Articles for Wellbeing as we age
Find out how you can lead a life full of energy, positivity, clarity, vitality and great health – regardless of your age!
Read this to re-gain your motivation
People tend to give up on their goals when they are in the middle between the initial motivation of getting started on something exciting and being close to reaching the goal. Most people seem to lose motivation once they “plateau”, i.e. when they can’t see a progress anymore and when the end-goal seems too far out of reach.
5 Surprising Reasons why you might feel tired
Feeling constantly tired? You’re not alone. There are many valid reasons why we might feel tired or fatigued — and yes, sometimes we just need rest. However, if tiredness becomes constant and stops you from enjoying life, it’s worth looking deeper. Chronic fatigue can...
7 essential tips to keep your energy levels up throughout your day
Food can be your biggest energy booster—or your biggest drain. The main culprits? Sugar and refined carbs (white bread, pasta, pastries, energy drinks). They give you a quick high, followed by an inevitable crash.
What I wish I knew at 25 years
Our younger selves don’t always want advice. But if you’re over 60 like me, and you’ve learned some hard truths the long way around—share them. Not to lecture, but to gently offer what we wish someone had told us.
After all, wouldn’t it be wonderful to help someone you love to build a life full of health and happiness, and avoid unnecessary struggles?
Do you want to know the secret to never having a “senior moment”?
It’s very simple actually, a good healthy wholefood diet and some supplementation if you are not getting it from food, also supports a healthy brain. Or the other way round, if you are feeding your body junk food, it is going to affect your brain as well.
Don’t blame “age” if you forget things, blame the food you are eating, or the foods that you are NOT eating.
Would you write a letter to your future self?
Could writing a letter to your future self actually “manifest” your goal or your dream?
Let’s say you are contemplating joining a gym, and in your letter, you write down why you are thinking about it, what is holding you back, or why you are having doubts about it. Or you could describe how unfit you feel. Or maybe your GP told you to strengthen your bones with weight-bearing exercises. You are writing all this down, and you KNOW in a year you will be reading it.
How will you feel if you didn’t start going to the gym? Will you feel regret? Will you feel more unfit? Would you wish you had started?
And how will you feel if you did start going to the gym and you could already notice an improvement in your strength and flexibility, and muscle tone? Would that not feel amazing? And you possibly also feel “what was all that worry about that I could make a fool of myself in the class?”
Do you often ask yourself “WHY am I doing this at all?”
By coincidence, I met someone who was training in Nutritional Therapy and she needed a guinea pig. She quickly identified what I was doing that drained my energy. I would never have thought of looking at food as I was not eating junk food at all and thought I was eating reasonably healthy. But a few changes changed my life – for the better! And they were easy to implement once I understand the “why”, and she also helped with the “how”.
These changes were so profound that I felt I need to share this information with my friends who were going through similar symptoms. (BTW, I know now that I was in peri-menopause, but nobody spoke about this back then!) I studied Health Coach, and went on to Nutritional Therapy (4 year course).
I wanted to become that one person that can change the whole live of someone else for the better!
Happy Valentine’s Day! Are you in LOVE with sugar?
When we sugar, it activates similar parts in our brain and releases similar brain chemicals as when we experience emotions such as love, affection, sympathy, empathy, being cared for, being hugged, being appreciated, being rewarded, being acknowledged.
Often, when we crave these emotions, we experience cravings for sugar – but this happens at a very sub-conscious level, so we don’t really know it’s going on. We simply crave sugar and don’t know why.
In this article, I explain more about where sugar cravings come from, but more importantly, what we can do to reduce sugar cravings. I will also explain where sugars are hidden (so that we might be eating it without realising), why eating sugar is not “giving love” to our bodies and why sugar promotes faster ageing and all the symptoms that go with ageing.
Would you consider taking Ozempic?
Ozempic makes you feel so full that you can’t eat anymore. But there are other ways that help you get that signal of feeling full that are natural and without side effects. Ozempic doesn’t address the root cause of why we tend to eat when not hungry.
Some of my clients have started seeing results by the one week already, how exciting is that?
Flexible learning and Personal coaching
Do you want to re-charge your batteries and have tons of energy all day long throughout this winter?
This course is for you if:
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Energy isn't what it used to be
- Want to do more things you love, but haven't got the energy for it
- Want a holistic approach that lasts and is easy to understand and implement
- Want the support and accountability of a group, but also personalised advice
Previous clients report more energy, better sleep, better concentration, improved mood and simply more vitality and zest for life!
You might feel there's nothing you can do to increase your energy because XXXX (your going through menopause, you're getting older, you're going through a stressful period in your life, you have an underactive thyroid). But please rest assured, there is something that EVERYBODY CAN do to improve energy levels. You just need to get to the root. And this is what this course is all about!
What you will get from this course:
- Learn how energy is produced in our bodies
- Get actionable and easy nutrition & lifestyle advice that gives you results quickly
- Create habits that last a lifetime!
You choose your way of learning!
Option 1:
Get 4 recordings of 4 x 4 15mins long learning topics (i.e. 4 hours long of tuition) as well as all the tools that help you create lasting habits that help you keep up your energy levels.
You listen and learn at your own pace, and can always come back to me with your questions.
You will have access to the recordings and the material for a lifetime!
Investment: €95
Option 2:
Get 4 recordings of 4 x 4 15mins long learning topics (i.e. 4 hours long of tuition) as well as all the tools that help you create lasting habits that help you keep up your energy levels.
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Receive 2 one-to-one personal 1hrs consultations, one before and one after you have listened to all the recordings, plus personal accountability and progress checks. And you will have access to me for questions while on the programme.
Best value, best of both worlds: Personal and at your own time and pace!
Investment: €285
If you want to discover more about my courses, about me and how I work, let's have a chat!
Please contact us at ilona@rightfood4u.ie or call +353 86 827 1351.
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WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THAT YOU FELT 100%?
Are you fed up with feeling tired all the time? The stresses and pressures of modern life have left many of us feeling exhausted, overwhelmed and with little time or energy to take care of ourselves. Now our bodies are beginning to pay the price.
Here is the solution!
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