Reflexology Training
. Diet & Nutrition
We want to look after our families, our clients as well as our own well being and considering the impact our lifestyle can make on health. You want to be well informed and able to make educated choices. We will discuss a range of products, chemicals and environmental factors around us and the potential impact on our health and back up this information with practical ways to counteract them.
We can never underestimate the influence diet has on our health. If someone came up with a pill to protect us from disease we would all take it. However, most people find it difficult to eat five portions of fruit and vegetables each day.
In this element of the course we cover lifestyle, diet and nutrition within a range of practical and stimulating topics. For example, we consider the influences of synthetic oestrogens on the falling fertility rate, and how diet, lifestyle and Reflexology can increase a couple's chance of conceiving. We will learn how a range of conditions can be helped with everyday foods - e.g. if a client with cystitis eats blueberries or cranberries it can prevent bacteria from staying on the lining of the bladder. Did you know tomatoes can help prevent prostate problems and celery can help reduce high blood pressure?
We are surrounded by everyday items that we take for granted will not affect our health and it won't for most people. However what is ‘the straw that breaks the camel's back’ for the more susceptible individuals? Incredibly, the world Health organization estimates around 1.6 million people are killed by indoor pollutants.
Around one third of cleaning, air freshener and launder products contain at least one chemical that is known to cause cancer (Environ Impact Assess Rev, 2010). Researchers at the University of Washington Seattle discover in an analysis of 25 household cleaning products that each contained an average of 17 different chemicals which are classified from toxic, hazardous to carcinogenic. Manufacturers are not required to list all chemicals used as the formula for the product is protected.
There is a way to remove 90 per cent of the dangerous air pollutants in your office or home. Researchers have discovered that scattering potted plants throughout the office or home can eliminate most volatile organic compounds which are emitted from airborne pollutants, solvents, varnishes, paints and building materials. The best plants to use are the English ivy or common red flame ivy, purple waffle plant and the Sprenger's asparagus fern. (HortScience, 2009)
