Whole Food Revolution

26/01/2026

Words as spells
Tuning the Radio of Your Mind to positive spells

We’ve talked about emotions, about free flow lines, about rounding up, integration, colour and adding Zentangle to our creations.
Today, we are going to think about words that functions like spells.

Neurographic art is like casting a gentle spell on your worries. As you draw your flowing, interconnected lines, you’re not just doodling — you’re taking moments of stress, challenge, or confusion and transforming them into shapes that can hold new meaning. Each curve, each connection becomes a pathway to understanding, a way to see that even difficult experiences have threads of growth and learning woven through them.

A powerful way to strengthen this “spell” is by writing words of inspiration or insight around your creation. Think about the incidents that caused worry or upset, and next to them, note the good that came from them — the lesson learned, the strength gained, the unexpected opportunity. These words act like magic markers on your page, turning the memory of struggle into a reminder that nothing is entirely bad. By acknowledging the good that emerged, the weight of negative emotions lifts, leaving your mind calmer and your heart lighter.

The mission for this week is to combine everything you have done so far and while drawing your challenges, think of the way this challenge has helped you grow, evolve, improve. Sometimes the challenges are lessons in disguise. Write next to that shape, section in your Neurographic art piece, the words of inspiration that came out of this challenge.

words are spells, they vibrate in our body and every cell hears and reacts to it. If you want to experiment with such spells, check my “Rice Experiment”

Be inspired to manage your emotions regarding food and emotional eating, Join our coming workshop in February 21st 2026.
Sign up today to get an early bird discounted rate.

https://wholefoodrevolution.com.au/program/emotional-eating-habits-to-healing/

See you next week learning to develop highways
Hugs
Ronit

26/01/2026

If you want to take responsibly over your emotional eating register to our life changing course on:
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on Saturday 21st of February 2026.

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Ronit and Nelum

25/01/2026

Naming the Pattern
Emotional eating isn’t about food.
It’s about what food is holding for you.
For many people, food becomes a pause button.
A comfort.
A way to soften the edges of a long day.
If you’ve ever eaten when you weren’t physically hungry, it doesn’t mean you lack discipline.
It means your body found something that helped — even if only temporarily.
This isn’t a failure.
It’s information.

And when we listen instead of judge, something shifts.

24/01/2026

Check out my latest article in Brainz Magazine

Belly fat after 40 can feel like an unwelcome mystery — stubborn, persistent, and seemingly immune to every diet, workout plan, and burst of willpower you throw at it. What if the struggle isn’t about “discipline” at all? What if your body isn’t misbehaving — it’s responding exactly as it was designed to? In this article, we peel back the myths and uncover the science showing that chronic stress, not lack of willpower, is the real driver behind belly fat in midlife. We’ll explore how stress hormones influence metabolism, why traditional dieting often backfires, and how understanding your body’s biology can shift the narrative from blame and frustration to clarity, compassion, and sustainable change. 

By the time women reach their 40s, many feel as though their bodies have quietly turned against them. They are eating less than ever. They are exercising more. They are doing everything they’ve...

23/01/2026

Ever stood in front of the fridge or pantry thinking "I don't know what to eat, but l need something now"?
In this video, Dr Nelum (GP) and a Happiness Coach from Whole Food Revolution share the concept of
"Emergency Snacks" - simple, whole-food options you prepare in advance so you're not reaching for ultra-processed foods when cravings hit.
We cover:
Why emergency snacks are not daily snacks (and when to actually use them)
Easy protein-based, low-carb whole food snack ideas
How to portion snacks to avoid overeating
Fridge-ready options like boiled eggs, chicken, cucumber & cheese
What to watch out for with nuts, dark chocolate, and sweet snacks
Practical tips for emotional eating moments

These ideas are especially helpful if you're early in your health journey, working on insulin resistance, emotional eating, or lifestyle change.
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Ever stood in front of the fridge or pantry thinking “I don’t know what to eat, but I need something now”?In this video, Dr Nelum (GP) and a Happiness Coach ...

23/01/2026

Friday musings 🤔

“Sometimes it’s not hunger driving us to food, but a body that doesn’t feel settled.”

So many women tell me a familiar story: “I was doing so well… until something happened.” A stressful event, a difficult relationship, poor sleep, work pressure, illness — and suddenly all the good intentions seem to disappear.

For a long time, I thought this meant we needed better strategies or more motivation.

What I’ve slowly learnt is that when life becomes overwhelming, the body shifts into survival mode. In that state, food often becomes more than food. It becomes grounding. Comforting. Predictable.

It’s not that hunger suddenly takes over — it’s that the body is searching for something to help it settle.

This is one of the reasons progress can unravel so quickly under stress, even when knowledge and intentions are strong.

And it’s something many women have never been taught to recognise.

Want to learn more? Check out our Habits to Healing: Emotional Eating workshop in February

https://wholefoodrevolution.com.au/program/emotional-eating-habits-to-healing/

20/01/2026

Dr Nelum chats about the importance of commitment to a course of action

19/01/2026

Neurographic Art:
Week 6: Finding Stillness in Repetitive Pattern

Sometimes, when stress hits, our minds race, making it impossible to focus on our big goals like eating whole food or managing our emotions. We need an anchor!
This week, we introduce a powerful technique: Zentangle. This involves using small, repetitive patterns within some of the segments of your Neurographic piece.

Think of Zentangle as creating structure within the flow. It's mindful focus in miniature. When you commit to drawing tiny, simple lines—a tiny checkerboard, a spiral, or simple parallel lines—your brain has no room for worry. It becomes deeply absorbed in the pattern. This focused, repetitive activity is a fast-track to entering a meditative, flow state.

