Episode Transcript
[00:00:00] Foreign what's Worthwhile Healing Mind, Body and Spirit I'm Ramsey Zimmerman. I choose peace of mind, vitality of body and joy of spirit over stress, exhaustion or overwhelm. Together, let's explore and pursue the many ways to build holistic health and wellness.
[00:00:30] Hey there, it's Ramsay here. I hit a milestone. I have completed the 12 month training program and am now a certified nutritional therapy practitioner. Hooray for me. But I would totally understand if your immediate question was so what's a nutritional therapy practitioner and what do they do? Well, let me answer by first asking you a question. Do you feel like you are at your best or do you feel kind of lousy?
[00:00:58] I get it. You need to push hard to get your work done, meet your goals and be present for your family.
[00:01:04] But that takes its toll eventually.
[00:01:06] What if I told you that you could feel better while doing it and it wasn't that complicated? As a nutritional therapy practitioner ntp, I work with clients who feel lousy to help them feel better.
[00:01:19] Please understand that you don't need to feel stressed, exhausted, hangry, depleted and starved all the time while working to accomplish your go.
[00:01:28] And you can achieve so much more of what's worthwhile when you feel well, calm, rested, steady, energetic and well fed. I am now a certified NTP and I'd like to share with you how I can help.
[00:01:45] Five foundations of health and wellness are the areas of practice for nutritional therapy practitioners.
[00:01:51] Stress response management, sleep quality and quantity, blood sugar regulation, effective digestion and nutrient dense whole food.
[00:02:02] Let's consider each one of these in turn.
[00:02:05] Stress life comes out as fast and we're not going to change that. What we can change is how we respond to stress.
[00:02:13] Our built in stress response was designed for physical dangers in our immediate space so that we could fight, run away or hide.
[00:02:21] Challenges and threats today come in the form of emails, deadlines and social media perceptions.
[00:02:28] Thankfully, we can use a host of today's options as solutions to respond to stress effectively.
[00:02:34] We can mindfully track our body's immediate reactions, get away from our desks for refreshing movement, establish boundaries in our social and professional lives and we can lean into sleep and food in productive ways. There are no more saber toothed tigers to fight, but the paper tigers continue to grow in number.
[00:02:56] Sleep if sleep is the last thing on your mind, then don't expect it to happen the minute you drop your head on the pillow. We need sleep more than we often realize. Sleep literally clears the clutter from our brains.
[00:03:09] Fortunately, there are many strategies to create the ideal conditions to fall asleep smoothly and get high quality sleep and sleep through the night. Our bodies have natural daily rhythms and gradually cycle between sleep and wakefulness. We wind down towards sleep with the right cues from light, sounds, activity and eating, just as we wind up towards full wakefulness. When we work with our natural patterns instead of working against them, we can finally get some well deserved and refreshing rest.
[00:03:44] Blood Sugar Some cute commercials point out how we get hangry, but it's no joke that when our blood sugar is low we make mistakes, snap at people that we love, disrespect our colleagues and generally fall off a productivity cliff.
[00:03:59] If you are battling to keep yourself together during the day, you may not even realize the havoc that your eating and drinking habits are wreaking on your body through blood sugar spikes and crashes. Managing blood sugar is critical and the good news is that there are straightforward ways to do so based not only on what we eat, but also when we eat and even the order in which we eat different kinds of food.
[00:04:23] It's hard to overstate how crucial steady blood sugar regulation is to not only our overall health, but also our daily functioning. Happily, we have many tools to keep our blood sugar steady.
[00:04:37] Digestion we can only hope to benefit if our bodies can absorb the good things we put into them and clear out the rest.
[00:04:45] Digestion is the process by which our bodies absorb all the critical nutrients, vitamins and minerals it needs to function and eliminate the waste products and toxins that it doesn't need. When digestion goes wrong, we experience bloating, aches, reflux and pain.
[00:05:02] Every person and everybody is different and we respond differently to foods and eating patterns. So it is helpful to be thoughtful and deliberate about the foods we eat, the ingredients we avoid, the supplements we use, and the gradual fine tuning of it all. If you feel gross, take heart. There are many strategies to try out to make you feel better.
[00:05:26] Food it all comes down to food. Perhaps we're all obsessed with food and some version of a love hate relationship. Many foods today are highly engineered, torn apart, stripped of their essence, recombined with chemicals and additives and flavorings, packaged to be eaten for momentary pleasure but not for joy or lasting satisfaction.
[00:05:49] Instead, food can and should be beautiful, whole, nutrient dense and enjoyed with love and reverence and family.
[00:05:58] Our bodies, minds and spirits benefit most from food that is thoughtfully and carefully prepared, eaten and shared. It is not too late. We can still grow, find, buy, prepare and enjoy fresh, nutritious, whole food together with our families, and it can still be quick and easy.
[00:06:19] Taken together, these five foundations of health and wellness. Stress response management, sleep quality and quantity, blood sugar regulation, effective digestion, and nutrient dense whole food are the means by which ntps like myself consider, evaluate and recommend improvements for our clients.
[00:06:43] If you're tired of being tired and done with being done, please reach out to me and let's talk about how we might work together to get you back on track and feeling better.
[00:06:55] And for today, that is enough.
[00:06:58] Looking for more? Visit whatsworthwhile.net to listen to podcast episodes, learn from books and articles, and live better by choosing healthy products and practices. I'm now offering services through worthwhile Advisors for personal coaching, professional advising, speaking and group facilitation. If you or your team are ready to reduce stress and anxiety, build vitality and momentum, and accomplish your goals without burning out, then please contact me, Ramsey Zimmerman, through the website or on social media like Instagram X or LinkedIn. Thanks.
