Mark Varitimos - Holistic Health Practitioner

Pendulum eating is trending right now

ABANDONMENT!

It can come in all different shapes and sizes:

👉 Parental
👉 Relationship breakup
👉 Someone passing
👉 Friendship breakup

The good news is abandonment can provide the gift of INDEPENDENCE!

However, independence can be used functionally or dysfunctionally.

Often people do a combination of both.

Functional independence would be the ability to process the grief, grow from the experience and still connect with people.

Dysfunctional independence would be the ability to process the grief, grow from the experience but disconnect from people and reject support (I’ve been guilty of this in the past).

If you feel you run dysfunctional independence, hopefully this post gives you a chance to reflect and see where you can be bit more open to connection and support 😊

Creating balance across all areas of life can be tricky.

I personally attempt to create balance in six areas of life with myself and my clients:

These are:

👉 Family
👉 Friends
👉 Relationship
👉 Purpose
👉 Money
👉 Health

Everyone that I’ve worked with has been naturally good at some areas and naturally deficient in other areas.

If you feel you’re deficient in a certain area and you think it’s affecting other aspects of your life, I personally think it’s best to reach out to the appropriate support to help guide you in a different direction.

Hope this a great reminder to continue to work towards balance 👌

Supplements can be great but they are best used with a good nutrition and lifestyle protocol.

There are many factors that can influence gut health which include:

👉 Nutrition
👉 Hydration
👉 Sleep
👉 Exercise
👉 Stress
👉 Sunlight
👉 Wifi (in an animal study)

If you’d like any assistance with gut health, please feel free to reach out 😊

Blame, Responsibility and what it means to be a Spiritual Person

I didn’t know how to celebrate Arsenal winning the league other than doing something weird on a Swiss Ball

Can FASTING help with quick WEIGHT LOSS?

It’s one of the most common questions I get at the start of the year!

Short answer . . . Yes; but you have to be careful 🧐

When fasting, your body is more likely to release cortisol.

Chronically high cortisol can lead heart conditions, muscle weakness, mood swings, sleep issues and diabetes.

Fasting can be an excellent detoxification and healing tool but should only be performed if you feel it suits you individually and when you’re likely to have low stress day.

I personally think long term sustainable weight loss is best achieved by applying good health practices.

If you’d like any assistance with weight loss, please feel free to reach out 😊

Have you ever considered performing a flat press on the swiss ball?

Some of the benefits are:

✅Increased core activation
✅Improved functional movement
✅Smaller stabiliser muscles are required to work harder

Some of the drawbacks may be:

👉Maximum force output may be less in the chest and shoulder compared to performing on the bench
👉Caution should be taken with any kind of back injury

Hope this video provides some ideas for variety in your workouts.

If you would like to revamp your exercise program, please feel free to reach out 😊