It’s that time of year again.  The run up to Christmas.  Most of us use the month of December to go crazy!  Eat all the chocolate, drink all the mulled wine, scoff down the mince pies, and that’s just the first week.
 
Then we get to January and feel awful, go on a crazy crash diet for January or a New Years resolution and give up on it by January 21st.
 
Some of my clients start their healthy eating plan before Christmas!  Crazy huh? 

​No, they are the clever ones.  Can you imagine feeling good by Christmas, having lots of energy, getting into that black dress or having to use padding for the Santa suit instead of filling it out naturally? 
 
The best thing is you still get to enjoy the festivities but without having an extra stone to loose in January.  It’s all about looking at food in a healthy way.
 
I am putting together a Beat the Christmas bulge group.  A weight management group that will run up to Christmas and up to the end of February. 
 
There will be:
Lot’s of tasty recipes and food ideas
Juicing plan
Weekly weigh in
Natural health advice
Fun environment
No Fads
No gimmicks
Just good old common sense and natural food

Just click on this link for the facebook event!
https://facebook.com/events/565779567544032/?ti=icl
 
If you want to be on of the 10 call Carina on the number below.  The beat the Christmas bulge group will be meeting on Thursday evenings.
 
If you need help with healthy weight management on a one to one basis, contact Carina for an appointment
 
 
To find out more, you can contact Carina at
T -(087) 0978880,
E -  [email protected]
W - www.itsanaturalchoice.com,
A - Lisnolan, Manulla, Castlebar, Co Mayo, F23 C922

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​I’m nutty about Nigella!  No not Nigella Lawson, although I do like her recipes, The Nigella I’m nuts about are Nigella Seeds.
 
Nigella seed is an herbal medicine with a long history, an ancient form of medicine from Ayurveda, Unani, Tibb, European herbal traditions and so on.   In Islamic literature, Nigella is considered on the greatest forms of healing medicine.
 
It’s herbal name is Nigella sativa, also known as Black caraway, black seed, black cumin, roman coriander, seed of blessing, Kalonji and my favourite “the cure for all disease except death”.
 
Most of us know Nigella seeds from the flat breads with the seeds on top.
 
So what is this amazing herb traditionally used for:

• Antihypertensive
• Liver tonic
• Diuretic
• Digestive
• Analgesic
• Immunomodulator

And so much more
 
In ayurvedic medicine Nigella is traditionally used for:

• Liver damage
• Anemia
• Arthritis
•  Rheumatism
• Hemorrhoids
• Intestinal worms
• Psoriasis, asthma, eczema – Atopic conditions
• Headache
• Toothaches
• Halitosis
• Microbial infections

Nigella seeds can be taken as an herbal tincture, a powder, capsules, seeds or oil.  They can be used in a tea, in cooking or as a medicinal tincture. 
 
As with most health issues, no one magic bullet fits every gun. 
 
If you have any of the conditions above, herbal medicine and nutrition may be part of the answer.  Herbal medicines work best when taken under the watchful eye of an Herbalist.
 
If you need help with any of these conditions contact Carina for an appointment