Vagus Wellbeing

05/09/2024

Swans at sunset

03/09/2024

Simply beautiful Budapest.

01/02/2024

Time to talk day. The therapeutic rapport in clinic is vital to progress. Having a healthcare provider truly listen and appreciate your unique set of circumstances without judgement, building trust and having an ally on your health journey. Just as important as what changes are made to food and lifestyle.

joins the party with physical health problems, they are not separate. You can improve your mental health through supporting your body and it starts with talking, see link in the chat.

01/02/2024

Drum roll please...
Our first announcement is to welcome Julie Pichler, of Vagus Wellbeing, who will be joining Apta Vita as a Nutritional Therapist!

27/01/2024

Did you watch the traitors? Molly ignored her gut and lost out. We think our brains are in charge, the source of reason, logic and problem solving, but we ignore our gut at our peril. Our communicates with our 🧠 via the vagus nerve, and trillions of nerve cells.making up our second brain. , butterflies, listen to it, it's rarely wrong (and don't ignore the physical symptoms too)

26/01/2024

Friday round up - What's been happening this week?

One of the enjoyable aspects of being a is variety. Here are some of the highlights this past week:

- running through stool test results with a client to reduce loose stools, urgency and pain
- supporting and with a client through diet and lifestyle changes
- speaking with doctors to review blood tests for a complex client
- delivering training to students
- speaking with a market research company about probiotics
- setting up 2 podcast recordings for February
- networking in my local North Tyneside
- building connections in the space to help spread the word on the

When you're it can be difficult to measure progress, you're only accountable to yourself, and if you have perfectionist tendencies, it can never feel like enough. A lot of what we do can be invisible, but we're still beavering away!

There are many of us in the and space that do this job to make a difference, we don't do it for big salaries. There is so much work that goes on behind the scenes with admin, marketing, CPD etc to run a business as well as deliver a service. We do this so we can get the very best information to you as the customer, and improve health. Nutrition is a fast paced field, it certainly keeps us on our toes!

When health is poor it impacts everything, but there is always something else to try, don't give up hope. Have a restful weekend everyone.

26/01/2024

Who has been trying dry January? Has it been a slog or a pressure?
Are you going to back to alcohol this weekend?

I made the connection yesterday between much better quality sleep and the lack of . I already knew it negatively impacted my energy and caused brain fog, but the connection has surprised me. Building interoception can be difficult, but bodily symptoms are giving us messages, whether we like it or not!

Why do you drink? It helps us feel more relaxed, able to switch off, it's sociable, no other drug is so socially acceptable. Would you like to cut down but feel it's too difficult? Is it stopping you doing things you don't get round to doing?

These questions are personal and don't expect a public response, but it's what can help you explore. So many barriers to a healthy lifestyle in our busy modern lives, this is just one

23/01/2024

Whether you have a diagnosis, waiting to be assessed or just plain interested, do join us for a morning about food and on:

Celebrate Difference ADHD Friday 16th February, The Hub in Consett 9.30 registration (in person event)

To explore what nutrients our brain needs, and how to adopt some strategies around our eating patterns to give it a helping hand. We would love to see you there.

Link to eventbrite in comments.

16/01/2024

Friday 16 February - Consett, hosted by Celebrate Difference

Overwhelm, time blindness, distractions, struggling with noticing bodily cues such as hunger, problems with emotional dysregulation, they all impact our food choices.

The problem is, those food choices circle back to impact our brains' ability to work well and can amplify many of the hallmarks of ADHD.How do we fuel our ADHD brains with the right nutrients without the guilt or overwhelm?

Join me for top tips on what and how to eat, and come up with your own action plan to start with small but mighty changes to improve your whole body health.

ADHD - Boundaries

14/01/2024

How can this be allowed to happen and that little boys life stand for nothing? is a serious health hazard, an extra load on the immune and detox systems and can contribute to vague symptoms like headaches, brain fog, fatigue, histamine reactions, gut problems.

Don't ignore mould in the home, and if you think it is contributing to you symptoms, I can guide you on testing to confirm it.

Tenants share experiences of living in mouldy homes as the government proposes a new law in memory of Awaab Ishak.

12/01/2024

Women's problems, when will we be taken seriously?

12/01/2024

Are you struggling with:

arthritis (osteo or rheumatoid)
hypermobility
frailty due to ageing
gout
muscle injury
osteoporosis
post menopausal bone density
recovering from surgery
Did you good nutrition can improve our bones, muscles and soft tissue healing and contribute towards prevention of disease?

In honour of working out of Apta Vita in North Shields, we are now offering a 30 minute taster session for just £45, providing you with an initial action plan on what nutrients you need to support your condition and symptoms of a nature. See link in the comments to book