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#7 How To Treat Your Body With Nutrition with Katherine Khoo

We speak about optimizing our health and wellness but often neglect the concept of metabolic health. Various factors such as genetics, diet, medical history, stress, the environment, and physical activity can shape our metabolism and how we feel. 

 

Nutrition plays a huge role in metabolism. Metabolism relies upon adequate, balanced nutrients – carbohydrates, protein, fats, vitamins, minerals – to function optimally. Almost all the vitamins, all minerals, and some amino acids must be obtained from dietary sources.

 

How can we improve our health condition, and to better manage our existing health issues with the right nutrition? 

 

You will not want to miss this podcast episode with our expert guest, Ms. Katherine Khoo, nutrition therapist and founder of Aman Wellness, an organization that treats, teaches and equips its clients with the right knowledge for their journey towards wellbeing.

What to Expect

• The difference between a nutrition therapist and a nutritionist
• Nutrients, minerals, vitamins - what each term really means
• How we know our body has a deficiency in a certain nutrient 
• Signs of common nutrients deficiencies in our body
• Katherine’s advice on over-supplementing
• The vitamin that you could be over ingesting 
• Is it beneficial to follow a specific diet that is best for your body type
• How many servings of vegetables you should get a day
• Recommended sources of plant-based protein 
• Best cooking methods for vegetables 
• What to watch out for when eating fermented foods 
• The low-down on bad and good fats
• The best type of oil that we can use in our diet
• Best vitamins to boost the immunity 

 

Mentioned

Aman Wellness - http://amanwellness.sg/

Katherine’s profile - http://amanwellness.sg/about/

Rice bran oil - https://bit.ly/2ZIVEDG

Shubhra Sleep & Wellness Solutions - www.sfamilywellness.com

 

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#6 Master Your Higher States with Meditation, Mindfulness and Qigong with Toby Ouvry

Let’s face it. Regardless of our backgrounds, 2020 has been a crazy year of uncertainties and changes for all of us. 

In times like this, it is important more than ever to stay positive, mentally strong, and resilient. 

Finding time for yourself, peace and calm in the chaos of life can be a challenge, especially when you’re trying to balance work, social obligations, family, and personal life. 

We have also heard about the benefits of meditation and relaxation at some points in our lives. Studies around the world have shown that regular practice of meditation could help reduce anxiety, depression, insomnia, and general pain.

If you are looking to explore this idea further, stay on for our podcast episode conversation with Toby Ouvry as he shares about mindfulness, meditation, and Qigong. 

Like his background, Toby Ouvry is a man of many hats in the field of meditation and mindfulness. British by birth, Toby grew up in the Philippines, Portugal, Brasil and has been based in Singapore for the past 20 years. He is also... an artist, mindfulness coach, facilitator, TEDx speaker, Qigong practitioner, book author, and was even a buddhist monk specializing in the Tibetan Tradition. 

 

A dedicated practitioner of meditation and mindfulness for over twenty years, Toby is passionate about empowering people and organizations to greater levels of capability, effectiveness, creativity and wellbeing through the applied practice of mindfulness and meditation.

What to Expect

• Toby’s sharing on his interesting background
• Difference between meditation and mindfulness
• What meditation is
• Paying attention to our day and ourselves 
• Is Qigong a form of meditation 
• Basic Qigong movements that we can practice now
• The proper breathing technique and posture 

 

Mentioned

Toby’s website - http://tobyouvry.com/

Toby’s profile - http://tobyouvry.com/about/

Workshops and classes that Toby provides - http://tobyouvry.com/workshops-and-classes/

Shubhra Sleep & Wellness Solutions - www.sfamilywellness.com

Write to us: info@sfamilywellness.com

#5 Grow Your Own Superfoods with Balan Gopal

Gardening can be a productive way to pass time, add greenery in your home, and potentially add on to our grocery stock, especially in the current situation when most of us are still working from home. Gardening is also a great way to keep kids entertained and engaged while reducing their time with digital screens. 

 

While most of us do not have the luxury of owning a spacious outdoor space to grow a garden, a small deck or patio is sufficient to bring in greenery by cultivating an indoor garden.

