This is a new workshop online on the 22nd of October 2023. 6 Hours CPD

What it will cover:

• Tips and tools to work with babies from 9 months to 12, 12months to 3 years and children from 4 to 8 plus years
• This will be online – How to work with the moving babies from 9 months to 12 months, some of the health that you might encounter then.
• Walking toddlers from 12 months to 3 years, how do you approach them and what health issues you might encunter.
• From 4 to 8 plus years, how do you work with them and some of the health issue you might encounter. 
• This is a 6 hours CPD workshop, questions and answers as well as meditations. From my experience working with different backgrounds of toddlers and children. Watch this space click here to learn more

From 9 months old babies and toddlers are very suspicious of anybody else that is not part of their circle, as a natural instinct kicks in. Working with them in craniosacral therapy can be challenging at times and rewarding at the end. From 9 months old the issues that you might encounter are different from the baby stage. They might have more of sleeping problems, attachment issues, teething, ear problems and for some they might still have a trauma from birth if they have not dealt with it earlier.

This workshop will give you some of the tips to work with them, hands on and off, depending on the stage and trust that they will have. You need to be very flexible with your way of working, to allow the babies and toddlers to tell you their story. With children from 4 years onwards is a bit different, with various issues that they will come up. This has to be a collaboration between you the parents and the children.

In this workshop there will be some mindfulness meditations, to get you as a therapist in a state of stillness, inner peace, and calm that is needed to work with moving toddlers and children!

Questions and answers throughout the workshop is allowed.

The zoom link will be emailed to you near the time of the workshop.

Price for this workshop is 75 pounds paid via bank transfer. Once you pay you are booked. I will email you a receipt and a CPD certificate once you finish.

Payment via bank transfer:  (email Maria Esposito on the above emails if making payments in this way). Maria Esposito TSB code 308472 account 24603860

© Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R-Nutritional Therapist – NAET for allergies – R-Craniosacral Therapist – NLP – Angel Guide Certified – Mindfulness Meditation teacher- Resilient heart (heart-Math)

Brian-gut health depends on:
Gut health: gut barrier intact
• Leaky gut due to various reasons, eg. Stress, medications, alcohol, viruses, bacteria overload, candida, allergens, low nutrients and more
• Low serotonin due to leaky gut, or damaged gut barrier, affect mood and positive thinking
• Low enzymes function
• Low liver function—unbalanced liver phase I & II
• Unbalanced TH1 & TH2 immunity
• Low gall bladder function
• High intestinal histamine
• High intestinal inflammation

Gut health: gut barrier intact
• Leaky gut due to various reasons, eg. Stress, medications, alcohol, viruses, bacteria overload, candida, allergens, low nutrients and more
• Low serotonin due to leaky gut, or damaged gut barrier, affect mood and positive thinking
• Low enzymes function
• Low liver function—unbalanced liver phase I & II
• Unbalanced TH1 & TH2 immunity
• Low gall bladder function
• High intestinal histamine
• High intestinal inflammation

© Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R-Nutritional Therapist – NAET for allergies – R-Craniosacral Therapist – NLP – Angel Guide Certified – Mindfulness Meditation teacher- Resilient heart (heart-Math)

Myths about how parents behave with babies:

• You will spoil a baby if you hold them all the time – this is not true. You will never spoil a baby when you hold them. They will grow stronger and feel safer at all times. They will develop a sense of security and be confident within themselves.

• When they cry, and you do not pick them up, they will fall asleep by themselves and stop crying. – This is not true. They will stop crying, but with that, they will learn that nobody will come if I cry or ask for help!

• You can start giving big babies finger foods at 4 months or any other foods rather than milk, they can handle it! False, even with big babies, their intestinal tract and digestive system is not formed yet and hence any food that you give that is not milk will cause big intestinal tract problems, allergies and inflammation of the intestinal tract, leading to more serious intestinal tract problems later in life.

• Babies do not lie, or pretend they are sick! They do not have that inclination yet. If they are crying, it means they are either tired, hungry, something is upsetting them or they are in pain.

• Babies do not feel pain. Wrong, babies do feel pain, they feel emotions from others, they do feel emotions.

• Babies do not smile in the first few weeks, it is gas! Babies do smile within few hours; they are happy to hear their parents voice, and they do smile!

• Babies do not feel your emotions. Babies do feel emotions, they feel your love when you touch the belly when they are inside the womb, they will feel that touch of love when they are born. They do feel love, sadness, grief, anger, and more from their parents and mum when in the womb and outside.

© Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R-Nutritional Therapist – NAET for allergies – R-Craniosacral Therapist – NLP – Angel Guide Certified – Mindfulness Meditation teacher- Resilient heart (heart-Math

Many babies now have been diagnosed with tongue tie. I researched the reason for that, and it seems that is mainly due to more awareness from mothers and midwives and breastfeeding consultants. Even about 8 years ago the awareness was much less in the UK, or at least I did not see many, but at the same time, many mothers even about 3 years ago were bottle fed instead, due to problems of the baby latching. So it might be due now to mothers wanted to breastfeed more and hence the tongue tie and lip tie being the main issue for poor latch and painful mastitis, it is addressed more.

You might know already that a tongue tie or a lip tie, including posterior tongue ties, do cause and increase colic, reflux and explosive poos, as well as mastitis and poor latch. You also might know that most mothers might be told that a posterior tongue ties is ok, especially if the baby is growing.

Now if the baby is growing could be due to the mother having a very good supply of milk, or the baby being bottle fed instead.

A frenotomy as it is officially called is fairly quick and easy (no laser as it can burn the skin a bit to much, do research). It take about two weeks for healing completely.

I was very surprised though that here in the UK, even the private clinics do not recommend the post-procedure exercises for the parents to do. These exercises are as essential as the frenotomy. The reason for that is to avoid for the regrowth of the tie and also because the brain does not recognise that the tongue can move in different directions now, including up and sideways. And it is done once a day for at least 6 weeks after the procedure. Very simple exercises and easy to do, and again very, very essential. Here is a wonderful u-tube video that shows the exercises very clearly and easy. The baby is already the star and the therapist is wonderful too. click here to see it. As well as having a craniosacral therapy, afterwards to release any possible jaw tightness and maybe the trauma for the mother rather that the baby.

Remember that the baby will feel the emotions and feelings like a sponge of the parents and cares. If you react to the procedures with calm and love, they will feel it.

What happens if the tongue tie, even the posterior tie is not addressed?

• No new sounds learning as the tongue does not move all the way up or sideways, which it means the larynx and vocals muscles will be affected, with possible speech problem later in life.
• Constant colic due to inhale of more air, even with the baby growing remember, will cause a bloated belly and more reflux.
• A bloated belly will lead the baby to dislike having tummy time.
• No tummy time, means no crawling
• No crawling means no hand-eye coordination
• No hand-eye coordination, no eating much of finger food and fussy eater.
• No hand-eye coordination, strong connection with dyslexia.
• No crawling, no stretching of the intestinal tract, with possible digestive problems later in life.
• and the list could go on, with possible things that are not yet been researched on or had a connection with.

My suggestions for new parents or old parents, is that if you have been told that your baby or child now, has a tongue tie, and not to do anything because it will grow out of it, and as they are putting on weight because you have a really good supply of milk and you are still hearing the clicking noise when they are breastfeeding, or they are bottle fed and still have not yet made any sounds by the time of 4 to 5 months, then you might have a problem there. A little discomfort for the parents or the baby, it is worth a lifetime of bigger discomfort! Do research it and make your decision as soon as possible, private procedures are not too expensive now, and with the essential exercise and craniosacral therapy before and after, things will be great!

© Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R-Nutritional Therapist – NAET for allergies – R-Craniosacral Therapist – NLP – Angel Guide Certified – Mindfulness Meditation teacher- Resilient heart (heart-Math)

I love chocolate, it is my favourite treat. The darker the better, I love the bitterness, and I love coffee for that reason. Now I try not eat as much or even buy any form of chocolate, as I will eat it all. So I avoid it as much as possible, apart when I go in a country where the chocolate is pure and thick, and when you ask for the hot chocolate you will need a spoon to actually eat it, rather than drink it. So when my friend suggested to go a check an Italian chocolate bar, I was very keen to go, and in the hope that I would not suffer of headache afterwards. I was prepared with my glutathione, liver support so that I could detoxifying the chocolate by the night time. Aheme, that did not happen, as when we got there, the chocolate was so divine, dark, triple chocolate, so I ordered a hot chocolate and we share a triple chocolate piece of cake, which was so big. Plus, there were complementary chocolate tear drops on the table for us to eat even more chocolate. Boy it was heaven for me! Till I got home, and night time and morning I had such a strong headache, I could not get up. It became a migraine and hence had to take up to 4 capsule of glutathione complex to detoxifying. I felt like I had drunk a bottle of Vodka and felt so sick with. So, yes it was my amazing treat, but obviously that cannot be repeated again.

Now I know that dogs will die if they eat chocolate or garlic and onions, and that is all about the liver detox, and mainly the second part Phase II liver detox, which is the rubbish bin collectors taking the rubbish from the bins away. Click here to understand the liver detox.

The reason I had such a hard time detoxifying chocolate is that I have Gilbert Syndrome, which is a defective or slow liver pathway that is genetic, my father has it and I am the only one in the family who has it. Many people have a liver snip either quite severe or mild. My one can be dealt with the glutathione pathway taking up extra rubbish to eliminate; others might have the Gilbert’s Syndrome with the glutathione snip as well, and that is where problems will be even worse, if they do not keep taking the liver support to support the other pathways of elimination.

Now in babies, quite often they have jaundice, which also with Gilbert Syndrome you would get, and that means that the liver is not functioning still in his full capacity. Remember that the mother’s hormones needs to be also detoxified by the baby, up to few weeks after birth, and also that the liver needs a bit of time to grow and eliminate more things.

So if you eat are a mother that is breastfeeding, and you eat a lot of garlic, onions, chocolate, coffee or normal tea, the baby might not detoxifying it very well and hence possible have a form of headache or inflammation which will cause them to cry and feel sick a bit. So do be aware if you also have a lot of cake and sugary food which you are breastfeeding as for some babies, they need more time for the digestive system to function at their optimal level.

I managed to deal with my Gilbert’s Syndrome and taught my father to do the same, since I went to started my Nutritional Therapy degree about 26 years ago. I remember that at that time, my liver had signs of lupus or the antibodies for that. I was referred to a liver specialist, and at that time I started also to take the glutathione. The specialist said that it was a placebo effect. Well sometimes specialist do not think out of the box, and hence look at alternative way of healing. My father often does get the total bilirubin test to check that it does not get too high. After taking the glutathione as recommended his bilirubin was back to normal more often than not, with the surprise of the medical doctors 25 years ago.

Breastfeeding mothers and pregnant women cannot take any high dosage glutathione, but asparagus has got some natural glutathione, and hence they can eat that.

© Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R-Nutritional Therapist – NAET for allergies – R-Craniosacral Therapist – NLP – Angel Guide Certified – Mindfulness Meditation teacher- Resilient heart (heart-Math)

Babies reflux and colic are very common, and there is not always the need to give a baby anti-acid. There are ways of reducing the reflux and colic and re-balance the nervous system to get the baby healthy and well for his life! Craniosacral therapy is a gentle but powerful tool for the baby and mother.

Often mothers after a second session would say “It is like another baby, calmer, does not have a high pitch cry anymore, only small discomfort that goes away very quickly”.

 Symptoms of Reflux are spitting up milk, with or without a burp.

 Coughing

 Pulling away or arching during feeding

 Crying and fussing during feeding

 Grunting or gurgling and not calming after feeding.

Also the silent reflux can be notices when baby will look like they are licking their lips or tasting something.

When acid comes up, the baby will have a high pitch crying sudden or continuous, and some babies will not cry much.

Possible nutritional reason is due to allergies to milk protein if bottle fed or from mothers cow’s milk and cheese intake or other foods such as caffeine, chocolate, tea and other stimulants.

Breastfed and bottle fed babies have reflux, but bottle fed seems to have more.

Possible too much lactose in mothers milk and sometimes just giving Colief or lactase enzymes might reduce reflux and colic.

With colic, the baby will try to pull his/her legs up, will cry after 1 hour to 2 hours after feeding, more during the late evening feed as the milk is denser. This can be easily resolved with craniosacral therapy and baby probiotics.

© Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R-Nutritional Therapist – NAET for allergies – R-Craniosacral Therapist – NLP – Angel Guide Certified – Mindfulness Meditation teacher- Resilient heart (heartMath)

Weight loss through mindfulness eating, mindfulness living, nutrition and craniosacral therapy in 8 weeks.

The changes will be drastic and very rewarding as mentally and physically you will be changing the way you think about food, the choices you will make will be with a present mind and conscious about your eating habit. You will get in touch with your own state of mind and emotions, so that you do not use your food as an emotional escape.

The saying “You are what you eat”, is valid as if you consciously see what you are eating, then your internal state of mind will change and start healing your body, mind and soul.

The mindfulness eating is combined with craniosacral sessions, which is a powerful but gentle way of healing your body and mind from childhood beliefs, trauma and old way of being, with mindfulness meditation of about 10 minutes each day, as well as mindfulness exercise such as choosing the food, eating the food in a certain manner to slow down and see what you are actually eating. Mindfulness shopping and mindfulness way of being. Being more present in your life, will mean living your life in a more positive way. Being conscious of how you feel at any given time, will stop you from choosing unhealthy food that are empty calories and nutritionally void.

The first consultation will be 1 hour and half, and it will include a mindfulness eating meditation and nutritionally suggestions for mindfulness shopping, as well as 20 minutes of craniosacral therapy to set you on a good start!

You will be send some mindful exercises to do during the week to keep you going!

© Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R-Nutritional Therapist – NAET for allergies – R-Craniosacral Therapist – NLP – Angel Guide Certified – Mindfulness Meditation teacher-

I have met many people in the past with quite few phobias, and till few years ago I would use NAET to eliminate it. Now I use NLP method to eliminate it. In one session with one of my clients, we managed to eliminate the phobia of taking the underground, which formed when she got stuck in the underground for over an hour. After 6 months from the incident, she got so anxious about taking the underground that she stopped taking it all together. What we did, was working on the fears first from childhood that she was still carry and then we dealt with the phobia for the underground. I saw her for the top up craniosacral therapy sessions few months later, and she was taking the underground without problems.

One session of NLP for the phobia and it was gone. Contrary to fears, phobia arise from one single incident, and if you know which one it was, it is very easy to eliminate. While fears can be a long standing amount or accumulation from childhood, phobia are only ones.

You can have phobias of – spiders, (even the little ones in the house), snakes, feathers, heights, water, needles, mountains bends, and the sea!

The first consultation will be 1 hour and half with the phobia eliminated and adjusting of your system with craniosacral therapy.

This will change your life in a positive way for ever!

Mother’s comment after a session of craniosacral therapy and nutritional suggestions that I make is from one session to another “He is another baby!”

• After 3 sessions of craniosacral therapy,
• The babies start to smile and continue to smile and grow in their development;
• Connect to the mother and carer and surrounded,
• Grows in weight,
• poos two to three time a day, without straining or high pitch crying,
• They are happy babies as they always are and should be;
• Sleep 3 to 4 hours at night and day it depends on the age, but sleeps few times for longer.
• Babies also can manage to lie flat on their back without any problem, arms and legs are spread out, hands are open rather than in a fist!

I have been working with babies for the past 11 years with craniosacral therapy. I always loved babies, and being able to help them let go of their pain, is an honour and a blessing.

Most of the babies that I have seen have had a high pitch cry, with colic and reflux. This can start from few days from birth to 6 weeks after birth.

For some babies, this is due to a traumatic birth, for others is due to their intestinal tract and digestive system being still quite small.

Breastfed and bottle fed babies have colic. A high pitch baby crying, is a sign of pain and this can be due to quite often, the babies being constipated (2 to 3 days no pooing at all), to having less of the lactase enzyme to digest their milk, due to the system that opens their digestive valves being shut. This is due to the possibility that they are in the survival mode, due to shock or birth trauma, or even trauma during their gestational time.

The mothers and carers, often having had a traumatic labour, lack of sleep and lack of control over their first baby or even second or third, start to get low, depressed and start withdrawing from socializing or going outside for fear that the baby will have a crying fit and hence the mother will be looked at or she will feel uncomfortable and upset as she might think that other people will judge her! and most people will not, of course, but that will be her feeling at that time (according to many of the mothers I spoke to). So in order for them to avoid the situation, they will stop going out or even inviting people over. This can be a vicious circle, the mother gets upset, the baby crying is unstoppable and the beautiful bond between the mother and the baby can be disrupted and even broken for ever. Doctors will tell you that is normal, which crying normally for being changed, or anger or food is definitely normal. High pitch crying for pain it is not. Especially if you can do something about it, so that the baby and the mother can start their life together.

What can you do, is book an appointment to see a craniosacral therapist click here for more information for my worktime and prices. I also have a drop-in donation based at Crouch-end, school term time only, if you would like to try for 20 minutes click here for more information.

Nutritionally I would suggest if you are breastfeeding to avoid broccoli and the cabbage family for up to 3 months of their age, cut down onions and garlic, chilly peppers, and too much spicy foods, too much sugary foods and drinks, chocolate and coffee, as that would put too much pressure on the liver and their digestive system. Order some probiotics for babies, such as probiotics infantis from Opti-Bac or Biocare, the change is immediate with the probiotics. This is especially essential if the birth was a C-section and water birth or if the mother did not take any probiotics during the last few months of pregnancy.

