Suggested websites and reading
| General useful websites | Website address (URL) |
|---|---|
| Vitality works | vitalityworks.co.uk |
| Freedom Leisure | freedom-leisure.co.uk |
| Wealden District Council | wealden.gov.uk |
| Suzy Greenwood | physiotherapyeastsussex.com |
| Ted Talks | ted.com/talk |
Nutrition
| Nutrition and recipes | Website address (URL) |
|---|---|
| Jo Majithia | eat4wellbeing.co.uk |
| Jo on Facebook: facebook.com/eat4wellbeing |
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| Tanya Borowski | tanyaborowski.com |
| Green Cuisine Trust | Videos and resources on healthy eating and fermented foods greencuisinetrust.org |
| Institute of functional medicine | ifm.org |
| Eating seasonally | eattheseasons.co.uk |
| Hodmedod’s | Online suppliers of UK grown pulses and grains hodmedods.co.uk |
| The Sourdough School | Fantastic resource on sourdough, including the nutrition and digestibility of bread and the gut microbiome sourdough.co.uk |
| Happy Kombucha | A great resource on fermentation and supplier of kefir grains, kombucha skobies etc. happykombucha.co.uk |
| Old Tree Brewery | Local, sustainable, fermented drinks supplier (apple cider vinegar, kombucha, botanical shrubs, elderflower sparkling wine etc.) oldtree.house |
| The Institute for Optimum Nutrition | ion.ac.uk |
YouTube video clips
Microbiome and Diet Tim Spector
Short animated film on microbiome
The surprisingly charming science of your gut
- Giulia Enders
Movement
| Suzy Greenwood | suzannadawyoga.co.uk |
| Cat de Rham | onlineyogateaching.com |
Breathe
| Heartmath | heartmath.org |
| Burgs | theartofmeditation.org |
Love
| Brene Brown | brenebrown.com |
| Dr Neff | self-compassion.org |
The Clever Guts Diet by Dr Michael Mosley and Tanya Borowski
Grain Brain by David Perlmutter
Eat Nourish Glow by Amelia Freer
Eating The Moment by Pavel G. Somov – 141 mindful practices to overcome overeating one meal at a time
Eat Yourself Healthy by Dr Megan Rossi
– over 50 simple, tasty gut-loving recipes and tips on sleep, stress and exercise
Follow Your Gut, The Enormous Impact of Tiny Microbes by Rob Knight
– great introduction to the gut microbiome and its wide-reaching impact on health
Gut by Giulia Enders
– The inside story of our body’s most under-rated organ. An easy read that explains all about our digestive tract
The HeartMath Solution by Doc Childre and Howard Martin – Further information on HRV
Healing into Life and Death by Stephen Levine – Excellent guided meditation
How to meditate by Lawrence Leshan – Great introduction into meditating
Wherever you go, there you are by Jon Kabat-Zinn – Mindfulness
Remarkable Recovery by Caryle Hirshberg & Marc Ian Barash – Inspiring book for overcoming adversity
Molecules of Emotion by Candice B Pert
Incredible You by Chris Walton
Energy Medicine by Donna Eden – Intro into Energy Medicine concept
The Biology of Belief by Bruce Lipton – Introduction into epigenetics
Loving what is by Byron Katie – Programme for working on emotions and your responses
Daring Greatly – Brene Brown
Gifts of imperfection by Brene Brown
Being Peace – Thich Nhat Hanh
The art of living – Thich Nhat Hanh
The book you wish your parents had read – Phillipa Perry
The Love Warrior – Glennon Doyle Melton
Glycemic Index Load Net Carbs
For a list of the glycemic load of food – note it is in 100g so for a portion of food need to weigh your food and calculate accordingly but you can also input meals and work out GL
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Grateful
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