 

Tune in as we speak with Balan Gopal, a personal fitness trainer, and also an urban farmer. Featured by The Straits Times and Home and Decor magazine, the father of two has inspired many fellow Singaporeans living in apartments with his elevated garden of herbs and vegetables growing out of recycled soft drink bottles and Styrofoam boxes.

What to Expect

• How the concept of “Herb in a Garden” come about 
• Balan’s journey with growing oyster mushrooms and herbs 
• How Balan balance his green hobby business and family commitments 
• Limitations of growing herbs in Singapore’s hot climate
• Top three herbs that are easy to grow
• Is it easy to grow kale
• Different types of composting

 

Mentioned

Herb in a Cup page https://herbinacup.com/

Earthworm Composting https://herbinacup.com/products/earthworm-compost-bin-my-little-composting-science-kit

Growing Workshops for Beginners https://herbinacup.com/products/herb-in-a-cup-urban-permaculture-workshop-grow-your-own-food-and-more

Shubhra Sleep & Wellness Solutions - www.sfamilywellness.com 

 

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#4 The Importance Of The Pelvic Floor & Core

All females across a lifespan, from the young athlete, the childbearing woman, the menopausal, and elderly woman receive benefit from physical therapy. 

 

The scope of practice is huge – encompassing the care of women in relation to childbirth, both antenatally and postnatally, to include all health concerns of women, including incontinence, pelvic or vaginal pain, and prenatal and postpartum musculoskeletal pain.

 

Although one in three women will experience urinary incontinence at some point in their lifetime, the topic of women’s health physiotherapy is often still considered taboo. 

 

In this episode, we have a chat with Francesca Ruddick, a senior therapist from Physio Down Under, Singapore’s first dedicated women’s health physiotherapy practice looking into common pelvic health concerns, including for some mommies, pregnancy and post-natal conditions such as carpal tunnel syndrome, pelvic girdle pain and blocked milk ducts.

What to Expect

• My personal experience on encountering pelvic floor health
• What exactly "women's health physiotherapy" is 
• Whether a general pelvic floor therapist treat men as well
• In what situation would someone engage a pelvic floor therapist compared to just any other physiotherapist
• When would a woman who is expecting or pregnant see a pelvic floor therapist
• What the pelvic floor is actually
• Reasons why the pelvic floor weakens
• The relation between the pelvic floor and core muscles
• Most new mothers are concerned about “diastasis recti” – what it is and what are the treatments 
• When should a new mother seek a therapist after childbirth
• When should a mother start doing exercise again
• What are the most suitable exercises for a new mother 

 

Mentioned

Physio Down Under: http://physiodownunder.sg

Shubhra Sleep & Wellness Solutions: www.sfamilywellness.com

 

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#3 Do I Need A Midwife with Natasha Cullen

Midwives are growing in popularity in recent years but their role is still largely misunderstood.

 

In many countries, midwifery is or often regarded as a fringe choice as “less than” when compared with OB-GYN care. But midwifery care has benefited mothers for centuries across various cultures now.

 

Today, we are speaking to Natasha Cullen, antenatal instructor and founder of “Beloved Bumps” organization. Natasha grew up in Singapore, and spent time in London to obtain her bachelor of science in Midwifery, and gained experience in top London hospitals, caring for women in both high and low-risk pregnancies. In 2012, she started the organization in London to provide women with interactive and unbiased pre and post-natal classes. In 2017, she brought the organization to Singapore to benefit mothers here.

What to Expect

• What exactly a midwife does throughout the course of a mother’s pregnancy
• Procedures and services a midwife provides pre, during, and post-birth
• The difference in the role of a midwife in the UK and in Singapore
• Role of a midwife in Singapore
• What led Natasha to become a midwife
• Benefits of engaging a midwife 
• What other Asian countries are midwifery more mainstream in
• Services Natasha provide through Beloved Bumps organization

 

Mentioned

Beloved Bumps - https://belovedbumps.sg/)

Natasha’s profile  - https://belovedbumps.sg/about-us/team-and-partners/)

Shubhra Sleep & Wellness Solutions - https://sfamilywellness.com/

Write to us: info@sfamilywellness.com