• For the reflux, craniosacral therapy is the essential treatment, as that would restore the baby system into the more relaxed mode and hence opening up their digestive system. – Other suggestions are to burb the baby well after a good feed or in between feeds.
• Raise their beds pram and cot a bit with a pillow underneath as their are not completely flat. This is till they can lie on their back without any problems.

© Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R-Nutritional Therapist – NAET for allergies – R-Craniosacral Therapist – NLP – Angel Guide Certified – Mindfulness Meditation teacher-

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The neonatal immunity starts from pre-conception to gestational time.

If the mother is undernourished, or depleted in the essential nutrients, such as the microminerals and macro-minerals, as well as the vitamins and essential fatty acids, it will negatively impact the health of the baby they are carrying or will carry if planned or unplanned pregnancy occur.

Studies have shown that if the mother taking just a normal multivitamin throughout the pregnancy and folic acid, before and during, as well as lactation, the health of the baby is greater and their birth rate also is at a good weight.

According to the same studies, a low birth rate, from less than 5.5 LB (2.5kg) has shown to be increasing the risk of developing a metabolic syndrome (Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions that occur together, increasing your risk of heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes. These conditions include increased blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess body fat around the waist, and abnormal cholesterol or triglyceride levels. (Dr Nigel Plummer webinar 20.4.22)

Even one kg above the low birth rate, can reduce the risk of developing metabolic syndrome (or Syndrome X).

Unhealthy lifestyle in the mother during pregnancy, has shown to increase metabolic syndrome in the developing baby in their adulthood.

Some of the main nutrients if low in the mother can lead to pre-eclampsia and possibly gestational diabetes, according to the type of diet the mother has during pregnancy, including drinking fizzy drinks or sugary food and drinks.

Long term studies on pregnancy and the developing of the baby, have shown that there is a window of flexibility where the baby genetic (Epigenetic), can change and stop any possible unhealthy gene to be triggered, hence the baby will have a much healthy life than they would otherwise. If the mother does not change the unhealthy habit or increase her nutritional status, the baby will be stuck with a thrifty phenotype and could develop the disorders and diseases as in the metabolic syndrome and more. (Dr Nigel Plummer 20.4.22).

According to some studies there is a window of flexibility during the gestational time where the health of the baby can be changed, once they are born, the baby might be stuck with a thrifty phenotype and hence have their disease already marked (I believe that due to nutrigenomics anything can change if done from birth to adulthood).

Usually, the main organs that will be affected by the mother’s malnutrition will be the pancreas, kidney and brain.

If you are planning to get pregnant or you are pregnant, get healthy, if not for yourself, for your own unborn child! The lifetime health of your child start from 0 to 1000 days after they are born, (from 0 to 2 years old)!

© Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R-Nutritional Therapist – NAET for allergies – R-Craniosacral Therapist – NLP – Angel Guide Certified – Mindfulness Meditation teacher-

The study of the effect of food and nutrients on gene expression is called nutrigenomics.

The above studies were started because of the impact of nutrients as well as lifestyle on health and diseases.

Adaptation to the environmental change’s nutrients intake, infections, exposure to metals, light and ionizing radiations has been essential for human survival and evolution.

Nutrition and exercise can determine which genetically susceptible individual will be affected by specific diseases and which would not.  Genes, age, sex, developmental socio-economic status, occupation, education, time, geography and climate, will all establish a person unique characteristic. Genetic variation is due to variants at a single locus, which forms the basis of human diversity and the ability to handle environmental challenges. 

As nutrients and physical activity influence gene expression, an appropriate diet and exercise can influence also the outcome of certain diseases.

For example, hypertension, coronary heart diseases and type II diabetes (Syndrome X), have been all recognized as diseases of insulin, and all three of them have been shown to respond positively to an appropriate and specific exercise and dietary changes. Again, the right balance of fat and the quality of fat can have a major impact on cardiovascular health.  Carbohydrates containing foods and soluble and insoluble fiber are needed for energy and healthy bowel function.

A low or high intake of carbohydrates, trigger a natural change in gene expression. For example, in the presence of high carbohydrate intake, the glucose is stored by the glycogen synthesis in order to eliminate the extra glucose from the cell. When the intake of carbohydrate is constantly high, the excess glucose is synthesized into fatty acids and triglycerides, which can raise blood cholesterol.

On the other hand, when there is a low carbohydrate intake, glycogenolysis occurs to release glucose according to the body’s needs. This process is regulated by the hormone’s glucagon and adrenaline.

Also, high fiber intake has been shown in some studies to be inversely associated with advanced adenoma recurrence.

Micronutrients are quite often underestimated for the cause and trigger of certain diseases. Two thousand million people in the world are anaemic and one thousand million are at risk of iodine deficiency, 40 million children in the third country and around the rest of world suffer of vitamin A deficiency.

Deficiency of nutrients can trigger and or lead to many current diseases. Exercise also has been recognized as one factor that can help with some of modern diseases, for example an appropriate and specific regime of physical exercise can reduce the risk of developing type II diabetes in susceptible people.

This can be as simple as a 30 minutes walk in the park a day.

Therefore, many diseases can be prevented or reversed if appropriate diet, exercise and lifestyle is implemented and the knowledge of how to achieve that is one of the major goals for professional healthcare as well as the government.

Nutrigenomics also involves the studies on nutritional factors that act protecting the genome (your DNA).

My nutritional therapy consultation include your own individual need and deals with possible beliefs and trauma that have been set since childhood, dealt with craniosacral therapy on the follow ups, NLP or Mindfulness eating and meditation to support your own continuous healing at your own pace and home. It takes time to implement changes up to 6 months or more, this depends on your own commitment to your own healing!

© Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R-Nutritional Therapist – NAET for allergies – R-Craniosacral Therapist – NLP – Angel Guide Certified – Mindfulness Meditation teacher-

It was great to be back to the food show this year, taste new foods and welcome food from all over the world. Here are few of the things that I loved in some way, many more on the market so watch out for great food around.

• One of my favorites was the dry crispy salmon skin. This is full of essential oil, great as a snack and full of protein too, a bit salty but it was the good salt and it is from the natural sea. (not suitable for vegetarian or vegans). The product comes from Chile and the people there were very friendly. I am not sure yet where they will be in UK but hopefully they will find a place to sell soon as fantastic idea, especially if you want your kids to get some oil and it is in a crisp form! Oven baked or dried, so all good. Produced in Chile www.williwawfoods.com if you are interested in buying and trying it out. Contains salmon and trout and salt from the sea. Contains also vitamin D, calcium and 20 grams of protein.

• If you like me have a weakness for dark chocolate, well the darkest chocolate 100% it is quite bitter, but seems to be used for chocolate ceremonial, where you can get high with that. I definitely do not need chocolate for that, but I do love dark chocolate and I know that I can feel like I am drank if I have too much of it. Not allergic to it, it just gets into my brain. One of the companies was the www.selvabio.com  The chocolate is from the Ashaninka, Nomatsigenga and farmers located in Satipo in the central rainforest of Peru. Organic, hand made, Raw Cacao and Ecofriendly.

• Healthy teas from the Hortus Medicus www.thehortusmedicus.com . They sell a variety of teas.
• Nutra Teas also sell interesting and healthy teas such as liver support with artichokes and more, some of the teas that I would like to have. NutraTea www.nutratea.co.uk
• Fromm Clearspring, a new tea with a blend of green tea with roasted brown rice and matcha, again new on the market and unusual teas.
• Unrefined bars, a selection of snack with nuts, oats and all natural ingredients form www.unrefinedbars.co.uk
• One of the most curious and great drink that hopefully is available in bars and pub for healthy non-alcoholic drinks is Sentia GABA Spirit. Now for anyone that does not know GABA is an essential nutrient for the health of the brain. Finally someone that is combining socializing with health. Should hopefully be in bars and pubs soon. Here is the website for possible tasting some if you need to. www.sentiaspirits.com apparently you can make great non-alcoholic drink with it.
• For baby’s botanical babies, all creams and skin products, organic for babies from Drbotanicals www.drbotanicals.com
• For Eczema, dermatitis and Psoriasis creams from Mahi naturals www.hopes-relief.com or www.mahinaturals.com

Also, for inner peace and peaceful Light just think of a deep Blue peaceful Light and think of the Tibetan Mountains or any other Mountain that you have nearby. Here is a mindfulness meditation for your own inner peace with the frequency of the Deep Blue Peaceful Mountain click here to listen and enjoy. This is a gift from me and whoever knows how I work, from the beautiful healing Lights.  

© Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R-Nutritional Therapist – NAET for allergies – R-Craniosacral Therapist – NLP – Angel Guide Certified – Mindfulness Meditation teacher-

Basil benefit and history

You think that Basil came from Italy, has it been used a lot there, or at least I thought it did, but no. Basil originated from India, believe it or not. It finds his way to Italy at some point, after Greek. Basil in Greek mean Royal and it is a very special and healing herb. In China this herb is used for muscle stomach spasms, kidney problems, and poor circulation. Basil has also a protective component as an anti-oxidant. It has an antibacterial ad antiworm property as well. Hence is really good for the health of the intestinal tract in general. As an anti-bacterial, basil can be used by itself fresh in salads, or with bruschetta (toasted bread with tomatoes, olive oil and garlic). In pesto with olive oil and garlic, freshly made. Some people will also use it in water and drinks to give a nice taste!

Fresh Basil is the best to use, you can plant it, even though I never manage to keep it for long for some reason, or you can buy it in a pot, and that does not last long. My parents Basil seem to grow by itself, in the glorious sunshine. Basil also has got a lot of chlorophyll, like any other green leafy plant, which gives that energy from the sunshine!

Dill is another nice herb to use and have in your kitchen (that includes rosemary, thyme and more)

Dill is of the same family herbs of carrots, fennels, celery and parsley. Again, this herbs traditionally was used to calm the stomach and intestinal tract as well as have a good night sleep. This herb has got a very nice sweet taste. Dill comes originally from Western Africa and the Mediterranean region. Both Basil and Dill have been used in the ancient Egyptians. Dill like Basil and many culinary herbs, has many healings property. Soldiers, in the ancient times, would put burned dill seeds on their wounds to heal. Energetically, this herb was used for a lot of other things too, to protect the heart and more!

The health benefit of dill as I mentioned above are carminative of the intestinal tract spasm and to reduce flatulence. Dill also has shown antioxidative properties, as well as anti-microbial properties. It promotes detoxification of the liver from chemical toxins, it does this by activating the anti-oxidant enzyme glutathione-S-transferase, a powerful antioxidant enzyme that transform powerful chemical toxins into less toxic molecules.

Using the combination of Dill and Basil fresh herbs into your salads, or making a pesto and adding garlic and dill into that, would make a great combination for the anti-microbial, intestinal tract reducing spams, in case of a gastro-enteritis and soothing of the intestinal tract. If used often, it will be a protective combination for your intestinal tract and your own health in general.

From “Healing foods” (Micheal Murray)

© Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R-Nutritional Therapy – NAET – R-Craniosacral therapy – NLP practitioner – Certified Angel Guide – Mindfulness meditation teacher

Mindfulness living to reduce deal with what is going on in your life and start being present at all times in your life, no matter what is going on.

How I work with my practice is starting from where ever you need to start with, in your individual life.

From Nutritional Therapy lessons, 25 years ago to now, I have learned that we are dealing with different things in life, and the way we deal with that, either from eating food that we might react or be allergic to, to pain, and attracting drama and more, all depends not only from the physical part, but also from our emotions and feelings.

The “Step-by-Step back to yourself”, is getting to understanding where you are at this moment as an individual and acknowledging and understanding the process and yourself, so that you can move on in life, in where ever you are.

My journey into my own healing started when I left Italy, where I thought I could not grow much more that I could otherwise, into who I wanted to be, as there was no space for the healing of the individual. I knew by take that big step, that I would find what I really wanted to do in life, while healing myself as well.

I am grateful about my upbringing, which was in the countryside. That taught me how to nourish yourself really well, and looking after your body, with the fruits and vegetables from my parent’s garden. When I first came to London, though, my eating well, went out of the window for a while, and I felt that my body, had more pain and stress, than now. After few years, I ended up, in some way, at university to do Nutritional Therapy, I knew it was the right thing for me. By then I already was working as a sport massage therapist in leisure centers, and I managed to work and study at the same time.

My passion to guide people into their own healing has taking me always further that I knew it would. By learning NAET 15 years ago, to deal with allergic reaction or overreaction to food and the environment, I know I was part of changing the life of many people and children as well. With learning craniosacral therapy 11 years ago and ending up doing healing as well, that was an amazing way of healing babies’ trauma, from the start of their life!

What a gift that can be given to a baby and a mother is now-days, something that is available to everyone!

Our new generation of today, have so many more resources that our parents and grand-parents never had.

Let’s use it and get back to ourselves whatever you need to heal, get started, get going!

© Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R-Nutritional Therapist – NAET for allergies – R-Craniosacral Therapist – NLP – Angel Guide Certified – Mindfulness Meditation teacher-

Mindfulness Meditations benefits for corporates/small business – 121 and groups classes

Some of the benefits of mindfulness documented in research

There is published scientific evidence that mindfulness can assist with: For corporates the People at the management level and the people who work with them will have their work and life positively impacted by just 8 weeks of Mindfulness meditation in groups, and also individual sessions, to deal with possible mental and emotional wellbeing with craniosacral therapy, Neuro linguistic programming and healthy lifestyle. The person wellbeing will make a huge difference to themselves and the people they work for!

Let’s get back to a normality of life within the big changes that happened since the pandemic started!

Reduces anxiety and panic attack are two of the many benefits:

● Stress reduction

● Clarity and focus

● Greater resilience

● Enhanced creativity

● Improved relationships

● Improved concentration

● Rapport and communication

● Improved health and wellbeing

● Greater confidence and self-esteem

● Ability to have better quality sleep

● Reduced anxiety and depression

● Improved work-life balance

● Greater work satisfaction

● Memory enhancement

● Intuitive ability

● Pain reduction

Resilience – productivity and creativity – emotional intelligence – stress reduction and wellbeing.

click here to book for the one day mindfulness meditation online on the 13.3.22

8 weeks Mindfulness meditation next one starts 2.5.22 click here to read more

9 – Attitudes of Mindfulness Meditation – Jon Kabat-Zinn

1) Non-Judgment: impartial witnessing, observing your evaluations and categorizations. Noticing the automatic habit of labelling our experience as good, bad or neutral. Habit of judging locks us into an automatic reaction without being aware of them, where they do not have any objective basis. Once we are aware of out judging, then we can choose actions and behaviours more consciously, rather than automatically reacting to the situations in our environment. This principle is useful as we start to engage in a new mindfulness practice that our mind may judge as boring or a waste of time.

2) Patience: allowing things to unfold in their time, bringing patience to ourselves and others.  This is an understanding that sometimes things must unfold in their own time. This principle reminds us to be patient with ourselves as our mind is stretched in new ways. Patience is a helpful quality to invoke when the mind is agitated. To be patient, is to be open to each moment as it unfolds knowing that like the butterfly, that some things can only unfold in their own time. So, when starting out your mindfulness practice or anything else please stick through whatever takes place trusting that some things will make more sense after you have practiced them for a while.

3) Beginner’s Mind: Willing to see things as if for the first time.  We let our beliefs about a situation prevent us from seeing things as they really are. No moment is the same as any other. Beginner’s mind allows us to be receptive to new possibilities and prevents us from getting stuck in our mind, which often thinks it knows more than it actually does. Try to cultivate your own beginner’s mind as an experiment. The next time you see someone familiar, notice if you are seeing the person with fresh eyes or through the lens of your beliefs about that person. When you are out walking, see if you are noticing things, you might have overlooked before. Developing beginner’s mind opens you to possibilities in life you may be missing out on, because you are viewing everything through the lens shaped by past experiences, that is not aware of what else there is to learn and explore.

4) Trust: Developing trust in your feelings and yourself is an integral part of the mindfulness practice. The act of trusting yourself and your basic wisdom, is an important aspect of the mindfulness training.  If you are feeling strongly about something, it is important to attend to that, rather than ignore it because an outside authority is telling you to do so. Mindfulness is an objective process of inquiry and accepting what people of ‘authority’ tell you without questioning the validity of it for yourself is against the basic premise of mindfulness. It is important to stay open and learn from other sources but ultimately you have to live your life and make your choices that feel right to you. It is almost easier to trust external authorities to tell us how to live our lives. Mindfulness involves practicing trusting your own feelings and that doesn’t mean you react based upon all your feelings but that you explore any feelings that show up fully to see what they are telling you about a situation and then you trust yourself to come up with the right action.

5) Non-striving: non-goal oriented, remaining unattached to outcome or achievement. Even though everyone undertaking mindfulness practice has some goals intentions while they are taking their training, at the time of mindfulness practice itself, simply do the practice without any expectations. When you set expectations, such as feeling more relaxed, you are introducing conditions that don’t allow you to be fully present with what is, because you are trying to change the present to be something else. If you are trying to change the present then you are not being with what is, which is what the mindfulness training is. Remember to allow anything and everything that you experience from moment to moment to be there, because it already is. If you are tensed, just pay attention to the tension. If you are criticizing yourself, just observe the activity of the judging mind. Non-striving may be the most difficult of all the principles because in our culture we are taught to be goal-oriented and to be constantly doing something in order to reach our goals. In mindfulness you will reach your goals by not trying to change the present but by being present to whatever arises, and in that way, you will find that the goals are ultimately reached. This is perhaps something you will need to experience for yourself to really understand.