Zentangle and Neurographic art , work beautifully together, almost like two different instruments playing the same calming melody. Neurographic art gives you the sweeping lines — the emotional currents, the tangled thoughts, the places inside you that feel messy or loud. Zentangle then steps in like gentle stitching, adding small, soothing patterns that help your mind settle into rhythm. Together, they turn your inner noise into something slower, quieter, and more intentional. Even research shows that Zentangle-style drawing reduces anxiety and increases calmness and focus, which is why it blends so naturally with the emotional regulation intentions of Neurographic art.
When you combine them, you’re not just drawing — you’re guiding your nervous system back into safety. The free-flowing neurolines help release emotional pressure, while the repetitive Zentangle patterns act like steady breathing for your hands. They give your brain something predictable, almost musical, to follow. It’s a way of transforming stress into structure and chaos into gentle order. The page becomes a place where your emotions can open, shift, and soften — one curve, one breath, one pattern at a time.

The mission for this week is to Choose small areas—maybe one that represents a persistent worry, another one that represent anger and another one that represent sadness —and use a simple, repetitive Zentangle pattern to fill each of them.
Breath in the emotions while drawing and feel the focus deepen as you draw.
If you need some Zentangle ideas, they are easy to find on the internet.

To get you more focused on your goals and manage your emotions regarding food and emotional eating, Join our coming workshop in February 21st 2026. Sign up here today to get an early bird discounted rate.

happy week to you all
See you next week when we explore positive spells
Hugs
Ronit

19/01/2026

Find people similar to you and surround yourself with your own tribe.
To advance yourself in this journey, join our next workshop, where you can free yourself from emotional eating
The course that will change your life:
https://wholefoodrevolution.com.au/program/emotional-eating-habits-to-healing/

Happy week
Hugs
Ronit

17/01/2026

Let me tell you about Deb.

Deb is 68. She’s recently moved to Brisbane and has come to see me as a new patient. On the surface, she’s well. She doesn’t take regular medications. She lives independently and looks after herself.

But a few years ago, Deb nearly died.

She was admitted to hospital with a severe kidney infection (pyelonephritis) that progressed to urinary sepsis. She was critically unwell, spent many days in hospital, required intravenous antibiotics, and the experience left her deeply shaken and traumatised.

What’s important here is the background.

For 10–15 years before that hospital admission, Deb had been experiencing recurrent urinary tract infections. Over and over again. And each time, the only treatment she was offered was yet another course of antibiotics.

No one ever asked why this kept happening.
No one ever addressed the root cause.

And Deb’s story is incredibly common.

So I want to pause here and ask you:
• Do you get recurrent urinary infections?
• How often do they happen?
• How long has this been going on?
• When did it all start?
• And what treatments have you been offered so far?

Because here’s what we now know.

In postmenopausal women, vaginal oestrogen (as a pessary or cream) reduces the risk of recurrent urinary tract infections by around 50%.

This matters — hugely.

Urinary tract infections cause 76,000 hospital admissions every year in Australia and account for 25% of all infections in older adults. These are not “minor” infections. As Deb’s story shows, they can become life-threatening.

Another really important point:
Not all burning, stinging, or discomfort when you pass urine is due to infection.

After menopause, falling oestrogen levels cause vaginal dryness and thinning of the tissues (often called vaginal atrophy). This alone can cause pain, irritation, urgency, and recurrent “UTI-like” symptoms — even when urine tests are negative.

And yet, many women are repeatedly given antibiotics.

While antibiotics are sometimes absolutely necessary — especially in severe infections — recurrent antibiotic use severely disrupts the gut microbiome and can create more long-term health issues.

This is why I’m now extremely careful with antibiotics and only use them when they are truly needed.

The takeaway message is this:

👉 There is a far better, safer, and more effective way to manage recurrent urinary symptoms and infections in postmenopausal women.

Vaginal oestrogen:
• Acts locally (not systemically)
• Has no meaningful side effects
• Is considered very safe
• Can be used even in women with a history of breast cancer (with appropriate guidance)
• And should be considered for all postmenopausal women with ot without recurrent urinary symptoms

If this sounds like you — or someone you love — please don’t just keep accepting antibiotics as the only answer.

Do your research.
Start the conversation.
Talk to your GP about vaginal oestrogen.

You deserve better care, better prevention, and peace of mind — not another prescription and another cycle of fear.

17/01/2026

Join us on our emotional Eating - Habits to healing course on 21st of Feb 2026.
Only 2 courses this year.
Don't miss out!
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Whole Food Revolution Team
Ronit and Nelum

16/01/2026

In January 2026, something truly revolutionary happened in the world of health and nutrition.

The newly revised Dietary Guidelines for Americans represent the biggest shift in nutrition policy in over 50 years — putting whole, real food back at the centre and calling out the harms of ultra-processed foods and added sugars.

In this video, Dr Nelum (GP & founder of Whole Food Revolution) and Ronit (Happiness & Life Coach) unpack what’s changed, why it matters, and why this US update has implications far beyond America — including here in Australia.

After years of advocacy, it feels like public health has finally started to catch up.

If you want to understand what’s changed and why this matters for your health, this is a must-watch.

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https://youtu.be/1dyEdF5w91c?si=KjpuUUYkVJ7DVke9

In January 2026, something truly revolutionary happened in the world of health and nutrition.In this video, Dr Nelum (GP and founder of Whole Food Revolution...