NATURAL WHOLEFOOD NUTRITION

It is easy to see a link, I’d say a strong link, between well-being and lifestyle. And as part of that, a strong link between well-being and healthy eating. Not just in the long run – eat well and prevent cancer and other chronic disease in 20 years time. In the short term too – eat well and feel light and energised, smart and strong today.

So what is healthy eating? That’s the tricky bit. Should I be vegetarian? Or paleo? Is fat good or bad for me? The fundamental issue with all this is that in the simplistic era of TV ads and political slogans, people are being taught to react to black or white statements.

At Smiley Retreat we have a straight forward, non-dogmatic approach to Nutrition. We like natural, whole, freshly made food and we apply the 5 simple rules below:

1- Get rid of 95% of ready to eat, industrial packaged food. Better 100% if you can. Only eat meals made with whole food ingredients.
2- Make sure you understand if there are any issues with your gut and digestion, or if you have any sub-clinical imbalances that need to be addressed with a short term specific regimen. Diets work well, short term only.
3- Eliminate or greatly reduce foods that you know you don’t handle well (trigger foods). Self-awareness and mind-body connection applied to nutrition will go a long way.
4- Eat good portions of high-quality protein, healthy fat and low GI carbs at every meal, with plenty of vegetables and fruit.
5- Live happy and content.

Most traditional cultures have been identifying individual predispositions based on body characteristics dependent on specific traits. Ultimately, we are all similar yet all different and genetic predispositions, age, lifestyle, culture and personal beliefs need to be respected and taken into consideration when shopping for food.

Food and nutrition will be discussed at length during your stay. We apply the 5 simple rules above to pre & post-cleanse meals, Fasting or Intermittent Fasting nutrition and our Wholefood program.

Tips and advice on how to improve your day to day nutrition when back home will complete the experience.

“Whatever you choose to do, balancing and supporting your health in sensible ways should be a lifestyle”

– NutriYogaLife.com