6) Acceptance: open to seeing and acknowledging things as they are. It does not mean approval or resignation. Acceptance is the willingness to see things as they really are. Acceptance does not mean that you have to be satisfied with the way things are or that you don’t do anything to change what you don’t like. When you have the ability to see things as they are you free up energy to take the appropriate actions, instead of working with a mind that is clouded by denial, prejudices, fears, and self-judgments.

7. Letting go: non-attachment and the ability to put aside the tendency to elevate some aspects of our experience and to reject others. Letting go is a way of letting things be, of accepting things as they are. When you observe your mind grasping or pushing away, you can remind yourself to let go of the impulse to grasp or push away and see what happens.

8. Gratitude: being thankful for the little things in life, can be very rewarding. Not taking our body for granted is also very rewarding for ourselves. Being thankful for what works in our body and mind is rewarding. Give thanks to our own body, inside and outside, e.g., gives thanks to our legs, our heart, our liver, our spleen, etc. Being thankful for the people who we have in our lives, that supports us, being thankful for our food, the earth that supply our food, and more.

9. Generosity: give to others, your time, or things that they need. Give attention to others, not for a reward but for the only reason that you would like to help others, that you would like to give to others, to make them feel better.

Contact Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) on esposito_m@yahoo.co.uk or call her on 07956662954 for corporate prices.

© Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R-Nutritional Therapist – NAET – R-Craniosacral Therapist – NLP Practitioner – Certified Angel Guide – Meditation/Mindfulness  teacher

Change your life in a positive way for ever. Reduce your stress level and connect to your inner strength in 10 weeks!

Benefit of 10 weeks programme – “Step-by-Step back to yourself”

The programme of 10 weeks is two hours sessions. 1 hour working with mindfulness exercises and meditation to come back to yourself, with mindfulness meditations that you can do at home to strengthen the connection to yourself, no matter what is going on in your life. Learning to be aware and dealing with emotions and feelings at any time. One hour of craniosacral therapy/healing, dealing with the unconscious trauma, emotions and feelings that gets you stuck. An amazing experience that is supported by your own mindfulness meditation and mindfulness living at home. 10 sessions, of 2 hours weekly will take you to another level of living and wellbeing, reducing fears and worries about the present and future in a world that has changed forever. Getting you to goals that you would like to achieve, with NLP exercises when needed. A complete 2 hours SPA of healing and clearing your body, mind and soul.

You do need to commit to two hours weekly of the treatments, plus between 10 daily of mindfulness meditation, and informal mindfulness exercises in a normal life at work or at home; e.g mindfulness walking, or mindfulness eating, or shopping. Being present in life and at work, will get you to where you want to get.

What benefits in 10 weeks will give you!

Then once a month when you need it most with craniosacral therapy or mindfulness or NLP exercises, it is suggested without pressure or commitments.

• Deals with old past trauma that holds you back
• Stress reduction
• Getting back to yourself and understanding who you are at this moment in time
• Accepting and understanding yourself
• Elimination of old beliefs that no longer serve you
• Clarity and focus increase
• Presence of mind and body at all times
• Greater Resilience
• Enhance creativity
• Improves relationship with yourself and others
• Healing family issues with the healing and family line issue from the past
• Improves concentration
• Improves rapport and communication
• Improve health and wellbeing
• Improves self-esteem and inner strength
• Greater confidence
• Improves work-life balance
• Reduce anxiety and depression
• Memory enhancement as more present when doing things and talking with others
• Increase listening skills
• Increase intuitive ability
• Pain reduction
• Increases peace of mind and inner peace while facing the chaotic world around you
• Increases energy level and gets to to a time of joy and happiness
• Dealing with old emotions in a positive way, finding your own way of dealing with past trauma and seeing things from a different perspective
• Weight loss
• Positively changing your lifestyle
• Increasing your connection to Earth and the people around you
• Letting go of blaming others and understanding your choices in any situation
• Increasing your own way of thinking in a positive way

You do need to fill in a form prior to your starting any sessions with me. Click here to download the form and fill it in. Email the form to me once you have booked for the sessions, prior to the 1st session. Thank you COVID19 rules at the time are followed.

10 sessions of 2 hours is £ 1050.00 instead of £ 1100.00. This is a package only and either in person or online. For separate sessions see price list of normal sessions. The 10 sessions is for you to be more committed to your own wellbeing.

For home visits within 30 minutes to 45 minutes of travel is £ 1550.00. Click below for booking home visits.

Bank transfer can also be done to Maria Esposito TSB code 308472 account 24603860 

IMPORTANT NOTES TO READ FOR EVERYONE THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE GROUP SESSION AND ONE TO ONE

It is your responsibility to make sure that you look after your health and needs at any given time during the classes online and offline.
Contraindication and caution with mindfulness meditation that needs to be forwarded to everyone that wants to participates in the group classes:
Mindfulness is contraindicated for epilepsy sufferer, especially if not under control. Only if they give their written formal consent and take their responsibility with it or a letter from their doctor that they can participate at the classes.
People with Asthma, if as relaxation could trigger an attack, hence only with a letter of consent from their doctor or from themselves and if under control.
Serious psychosis or mental illness, unless referred by their GP. It is your responsibility to be safe and have support at home if you have any serious illness or the above conditions. This class is done online and there is no way of checking that you are ok in person. Thank
Confidentiality agreements. Everything that is shared in the groups needs to remain in the group and it is confidential. Only in cases of legal requirement and if confiding a serious criminal activity that the confidentiality is breached.

© Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R-Nutritional Therapist – NAET – R-Craniosacral Therapist – NLP Practitioner – Certified Angel Guide – Mindfulness meditation teacher

Step by Step back to yourself

Mindfulness meditation during pregnancy is essential for slowing down your stress level, connect to the baby more from the beginning and remind yourself of the importance of being present at all times. The experience of being mindfulness is more than just relaxing, is becoming present at the moment, connect and embrace the changes during pregnancy and the beautiful human being that you are creating.

It will be 1 hour each Monday at 7pm from the 5th of September 22. The cost is 11 pounds per 4 weeks minimum to pay, 44 pounds in total. Go at the end of the page to sign up for this course.

It is worth doing with other pregnant mums and worth your time. We will do all the meditation online sitting down in a comfortable position. If you fall asleep is ok to.

What Mindfulness will give you is tools to deal with life at any present moment. It brings you “step by step back to yourself”.

Programme for the 1 hours:

1st mindfulness meditation 1st week starting on the 5th of September 2022 online at 7pm. Once you register you will be send the links 1 week before starting.

Introduction to each other (1st online session only)

History of Mindfulness and benefits (1st online session only) (1st online is 20 minutes longer for this reason)

The enquiry into the experience of the meditation and sharing with each other what we want to share and if we want to share

2nd mindfulness meditation (if time allows, or tips to do something during the day everyday mindfully).

2nd week

• Sharing of experience of the week and what changed
• Mindfulness meditation
• Enquiry after the meditation into the experience with each other (non compulsory)
• 2nd meditation if time allows and enquiry after
• Suggestions of mindful living during the week

3rd week

• Sharing of experience of the week and what changed
• Mindfulness meditation
• Enquiry after the meditation into the experience with each other (non compulsory)
• 2nd meditation if time allows and enquiry after
• Suggestions of mindful living during the week

4th week

• Sharing of experience of the week and what changed
• Mindfulness meditation
• Enquiry after the meditation into the experience with each other (non compulsory)
• 2nd meditation if time allows and enquiry after
• Suggestions of mindful living during the week
• End of the 4 weeks, possibility of carrying on for longer if any would like to or restart with other groups. Review on the experience

The 9 attitudes to embrace (By Jon Kabat-Zinn) while doing your mindfulness meditation classes or practices are: 1. Beginner’s mind. 2. Patience. 3. Letting go 4. Non-judgemental 5. Generosity 6. Gratitude 7. Trust 8. Non-striving (non-doing) 9. Acceptance

Definition of mindfulness meditation by JKZ is “awareness that arises when we pay attention, on purpose, non-judgmentally’ and the idea of ‘waking up from automatic pilot’.

Without awareness of our body, feelings and emotions, will be more difficult to understand where we are at, at any given moment. Embodiment has a different meaning for everybody.

I would say that embodiment is being and feeling at home in our body. Every little sensation, feeling, of any kind is part of the embodiment state. Everything that we feel, hear, see, notice and know, is because of our body, and when we are at home that is an embodiment of ourselves.

We can also be an embodiment of kindness, or compassion, or an embodiment of love, as described by somebody else. Our embodiment can be our personal journey in life, of what we would value most. Whatever we would like to be and become can be our most authentic embodiment. As I mentioned before, we can be an embodiment of love, compassion, gentleness, creativity, etc. and that is also being authentic to ourselves.

According to Jon Kabat Zinn description is living our life authentically, realistically, like it matters. Living your truth for now, as the truth can change in time at any moment. Being embody of who we are at this moment, being authentic with our way of thinking, and being at each particular time and moment. Being present as you are, and authentic to being yourself.

There is published scientific evidence that mindfulness can assist with:

● Stress reduction

● Clarity and focus

● Greater resilience

● Enhanced creativity

● Improved relationships

● Improved concentration

● Rapport and communication

● Improved health and wellbeing

● Greater confidence and self-esteem

● Ability to have better quality sleep

● Reduced anxiety and depression

● Improved work-life balance

● Greater work satisfaction

● Memory enhancement

● Intuitive ability

● Pain reduction

Also: Resilience – productivity and creativity – emotional intelligence – stress reduction and wellbeing.

Payment via bank transfer: Maria Esposito TSB code 308472 account 24603860 – email me after you paid for the day, thank you Price for the 4 weeks £ 44 pounds –  (for online only)

There is no refund for the classes unless you find a substitute for the spot. You will be send some of the links for the meditations if you miss one.

IMPORTANT NOTES TO READ FOR EVERYONE THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE GROUP SESSION AND ONE TO ONE

It is your responsibility to make sure that you are ok at all time when you do the online courses, as is impossible for us to help on online groups.
Contraindication and caution with mindfulness meditation that needs to be forwarded to everyone that wants to participates in the group classes:
Mindfulness is contraindicated for epilepsy sufferer, especially if not under control. Only if they give their written formal consent and take their responsibility with it or a letter from their doctor that they can participate at the classes.
People with Asthma, if as relaxation could trigger an attack, hence only with a letter of consent from their doctor or from themselves and if under control.
Serious psychosis or mental illness, unless referred by their GP.
Confidentiality agreements. Everything that is shared in the groups needs to remain in the group and it is confidential. Only in cases of legal requirement and if confiding a serious criminal activity that is against yourself or others, that the confidentiality is breached.

© Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R-Nutritional Therapist – NAET for allergies – R-Craniosacral Therapist – NLP – Angel Guide Certified – Mindfulness Meditation teacher

The New Year 2022 is going even further in getting back to yourself. One of the way to do that is healing the old or let go of the old beliefs and emotions and feelings that have kept you prisoner to the mercy of other people wishes and beliefs.

Healing yourself step by step, is the key to know yourself better, without the trauma, drama and stagnant emotions that obscures your own personality and way of being. It takes time to do that, and with my professional experience from craniosacral therapy as support and healing of things that you cannot do by yourself, and mindfulness meditation will get you free and ready for the new era of being yourself, with positive attitude and believing more in yourself and your well being.

You need at least 10 sessions of one to one, combined with mindfulness meditation group classes or specific mindfulness meditation for yourself.

click here to see what craniosacral therapy would do for you and my mindfulness meditation with my experience of being a complementary therapist for the past 30 years. The more you heal, the more your choices of dietary and lifestyle will get better. If you have allergies or over-reaction to food and the environment then the method that I use NAET is the starting point for you to get rid of old things too click here to read more

The sessions are of 1 hour to 1 hour and half with the mindfulness meditation and Neuro-linguistic tools to uncover unconscious emotions and feelings and behaviour that needs to be acknowledged, addressed and let go.

GET YOUR FREEDOM FOR 2022

© Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R-Nutritional Therapist – NAET for allergies – R-Craniosacral Therapist – NLP – Angel Guide Certified – Mindfulness Meditation teacher-

The 8 Weeks Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction online classes are now more than ever essential to start you on a journey towards yourself and your inner self.

“Step-by-Step back to yourself” is a gentle way to go back to yourself and who you are and what you really want to do with your life. This teaching you to make decision with the presence of mind, without the fear and worries of the unconscious mind, or other people worry and fears, that might freeze you in the same place, over and over again.

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction classes can also be done with one to one, face to face or online, by themselves or in combination of other therapist (prices for 121 therapy apply)

8 weeks Online Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction meditation classes next class starts on the 04.10.22 at 7pm for 1 hour and half  (Max 15 people) read the contraindications at the end of the page (it is your responsibility to make sure that you are ok at all time while doing the classes). If it becomes too hard to do the group classes you can book the one to one classes.

What Mindfulness will give you is tools to deal with life at any present moment. It brings you “step by step back to yourself”.

This can be combined with craniosacral therapy and NLP tools in private sessions to heal yourself at a deeper level with the support of a professional therapist. Click here to see other therapies available from this Therapist.

Mindfulness meditation can with continuous practice, with classes and at home, get you to being present, moment by moment, in what you do, with your work and your home life with yourself and others. Each person will experience mindfulness meditations in different ways, and they are all valid experiences. This depends on what you need to learn for yourself at any given time.

The 9 attitudes to embrace (By Jon Kabat-Zinn) while doing your mindfulness meditation classes or practices are:

 1. Beginner’s mind. 2. Patience. 3. Letting go 4. Non-judgemental 5. Generosity 6. Gratitude 7. Trust 8. Non-striving (non-doing) 9. Acceptance

There is published scientific evidence that mindfulness can assist with:

● Stress reduction

● Clarity and focus

● Greater resilience

● Enhanced creativity

● Improved relationships

● Improved concentration

● Rapport and communication

● Improved health and wellbeing

● Greater confidence and self-esteem

● Ability to have better quality sleep

● Reduced anxiety and depression

● Improved work-life balance

● Greater work satisfaction

● Memory enhancement

● Intuitive ability

● Pain reduction

Also: Resilience – productivity and creativity – emotional intelligence – stress reduction and wellbeing.

Click on the button below to sign up and pay for the classes, you will receive the links to the classes via email. There is no refund for the classes unless you find a substitute for the spot. If you miss one class, you will still receive the link to the meditation and you can share your experiences via email afterwards. You can also attend the missed class in another set of classes of the same topic run in the future (valid for 6 months only). Prices for the 8 classes of hour and 30 minutes is £ 296.00 for the entire course.

click on the button below to sign up for discounted payment if you book before the 1st of October 22 the discounted price is £ 250.00.

Paypal button of normal price, after the early bird discount £ 296.00. (16.4.22 full price applies).

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction classes online 1 and half hour for 8 weeks, with meditation links of the week and practice weekly.

Once you book your place you will be emailed the 8 weeks links.

Program for the 8 weeks click here to download it. The programme on the day might be different according to the group needs.

IMPORTANT NOTES TO READ FOR EVERYONE THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE GROUP SESSION AND ONE TO ONE

It is your responsibility to make sure that you look after your health and needs at any given time during the classes online and offline.
Contraindication and caution with mindfulness meditation that needs to be forwarded to everyone that wants to participates in the group classes:
Mindfulness is contraindicated for epilepsy sufferer, especially if not under control. Only if they give their written formal consent and take their responsibility with it or a letter from their doctor that they can participate at the classes.
People with Asthma, if as relaxation could trigger an attack, hence only with a letter of consent from their doctor or from themselves and if under control.
Serious psychosis or mental illness, unless referred by their GP. It is your responsibility to be safe and have support at home if you have any serious illness or the above conditions. This class is done online and there is no way of checking that you are ok in person. Thank
Confidentiality agreements. Everything that is shared in the groups needs to remain in the group and it is confidential. Only in cases of legal requirement and if confiding a serious criminal activity that the confidentiality is breached.

© Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R-Nutritional Therapist – NAET for allergies – R-Craniosacral Therapist – NLP – Angel Guide Certified – Mindfulness Meditation teacher-

Step by Step back to yourself

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction classes can also be done with one to one, face to face or online, by themselves or in combination of other therapist (prices for 121 therapy apply)

Six weeks Online Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction meditation classes from 10.1.22 at 7pm 1 hour Max 15 people

• 8 Weeks Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction meditation starting 11.1.22 online 1 hour and half – click here to read more and book click here to read more and book
• Mindfulness Meditation day for Therapist only on the 13.3.22 face to face 6.5 hour CPD – £ 90 pounds – Payment via bank transfer: Maria Esposito TSB code 308472 account 24603860 – Places limited to 6 people, COVID rules apply and lateral flow testing prior in the morning or the night before needs to be taken. click here to read more

What Mindfulness will give you is tools to deal with life at any present moment. It brings you “step by step back to yourself”. This can be combined with craniosacral therapy and NLP tools in private sessions to heal yourself at a deeper level with the support of a professional therapist. Click here to see other therapies available from this Therapist. Mindfulness meditation is for being at the present moment and being aware of where you are at with yourself and others. Each person will experience mindfulness meditations in different ways, and they are all valid experiences.

The 9 attitudes to embrace (By Jon Kabat-Zinn) while doing your mindfulness meditation classes or practices are: 1. Beginner’s mind. 2. Patience. 3. Letting go 4. Non-judgemental 5. Generosity 6. Gratitude 7. Trust 8. Non-striving (non-doing) 9. Acceptance

Definition of mindfulness meditation by JKZ is “awareness that arises when we pay attention, on purpose, non-judgmentally’ and the idea of ‘waking up from automatic pilot’.

