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My mother and father both worked hard all their lives. They both had jobs and my mother looked after the home and kids. My father had a job in heavy engineering, hard physical work and then he grew our vegetables and kept chickens as well keeping up with the repairs in the house. I don’t think they ever considered their own health a priority and they had few hobbies.  I bet if I asked that in a room of a hundred people the majority would put their hand up!! I'm not talking about energy that needs constant grazing on high sugar food or the energy that comes from a train of coffee. I'm talking about that energy that just sees you through the day effortlessly, so you can work rest and play (sorry!) and sleep. You don’t have the jitters and you don’t keep piling on the weight from all the high sugar snacks.  There are so many retreats out there now you can find a retreat to suit any preferences. You can focus on physical, mental or spiritual aspects or a combination of all three. It’s something that has always interested me as I’ve often thought what a great way to revive, refocus and revitalise yourself! Spending a few days just focused on you, with time to reflect and connect with other people.  I think when I say to most people that I’m a nutritional therapist they’re not quite sure what I do. That’s okay, there is a lot of confusion about the difference between a nutritionist, a nutritional therapist and a dietician. The training is different and the ethos behind each one is slightly different. The reason I decided to qualify as a nutritional therapist is really contained in the definition of a nutritional therapist  I was in the supermarket the other day and I couldn’t help overhearing what a couple of women were talking about. And no, despite what people think I don’t check or judge what everyone has in their shopping trolley! They were saying that they really fancied some nice crunchy apples but there were no organic apples available, so they weren’t going to bother. What a shame you miss out of the pleasure and all the nutrients an apple can offer  Amongst other things, I’m a Pilates teacher and I had an appointment with a friend for a session. She texted me to cancel as she was feeling very under the weather, a recurrent bout of labyrinthitis. No problem. I wished her well and said we would re book when she was better. I saw her the following day and she looked washed out and pale. I remarked on this and she said that she forced herself to come out because she couldn’t sit still, she felt guilty doing it.  |
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