Feel Good Food

I used to think that pain, brain fog, headaches, PMT, frequent colds, acne, constipation, lethargy, depression, stiff muscles, creaky joints and cavities were all NORMAL. But they are not! Well, while they might be considered “normal” in today’s society but they are certainly NOT NATURAL. These symptoms are the canaries in the coal mine whispering or shouting (as the case may be) to us that there is a fundamental mismatch between our biology and our lifestyle choices. It wasn’t until I learnt what exactly our physiology is designed for and tailored my lifestyle choices accordingly, that I (finally) started to function properly and all pain disappeared.

My hard coded genes remain the same, but my epigenetics (the expression of my genes) changed as my lifestyle choices changed. How empowering is that?!? And the real kicker for me was when I discovered this: not only did I start to function properly when I started eating a solid nutrient-dense traditional wholefoods diet, I started to FEEL so good too. Brain fog lifted, malaise and depressive dips vanished, and were replaced with sharp mental focus and clarity, and feel good vibes. Whenever I threw caution to the wind and ate processed foods, the pain surfaced and the feel good vibes vanished. 

So. Not. Worth. It. 

And THAT is precisely what keeps me propelled on this path. I don’t ever feel forced to stay on path. I’m effortlessly pulled towards it because IT FEELS SO GOOD. And who doesn’t want to feel good all the time?!? Once you experience FEELING GOOD you don’t wanted to feel anything short of that! Right?!? 

We are here to live our happiest, brightest, shiniest life. How can we be the best possible version of ourselves when we don’t feel good? If you’re not healthy it’s SO MUCH HARDER to be happier I discovered. Without a solid foundation of robust health, you have nothing and will only be a fraction of who you can truly be. But first you have to believe that you’re worth the investment. 

I don’t believe that vibrant health is an end goal in its own right but possessing it enables you to more effortlessly and joyously live the life of your dreams and to share your unique gifts with the world. Like clean fuel, it’s the precondition to get the vehicle out of first gear and firing on all 6 cylinders. 

Learn how to optimise your health and FEEL GOOD, at my upcoming FOOD AS MEDICINE talks in Melbourne 10 Nov and Sydney 24th Nov. This is your opportunity to clarify any confusion around diet and to learn how to optimise your health so you can get on with living life to your full potential! You ARE worth it! 

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What do we eat?

photo: Irving Penn

While there is no one-size-fits-all diet that applies to all human beings, there are certainly core nutritional principles that are applicable to everyone regardless of their specific circumstances. Just like other species, we as a species should eat what we are biologically designed to eat based on our anatomy and from there we can tailor it to individual physiology.

Pioneer, scientist and dentist Weston A Price (touted as the father of modern medicine) studied 14 different traditional societies over 10 years in the 1920s and discovered that every person in each of these traditional societies lived in a state of perfect robust health, free of chronic illness and degenerative disease. He discovered that even though different traditional societies ate different foods depending on climate and geographic region, their diets shared the same underlying principles.

Learn what these principles are and how to apply them to reset and optimise your and your family’s health at my upcoming FOOD AS MEDICINE talks in Melbourne 10 Nov (Sydney talk is now fully booked). From there you will have the unique opportunity to work with my co-presenter and holistic dietician Marieke Rodenstein to address any specific health concerns going forward. This is your opportunity to reclaim and maintain spectacular health!  

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Food As Medicine Tour: Take Inspired Action NOW!

Knowing the foods that make us thrive is one thing but having the tools and resources to put it all into practice and make it sustainable, easy and enjoyable is an entirely different story. That’s where I come in and provide a package that is truly unique. In my health coaching sessions I see so many well educated people who know what they should and shouldn’t be eating, but don’t know where to start, how to transition, where to shop from, how to cook the odd bits (like organ meats), how to properly prepare certain foods, or are spending way too much time in the kitchen to make it sustainable. It’s my little hacks, tips and tricks that I’ve fine tuned for over a decade that tie a bow around traditional wholefoods and have made profound impact on people’s lives. 

In my upcoming FOOD AS MEDICINE TALKS with leading holistic dietician Marieke Rodenstein, we not only provide 3 hours of comprehensive nutritional theory discussion (so you understand the WHY), I also provide you with a folder of information that sets you up for life with all the tools and resources you need to know exactly HOW to put it all into practice to optimise your diet. 

Two decades of research and learning have been comprehensively yet concisely summarised into numerous fact sheets including:

1. A summary of the fundamentals of good nutrition 
2. My breakfast, lunch and dinner go-to formulas (when meals become formulaic, life becomes less stressful!) 
3. The key staple ingredients for every traditional wholefoods kitchen 
4. A shopping list of where to get the staples from most affordably 
5. Why I’m not a fan of snacking 
6. My 16 tips for dealing with fussy eaters 
7.  My favourite clean eat restaurants 
8. My favourite lists of websites, podcasts, books and blogs 
9. A healthy swap table substituting processed foods with healthy alternatives 
10. Where to buy the highest quality water filter from and why unrefined salt should be added to your drinking water 
11. My two game-changing ways of overcoming constipation (which I suffered for 20 years even after I nailed the nutrient dense diet and was well hydrated).
12. Additional lifestyle tips that you’d never think of that can take your health to the next level. 
13.  My list of recommended practitioners, paediatricians, dentists, naturopaths, building biologists, body workers and PTs
14. How to curb sugar cravings 
And lots more! 

Knowing what to do is one thing but actually having the tools to do it, is another. The consistent feedback from clients is that the fact sheets that we provide are what enables them to put the theory into practice and make it not only simple and sustainable but also enjoyable. And life is, above all, to be deliciously enjoyed. 

Our Food As Medicine talks are taking place Melbourne 10 Nov and Sydney 24 Nov. Tickets booking fast.

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Testimonials

“Thank you Soulla for sharing so much wisdom with us at your ‘Food is medicine’ talk in Melbourne. I have enjoyed several of your online workshops, so i was thrilled you could come to Melb to present this one in person. Your wealth of knowledge on this topic was really impressive and I loved that you included not only nutrition, but also lifestyle choices and low toxic living in the discussion as well. I’ve already implemented some of your handy hints and health hacks at home. My kids are particularly loving the healthy home made chocolates! The worksheets you gave us are fantastic and a bible I know I’ll refer to often. I particularly love the Healthy Swap table and the recommended holistic practitioners in Melbourne. It was fantastic to have Marieke there as well and I thoroughly enjoyed chatting to her afterwards for further nutrition advice. Thank you Soulla for spreading the ‘truth’ about nutrition and what our bodies are naturally designed to eat”

— Anna

“I sat for 6 hours over the weekend totally engrossed in Soulla’s message for health, vitality and happiness. For someone who likes to spend every minute of the weekend outside having adventures, this was quite an achievement on her behalf. What a compelling and informative two sessions it was for me. Such incredible information and delivered in an easy to follow and thoroughly engaging way. You are certainly well on your way to helping people with their mismatch in nutrition! Going back over the history of nutrition put everything in perspective for me, and made me see things from place of much deeper understanding. Most importantly, Soulla is living breathing evidence of the truth of her message. She is so vital, glowing, and happy and her enthusiasm is inspirational. I left both workshops (Food as Medicine and Healthy Home/Healthy Swaps) feeling ready to optimize my heath even further, and as a health coach, more able to help my clients achieve their dream health and their dreams.”

— Jessie

“I am LOVING my high fat diet since the food is medicine workshop! I’m so much more satisfied and it’s helping with my food binges that I’ve been struggling with so much!!! ”

— Renee