Without awareness of our body, feelings and emotions, will be more difficult to understand where we are at, at any given moment. Embodiment has a different meaning for everybody.

I would say that embodiment is being and feeling at home in our body. Every little sensation, feeling, of any kind is part of the embodiment state. Everything that we feel, hear, see, notice and know, is because of our body, and when we are at home that is an embodiment of ourselves.

We can also be an embodiment of kindness, or compassion, or an embodiment of love, as described by somebody else. Our embodiment can be our personal journey in life, of what we would value most. Whatever we would like to be and become can be our most authentic embodiment. As I mention before, we can be an embodiment of love, compassion, gentleness, creativity, etc. and that is also being authentic to ourselves.

According to Jon Kabat Zinn description is living our life authentically, realistically, like it matters. Living your truth for now, as the truth can change in time at any moment. Being embody of who we are at this moment, being authentic with our way of thinking, and being at each particular time and moment. Being present as you are, and authentic to being yourself.

There is published scientific evidence that mindfulness can assist with:

● Stress reduction

● Clarity and focus

● Greater resilience

● Enhanced creativity

● Improved relationships

● Improved concentration

● Rapport and communication

● Improved health and wellbeing

● Greater confidence and self-esteem

● Ability to have better quality sleep

● Reduced anxiety and depression

● Improved work-life balance

● Greater work satisfaction

● Memory enhancement

● Intuitive ability

● Pain reduction

Also: Resilience – productivity and creativity – emotional intelligence – stress reduction and wellbeing.

Click on the button below to sign up and pay for the classes, you will receive the links to the classes via email.

There is no refund for the classes unless you find a substitute for the spot. If you miss one class, you will still receive the link to the meditation and you can share your experiences via email afterwards. You can also attend the missed class in another set of classes of the same class run in the future (valid for 6 months only). Prices for the six classes is 90 pounds. You need to sign up for all six to participate to the classes

Six weeks mindfulness-based stress reduction meditation program for beginners

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction classes online 1 hour for 6 weeks for beginners onwards, lead by Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) Max for classes 15 people (online)

From Monday 10.1.22 at 7pm for 6 consecutive Mondays

Once you book your place you will be emailed the 6 weeks links.

Program for the 6 weeks click here to download it.

You can re-do the same course of go for the next course of Mindfulness attitudes course of 8 weeks – which is the next one, or the next beginner’s course for mindfulness

Click here for the 8 weeks Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) 1 hour and half, online. Price is £ 296.00 – If paid before the 31st of January 2021 is £ 250.00. This course starts on Tuesday 11th of January 2022 for 8 consecutive weeks. If you miss one week for any reasons, you will still be send the practice meditations of the day, and you can email me your experience afterwards, with any feedback from your practice, within the next week.

There is no refund for the classes unless you find a substitute for the spot.

IMPORTANT NOTES TO READ FOR EVERYONE THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE GROUP SESSION AND ONE TO ONE

It is your responsibility to make sure that you are ok at all time when you do the online courses, as is impossible for us to help on online groups.
Contraindication and caution with mindfulness meditation that needs to be forwarded to everyone that wants to participates in the group classes:
Mindfulness is contraindicated for epilepsy sufferer, especially if not under control. Only if they give their written formal consent and take their responsibility with it or a letter from their doctor that they can participate at the classes.
People with Asthma, if as relaxation could trigger an attack, hence only with a letter of consent from their doctor or from themselves and if under control.
Serious psychosis or mental illness, unless referred by their GP.
Confidentiality agreements. Everything that is shared in the groups needs to remain in the group and it is confidential. Only in cases of legal requirement and if confiding a serious criminal activity that is against yourself or others, that the confidentiality is breached.

For one to one therapies and meditations face-to-face COVID19 rules and regulations apply.

© Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R-Nutritional Therapist – NAET for allergies – R-Craniosacral Therapist – NLP – Angel Guide Certified – Mindfulness Meditation teacher-

• Fibers – increase your green leafy vegetables, such as Cos Lettuce, heart of Romaine, grated carrots, spinach, slightly cooked broccoli and kale, asparagus, Jerusalem artichokes; grated raw beetroot, artichokes, porridge. Soaked linseed oils, pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds, avocadoes. Raw vegetables in general. Garlic and onions, reduce sugar, reduce or eliminate red meat in general, reduce cheese. Reduce alcohol as that will put pressure on your liver and the liver is the one that needs to eliminate the cholesterol from the blood, or make proteins to take out the cholesterol from the blood stream.
• Supplements: Ginger, turmeric, fish oil or algae oil, linseed oil, red rice yeast extract, liver support such as milk thistle, dandelion, glutathione complex, methylated supplements in general. Artichoke supplements, dandelion supplements, phytosterol in supplements, garlic.

Lifestyle change: walk everyday for at least 30 minutes a day, cycle, swim, run, do any classes that will increase the heart rate a little and uses the muscles. Hiking is also good, as it is in the open and is a slow exercise that can use the fat in the body if is a long distance, eg. 11 miles or so, if you can.

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Gilbert’s syndrome (GS)

GS is another possible reason for IBS. If you have this genetic predisposition, it means an enzyme in your liver is genetically lacking or impaired. Bilirubin is formed in the liver by the breakdown of hemoglobin cells, and is an orange-yellow color (commonly known as red blood cell breakdown)

Bilirubin needs to be conjugated with another component in the liver in order to be eliminated wither via urine or feces. If you have this genetic predisposition and you are on a diet that is not appropriate for you, as well as under stress and/or taking any extra medication, then you might get a build-up of bilirubin in the blood stream. If you have GS, then you may notice a yellowing of the white part of your eyes, or in some cases yellowing of the skin. This condition can be worsened by stress, drinking alcohol, eating too much sugar, too much caffeine, chocolate, too many nuts, fried food, junk food, fizzy drinks, having a menstrual cycle, or taking drugs or medications, paracetamol or the contraceptive pill, or any other form of hormones, can all increase your bilirubin level leading to a possible increase of allergies. This condition is usually non-harmful, if is controlled well with the diet and your diet is adjusted appropriately i.e. low in toxins.

It can, however, become a problem if there is an overload of toxins, with an increase jaundice and possibly brain fog. I have this condition in my family and it can become dangerous if not enough attention to the diet and lifestyle is paid. The mild hyperbilirubinemia can have an antioxidant effect, as it is a scavenger of reactive oxygen species. This reduces the oxidative stress in your cells and blood stream, hence reducing damaging of your cell, and vascular cell membrane, hence reducing arteriosclerosis, which is a problem in ischemic heart disease and diabetic vascular complications.  

GS can be diagnosed by a doctor who will test the total unconjugated bilirubin, and if it is high for no other medical reasons, then you know that you have it and if is higher than 25 might be causing your IBS symptoms.

My dietary suggestions with GS are to drink plenty of water (up to 2 liters a day or till your urine is clear in color instead of yellow), eat meals with lipid in that, as that will reduce bilirubin level, as it needs fats or lipid to be excreted. Do not fast for long. Eat something or another every 3 to 4 hours (fish is really good, eggs as well), with plenty of vegetables, olive oil, avocadoes, and glutathione supporting vitamins for the support of the liver detox, as well as take dietary supplements such as probiotics and glutamine to repair your intestinal tract. Sunlight breaks down excess bilirubin from your skin naturally so it is worth getting some sunshine as well.

In people with normal liver detox of bilirubin, sometimes that is achieved by given statins, which will inhibit the glucuronidation liver pathway and hence increase the anti-oxidant effect of mild hyperbilirubinemia

The above has been taken from my book “Clinical experience of Irritable Bowel Syndrome” by Maria Esposito – sold on amazon click here to buy

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Prepare for the winter season and starts your dietary changes and lifestyle now that is appropriate for you.

Start adding different fruits into your diet and change them every week or every day to get what you need into your diet.

Pomegranate benefit

Pomegranate is a tree that originate from several Asian country and now is everywhere in Europe. The ancient Egyptian considered this fruit as a symbol of ambition and prosperity, while now this fruit is considered one of the super fruits. It has been shown in some studies that has antioxidants properties, anti-cancer property. The entire fruit, including the inside bitter peel have therapeutic effect, as well as the flowers, the bark and roots of the tree. It has been shown to be great for postmenopausal symptoms, and has been used for prevention and treatment of various cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, obesity, arthritis, especially due to its anti-inflammatory property. The juice also contains minerals such as sodium, potassium calcium, phosphorus, nitrogen and magnesium. The pomegranate leaves contain minerals, anti-oxidant and iron. If you are lucky enough to have the actual tree, you can make a great smoothie that includes the leaves as well.

You can either eat the seeds and inside peel in your breakfast, add the seeds into your salads, juice with a lemon squeeze to get the juice or use it in an all-fruits smoothie (non-dairy, using orange juice freshly squeezed). The latter would be a great way to boost your immune system and prepare for the winter months ahead.

click here to read how else you can support your immune system

© Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R-Nutritional Therapist – NAET – R-Craniosacral therapist – NLP practitioner – Certified Angel Guide. MBANT – MCHNC – MNTC – MCSTA

Breathing meditation class on the 11th of October 2021 at 6.30pm

This is a one hour class, with more to come in the future. This particular class will allow you to start getting used to meditation or breathing and being present in the moment. After the class you will feel more relaxed, less anxious, less full of the day work and worries and ready for a full night sleep. The breathing meditation exercise can be done at any time of the day and night if needed. It will teach you to pay attention to your breathing and hence being in the present moment. If you fall asleep during the class is ok too.

I recommend that the meditation should be done sitting down, rather than lying down as to get used to the breathing exercises. There will be a visualization clearing exercise at the end with the intention of grounding and being present at the moment in time.

Anyone can do this class.

The 1 hour class is on zoom and once you pay via paypal or bank transfer you will receive the link for the zoom. The meditation will run with two or more people that booked.

More meditation classes on the way, including mindfulness classes and 8 weeks mindfulness based meditation for November 2021

There is no refund once you book, but you can attend another meditation of the same kind later. Unless I will cancel the meditation due to only one person booked.

Price is £ 11.00 click on the link below to book your place

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Weight loss and healthy eating with nutritional therapy, and/or craniosacral therapy and NLP to change your taste from sweet tooth and unhealthy eating to healthy eating and healthy lifestyle.

The past two years we have seen a surge of awareness in understanding our health. “We are what we eat” is often used as a reminder that what we put in our bodies, is what the body will use for its fuel. If you eat and drink things that our body cannot use, for any reason, then our body might get ill or sick or dis-eased. Often that leads to :

• hyperglycemia and then diabetes II, due to food, or
• obesity, overweight,
• liver problems, unable to move well and the so-called syndrome X, which is diabetes, overweight, and heart problem.
• Stress is one of the factors for unhealthy eating.
• Emotions and feelings are also the most factors for unhealthy eating and drinking. The most emotions that are negative stem from our childhood or beliefs and habits that stem from our childhood, or we picked them up on the way to adulthood through peer pressure and society pressure.

In the tailored session, we look at your diet, your lifestyle and the emotions that drive you to eat unhealthily.

With the combination of dietary changes, exercise that you would like to do or just simple walking exercise, and NLP with craniosacral therapy sessions to remove old patterns and install new positive patterns on how to deal with emotions, when that happens, so that the choices that you make for your own health and life, are positive and rewarding.

For the past 30 years, clients have changed positively the way they saw life and themselves, changing old beliefs and old ways of being. Moving forward to what they really wanted to do in life and being able to succeed.

Click here to read more about my sessions. Invest in your health and your health will be rewarding you with being happier within yourself, being happier as a person with others, your family, your children and friends and life itself!

© Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R-Nutritional Therapist – NAET and Neurolinguistic practitioner – Craniosacral therapist (from pregnancy to babies/children and adults) – Certified Angel Guide – Meditation teacher –

Low grade allergies are the allergies and sensitivities that you do not know you have. They cause very low inflammation in the body, but still will end up with the possible feelings:

• Bloating stomach;

• sneezing at times that the stress level is high;
• Dry skin areas;
• Constipation;
• Tiredness, even when you had a really good sleep;
• Asthma;
• Breathing difficulties;
• Emotional and mental irritation;
• ADHD (Attention Deficiency Hyperactivity Disorder) symptoms like, for children and adults such as low energy, low attention span, on the move all the time, etc. and many more

Testing and treating with NAET method, has been a life changing for many children and adults and it is worth trying it, especially if you have already tried everything else, read the testimonial about the treatments with NAET and craniosacral combined under the testimonial button.

© Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R-Nutritional Therapist – NAET practitioner – R-Craniosacral therapist – Neuro-linguistic programming practitioner – Certified Angel Guide – Meditation teacher

Cannabidiol (CBD) oil pro and cons for humans and pets

In the recent years or at least from 2018, there has been a big raise of the awareness of CBD oils for health conditions, such as arthritic pain, pain from muscles conditions, anxiety and epilepsy in humans and pets.

I had a look recently, just out of curiosity, a bit more deeply into the effects and what is the best in the market for various conditions. Many companies now advertise for the benefit of certain condition, including epilepsy for dogs. CBD has not yet been approved by the FDA, apart for the medicinal drug made for epilepsy that can only be suggested by the doctors.

The veterinary association has not yet approved for CBD oil for pets, even though there have been many cases that have shown to benefit pets taking CBD. Now it is also important that if you decide to use it for your pet, to use one that is organic, made in UK, and that has no THC, which is the one that gives the high. If it is broad spectrum, then there is a chance that has some THC, if it is “Isolate CBD” then does not have THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol). Also, the extraction should be by CO2 instead from any chemical extractions. Use a UK brand as well. That is for pets. Which it has been suggested that the pet might benefit for it for anxiety, pain and epilepsy conditions.

For human conditions, depends on the amount of pain, or anxiety/insomnia and other conditions that they might have. If the problem is insomnia or anxiety, it might be that there is a need of no THC as well. Even though THC is the one that has been suggested to decrease pain, by giving the “high” state of mind.

There is also medicinal marijuana that now-days many people seem to have a need for, especially many young people, for whatever reason they are using it, it could be that they are emotionally in pain and that relieve their pain.

Did you know that phytocannabinoids are in many plants, the C Sativa or marijuana plants, hemp oil, and also in carrots, cloves, black pepper, ginseng and echinacea!

Now most of the food above have no THC, so no high from eating carrots, but you can have an anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant effect by eating or taking the above foods.

Now in UK, THC and CBD oils have been used for reduction of pain and spasticity in certain conditional disease, including arthritic pain and anxiety.

Just to note that even though CBD oil and hemp oils do not contain high intoxicating THC, it is not illegal to sell them, however they have no regulation yet and there are many in the market now with no guarantee of working or its safety levels. Even though most companies in UK have their own regulation and seems to be pretty safe.

Any products that derived from the hemp seed only, has no THC at all but they are high in omega 3 and 6.

Things to notice when deciding to try CBD oil for human consumption:

It is only when the leaves and flowers are used in their products that might have a certain percentage of THC which vary from 0.1% to a max of 3% dry products, above that would be illegal. The other thing to notice before buying is that the product is certified organic, good UK brand and CO2 extraction, which usually they would say. In studies with CBD oil using up to 300mg for 6 months, where fairly safe. Higher amount might not be as sage but could be more beneficial. As with everything we are all different in the reaction of what we take and you need to check your safety level.

Supplements that say are “full-spectrum” formulas that contain hemp oils, or CBD enriched products are quite popular right now. They are used in in the forms of oil, balm spray, pet chewing toy, gummy bears, capsules and more. There are food products such as clove, hops, ashwagandha and turmeric that contains phytocannabinoids and terpenoids, which reduce inflammation and also increase sleep and in some studies with the CBD oils in rats, seem to work on the amygdala, which is the neurological gland that trigger the fear stress mode and hence anxiety. There is a need again of more research and studies on the effect of the plants and what other ingredients in the plants that would have the same effects.

Did you know also that “spices” can also have cannabinoids, which for some people, is the cause of allergic reactions. So do watch if you take CBD oil that you are not allergic to it as well.

There is a need of more research on the effect or side effect of the CBD oil, but meanwhile, as many people and pet owners do find it that their conditions do improve, we can all be a kind of guinea pigs, like many others medication that we do not know much about, and hope that we do not have a very strong reaction to it.

Warning: Do not take CBD oil if you are in any medication unless prescribed by the doctor.

From research studies here are the possible side effects of taking CBD oil with THC:

• CBD oil should not be consumed by children, especially with THC as intoxication has been reported by taking them, this is especially in so called spices with CBD added.
• Allergic reactions
• Diarrhea
• Drowsiness
• Feeling of High with THC for more sensitive people or people who have slow hepatic detoxification pathway

Warning: the above information is meant for your interest only, they are not suggestions, or recommendations and this site does not take any responsibility for your own choice on how you use this information.

Reference:

Harrison J. Van Dolah; BA Brent A. Bauer, MD; Karen F. Mauck, MD (2019) Clinicians’ Guide to Cannabidiol and Hemp Oils. REVIEW| VOLUME 94, ISSUE 9, P1840-1851, SEPTEMBER 01, 2019.

© Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R-Nutritional Therapist – NAET practitioner – R-Craniosacral therapist – Neuro-linguistic programming practitioner – Certified Angel Guide – Meditation teacher

NAET (Nambudripad Allergy Elimination treatment) & craniosacral treatment

A low-grade inflammation, which might be caused by constant allergies or high allergies can trigger part of the immune system to go down. The part that can be reduce is the one that fights viruses. People can be allergic to anything and this depends on many things, genetic, first exposure and how the body system at the time of the 1^st exposure was, e.g. high stress level. I have seen in the past 15 years adults and children go down with their over reaction to natural food and the environment, by using the method NAET and combining it with craniosacral therapy. The change can be immediate or might take few therapy sessions to see the major changes. Either way you still get a huge benefit from being tested in a non-invasive way through the NAET method and being relaxed and settled with the craniosacral therapy. Each session might show a different layer of healing the body, and each session will take the person or child to a different level of body, mind and soul healing. It is amazing to see how each person transform and feel different from when they first come in. The life around them also change, and the way they deal with life changes and challenges change completely. I know of some of my client, that have had a life change experience that were not expected and probably would not be ready to have, if they did not have the treatments. That is as their focus of energy shifts from their body over reaction, to a state of mind that is full of potential and hope for the future!

© Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R- Nutritional Therapist – NAET – R-Craniosacral therapist – NLP practitioner – Certified Angel Guide – Meditation Teacher

I read and hear of long COVID symptoms from many people, including one of my friends who had a long tiredness for a while and could not shake it off. The majority of the long COVID symptoms are the ones that had the lung problems. Now having had the stomach COVID last year, I know what that fatigue was about. I dealt with it with nutrition and craniosacral healing. When I had the flu, I felt afterwards that my entire system was out of balance. That can be with a combination of low nutrients status due to the immune system using a lot of the body resources to fight the virus, and the shock to the physical body. Staying also immobile, due to the tiredness, for 10 days, might also put the body into a more state of fatigue and muscle waste.

What I found that helped is a high particular nutrients supplements, plus a craniosacral/healing session to put my system and mind, back to normal.

It took me a month to be fully recovered, for some, might take more than one session of craniosacral healing to settle, depending on how long they have been in a state of tiredness.

For more information contact me on my email or my mobile.

esposito_m@yahoo.co.uk

Tel. 07956662954

www.nutritionhealth.net

© Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R- Nutritional Therapist – NAET – R-Craniosacral therapist – NLP practitioner – Certified Angel Guide – Meditation Teacher

Phobias such as phobias of spiders, snakes, lifts, high buildings, etc, are all part of one incidence that happen at one point or another in your life. It can be stemming from something that you do not remember, and it can be quite small, as you might have been a child when you got that fear.

Emotional fears are what we told ourselves to have, or they are from films, or books that you saw and read or from society, religion, worldwide fear, which we have been put on for the past two years, fears of insecurity, fears of success and fears of failure. Most of the fears can be dealt within our minds, as well as phobias, with Neurolinguistic Programming and the combination of craniosacral therapy with healing, will give you a makeover of your life that will get you to a path that you will enjoy and prosper. Look on my website for prices and more therapies to help you to achieve what you need to achieve in life, including nutritional health and immunity.

© Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R-Nutritional Therapist – NAET – R-Craniosacral Therapist – NLP practitioner – Angel Guide – Meditation teacher.

The Ficus tree is same family of the mulberry tree. They are unusual in the fact that the fruit is like an inside out flower.

Some do not consider them vegetarian or vegan as a wasp might die in the inside of the fruit and the wasp metamorphosis into the fruit. Nothing will remain of the wasp, and it is a natural event, but many will not eat it for this reason. I suppose it would be the same for the wine, as in making the wine, wasps and insect will be in that boiling fermenting wine.

They have an opening called the “ostiole” or “eye”, that is not connected to the tree but that helps the fruits development, which communicate with the environment.

Figs are very sweet and they have a chewy texture as well to their skin and flesh. The crunchiness is due to the seeds that they are full of. The fresh figs do not last long, so needs to be eaten within few days or max a week. Hence, they are often dried, either by exposure to sunlight or through an artificial process.

My parents have three trees and hence my mum decided to dry them in the sunshine in Italy for the winter. My parents are the reason I became a nutritionist, I saw first-hand the nutritional value of food. Unfortunately, I did not get the same green finger!

Figs vary in color, from green to black and red purple, depending from their origins. Figs are from the Mediterranean and Middle East and they have been around for a long time.

The figs nutrients, apart for being a very good fibre source, they have high simple sugars (hence 1 fig is enough for the day), They are rich in potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, copper, and manganese.

Eight to 10 figs will supply you with 249 calories, 9.8 grams of fiber and 47.9 grams of natural sugars from glucose and fructose, as well as 162 mg of calcium and 680 mg of potassium.

Figs are very good for the intestine, because they supply food for the friendly bacteria, they are alkaline foods, so good to balance your blood pH. The figs leaves have shown to reduce the insulin injection need. More research is needed for this, but good start. Someone, somewhere said that all the answer for our health is in nature! I think so too!

Reference: Michael Murray, “healing foods.”

© Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R-Nutritional Therapist – NAET – R-Craniosacral Therapist – NLP practitioner – Angel Guide – Meditation teacher.

Sage benefit

Sage extract has been researched and studies for various conditions. It is one herb that my mother and her mother in turn used for many things, including hot flushes in menopause. My mum never had any hot flashes and I do not recall my grandmother having any either. My parents are the ones that unconsciously drove me to choose a nutritional degree here in England and being a therapist and caring for others, is from my mum side. Salvia (sage), as it is called in the official term is one of the largest genus of the plant Lamiaceae, which mint, basil, oregano, lavender, rosemary and thyme belong too. There many species of sage worldwide. It is mainly a Mediterranean herb, and it is used for teas and cooking. It is interesting that this herb meaning of the name from the Latin dictionary, means “to heal”. You can make teas from it, as I mention before and drink it few times a day, especially for menopause women and man with hot flashes. It has been studied to help with Alzheimer and memory, diabetes, liver detox, is an anti-inflammatory herb.

It has been used in the Europe in the past for:

Digestive issues;

Circulation;

Angina;

Bronchitis;

Coughs;

Asthma

Memory problems;

Mouth and throat inflammation;

Depression;

Hyperlipidemia

Excessive sweating (hot flashes);

It is a cleansing of the body and also the air and energy around you. If dried, sage is burned and it has been used for clearing the rooms of low and stagnant energy. It clears the air in a nutshell.

You can see how in the past and still in some Countries, are still used for certain ailments from people, instead of taking medications! This is a preventative herb as well as minor problems above, rather than a medication. In supplementation, can be used for more symptomatic problems. Warning: If you are taking any medication always consult an herbalist or your doctor before taking any sage supplement.

Reference: Lopresti A. L. (2016). Salvia (Sage): A review of its potential cognitive-enhancing and protective effects. Drugs in R&D; volume 17, pages53–64 (2017).

Basil benefit

Basil like sage belong to the same family of Lamiaceae. It is used in the meditarrenan culinary for many dishes, cooked and uncooked. Traditional it has been used as a medicinal herb for various ailments, such as:

• headaches,
• coughs,
• diarrhea,
• constipation,
• warts,
• worms
• kidney disorders.
• Respiratory problems

It has been used also as an antimicrobial and antifungal as well as immunomodulator. In Italy basil is used with tomato sauces and on top of the toasted bread with fresh tomato as in the traditional “bruschetta”.

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There are more and more evidence now days that the gut health is connected to the brain and vice-versa. Now it is also essential that you pay attention to the brain that is connected to the gut.

Your state of mind will make you choose what you want to eat, drink and exercise that you want to do as well.

A good way to start your morning and finish your day is to do some affirmation, and specifically the power of “I AM…………”, is what we are talking about here today:

” I AM LOVE” –

“I AM HEALTH”

“I AM WELL”

“I AM FEELING WELL”

“I AM LIGHT”

“I AM COMPASSION”

“I AM RESPECT”

“I AM KINDNESS”

“I AM …….

You can add anything that you need in your life and repeat the I AM few times a day in your mind or aloud, or at least when you wake up in the morning and evening!

Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R-Nutritional Therapist – R-Craniosacral Therapist – NLP practitioner – Certified Angel Guide

B12 is one of the vitamins that have been given less importance till people becomes vegans and then lots more research started to show up. B12 is connected to the liver function as well as the stomach.

The liver contains an anti-pernicious-anaemia factor called cobalamin, which is a form of B12. B12 is essential for growth in animals and humans, hence essential to have a good supply of B12 during pregnancy, especially if have been vegan for a long time, as B12 storage might be low.

Of the compounds group of B12 the most active in humans is the cyanocobalamin. All of the B12 compound contain cobalt (hence the names).

• The key functions of the B12 compounds are growth, homocysteine reduction, maintenance of nerve issues (hence was connected to the possibility of having stomach inflammation in children and possibly autism in past research).
• B12 is also a co-enzyme for various other vitamin, it means that without the B12 other nutrients function might be affected. Some of the nutrients are niacin, riboflavin and manganese. B12 works with folic acid and B6 to reduce the homocysteine levels.
• Key function in the making of nucleic acids such as thymine (part of the DNA) and the formation of deoxyribose from ribose (essential part of RNA ribose, and deoxyribose DNA).
• B12 keeps the body antioxidant that is found the liver called glutathione in a biological reduce state (essential for detox of the body toxins).
• B12 is also a key factor in one of the fat metabolisms.

Vitamin B12 absorption can be low especially if there is a disruption in the gastric function. There is an intrinsic factor compound that allows the B12 to be absorbed, and with intestinal tract problems this factor is absent.

Why deficiency occur:

• B12 main known symptoms of deficiency is pernicious anaemia. In this case only injection of B12 can reduce the deficiency, as often is the absorption the problem for this or being vegan for a very long time without considering the intake of B12.
• People that have been taking proton pump inhibitors or H2 blockers for more than 12 months are at risk of low B12.
• People with any Irritable bowel disease, taking metformin for more than 4 months, people who have had gastric surgery and any other bowel surgery needs B12 injection, strict vegan needs to consider supplementing B12 especially if they are considering having children. People with Irritable bowel syndrome and any allergy affecting their bowel they need to consider B12 sublingual as well.
• In mild cases the deficiency will show from mild fatigue to neurological problems. Has B12 is stored in the liver, a person can be ok for 10 years till the symptoms appear.

In babies and children of mothers with low storage of B12 it can be quite low, hence do watch if the baby has a problem with the bowel, gets constipated or has diarrhoea especially after weaning or the mother has been vegetarian and eating no eggs or vegan.

• In animal research B12 deficiency will result in poor growth rate and low brain development, as well as eyes and bone problems.
• Neurologic manifestations are caused by progressive demyelination and can include peripheral neuropathy, areflexia (muscles do not respond to stimulus).
• Loss of proprioception and vibratory sense (this also can be seen in autistic children). Areflexia can be permanent if neuronal death occurs in the posterior and lateral spinal cord tracts, again watch this in babies and children.
• Maternal vitamin B12 deficiency during pregnancy or while breastfeeding may lead to neural tube defects, developmental delay, failure to thrive, hypotonia, ataxia, and anaemia.
• In my experience food involved in the disruption of the intestinal tract from babies to children to adults are dairy foods, gluten or wheat, eggs, soy products in some and possibly chilly foods.

Humans need about 3 to 5 micrograms of B12 daily. If the person has a lot of stomach problems, poor absorption of all nutrients, they need to make sure to sort that out before low nutrients develop.

The vitamin is stored in the liver and usually in pregnancy B12 is passed on from the mother to the baby via the placenta. B12 elimination is via urine.

About 30% of B12 is destroyed in food by cooking.

B12 is found mainly in animal food: meat, fish, cheese, eggs, cheese, and some fortified cereals, even though if on a vegan diet, I would suggest to take a sublingual B12, especially if you plan to have a baby. This is essential for men too.

© Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R-Nutritional Therapist – NAET – R-Craniosacral Therapist – NLP practitioner – Certified Angel Guide

Any face-to-face appointment till further notice will be under the current guidelines, and a Waiver/disclaimer is mandatory to be signed before the appointment click here to read more.

What does NLP do for you?

• Eliminates inappropriate emotions of anger, sadness, fear, pain and more that no longer serve. Usually, these inappropriate feelings might be stuck within you since childhood and they might stop you for moving forward into your positive life and the life that you want.
• Works on fears and phobias
• Can stop you from smoking ever again in just one session
• Can motivate you in losing weight or making healthy eating choices
• Can get you from negative thinking mode to positive thinking mode
• Can help you achieve the goal that you always wanted to achieve
• Easier childbirth
• Resolving inner conflicts
• Overcome personal barriers to success
• Feel more confident
• Better communication with yourself and others
• Weight loss
• Sport performance
• Better spelling
• Conflict dispute resolution with yourself and others
• Improves your focus

In my work NLP is combined with Nutritional Advice and/or craniosacral/distance healing treatments click here to download and fill in a health check form, prior to your first consultation, all the details need to be accurate, including address and phone numbers. All information is kept in a safe place and look at only by me. No details are shared with anybody else. Email me the forms for the online session. For full nutritional advice look at the page for that. click here

Price for 1 hour is £ 50.00 (online) – For NLP – for face to face craniosacral therapy and NLP £ 55.00.

Price for 1 hour and half £ 90.00 (online) – Face-to-face craniosacral therapy and NLP £ 110.00

Fee for 1^st consultation and 1 hour and half what’s up/zoom or skype consultation is £ 90.00, follow up and 1 hour is £ 50.00.

To be paid one day prior to the consultation by bank transfer the details will be send to you when you ask and book your appointment.

Payment via bank transfer 24 to 48 hours prior to the session.

Refund after 24hours or cancellations are not done. There is a 48 hours cancellation policy and full fee is charged if cancelled after that.

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Distance healing treatments (under the Angel Guide Certificate) and NLP combined treatment

How it works:

We arrange a time slot for the sessions to start and finish. A 10 to 20 minutes chat and NLP tool if appropriate will be suggested during the chat.

I will ask to fill the same form as any of my treatments for the health check form prior to the treatments.

The distance healing will be done only if the person is suitable for that and I will ask questions prior to the treatments and paid session via email.

After receiving the health check form and the understanding the distance healing is as powerful and healing as face to face craniosacral therapy, in a different way. The distance healing might not suit everyone.

I will explain how to go ahead with the distance healing during my initial chat.

I will ask the person to set an alarm clock for 45 minutes after the initial chat for the healing to take place. You might find that during the healing sessions, you feel various feelings and sensation or clearing and body adjusting to the healing. The treatment will have the same benefit of craniosacral Therapy, click here to see the benefit of it.

I suggest that during the 1-hour session, you will be in a safe and peaceful room where you will not be disturbed for the 1 hour. Ignore door bells, phone calls and any other distractions. It is your responsibility to make sure that you will not be disturbed during your healing.

I will teach the anchoring of safety, in case during the healing session you might experiences an inappropriate negative reaction or emotions. We will have a chat about it after the 45 minutes finishes. During the actual distance healing our phone will be off or in silence as for not getting disturbed. Make sure that the alarm on your phone or clock is on snoozer in case you fall deeply asleep.

I will summarize what I felt during the session that needed attention. Usually like craniosacral therapy, a body balance and adjustment will happen from straight away to 5 days and longer after the session. Any more questions about the distance healing can be answered via email prior to the appointment.

In order for you to book your time slot, you need to email me and we talk about what your need is.

Below is how you can book your place.

Fee for the NLP treatment and more same as a normal one (online only) face to face is £ 50.00, to be paid at least one day prior to the consultation by bank transfer to Maria Esposito she will send the details to you when you ask.

Paypal payments click on the button below for distance craniosacral healing (this is extra healing)

There is a 24 hours cancellation policy for the bookings and any cancellation after that will be charged at full price.

Some of the changes will take place from during the sessions for some people, up to five days after the treatment.

Some of the changes needs to be implemented by the person, as any suggestions given are valid according to my experiences and it is essential that you follow them to see what works and what needs to be changed still.

© Maria Esposito BSc (hons) R-Nutritional Therapist – NAET – R-Craniosacral Therapist – NLP practitioner – Angel Guide therapist

Any face to face appointment till further notice will be under the current guidelines, and a Waiver/disclaimer is mandatory to be signed before the appointment click here to read more. Face to face appointment for 1st consultation of 1 hour and half are £ 110.00 Online for 1st consultation is £ 90.00. Click here to see my safety guidelines for face to face sessions

It has long been known that a nutritionally balanced diet improves a person’s mental and physical health and provides a general sense of well-being. However, an imbalanced diet or one that contains foods to which an individual is allergic or intolerant to may lead to adverse health conditions such as digestive disorders, low energy or mood swings.

Each person is different…

While there are general guidelines to a good, balanced diet and people should consume a wide variety of foods, a person’s unique biochemical make up may mean that he or she should eat certain foods and avoid others.

Nutritional Therapy (NT) looks at the individual’s diet and lifestyle in order to identify and correct biochemical imbalances that may lead to body dysfunction. NT works to locate the root of the problem and help the body heal itself.

A NT consultation enables the practitioner to make an in-depth analysis of an individual’s diet and discover the aspects that could be causing health problems.

Studies and research have shown that minerals, diet and vitamins can have a positive effect on certain conditions such as:

Migraines and headaches 

Sinus problems

Food intolerances/Allergies

Long COVID symptoms

Skin problems

Female hormonal and menstrual imbalances 

Arthritis (improving life quality)

Weight problems

Lack of energy

Bloating, constipation, diarrhoea

Frequent colds and infections

Premenstrual syndrome

Candida

Irritable Bowel syndrome

Preconception care – Pregnancy and post-natal nutrition 

For all the conditions above a medical check up should have been done for the diagnoses of each condition.

