Get Up & Go Breakfast - Awareness Health - Wendy Christien
Wendy is a wellness practitioner and an health coach at Intergrated Health Solutions and she helps us ensure we manage our bodies well, to get the best out of them.
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FEB
Wendy Christien - 17 Feb 2022 - Dopamine
Dopamine influences the power of an individual’s body and mind. There are nmultiple pathways in the brain that require dopamine. Dopamine is involved in motivation, reward and reinforcement and motor control. Without enough dopamine we lose power, our minds slow down and we feel unmotivated and dull.
Like with any other neurotransmitter an imbalance in dopamine is not without effect. Too much dopamine can cause an individual to be overly intense, driven, and impulsive. Violent or reckless behaviour can also be due to an excess of dopamine.
Like with any other neurotransmitter an imbalance in dopamine is not without effect. Too much dopamine can cause an individual to be overly intense, driven, and impulsive. Violent or reckless behaviour can also be due to an excess of dopamine.
10
FEB
Wendy Christien - 10 Feb 2022 - Serotonin
Serotonin allows for the resynchronization of our brains so that we can be
fresh and alert every morning. Serotonin gives us the ability to rest,
regenerate, and find serenity. Serotonin, which is involved in functions surrounding sleep, appetite, mood, and memory, helps to produce the electricity required for rest and sight.
Too much serotonin can make us nervous, apprehensive, distracted, and
sensitive to criticism.
fresh and alert every morning. Serotonin gives us the ability to rest,
regenerate, and find serenity. Serotonin, which is involved in functions surrounding sleep, appetite, mood, and memory, helps to produce the electricity required for rest and sight.
Too much serotonin can make us nervous, apprehensive, distracted, and
sensitive to criticism.
03
FEB
Wendy Christien - 3 Feb 2022 - Neurotransmitters
Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers or molecules that the nervous system uses to send messages throughout the body. Neurotransmitters influence neurons and can either initiate an inhibitory, excitatory, or modulatory action on the neurons.
Neurons are information carriers, and they use electrical impulses and
chemical signaling to transmit information to the various areas of the brain as well as to the rest of the nervous system.
Neurons are information carriers, and they use electrical impulses and
chemical signaling to transmit information to the various areas of the brain as well as to the rest of the nervous system.
27
JAN
Wendy Christien - 27 Jan 2022 - Fad Diets
Of all the people who put themselves on a diet every year at least 50 percent opt for fad diets.
The dictionary defines a Fad as an intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something, especially one that is short-lived, a craze.
Generally, fad diets can sound promising and offer a quick fix, but many
require extremes that can put your body at risk for other issues. While
supplements and programs can be helpful, many are unsustainable and will not bring the same results as a lifestyle change.
The dictionary defines a Fad as an intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something, especially one that is short-lived, a craze.
Generally, fad diets can sound promising and offer a quick fix, but many
require extremes that can put your body at risk for other issues. While
supplements and programs can be helpful, many are unsustainable and will not bring the same results as a lifestyle change.
20
JAN
Wendy Christien - 20 Jan 2022 - Top 5 Foods to Avoid for Great Health
What are we putting in our bodies that is ruining our health and leading us down a path to sickness and disease? Is it possible to eat well and thrive?
Wendy helps us as she does with such excellence, every week...
Wendy helps us as she does with such excellence, every week...
13
JAN
Wendy Christien - 13 Jan 2022 - 3 Ways To Inprove Your Sleep
We need sleep to keep our bodies well and healthy. Good quality sleep
protects our mental health and physical health and has a profound impact on
our quality of life. Wendy shares on why we need sleep, what happens in our bodies if we don't sleep enough, and she shares 3 tips to ensure you get better sleep tonight!
protects our mental health and physical health and has a profound impact on
our quality of life. Wendy shares on why we need sleep, what happens in our bodies if we don't sleep enough, and she shares 3 tips to ensure you get better sleep tonight!
06
JAN
Wendy Christien - 6 Jan 2022 - Start The New Year Well
Starting well is probably on most people’s agenda, but the practicality of
maintaining our resolutions and health goals can be less easy to achieve if we don’t have specific plans and goals in place.
Our daily choices can set us up for a good or a bad day and how we think and feel about these choices can have a knock-on effect for the next day, next week, next month, and the rest of the year.
maintaining our resolutions and health goals can be less easy to achieve if we don’t have specific plans and goals in place.
Our daily choices can set us up for a good or a bad day and how we think and feel about these choices can have a knock-on effect for the next day, next week, next month, and the rest of the year.
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DEC
2021
Wendy Christien - 23 Dec 2021 - Holidays and Healthy Living
When we think of holidays we typically think of food – or feasts to be more
accurate.
But: we still need to think about the health implications of consistent poor
choices.
accurate.
But: we still need to think about the health implications of consistent poor
choices.
16
DEC
2021
Wendy Christien - 16 Dec 2021 - Lupus
Like other autoimmune diseases, the inflammation caused by Lupus can impact various systems and organs in the body such as the blood cells, joints, brain, skin, lungs, and heart.
The most distinctive characteristic of Lupus is a butterfly shaped rash on the face which usually spans across both cheeks, but this doesn’t happen with everyone. Wendy shares more...
The most distinctive characteristic of Lupus is a butterfly shaped rash on the face which usually spans across both cheeks, but this doesn’t happen with everyone. Wendy shares more...
09
DEC
2021
Wendy Christien - 9 Dec 2021 - Rheumatoid Arthritis
With Rheumatoid Arthritis a person’s immune system attacks the healthy
tissue in their joints. Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease that is not only confined to the joints – it can also cause medical conditions related to other systems such as the heart, lungs, eyes, blood vessels, nerves, and skin.
tissue in their joints. Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease that is not only confined to the joints – it can also cause medical conditions related to other systems such as the heart, lungs, eyes, blood vessels, nerves, and skin.
02
DEC
2021
Wendy Christien - 2 Dec 2021 - Hashimoto's Disease
Hashimoto’s disease is an autoimmune disease of the thyroid gland.
With Hashimoto’s disease, the immune system attacks the thyroid gland which can cause inflammation and usually results in an underactive thyroid or hypothyroidism.
Hashimoto’s is most common in middle-aged women, but it can also occur in men, women in other age groups and children.
With Hashimoto’s disease, the immune system attacks the thyroid gland which can cause inflammation and usually results in an underactive thyroid or hypothyroidism.
Hashimoto’s is most common in middle-aged women, but it can also occur in men, women in other age groups and children.
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NOV
2021
Wendy Christien - 18 Nov 2021 - Celiac Disease
Celiac disease, which affects multiple organs and systems in the body, can also be known as gluten-sensitive enteropathy or celiac sprue. The immune system over responds to the protein in gluten causing damage to the small intestine. Gluten grains include wheat, rye, and barley.
Wendy shares more on this important topic...
Wendy shares more on this important topic...
