We women are complex beings in the best sense of the word. And our nutritional needs can be complex too. As we go through life, we need to adapt our diet to support the different stage we are in. What we eat can impact our menstrual cycle, increase or decrease PMS. Our nutritional needs also change tremendously during pregnancy, postpartum and lactation. And as we get closer to menopause, our diet and lifestyle can support a smoother transition with a hormonal turmoil we can manage. 🙂

Join Vesela Savova Drews – certified holistic nutritionist, for a 4-week program arming you with the knowledge and practical tools you need to meet your health goals. This includes a 21-day meal plan, live cooking classes and workshops on nutrition.

Caring for ourselves in the eary weeks postpartum can make a tremendous difference in how we feel and make the transition into motherhood. How we take care of ourselves teaches others how to treat us and gives the example to our children of what self-care looks like.

You probably have heard about the fight or flight response. In an ideal situation when we are eating, the parasympathetic nervous system is dormant, so the digestive and lymph systems are fully activated. As we're calmly chewing our food our stomach makes digestive juices that stimulate the intestinal tract and our lymph system can quickly deal with any viruses, yeast, fungi or bacteria. If we sense some danger our body makes a shift in energy. Instead of focusing on proper digestion, our adrenaline levels go up and energy goes towards our skeletal muscles, ready for a fight or flight. As soon as the danger is no longer there the energy goes back to digesting our food.