The Nutritional therapist looks at the optimum nutrition which encompasses individual prescriptions for diet and lifestyle in order to alleviate or prevent ailments and to promote optimal gene expression through all life stages. Recommendations may include guidance on natural detoxification, procedures to promote colon health, methods to support digestion and absorption, the avoidance of toxins or allergens and the appropriate use of supplementary nutrients, including phytonutrients. Nutritional therapists advise on each person’s unique dietary and nutritional needs for metabolic and hormonal homeostasis, using a variety of biochemical and functional tests to inform recommended protocols and programmes.

Nutrition in pregnancy main points of importance:

The baby needs minerals, vitamins, essential fats, some fats, proteins and carbohydrates to develop in the womb as well as grown in the last stages. The first 12 weeks are quite important as well as the hearts, the brain and all the basis of the baby is formed, the rest of the 6 months are about growth and make that beautiful planned baby into a more define body (the first 12 weeks is making the baby imprint, the rest of the months is about defining all the details).

The mother needs to supply the baby with all these nutrients as well as getting rid of the toxins formed in the baby especially in the last few months of the pregnancy. The mother needs to be in her optimum nutritional status for the baby and her own health. The mother body will give all the nutrients that the baby needs even if she is low, leaving the mother with deficiency of many nutrients if she is not eating properly and with as much nutrient efficient as she needs to be. Iron needs to be at its optimum state by the 3^rd month in the mother so that she or the baby will not be low in the last stage, iron is one of the things that the milk, even breast milk will be low if the mother is low on that and the baby will not have much till he/she starts other foods. It will take a long time for the mother and baby to get to the normal iron state.

Other nutrients that are needs are essential fats (omega 3 and 6) for the developing of the brain and nerves function in the baby. The mother again needs to have a good supply for her to be able to retain some of her own essential fats and make sure that the baby has got plenty when in her womb and after as well. These are only two nutrients that essential for the baby and the mothers, the list is greater than these, and the mother nutrition during pregnancy is very important to supply them to the baby and herself in order to feel great after the birth and ready to function well. ….Atopic parents (prone to allergies or have allergies) can also affect the baby when born or when breastfed. A varied  diet or even eliminating the food that the mother knows that herself or the father is reacting to, also helps the baby to have a reduced reaction to these foods.

© Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R-Nutritional Therapist – NAET – R-Craniosacral therapist – NLP – Certified Angel Guide

My experience of Cranio-sacral therapy and my clients experience of what it does:

Any face-to-face appointment till further notice will be under the current guidelines, and a Waiver/disclaimer is mandatory to be signed before the appointment click here to read more. Click here to read the guidelines for your and my safety of working.

It is called cranio-sacral because the of the spinal fluid going from the cranium to the sacrum is what makes everything function well and properly. All the nerves and nerve transmission from the brain to the body and from the body to the brain go through there and it is all connected like a tree with branches and roots. What the cranio-sacral therapist does is listening to the rhythm of that fluid and feel if there is any blockage in the body, memory cells of the tissue and the mind as well as the energetic field around that body to see if it is breathing well and properly. If there is a blockage just our training and knowledge as therapists will help the mother, baby and child unblock the blockage and re-balance the system or body function. 

With CST, what we do, is free that blockage and stabilize the rod in the centre of the body again, so that your life is back to normal, with possible few changes. Life does throw challenges at us all the time, and it is a normal way of living, it is the you deal with them and how fast you get back to the centre, that is important. So, what CST teaches you is to get back to normality quicker and stronger. 

For parents it looks like we are not doing anything and sometimes for the first session nothing changes much, it depends on how deep that trauma or wound is and how the parents as well are dealing with that. It might take two to three sessions to see the difference. I usually suggest at least the mother to have a session so that they can feel how changes occur within their body and around them as well as the baby. 

I found that CST has also a strong spiritual healing power as well. It depends on the therapist and if they have themselves experience their own spiritual healing (this is nothing to do with religion, it is something to do with your inner soul and own spirituality in the way you see it).

Memory cells – my experience with Cranio-sacral therapy was amazing. My labor and my son birth were very traumatic. My son kept having colds and coughs from the time I stopped breastfeeding at 14 months. As I did not want to give antibiotics all the time I sought for  other ways of dealing with that. Homeopathy vitamin C and nutrition helped to get rid of the colds or reduce them when he had them but he still kept having more colds and coughs that he should have had. So, I took him to cranio-sacral and it took a while (about 1 year to fully be better) as I took him to the Student clinic but they got rid of his traumatic birth and finally his colds and coughs were reduced to once a year and now not even once a year.

He can now fight the colds very easily and usually gets over anything much easier than any other child that I know.

My own experience with CS was that even after 7 years since the labour my body memory cells still retained that trauma.I had epidural so I did not feel mentally any pain, but my body did. And all that pain and trauma was still pretty stored in my tissues. Finally I got rid of it with CST and it is amazing the difference it made even to my personal life physically and emotionally.

Some of the children and babies that I treated with CST had some traumatic birth or even not and what some of the issues that reduced were:

• Colic’s which are very frequent in babies
• Breastfeeding problems
• Frequency of throwing up the milk
• Sleeping better and more peacefully
• Stronger connection with mother and babies (the mother needs to be treated as well as the baby for both reflux and connection with the baby). Sometimes it takes more than 3 sessions before things starts to change.
• Clinging babies or toddlers
• Other problems that have been helped with my treatment of CS are:
• Teething
• Coughing
• Frequent colds for the babies,
• Toddlers and children
• Reduction of allergies
• Reduced irritation, which have led to a happier and more communicative toddler.
• Reduction and or elimination of night terror in toddlers and children in general.

Starting life with a great balance system is one of the huge benefits that the baby will have in coping any of the issue that life brings. Babies treated with CST have a more positive and happier attitude in life and feel more confident of their journey.

© Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R-Nutritional Therapist – NAET – R-Craniosacral Therapist – NLP Practitioner – Certified Angel Guide

Research have shown for the past years that babies can feel the emotional stress around them. Even in the womb. The past year has been tough for everyone, that includes babies and small children. Babies are very much attached to the mother or carer emotional status. Now, this is inevitable and as we are all humans, including mothers, there is nothing you can do to avoid having emotions, the so-called challenging ones like, sadness, anger, pain and low emotions even, that could be also due to the after-pregnancy hormonal down fall, plus what is going around as well. Last year, was a global raise in fear, sadness, shock and high and low, due to uncertainty of the future. Mothers, like everybody else felt the stress from it all, especially going to hospital where there was a high risk of getting the virus, or any virus.

What you can do as a mother is to go out in the open, where is quieter as much as possible. Connect to nature. Call friends or other mothers that you might have met or even talk to other mothers from a distance even and still in the open. Share your fears and worries with your partners or loved ones. Watch a child movie or cartoons, or a funny movie to lift your spirit up!

Sleep when you can, if the baby wakes you up at night, which is normal for the first few months.

Listen to relaxing music when you breastfeed or at any time you feed your baby, so you can both relax.

If you can, both you and the baby, or child can have a craniosacral therapy, which relaxes the baby and mother in one session.

Craniosacral therapy also settles the baby after a C-section or traumatic events, like the pandemic last year, this can be for the mother as well, especially if there are still lots of fears and worries for the future.

If the baby has got colic, constipation, reflux and sleep little compared to other babies, craniosacral therapy in about two to three session can settle the baby and mother into a more balance state. Usually that state of balance set the baby up for life in a happier way of being, as things shifts into a different mode altogether with the baby sleeping more, smiling more than crying (even though crying is part of babies’ communication, so be patient with that), and the mother having more sleep and smiling back at their baby!

With toddlers having gone through a complete different social way of being last year, also a session or two might help them to move on and forward to get more social with other kids without the fear that an invisible thing can cause the death of grandparents and other people!

The free help for adults who can do some breathing meditation or just breathing evening and morning if they can, might reach a different state of mind and cope with what is going on around the world right now with less fear of the what future holds! Remember as humans we have been through this before, in-fact the elderly have gone through this before and maybe they can share their way of seeing things now!

Click here for the free self help videos meditation and more

© Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R- Nutritional Therapist – NAET – R-craniosacral Therapist – NLP practitioner – Certified Angel Guide

Water is the most important treasure on earth, without drinking water you could die in about three days. If you are one of the many people that do not drink enough water, either you are a sedentary person or a sport person, here are some reasons for you to start drinking more of this precious liquid.

Why should we drink a minimum of 8 glasses of water per day?

Normally, approximately 2.5 litre of water is required each day for a fairly sedentary adult in a normal environment to replace the total loss of water that occurs though urine, faeces, skin and lungs (Naghii).

To replace the water loss about 1 to 1.2 litre needs to be in drinks, (manly water or cold herbal teas), 0.9 ml is taken through food and 0.3ml will be made by the body (oxidative metabolism) (William A. et al).

Effect of water restriction-

What happens if you don’t drink enough?

The following are a series of changes in a case of water restriction:

1-      Increase in pulse rate and in rectal temperature.

2-      Increase in respiration.

3-      Tingling and numbness of fingers and feet.

4-      Increase in concentration of blood

5-      Diminution of blood volume and more difficult circulation.

The difficulty and inadequacy of the circulation of blood under these conditions leads to difficult breathing, to gastro-intestinal upsets accompanied by nausea and appetite failure and eventually to difficulty in muscular movements and emotional instability. (Lloyd).

In an animal study, where water was restricted the animal were highly irritable and in some cases bad tempered (Lloyd).

Thirst

It has been shown that under intense activity a man will voluntarily drink only about half as much water as what is needed to replace his losses from sweating and urine. Only after food and rest does a person crave the water needed to replace the deficit. (Llyod)

Herbal teas

Ingestion of hot drinks may cause internal body temperature to rise, which will result in sweating in order to cool the body down. Hot drinks are sometimes used in medical practice when it is desired either to temporarily increase body temperature or induce sweating (Llyod). Therefore cold or cool drinks are preferred to hot drinks to replace fluid during the day, especially if the hot drinks are the only fluid daily intake.

In high intensity exercise and in competitive sports

In a sport or activity with duration of at least 30 minutes of continuous exercise, there is a risk of impaired performance and even health damage due to hypo hydration (low of water). Sweating is usually the form accounting for most water loss during exercise or high environmental temperatures. The major danger of low fluid intake during a high performance is dehydration. This fluid deficit can rapidly reach level that impede heat dissipation, reduce heat tolerance and severely compromise cardiovascular function and exercise capacity. Prolonged dehydration will lead to cell death and multiple cell losses can lead to the person’s death (Naghii).

The need for replacement of water will depend on the extent of the losses incurred during exercise. Ingestion of plain water for a short duration (less than 90 minutes) is enough to replace the water lost.

In high intensity activity and competition in ingestion of plain water in the post-exercise period results in a rapid fall in the plasma sodium concentration and in plasma osmolality (Maughan). The changes have the effect of reducing the stimulus to drink (thirst) and of increasing urine output, both of which will delay rehydration. Rehydration after the high activity can only be achieved if the sodium lost in seat is replaced a swell as the water (Maughan). There is no need to take any extra sodium tablets, unless dehydration is so severe, for most individuals the normal dietary intake of minerals is adequate to maintain sodium and electrolyte balance during repeated days of training (Wiliam A).it is sufficient to eat a salty food or food high in natural salt.

Sports drinks typically provide quantities of sodium, chloride and potassium (electrolytes), which can be drunk if in high activity or in competing in a hot environment.

Sugary drinks

During physical activities lasting less than 90 minutes, water is generally the beverage of choice, however, the inclusion of small concentrations of carbohydrate (6%-8% carbohydrate) have been shown to better sustain power output over water alone during physical activities that produce fatigue in 60 minutes or longer (William A.).

© Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R- Nutritional Therapist – NAET – R-Craniosacral Therapist – NLP practitioner – Certified Angel Guide

The past year has been tough for most people, and rebalancing our health is essential for us to get back to a normal way of living, even though there might be few years before that might actually happen.

If you observe the wild life, even in time of trauma and disasters, they keep going. They have that inner instinct that will allow them to carry on, no matter what. They do that like nothing happened. They have also a natural way of being happy by carrying on their lives as they know it.

As humans is a bit more difficult, as we analyse everything and we might keep more of the negative experience of it, instead of the positive learning from what happened. Obviously for the loss of people there are many ways of dealing with that and it is more of addressing that. For the most people, who have struggled to cope with living a different life, in the past year, and mostly being very selective with whom we meet and even being self-isolating for fear or for self guarding.

Small children have struggled and they are still struggling with the self-isolation and little socialization with other children. The children who have sibling, were better as they play with each other, the single child unit of family, have been struggling a bit more. It is essential that for the single one or the small children who have struggled during the past year that have some sort of help to rebalance and get rid of the fear that they have been put on, or maybe the computer games and online games that they might have played more than usual. Especially for the very sensitive children, playing so much online or off line, might set a lifetime of self isolation when in they have problems, rather than facing them. This is also with teenagers and young adults, who have lost the communication with their parents or never had that communication in the first place.

Even for adults, who struggle to cope with emotions and feelings might have struggled to deal with the past year pandemic.

The good things is that there are lots of therapies and help out there for anybody at the present moment. There free ones and paid ones. So for anyone who is still working, it is worth to have a therapy online or face to face that helps them deal with the global trauma of the past year, as an adult or for their children or even babies.

For the others there are so many free tools online that you do not have any excuse for not using them.

My therapies, from Nutritional advice to emotional and mental advice and healing with distance healing, craniosacral therapy healing, NLP tools for the positive outcomes in life and self empowering tools and more, are available and affordable. Look of the rest of the website to know more.

Most of all, smiling, laughing, being gentle and kind with yourself and others are all free things that can raise your frequency. So is grounding by walking or running, or doing any exercise in the park, breathing from your diaphragm, relaxing and meditating, talking to nice people on your walk if appropriate and having hope and trust for the future, talking to a friend if possible about your concerns or just having a chat with them, might brighten your day. Observing nature while you walk is also a great way to raise your frequency!

Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R-Nutritional Therapist – NAET – R-Craniosacral Therapist – NLP practitioner – Certified Angel Guide

Nutritional Therapy & NAET therapy for over sensitivities to food and more;

NAET method for sensitivities to food and more;

Nutritional therapy for healthy mind/body/ strengthening your immune system. |

Craniosacral Therapy;

Craniosacral therapy for babies/pregnancy/children and mothers/Adults trauma;

Distance healing (online) in combination with NLP tools for safety and grounding (gentle and powerful healing, babies and children sessions are only through the mother session due to their sensitivity;

Neuro linguistic programming (NLP) |; This is an amazing tool to give you a way to deal with old emotions and trauma with new positive resources, as well as giving you tools to deal with new outcome, your life path and much more

Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R-Nutritional Therapist – NAET – R-Craniosacral Therapist – NLP practitioner – Certified Angel Guide

Monday to Friday we are open week day from 9am till 5pm as last session, for online and face to face therapies.

One or two Saturdays a month 9am till 5pm.

Sunday closed.

Home visits for babies available when possible in North London N15/ N16 or any other area reachable by underground nearby or for two or more sessions at extra £ 25.00 per session.

The following prices are for online and face to face sessions

• Nutritional Therapy consultation with NAET testing and dietary suggestions and any first nutritional consultation is £ 110.00 (1 hour and half)
• Follow up nutritional advice and NAET treatment 1 hour £ 60.00
• Craniosacral therapy for babies, children and adults 1 hour £ 60.00
• Neuro linguistic programming (NLP) 1 hour £ 60.00
• Distance healing online £ 60.00 (1 hour)
• 1st Consultation (1 hour and half) £ 110.00
• NLP and any follow ups online £ 60.00 (1 hour),
• Elimination of phobias and negative fears (1 hour) with NLP £ 60.00
• Support the elimination of smoking with NLP (1 Hour per session) £ 60.00
• Mindfulness 121 sessions £ 60.00 (1 hour)

I have been passionate about grounding technique for the past 10 years. Since I started my craniosacral therapy course and the healing workshops and therapy since then. I am a very logical person, and science has been the priority with me and my therapies for more than 20 years. Till I started my NAET course for reducing and eliminate over reactions to food and environmental allergens. That was about 14 years ago. Then since my craniosacral training and thanks to it that I discovered that when I was faced with a big challenge and any changes in my life, I would unground quite a lot. When I was ungrounded, all went terrible wrong in my life. It is like all my fears and worries would be happening in my life. Since I learned how to ground and heal my childhood trauma that unconsciously I still had, my life is much better. Even now with all that is going on, I am at peace and calm. I am also aware of life is more than what meets our eyes really. Hence my three books “Beyond Science I, II and III, by Ariami Marpisa, that you can find on amazon, with details of what is out there for us that can help us in our lives. We are still the ones that make any choices, and according to our choice, there is always a beautiful Light that would help us. That includes our soul.

Grounding and healing our past or childhood, and learning to deal with emotions and feelings are the key to your success in life. What ever that might be. I have been teaching therapists and my client the awareness of grounding and what to do to ground, so that their lives would be how they really wanted and needed to be.

Now I have known about earthing maths for many years, I just never thought of using them for myself, till this year. I got the flu that is causing a lot of problems around and to my surprise the symptoms were not as bad, but the vitality, that flow of energy that we all have in our midline, was gone. It felt like my body shut down, and seemingly my connection with my soul and the Universe, even though knowing what I know I knew I had a lot of healing and protection. My grounding though was shaky, and I did not have enough energy to put my grounding into practice, mainly as I could not walk in nature much. It took me about 2 weeks to recover after the virus was gone. I took all the supplements necessary to get my energy power back, and all the meditation and healing knowledge that I have to get better. Still, I felt, in particular for me, I wanted something that would ground me a bit more at night and daytime without so much effort when I am in my weakest point. My healer was unavailable for a long time. So, I decided to buy the grounding math, to earth myself a bit more and the results are pretty good. Hence my decision to endorse them, as for many people, it would make a difference between living the life that they want to live, while they are seeing a therapist, and heal their childhood possible trauma or beliefs, and being miserable all the way, getting busy so that there is no way of that they deal with their emotions and feelings.

