Dietitian & Psychologist
Dietitian & Psychologist
Your microbiota is the set of microorganisms that lives within you. It accompanies you faithfully from even before you are born and remains with you for the rest of your life. In fact, there are ten times as many microbial cells in your body as there are human cells, so it is worth making sure they are on your side. …
Wise popular sayings agree that the power of small gestures should not be underestimated, because they are what move the world. And here is the tiny gesture that moves us: the methylation cycle, the magic hidden behind the colossal power that a humble atom of carbon exerts on our health and mood.
That expensive facial cream will not give your skin the radiant, youthful look you want. Nor will that fourth coffee help you reach dinner time loaded with positive energy and good vibes. Not even will that super-food brought straight from the Amazon basin be the magic touch that makes you jump out of bed wanting to conquer the world. No. …
Just as even the most skilled puppeteer cannot get a puppet to dance ballet by pulling a single string, it is also not possible to balance all the hormones by ‘patching a single flank’. Your hormonal systems are interconnected and depend on such a number of factors, both internal and external, that it is naïve to expect them to perform …
Not all genes are the same. Those who decided the colour of your eyes expressed themselves without you being able to ‘negotiate’ with them. Others, on the other hand, express or silence themselves in response to the information they receive from the outside world. And over most of it, fortunately, you do have control. Genes are not a life sentence …
I am NOT going to ask you to go hungry, weigh your rations, nor count calories. Neither am I going to send you an old hipocaloric weekly menu with five strict meals a day. No. I am going to ask you to turn your life upside down. Universal optimal diets do not exist. Find yours. Excess weight is not a …
