kitchen preparing and learning the ways you can nourish yourself, but knowledge is power and will very quickly become an essential part of your life. And what better way is there to send a signal of safety to your nervous system saying “I’ve got you”.
Modern nutrition shows us food really is our medicine, providing the body with the delicious information it requires for optimal function. Rather than putting a band-aid over the symptoms you will often find you feel healthier overall and even more importantly, gives you the roadmap and the confidence to take charge of your own wellbeing.
Interested to find out more? I would love to hear from you!