We have been put in a state of looking at our lives in the past year, and what is important for us. It is hard at the beginning, as you will see from my books, to deal and let go of old patterns. The reward when you do though is amazing and your life around you will make a huge difference.

How do you know you are ungrounded?

Everything around you are very chaotic, nothing you do works.

You lose things without you knowing that they are close to you or even in your hand.

You lock yourself out of the house

You get into an argument with your friends and stranger as you think they are doing something wrong.

You feel that everybody is against you

You feel exhausted in the morning after many hours of sleep. You feel like you worked all night.

You feel that you keep working and working, and going nowhere.

How do you know that you are grounded?

Life itself feels much better;

You feel that you are listened to and people pay attention to what you are saying and notice you!

You feel rested and energized after a good night sleep. You sleep less than you used to.

You get some many ideas of what to do in life. You get excited about life itself. You want to plan your vacation and know that you deserve it.

You feel focused and present in your life!

Here is the link to the earthing mat and more products; even the smallest and cheapest one can make a difference and you can get extra if it works.

In our modern life and with wearing shoes, if you live in towns, it is quite impossible to ground and connect to nature. Our human body is not used to it, hence, quite often we get ill, or unhappy, as we just stop living our lives. Usually, our unconscious takes over with mirroring in our lives what you need internally to heal and deal with. If once you get grounded, you encounter angry people, or sad people, or very fearful and scared people, it is time for you to address these feelings too, as you are the one that is attracting them.

In my practice with craniosacral therapy, nutritional advice, and NLP, combined with the healing tools that I learned in the past 10 years, I do support people with their healing!

I also work with babies and mothers, to get them in a positive path for the gift of their lifetime. Remember that the brain of the baby will develop according to their parents and life. Their brain will either shape into a positive thinking path, or a negative, drama one. Babies brain and the billions of neurons and memories develop from birth to 6 years old. So, spend a lot of time with them and if you work, spend the most quality time with them, showing that unconditional love, no matter what they do, and their lives will be a happy one!

© Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R-Nutritional Therapist – NAET – R-craniosacral therapy – NLP practitioner – Certified Angel Guide

Our Brain relies on our gut health to be well

Being healthy, it is considering our gut health and our mental and emotional health, as well as connecting to our own soul. In my clinic, I combine the gut and brain health, and mental and emotional health. Working on conditioned way of thinking from childhood with old beliefs and old trauma that we carry on from generation to generation. Guess what, you do not need to carry it on all the time, you can clear it, transform them into a positive way and be yourself. All of this start from your gut health. Did you know that the gut is an outsider for the body, so what you eat, what you let in the body, is essential to your internal health, that includes your brain’s health. I have dealt with IBS and allergy related condition with the method called NAET, to rebalance your intestinal tract, get re-balance your own body to recognize the healthy food as healthy, and getting your brain to think more positive about who you are and what you want to do in life. All this is a combination of 30 years of being a therapist and seeing so many people getting into a state of gut and brain health, and becoming themselves through craniosacral therapy and NLP.

Just a bit of scientific part of why the gut is connecting to our brain:

20 to 25% of oxygen is used by our brain, and hence any food that we eat is essential for our brain. Our body has got a power making cells called mitochondria which makes energy for our entire body and brain. 20% of the energy that the mitochondria make is used by the brain, and the brain use the aerobic energy. The more we use our brain, e.g., through studying or working using our mind, the more energy we need to make to keep our brain healthy. Neurons in our brain, use about 1 million mitochondria to make the energy necessary for the axon and neurological brain and body neurons to be healthy. The brain needs protein, fat and carbohydrate, as well as all the nutrients and minerals to get things working well. It takes a lot of good nutrition in order to keep everything working well. It is essential that our diet is full of nutrients and good protein, fat and carbohydrate to get our body and our brain happy.

Our mind does need a bit of stress to get our brain healthy, believe it or not. Too much stress though, will destroy our brain. So, a healthy stress is good for our brain. Walking, running and exercise is a healthy stress for the body, so that our mitochondria will make good powerful energy.

Any inflammation in the brain or in the body, due to poor eating habits, eating lots of sugar or bad fat through take away or poor nutritional food, then your body and brain will struggle to get healthy and positive as well, as even slow grade inflammation will use a lot of the power fuel that the mitochondria make to keep the inflammation low. Also inflammation will use a lot of anti-oxidants that hopefully you eat.

Reducing and preventing brain and body inflammation, is essential to our own healthy brain, and that is also essential for our positive thinking to kick in.

What kind of nutrients the body needs to be healthy? Well food that comes from the earth, good fat, good protein and good carbohydrate, as well as food full of nutrients such as green and varied vegetables, varied and seasonal fruits, and a healthy positive mind, by doing exercise that is right for you, something that you enjoy. It can be just walking in nature, as long as you can, from a minimum of 2 hours a day spread throughout the day.

Very good anti-oxidants that contain polyphenols, which are good for the brain are foods such as red grapes, pomegranates, blueberries, turmeric, apples, cranberries, and any of the healthy fruits and vegetables.

Sugar as I mentioned before, is the enemy for our brain and body. Sunlight is essential for our own energy, like the leaves of the tree that absorb chlorophyll through the sunlight, our own cells needs that sunlight in order to get the power from the sunlight into our body. Hence vitamin D is essential to be taken during winter time in England from November till April, as the Light is not strong enough to get us the vitamin D. The darker the skin the less vitamin D you make in England.

In order to give your child, the healthy start, it is essential that they have all the healthy food as possible, so that they do not get addicted to sugar and sugary foods or even salty foods. Just remember any food that comes from the earth, is a healthy food.

Exercise is essential to get our brain working well, and we need much more than 1 hour a day, especially if you sit down at the computer to work. Take many breaks to get you grounded and connected to earth.

The digestive system needs to be in good order for the brain to be healthy, there are many research and studies connecting our brain to the gut and vice-versa.

Make sure that your stools are regular and healthy, not too lose or too hard, just healthy. Pellets stools means your intestinal tract is dry and you might eat some food that is unhealthy for you, even if it is healthy.

The Mediterranean diet, all the berries, pomegranate, oily fish, healthy number of probiotics to keep our gut healthy. Rutin is an antioxidant for the brain, lipoic acid and vitamin E as well.

Even a bit of caffeine seems to help with our repair and activate of the brain, and induce positive effect on the brain. (1 a day caffeine, or green tea).

The vagal nerve, which deals with the digestive system is essential for the health of our gut and brain health. This is also essential for our emotions to be healthy, the Vagal nerve is involved in dealing with emotions. If we are on a fast pace life with no pleasure or no good diet, and be on a constant sympathetic division, then the vagal nerve, which is involved in relaxation and the healthy of the body and mind, will be shut down.

The vagal nerve is engaged also in reducing inflammation and in rep-airing what needs to be repaired. This happens during our sleep at night, during our good deep sleep, without it, there is no repair, and our brain is in constant use of energy. This after years will exhaust the person and lead to possible di-sease of the mind and body. If taken in time, it can be reversed, if not then it will be hard to get to a health status.

Start breathing!

Breathing is essential for the vagal nerve and breathing with our diaphragm, is essential for the health of the vagal nerve and our intestinal digestive system.

Other way of getting your vagal nerve in action is free and easy to get if you want to, being outside in nature, laughter, cold exposure, yoga and meditation, play and be relaxed is essential for our brain health and body health. Being social and spent time with people we love is also essential to our brain health. This has been something that the past year we had to stop doing, and it is essential that eventually we all going to socialize soon, when is safe to do so for everybody, to get our brain healthy again. Even if it is through computer and phone now, it is better than nothing. Use your social media for good intention and for positive reasons. Again just smile at people when you go for a walk, just connect nicely, say hi! b

Prevention is always better than cure, so getting your diet sorted now that you are young, or not so young, is essential for your brain health at any age, but especially to keep your brain healthy till the end of your days. Plenty of good fats such as found in fish, nuts and avocadoes, are beneficial for our brain to stay healthy.

Folate is essential for our brain health, not only for women in pregnancy, but in all adults, and folate is found in green leafy vegetables, so include them in your diet, if you have not yet.

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© Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R-Nutritional Therapist – NAET – R-Craniosacral Therapist – NLP practitioner – Certified Angel Guide

The workplace room and home will have the following in place, till this is required by the Government and Nutritional Association CNCH association and CSTA guide lines.

Our world as we knew it has changed and for at least the next year or so till there is a better solution for the pandemic virus of 2020, the following guidelines will be in place. This will include working with adults, children and babies, guidelines. As with any other bacteria and viruses, there is no guarantee that we would not catch it, the liability waiver/disclaimer will need to be signed for the first time back and new client for face to face.

In order for me to do the job that I love and carry on the job that I love, which is helping people to heal and get better, I would respect and understand the rules and guideline. Read the following through well.

As we all going to live a more sociable life soon and travelling via plane, that includes myself, I would also encourage people to follow the Government guidelines for that. As it will be impossible for me to do a 15 days isolation, every time someone has got a scare, and make a living only with the face to face sessions, I would recommend to think of my other ways of working, which are still very effective and valid to improve your health; the new tools of NLP will be even more empowering for your own self-healing.

Face to face sessions will be done only for 3 days a week. Two week day and Saturdays, same times 9.30am to the last appointment at 5pm. A max of 4 people will be seen during one day with a two days separation as to give me the time to wash and dry everything that I use during the consultations at the end of the day. The other two days will be dedicated to online consultations and distance healing.

In order to be flexible with the days of working face to face, the first person to book the appointment for a particular day, will lead that week days of working.

I strongly encourage people to consider distance healing, (under the Certified Angel Guide), especially if they are worried about catching the virus, or live with the High-risk people group or themselves are in the high-risk group. The treatment, will have the same benefit and outcome of the face to face craniosacral therapy.

Spiritual healing and craniosacral therapy for me has been hand in hand since the beginning of my training in 2010/11. Hence with my knowledge and awareness that I have accumulated so far, this will be my new way forward in the long run. Please read on my website for more information about distance healing.

Nutritional therapy by itself can be easily done on line and either via Skype, which is under my email esposito_m@yahoo.co.uk or what’s up video call. Follow ups for nutritional advice can be done for 30 minutes via call, skype or what’s up.

NAET and nutritional therapy will be done half and half. 40 minutes phone call, for the extra information that I need after the health check form and food diary has been emailed and signed or everything could be filled via phone call if not possible to email me the information. This is part of the actual consultation and treatment. The rest of the consultation face to face, testing and treatment will be done in 45 minutes at a booked day and time after the guidelines have been read and a liability waiver/disclaimer has been signed. This will be kept on each person file and be valid for any subsequent visits face to face.

NLP teaching tools for various can be done either online, via skype, what’s up or phone call. Read on my website for the benefit of the work with NLP. This will be combined with my knowledge and experience as a complementary therapist for the past 30 years. 

Here are the guidelines for face to face work and home visits:

From my part:

• Door handles, doorbells, switches, gate entrance handle, toilets button and toilets, as well as the sink tap will be cleaned before, and after each client. The couch rolls will be on the couch as usual, there will be no couch cover. The couch will be disinfected before and after each client. Any chair will have the couch rolls on them when used by clients, and will be disinfected before each client and between clients.
• Toilets facilities will have a hands-free soap dispenser and paper-towel/tissue to wipe hands.
• The premises will be cleaned before and in between clients. The sitting couch and chairs will have couch paper or a cover that can be wiped and disinfected before and after each client, a couch cover will also be placed underneath the plastic cover, that will be washed at the end of each day. All the washing will be done according to the suggested guidelines, at 60 + degree and separated from my own washing.  
• I will change my clothes between each client, and wash my hands and harms and hand sanitize them.
• Blankets and pillow cases, will be changed for each client. You can also bring your own blanket if possible.
• Toys for children will be washed and then put in the dish washer, or disinfectant between each child. Only toys that are washable will be shared. If possible, please bring your own child’ toy to play, and books to read for them, as books will not be shared for the time being.
• The room will be ventilated for 20 minutes, through opening the windows, between client. I will use also a homemade spray with tea tree oil, lemon, lavender and peppermint oil; if you are allergic to any of them let me know before the appointment.
• Appointment timing will be spread to an hour apart, so that will give enough time to clean the premises. For this reason, I am asking the clients to be on time for their appointments as much as they can, and we will finish withing the 45 minutes or an hour, according to the appointment booked.
• I will wear a mask, and cotton gloves during the treatments till this is required by law, and one pair of cotton gloves per client or household.
• The disclaimer for new follow ups sessions from July 2020 and 1^st time treatments needs to be signed and emailed before the appointment. If you do not have a printer, I can print the page for you. You need to bring your own pen to sign the document.
• As required by the new rules, please bring your own water and pen to write anything relevant.
• Clients need to check 24 hours in advance of any appointment, if they or anyone in their household is experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms.

Clients part to follow:

• I am asking each client to check their own temperature before each appointment. As I will do the same for myself and my family, each day of face to face.
• Clients if possible, needs to bring their own hand-gel sanitizer or wash their hands as soon as they enter the premises before touching anything else, especially if they have travelled via bus or train.
• Clients, needs to wear new clean socks that are used only for the treatment and be changed at the end of the treatment.
• If possible, payment should be paid via bank transfer or pay-pal if living outside England, one day prior to the appointment. You can still pay cash on the day.
• You can only use your own pen and water as per suggested so do bring them.
• Clients need to check 24 hours in advance of any appointment, if they or anyone in their household is experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms

Home visits:

• Same rules apply for home visits, what I am asking for the people to do is to add extra clean cover for my visits in places where I can seat.
• I will have a hand-gel sanitizer that I will use before I enter the premises. I will use a different mask from the one that I used on the train/bus.
• I will wear clean cotton mask and cotton gloves for each household.
• If I am treating a toddlers or baby, I will wear a clean beautician coat that I will wear once I enter your home.
• Just bear in mind that I might need to use your toilet if I need to travel to you, so ensure that handle doors and toilet button will be disinfected before and after I leave.
• I will bring my own water and pens.
• Any health-check form and disclaimer/waiver need to be signed before the face to face appointment, if you do not have a printer, use your own pen to sign the waiver.
• In order for myself and you to be as stress free as possible, only book a home visits or face to face if you are absolutely ok with everything that can happen.

Babies treatment at home or home visits

• On top of the guidelines already in place as stated above, a beautician coat cover will be used for one baby only, household.
• For babies near the area that I live and that I can walk to, or free parking. For adults, will be only for my existing clients, and if they are ok to have me in their premises without panic.
• Clients need to check 24 hours in advance of any appointment, if they or anyone in their household is experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms.

Any clients who are at the high-risk category will not been seen by me, face to face.

The online appointment, NLP and distance healing in these cases will be offered instead. See below for the clients in high-risk category:

Clients in this category have been identified as being at extremely high clinical risk of infection and must avoid face to face contact with anyone outside their household for at least 12 weeks following any period of lockdown. 

If you are at high risk of contracting COVID-19 or have somebody that you take care of, live with or need to visit often, please do not book an appointment as your risk could be higher:

• If you or anybody that you are in close contact with, have had an organ transplant; having a chemotherapy or antibody treatment for cancer, including immunotherapy; are having an intense course of radiotherapy or radical radiotherapy; for lung cancer or any cancer; having targeted cancer treatments that affect your immune system; have blood or bone marrow cancer, such as leukaemia, lymphoma, or myeloma; have a bone marrow or stem cell transplant in the past six months.
• Taking any immunosuppressant medication; have any lung condition such as cystic fibrosis, severe asthma, any type of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; have a condition that means they you have a very high risk of getting infections such as Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) or sickle cell; • are taking medicine that makes them much more likely to get infections (such as high doses of steroids); • have a serious heart condition; you are pregnant; you have diabetes, or any heart condition, are taking any immune suppressant for arthritis or any immune disorders;
• Are taking any medication that will reduce your immune system, including Non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory medication (ibuprofen; naproxen; diclofenac; celecoxib; mefenamic acid; etoricoxib; indomethacin; high-dose aspirin); low doses of steroids. Any other moderate to severe health condition. Have any lung condition from moderate to severe, bronchitis, heart disease, emphysema. Have chronic kidney disease, liver disease, any of the condition such as Parkinson’s disease, motor neurone disease, multiple sclerosis or cerebral palsy.
• If you are 65 years and over. You are pregnant. (for this distance healing can be done instead, these are considered moderate risk).
• If your BMI is over 40, and/or are obese. (moderate risk)
• Clients need to check 24 hours in advance of any appointment, if they or anyone in their household is experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms.

Remember why we are doing all this.

“A world without the wisdom, unconditional love, and compassion of our elders will be a sad and chaotic world” Maria Esposito

© Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R-Nutritional Therapist – NAET – R-Craniosacral Therapist – NLP practitioner – Certified Angel Guide

I wrote the article below a while back, just a reminder for you why water is so essential to life. Also adding why mineral water is better than tap water to drink every day.

Bottled water have different percentage of all microminerals essential for our body. Different type of water from various sources have different percentage. So, my suggestion is to drink bottle of water of various sources to be interchanged every week or so. Tap water have more chloride and other disinfectant and filtered water is less mineral as well. It can be used for cooking though or teas. This is essential especially for children and adults who do not eat a lot of green leafy vegetables.

