Mind•body•food•pain, by Dr Elaine Barretto

12/05/2023

If you need to get your health back on track but you are feeling overwhelmed and don’t even know where to start, save this chart. Everything you need to know is here! You can do this 💪🏻💕

16/03/2023

Have you been struggling in the toilet for a while now, or having abdominal discomfort? So many people suffering from chronic gut disorders take a long time to get diagnosed, or many times never do. This quiz can help you get some answers!
https://www.mindbodyfoodpain.com/ibs-quiz

03/03/2023

When thinking about brain health, many people think about supplements and cognitive challenges like puzzles and crosswords. But many other factors can influence in a positive way, and they are part of the decisions we make every day. If you want to reduce your chances of having in older age, and keeping your brain active and fit, don't forget to make time for those! Prioritize your and invest in your 🥰🧠

11/10/2022

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Indeed a huge challenge for Singapore given the predominant food culture of dining out. I'm happy to see the awareness growing, especially given the aging...

06/10/2022

When I heard those statistics is when I decided to change my career and do something about it. We can do so much better! Let's improve health together.

21/09/2022

Our fourth episode is out! We talk about all things related to diabetes, explaining what insulin resistance really is, the latest research, and how you can prevent it or even revert it through lifestyle changes. If you suffer from prediabetes or Type-2 diabetes or know someone that does, you can't miss that one.

On your browser: https://www.mindbodyfoodpain.com/podcasts/health-science/episodes/2147795237

On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/overcoming-diabetes-type-2/id1642701707?i=1000580153419

On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4XzbfH18k2QANPnz8OZvsS

19/09/2022

Now here is a scary statistic: Singapore has six new people diagnosed with kidney failure every single day.
Type 2 diabetes is a leading cause of kidney failure. And it is easy to see the correlation, since over 400,000 Singaporeans live with this type of diabetes. It is the second-highest proportion of diabetes patients among developed nations, according to the International Diabetes Federation. An estimated 14% of the population aged 18 to 19 years are also diagnosed with prediabetes.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/watch/national-kidney-foundation-warns-tsunami-kidney-failure-cases-rise-rapidly-video-2929911

Those were the bad news. The good news is that prediabetes and type 2 diabetes are preventable and reversible conditions caused by lifestyle. This means that by changing the way you eat, sleep and move your body can be the key to avoiding this problem, or correcting it. If you (or someone you know) are confused and have no idea where to start, talk to me. I am a board-certified lifestyle medicine professional, and I'll guide you all the way to your best health, with habit and mindset changes that you can sustain for life. Find out more at: https://www.mindbodyfoodpain.com/metabolic-disorders

The National Kidney Foundation is warning of a "kidney tsunami" with six people now diagnosed with kidney failure every day, a three-fold increase from two decades ago. With 600 new dialysis patients a year, the NKF wants to ramp up home-based dialysis instead of treating patients at its centres. Sh...

15/09/2022

I have created a free guided meditation session for helping you tap into your inner strength and your resilience. For whenever you are facing any challenges, or just for reconnecting with your core.

https://www.mindbodyfoodpain.com/resilience

This is a guided meditation that can be used anytime, but especially in times when you feel helpless, depleted, or simply that life is throwing too much at you. It will remind you of your inner strengths and bring you a sense of resilience and calm.

15/09/2022

Our third podcast episode is out!
Resilience is such an important concept to talk about in the context of chronic pain or disease, but also just for living a better life in general. It is not something you need to be born with - we all have the capacity of cultivating it. I'll share some concepts relating resilience to character traits, agency, perspective, and a growth mindset, as well as the importance of intentionality, empathy, and gratitude.

From your browser: https://www.mindbodyfoodpain.com/podcasts/health-science/episodes/2147793072

On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/building-resilience/id1642701707?i=1000579405143

On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1S3zAPckZ7GhBfnR2nW90B?si=98c423bc72ee4b54

09/09/2022

New blog post!

If you've been struggling with sleep, it might be a good time to have a closer look into what you eat and drink, not just right before bed, but consistently through the days.

https://www.mindbodyfoodpain.com/blog/how-to-eat-and-drink-for-better-sleep

If you've been struggling with sleep, it might be a good time to have a closer look into what you eat and drink, not just right before bed, but consistently through the days.

08/09/2022

The second episode of our podcast is out!
On this second episode of the chronic pain series, we approach it from the perspective of the mind, focusing on self-efficacy, which is a very important psychological construct that acts as protection against chronification.
I'll give practical tips on how to implement small steps in your life towards feeling more confident and capable of dealing not only with pain but with all the challenges that life throws at you.

https://www.mindbodyfoodpain.com/podcasts/health-science/episodes/2147789890

On Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/health-science/id1642701707

On Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/4Ggm7pCxRgvQfBbnIErhzG

07/09/2022

Have you already downloaded our guide with 7 things you might now know about chronic back pain? If not, go check it out, you might learn a thing or two that might help you reframe your understanding around this condition.

https://www.mindbodyfoodpain.com/free-guide-chronic-back-pain

06/09/2022

This is the core of our approach: you at the center. Together we will explore your relationships to your thoughts and emotions, to food, to your own body, to pain and to other people. Using the power of the mind-body connection, interpersonal neurobiology, food as medicine, neuroscience, psychology and lifestyle medicine, you will learn how you can improve the health of your brain, your gut, your metabolism, your chronic pain and your overall sense of well-being.

06/09/2022

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06/09/2022

Our podcast episode is out!

In this episode, we take a brief look at the most recent advances in the field of chronic pain, discuss some basic definitions of what it is, and what are some aspects of the treatment that need to be observed when trying to address it from an integrative perspective. We talk about the new classification of chronic pain in the ICD-11, and discuss the biopsychosocial model of pain.

https://www.mindbodyfoodpain.com/podcasts/health-science/episodes/2147787425

05/09/2022

Mindfulness is all the hype lately, with many positive claims being made regarding its effects on stress management and mental health. But did you know that science has shown that it can even modify our gene expression?

https://www.mindbodyfoodpain.com/blog/how-mindfulness-can-affect-our-genes

Mindfulness is all the hype lately, with many positive claims being made regarding its effects on stress management and mental health. But did you know that science has shown that it can even modify our gene expression?

04/09/2022

We have all been witnessing the rise of chronic diseases globally, but did you know that stress and inflammation have a lot to do with this?

https://www.mindbodyfoodpain.com/blog/inflammation-and-stress-as-risk-factors-for-chronic-diseases

We have all been witnessing the rise of chronic diseases globally, but did you know that stress and inflammation have a lot to do with this?

03/09/2022

This blog post is related to gut disorders - in fact, a special category of them which are usually referred to as functional GI disorders. It provides a high-level introduction to how those disorders are connected to our brain and nervous system, to our gene expression, and to the food we eat.

https://www.mindbodyfoodpain.com/blog/the-roles-of-food-genes-and-mind-in-ibs

This blog post is related to gut disorders - in fact, a special category of them which is usually referred to as functional GI disorders. It provides a high-level introduction to how those disorders are connected to our brain and nervous system, to our gene expression, and to the food we eat.