You’ll never look at food in the same way again! In today’s episode Kat speaks to Madison Leigh, a vegan chef, health coach, yoga instructor and macrobiotic counsellor in training.
Key points covered in this episode:
Madison share’s her backstory on where her love of food came from and why she became a Vegan
How taking food for granted will affect your health and why we should make it a priority
How Madison’s personally prepares food for her private clients, taking into consideration their ailments, Dosha & aiming for a meal that is nutritionally balanced for the highest benefit of that particular client
Madison’s in depth analysis she goes through when assessing what her clients need nutritionally from their skin, to their eating habits, their work environment, their genetic background, their medical issues, physical activities and more!
The health benefits of conscious consumption over random eating and how this can enhance your spiritual connection
The idea that we all need to be our own nutritionist because only we know how we feel on a daily basis and what we need
Madison demystifies calories, the obsession with counting them and how they are a waste of time if you aren’t considering the nutritional composition of the food you choose to eat and how it’s more about what foods are right for you
How we don’t need dairy, the acidifying effects it has on our bodies and how this has been pushed by the food standards industry as being ‘healthy’ because of financial gain
Madison explains how dairy is received by the body, what physiologically happens within the body, how it coats your tongue with a film and that diminishes your sense of taste
The problem with the long term use of any prescription drug, their high in acidic content and how this leaches calcium from the bones causing osteoporosis
How the body gives you many signs and sensations before becoming ill like aches, pains and that paying attention, listening and taking healthy action can prevent you from ending up needing western medicine
The issue with taking artificial hormones like the contraceptive pill, the damage they cause to the body and how it’s going into our water supply and affecting everyone.
Madison explain all about the gut microbiome, how it’s like your second brain, why you need a healthy gut, how creating a bio-diverse environment is the key to maintaining a healthy gut and over chewing your food helps
Treating eating like a sacred act, consciously, focusing on the experience of eating and not multitasking whilst consuming will help you feel good. The optimum way to do this is to have a healthy mind, a varied plate, conscious chewing and adequate time to digestIf you are keen on learning more about Madison, what she offers and would like to connect with her, check out the link below:
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