Intuitive Nutrition : Healing holidays

How to use the holiday season as a time to celebrate your body through health, wellness & self-care to truly thrive in life.

The holiday season, often characterized by festive gatherings and an abundance of food, provides a unique opportunity to shift our focus towards celebrating our bodies and nurturing our well-being. Rather than viewing this time as a challenge to our health goals, we can embrace it as a chance to cultivate a positive relationship with ourselves, allowing us to thrive both physically and emotionally. This can be achieved by prioritizing self-care practices that honor our bodies, such as engaging in joyful movement, practicing mindfulness, and nourishing ourselves with intention.

Utilizing the principles of "intuitive nutrition" from intuitive eating & functional nutrition, we can explore how to apply these concepts during the holiday season and into the new year.

Intuitive eating encourages us to listen to our bodies’ signals, fostering a deep connection with our hunger and satiety cues. This approach allows us to enjoy holiday foods without guilt, recognizing that all foods can fit into a balanced diet. By focusing on functional nutrition, we can also emphasize the importance of whole, nutrient-dense foods that support our overall health. This means incorporating a variety of colorful fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins into our meals, which can enhance our energy levels and mood during the often hectic holiday period. As we transition into the new year, we can continue to practice these principles, setting intentions that prioritize our well-being over restrictive diets or fleeting trends.

Invite a transformational mindset and heartset for our self-care goals & self-acceptance.

This holiday season, let us shift our perspective from one of self-criticism and comparison to one of compassion and gratitude. Healing from a place of wholeness and self-love, rather than from feelings of lack or the pressures of diet and consumer culture, is essential for our mental and emotional health. We can cultivate a heartset that embraces our unique journeys and honors our bodies as they are, celebrating our strengths and acknowledging our challenges. By setting self-care goals that focus on nurturing our mental, emotional, and physical well-being, we create a foundation for lasting change. This might include establishing a daily gratitude practice, spending time in nature, or engaging in creative activities that bring us joy. Ultimately, the holiday season can be a time of reflection, growth, and celebration of the incredible beings we are, paving the way for a fulfilling and vibrant new year.

𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙟𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙮𝙨? Think of it as the intention to break generational diet culture programming.

The programming that told your Grandmother that she has to take half a plate after making a huge holiday feast.

The programming that told your Mother to make fat-free stuffing.

The programming that has your Aunt pulling out her tracking app mid meal to record calories.

The programming that has your Cousin skipping breakfast so he can eat more for dinner.

In Reclamation, we exam this sort of diet culture ideology & ask the question, 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘙𝘌𝘈𝘓𝘓𝘠 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦?

While we detox from diet culture, we are also physically detoxing from pesticides and parasites so that you can 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 WITHOUT the damaging diet culture programming.

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 Intuitive Nutrition?

INTUITIVE NUTRITION is a DIY plant nutrition & detoxification kit, online support group, and at home self care practice to reclaim your best health and natural ability to heal yourself.

We will applying the core four sources of plant nutrition that support the body through daily detoxification and cellular regeneration.

Instead of the traditional concept of a cleanse, based in restrictive rules and extreme changes, this 3 month program is based in an abundance approach of incorporating a flood of nutrition through raw organic living foods.

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