Living Transformations Wellness

Inner critic and jugement go hand in hand and can take a toll on mental and physical health. Society today is all about promoting "perfect flawless" women,when in fact there is no such thing!

Learning to love and honor our bodies is key to body positivity and mindset transformation. Start with looking in the mirror before you get dressed everyday and saying "thank you, I love you, your beautiful" or finding that body part you wish you could change and finds somthi h positive to say about it. For instance (thank you stretch marks and extra skin for providing a home for my children to grow and develop prior to me meeting them) the way we talk to ourselves changes the way we look yourself. starting a healthy positive diologue with your inner critic,stopping those judgemental opinions before they arrive.

The other day I talked about creating a gratitude practice and our bodies are definitely one thing to be grateful for. They are so amazingly strong and supports us through so many life changes, abuses, illnesses and us women can grow another human being!

Bodies of all shapes and sizes are to be celebrated stop being your worst enemy, criticising all your flaws and thinking your not good enough because of ....blank..... you were made exactly the way you are for a reason be proud, stand confidently, and celebrate your flaws! Your beautiful the way you are!

Letter G for our wellness and nutrition month stands for get outside.

There's nothing better then enjoying time in nature, it reduces anxiety and stress, enhances serotonin, and provides a good dose of vitamin D (as long as its sunny).

Were at the lake for the week camping and connecting with nature, celebrating birthdays and soon back to school.

Have a fantastic day today ill back again tomorrow for the letter "H"

Simple family friendly Chicken stir-fry for dinner tonight.

Recipe
1 tsp olive oil
1 package ground chicken
1/4 cup diced onion
4 diced garlic cloves
1 orange pepper(or any colour)
3 carrots
1 package kale slaw
1/2 cup beet greens
Vermicelli noodles
4 tbsp oyster sauce
4 tbsp soy sauce
Pinch salt and peper

Instructions
1) In a sautee pan add in olive oil as the pan heats up
2) add in onion and garlic for 1-2 minutes
3) add ground chicken meat
4) as the chicken cooks prepare veggies (slicing carrots, peppers, and cut beet greens into small pieces)
5) boil water for Vermicelli noodles
6) once chicken is fully cooked add the carrots and peppers
7) once carrots and peppers are soft add beet greens and kale slaw.
8) add in oyster sauce, soy sauce and salt & pepper.
9) Cook until greens are soft and combined into mixture
10) once noodles are ready place in bowl or on a plate cover with chicken and veggies.

Enjoy!

Our nervous system is the command center for our entire body. It originates in the brain controling movements,digestion, breathing and many other processes throughout our bodies.

If we have heavy thoughts,feelings,emotions or stress of any kind our sympathetic nervous system reacts by generating a fight, flight or freeze response where our body's constantly in a state of protection. Chronic stress raises cortisol levels within the body promoting inflammation,weight gain,hormone imbalances, digestive issues, heart disease and diabetes.

Managing stress and calming the nervous system is essential to our health, you can do so by eating stress reducing foods such as avocado,bananas or dark chocolate. Consume supplements containing magnesium such as Calm powder. Or create a relaxation practice such a meditation, breathwork, yoga,adding excersise such as a walk or any type of workout will help too.

We all have stressors of some sort in our lives and every body holds/ manages it differently, the key is to find a way to reduce it and keep it at bay before it affects your health.