Water is the most important treasure on earth, without drinking water you could die in about three days. If you are one of the many people that do not drink enough water, here are some reasons for you to start drinking more of this precious liquid.

Why should we drink a minimum of 8 glasses of water per day?

Normally, approximately 2.5 liter of water is required each day for a fairly sedentary adult in a normal environment to replace the total loss of water that occurs though urine, faces, skin and lungs.

To replace the water loss about 1 to 1.2 liter needs to be in drinks, (manly water or cold herbal teas), 0.9 ml is taken through food and 0.3ml will be made by the body (oxidative metabolism).

Effect of water restriction-

What happens if you don’t drink enough?

The following are a series of changes in a case of water restriction:

1-            Increase in pulse rate and in rectal temperature.

2-            Increase in respiration.

3-            Tingling and numbness of fingers and feet.

4-            Increase in concentration of blood

5-            Diminution of blood volume and more difficult circulation.

The difficulty and inadequacy of the circulation of blood under these conditions leads to difficult breathing, to gastro-intestinal upsets accompanied by nausea and appetite failure and eventually to difficulty in muscular movements and emotional instability. (Lloyd).

In an animal study, where water was restricted the animal were highly irritable and, in some cases, bad tempered

Thirst

It has been shown that under intense activity a man will voluntarily drink only about half as much water as what is needed to replace his losses from sweating and urine. Only after food and rest does a person crave the water needed to replace the deficit.

Herbal teas

Ingestion of hot drinks may cause internal body temperature to rise, which will result in sweating in order to cool the body down. Hot drinks are sometimes used in medical practice when it is desired either to temporarily increase body temperature or induce sweating. Therefore, cold or cool drinks are preferred to hot drinks to replace fluid during the day, especially if the hot drinks are the only fluid daily intake.

Sugary drinks

During physical activities lasting less than 90 minutes, water is generally the beverage of choice, however, the inclusion of small concentrations of carbohydrate (6%-8% carbohydrate) have been shown to better sustain power output over water alone during physical activities that produce fatigue in 60 minutes or longer.

Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R-Nutritional Therapist – NAET – R-Craniosacral Therapist

Craniosacral Therapy is a gentle but powerful treatments for babies when they had a traumatic start. This can be from an emergency C section to the full use of forceps or more. The trauma can be let go much quicker with the CST session. You might need just about 2 sessions for the baby, and I suggest a couple for the mums too, as it is very traumatic for the mothers as well. This to let go of possible fears for future babies if it is your first one. There is no manipulation of any kind. We allow the babies and mother system to adjust at the physical, and emotional level. Even though it cannot be seen with the naked eyes, as craniosacral therapist we are trained to feel and listen the little movements and changes that occur when we allow the body to let go of any physical block or stress/fear response that the baby and adult are set on. By doing so, the entire system gets balanced and therefore the baby and mother are allowed to feel safe and protected and relaxed. This method helps with possible colic, reflux, pain and structural unbalance which might cause problems later on in life.

Coenzyme Q10 is part of the Quinone’s family (ubiquinone’s). CoQ10 is found in all living cells and hence the name ubiquitous and it is concentrated in many foods, including nuts and vegetables oils. However, it can be lost in cooking or air.

Like vitamin C and E, CoQ10 is also a powerful antioxidant also for water and lipid soluble molecules. It is in high concentration in the heart, as it is involved in the making of the energy and therefore the heart is the one that is needed most. Vitamin C and E help to recycle the coQ10 as well. If you are low in the two vitamins, then also coQ10 can be affected.

CoQ10 is a co-enzyme, it works as an essential nutrient for the enzymes that manage the making of the energy for your body to function well. Some studies showed that Coq10 may reduce blood pressure, as well as protect the heart, enhances performances in athletes and in people with chronic fatigue syndrome maybe of most beneficial in combination with a change of life style and healing of possible emotional and physical traumas.

CoQ10 is found in high sources in organ meats such as kidney, liver and heart, and meat and fish in general, however, it is also found in spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, beans and legumes, soybeans, nuts of any kind and many other vegetables. The amount that we get from food is good if you do not have a heart problem or chronic fatigue or taking any statins. The extra supplement can also be taken if you have a gum disorder, which includes inflammation or the gum or receding gums.

Statins reduces coQ10 availability quiet a lot, hence it is important to take it, if you have problems with the heart or have a family history of heart problems. If your muscles start to ache after a year or 2 on statins, do take up to 600 mg of CoQ10, change your diet and make it healthier so that your cholesterol goes down (which it means cutting down on all sugar and sugary foods, as well as fried food with vegetable oil, as the combination of the two can increase the harmful cholesterol).

There are no serious side effects on any of the studies even at high dosage.

CoQ10 has also been reported to have high benefits in gum disease and disorders as well as some of the neurotransmitters disorders such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.

Dosage recommended is about 50 mg and up to 300 mg or more per day. CoQ10 is a fat-soluble vitamin and needs to be taken with food, possible in capsules or drops under the tongue.

Please Note: The above should not be a substitution for any medication that has been suggested by your doctor.

1. Coq10 reference
2. Patrick M. Honore et al. (2016). Statins barely touch the heart but bite the kidneys after cardiac surgery. Coenzyme Q10 deficiency in the dock? Ann Transl. Med. Oct; 4(Suppl 1): S48. Full article.
3. Bor-Jen Lee et al. (2013). Effects of coenzyme Q10 supplementation (300 mg/day) on antioxidation and anti-inflammation in coronary artery disease patients during statins therapy: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Nutr J. 12: 142. Published online 2013 Nov 6.
4. Ziosi M. et al. (2016).  Coenzyme Q deficiency causes impairment of the sulfide oxidation pathway. EMBO Mol Med. Nov 17
5.  Belviranly M. and Okudan N. (2015) Antioxidants in Sports. Boca Raton (FL) CRC Press/Taylor & Francis. Chapter 5.

© Maria Esposito BSc (hons) Nutritional Therapist – NAET – R-Craniosacral therapist

Is the time of the year for blackberry and mulberry fruits. I love going in Springfield park and picking blackberry, even though I come out with either I have been stung by hives or the blackberry thorns. I have also seen for the first time a tree of black mulberry, which I do not usually see in in London. Seeing them, it reminds me of Italy, and my upbringing and it makes me feel at home. The nutritional value of these two berries are also quite good quite amazing:

Blackberries: Blackberries and many of the red and black or blue berry are full of antioxidant. It seems that the riper they are the more their antioxidant capacity increases. Blackberry and any other berry can retain their antioxidant capacity even when frozen or dry, so they can be eaten in the winter as well. I eat those either with yogurt (any type) or in smoothies (they can be made with either orange juice or other substitute dairy free yogurt or milk). This can be a snack or with breakfast, same with the mulberries.

Mulberry: I have seen dry mulberry as well, the green and the black ones have been shown to decrease hyperglycaemia and insulin resistance as well in animal, which is a good news for snacks if you have high cholesterol and diabetes 2. The black ones have higher antioxidant capacity as well, like the red strawberry and blueberry as well.

Mulberry (Morus spp., family Moraceae), is a multipurpose tree that produces fruits for human consumption, foliage for rearing silkworm, medicine for patients, and fodder for animal feed. Mulberry leaves are succulent, characterized by high crude protein (CP; 19.4%) and low neutral detergent fibre (NDF; 36.1%). Mulberry fruit pomace is rich in carbohydrates (20.85%) (Niu Y). This might be the reason why it lowers they hyperglycaemia and improves insulin resistance. Also there is a possibility of feeding the good bacteria with the fibre from the berry, which improves the elimination process and the healing of the intestinal tract.

Reference:

1. Choi JW (2016). Structural analysis and anti-obesity effect of a pectic polysaccharide isolated from Koreanmulberry fruit Oddi (Morus alba L.). Carbohydr Polym.
2. Choi KH, et al (2016). Mulberry (Morus alba L.) Fruit Extract Containing Anthocyanins Improves Glycemic Control and Insulin Sensitivity via Activation of AMP-Activated Protein Kinase in Diabetic C57BL/Ksj-db/db Mice. Med Food
3. Niu Y et al (2016). Effects of Diets Supplemented with Ensiled Mulberry Leaves and Sun-Dried Mulberry FruitPomace on the Ruminal Bacterial and Archaeal Community Composition of Finishing Steers. LoS One.
4. Sung JM et al (2015). Effects of Freeze-dried Mulberry on Antioxidant Activities and Fermented Characteristics of Yogurt during Refrigerated Storage. Korean J Food Sci Anim Resour.
5. Yang Sy, Lin HS (2000). Antioxidant activity in fruits and leaves of blackberry, raspberry, and strawberry varies with cultivar and developmental stage. Agric Food Chem.

I often suggest to mothers to have their own craniosacral treatment, especially with the labour has been traumatic such in a C-Section or things have not gone the way they planned with the baby and afterwards.

The fact is that the mother is the first one that the baby will cling on and rely on for support, comfort and food.

Everything that the baby needs will be mostly done by the mother and if the mother is still in shock or not had enough time to rest and recover from the birth, it is difficult for the baby to feel  relaxed. The baby thinks that there is danger all the time as he/she senses the tension and therefore their system is on constant alert.  babies do feel first with their sensory skills and smell, as at birth they have the primitive response of survival.

If for the Baby the birth has been traumatic, then it is possible that their stress response and the survival response is switched on constantly instead of off when feeding or sleeping, which it means more colic like symptoms, as the parasympathetic nervous system is switched off, which it means less lactase enzyme is produced.

I have wrote the fight and flight response of the nervous system before click here to read more about stress.

What happens in the body when there is a traumatic events which is related to fears? Well the body response are the following

• The body response is either freeze in fear, or wants to run or fight!
• In craniosacral treatment in babies and adults, as therapist, I often feel the body of adults and baby in a freeze state, followed by shakiness and then if it is a baby, he/she cries or if it is an adult they might feel scared or upset. What I do with CST is allowing the body to go through the emotions and then let it go instead of holding on.

What happens if that trauma stays stored in the mind and body? Well in my experience and from the studies that I read, sometimes the stress goes away naturally and sometimes it stays. If it stays, the nervous system, such as the sympathetic nervous system keeps going on. This naturally switches off the parasympathetic nervous system, which in turns causes symptoms such as colic, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, painful stomach, constipation, or diarrhoea, eczema and other allergies such as rhinitis, dermatitis and more as the body is on constant alert.

What else happens if the sympathetic stress response is constantly on. Well small fears becomes overwhelming fears, which in the long run, they convert into anxiety. In this state the individual keeps turning a simple task into a major stressful situation.

What else happens physically in a state of constant stress?:

• The eye pupil dilates,
• There is an increase in heart beat.
• The blood supply goes to the muscles instead of the digestive system.
• Sometimes you need to empty the bowel, in order to feel better, which in some people causes the discomfort of IBS (diarrhoea or constipation, wind or pain symptoms in adults and painful wind in babies).
• And many others please click here for more on the fight and flight response

There is also the possibility that the baby, either breastfed or bottle fed, does not produce yet enough of the lactase enzyme to break down the milk sugar and causes more problems. Some mothers makes a lot of milk which contain more lactose that the baby can deal with, so again here more lactase enzyme is needed and it is not possible to break it down completely.

What happens if the baby and mothers do not have a CST treatment? Well the baby and mother still live and do well, however I have seen babies and mothers thrive instead of just doing well after the treatments. In my opinion thriving is much better than just doing well or survive. It depends of what standard of wellness you would like to achieve. This is not just for mothers and babies, this is for any adults also that would like to thrive instead of doing well or survive!

What else in the long run that stored trauma, physically or emotionally lead too:

• For the baby any trauma would also physically stop them for achieving the best of what they can get as if their physical trauma might block the normal  rhythm of their body system, and their full potential in life.
• For the mother, getting rid of the shock and trauma of the labour and the disappointment  if things did not go as planned., would also means the the 2nd child is going to be easier to deliver. If they had an epidural for the entire time, the trauma physical and emotional from the body tissue is still stored in the muscle and mind, even though there is no conscious memory of it  (called somato-emotional release). Sometimes the stored trauma can develop in a constant lower back pain or knew problems.

What is Somato-Emotional Release?

Somato-Emotional Release is a small or big trauma that gets trapped or stored in the memory tissue and stay for life if no dealt with. These emotions can set certain pattern in the child and adult that would not be there if dealt with at the beginning.

• Every baby and adult can survive well, no matter if you treat it or not,  however if you would like to thrive and get the little ones a good start in life, is great to set the foundation for a positive and path.
• No matter what age you are though, any patterns can be changed if the person is ready to work with them. That is what CST is in my experience, it bring more Light into the baby and adult life.

Reference:

1. Bizzy F. et al. (2015). Children’s mental representations with respect to caregivers and post-traumatic symptomatology in Somatic Symptom Disorders and Disruptive Behavior Disorders. Front Psychol. Aug 3;6:1125.
2. Henrigues T. et al (2015). Postpartum posttraumatic stress disorder in a fetal high-risk maternity hospital in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Cad Saude Publica. Dec;31(12):2523-2534.
3. Spinelli F. et al (2016). ‘I still have difficulties feeling like a mother’: The transition to motherhood of preterm infants mothers. Psychol Health. Feb;31(2):184-204.
4. Hans Selye (1950) Stress and the General Adaptation Syndrome. Br Med J. 1950 Jun 17; 1(4667): 1383–1392.

© Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R-Nutritional Therapist – NAET for allergies – R-Craniosacral Therapist – NLP – Angel Guide Certified – Mindfulness Meditation teacher- Resilient heart (heartMath)

Stress and general adaptation syndrome (GAS)

There are two types of stress, and it depends on how much of one type of stress an individual is on that makes a difference in our body function. There is the eustress, which prepares the body to meet certain challenges and it is helpful and the distress, which is harmful. A stressor is any stimulus that provokes stress which includes external and internal stress, such as heat, cold, environmental poisons, toxins given up by bacteria, heavy bleeding from a wound or surgery and even a strong emotional reaction. The brain does not distinguish between work stress or a reaction to a simple task which can make the person anxious about to do, even looking at food can be stressful if the person is conflicting with eating it or leave it. Therefore our response to a stimulus can be stressful or peaceful, it depends on us. When a stressor is present the body’s homeostatic mechanism kicks in to rebalance everything. When these mechanisms are successful, than the body remains within a normal physiological limits and nothing else happens. When the stress is extreme; Continue reading →

I am still amazed at the fact that in England, most doctors still are oblivious to recommend probiotics and multivitamins after they have prescribed antibiotics or after diarrhoea infection of any kind. Doctors in Italy suggested multivitamins to children and adult 30 years ago and at least for the past 10 to 15 years they suggest probiotics to all children and adults after a rotavirus or any other intestinal. It is always amazing at the huge difference of suggestions. I am sure that quite few doctors do know about the benefit of doing so, but I wander if they do not suggest that because they assume that people cannot afford to buy them. I am sure that any person that can or cannot afford to buy the probiotics would want the option of knowing what is best for them regardless of the cost. Here I summarized some of the benefit of taking probiotics with or without infections.

Micro-bacteria are part of our gut ecology and depend on what type of bacteria is more prevalent which can help the immune system or cause problems with it. The lumen of the intestinal tract (the small intestine) has got the most bacteria followed by the colon. The stomach does not have many friendly bacteria as they would be killed by the stomach acid.

Most friendly bacteria that are found in the intestine are the Bifido species and the Lactobacillus species.

The colonization of the intestinal tract starts from birth and it depends on the health of the baby and the milk given on how much will stay and protect the intestinal tract and therefore help the immune system (some formula now include probiotics and the milk of the mother especially the first few days of life will have colostrum which protect and repair the intestinal tract. The health of the infants intestinal tract from birth to two years old is also connected to the health of the mind and growth of the mind and emotional well being. There are now few research, studying this, and showing that the more friendly bacteria the baby has, the less anxious they will be later in life!

Things that would destroy the friendly bacteria includes: antibiotics, diarrhoea, viral diarrhoea, allergies reactions, alcoholic drinks and some medication. Consuming a live yogurt or actimel type yogurt is not enough to repopulate the intestinal tract with the billions of good bacteria that it needs when the intestinal tract ecology is not well balanced.

Several studies have shown the benefit of the probiotics. Some of these benefits are protecting the intestinal tract in the children diarrhoea infection by the rotavirus, some protection after a vaccination in adult volunteers, protection against recurrent inflammatory intestinal disorders (there are still many studies on their way regarding the benefit for Chron’s disease, irritable bowel syndrome and ulcerative colitis). Some reduction of allergies, the IgE count goes down in elderly subject with nasal allergies, reduction in milk hypersensitive infants and adults, reduction in tumour recurrence in adult bladder and many others. The most used strains of probiotics used in the research are the Lactobacillus acidophilus, the Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, and the Lactobacillus casei Shirota, La1 lactobacillus johnsonii and Lactobacillus brevi. The Bifido species are found in the colon section of the intestine in the most used are Bifidobacterium bifidum Bb12, Bifidobacterium lactis HN019 and Bifidobacterium brevisYIT4064.

The best way of getting the proper benefits of the friendly bacteria after antibiotics or for helping the elimination process is to buy one that has got all the different strains (for children there are appropriate ones either in powder of liquid). For adults the combination should be a total of billions of them to be most effective. If there are any intestinal settling when you first take the probiotics, the dosage should be reduced until the intestinal tract is settled. The good probiotics will cost a bit more than the common ones but they are worth it and YOU are worth it….

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Maria Esposito BSc Hons – R-Nutritional Therapist – NAET for allergies – R-Craniosacral Therapist – Angel Guide – NLP practitioner – Mindfulness teacher meditation