ERSOY: The most misunderstood diet
I’ve been a nutritionist for many years but I still don’t even know how many types of diet there are out there. Almost every day we are hearing of a new “magical diet”, maybe even one that is actually really healthy and good for you. However, there is so much confusing information that it’s hard to know where to start.
ERSOY: What are the best carbohydrates? Part 2
In my previous column I mentioned some of my favorite healthy carbohydrate (carbs) food sources — ones that you can actually eat and enjoy and not feel scared or guilty about.
ERSOY: What are the best carbohydrates? Part 1
I think that the majority of people love to eat carbohydrates (carbs), especially when we combine them with fat.
ERSOY: Improving your breathing pattern could improve your life
Almost everyone is seeking to relax their mind and body from all of the fast and stressful life events that surround us. Although we can change our state with just a single deep breath. Yes, even one breath can help us to relax.
ERSOY: How to heal from anxiety
We are starting to hear the word “anxiety” being used more and more every day.
ERSOY: Spices are not just for taste
For most chefs, spices and herbs are a powerful tool to add taste, flavor and color to their recipes, but most people don’t know that they actually have many other benefits.
ERSOY: Immune health markers that you should know
How do you know if you have strong immunity? Having experienced a couple of very challenging years, many of us may be questioning our lifestyle and paying more attention to how we can improve our health. Immunity has become one of the most important biomarkers that we need to think about.
ERSOY: How other people’s achievements can affect us
I think we all like to read, watch or hear about someone else’s success story. Our brain actually loves to hear inspiring stories, especially if the story has emotions attached to it, and this releases the hormone oxytocin which is a neurotransmitter that is responsible for empathy.
ERSOY: Movement for longevity
Most of us don’t really appreciate being able to do even very simple movements until something happens and we’re not able to do them.
ERSOY: Where to start to improve your health
I often get asked the question “Where should I start if I want to improve my health?”. Everyone will say that you need to take care of your health and protect yourself against any unexpected health conditions. But what specifically can you do?
ERSOY: How can you stick to your New Year goals?
My first reaction for the new year — wow, 2022! And this reminds me how fast time flies. This year I am going to try and take things a little slower and live a little more consciously, in every way. The last of couple of years were especially challenging for everyone, and unfortunately it’s still going on. So how about we start this year with more awareness and consciously make the decision to try and improve every aspect of our life?
ERSOY: Naturally reduce, heal lower back pain
Lower back pain is, unfortunately, a very common health issue. It is also multifactorial, which means that finding the real cause can be very challenging, which of course will also affect and often delay treatment.
ERSOY: Minimizing weight gain during the holidays
Holidays are the most fun and enjoyable times with our families and friends. Especially at Christmas, when most of us are busy buying gifts for everyone, maybe even including ourselves! And we’re also trying hard to finish our work or projects before the new year. One of my favorite parts is trying new recipes and enjoying them with loved ones.
ERSOY: Alternative baking flours this Thanksgiving
Are you looking for an alternative flour for baking? We are losing our seed diversity. Throughout history, we have consumed 6,000 different plant species. Yet now, across the world, we eat only nine, and of those just three (rice, corn and wheat) provide us with 50% of our calorie intake.
ERSOY: How to create a habit and stick to it
We all have something that we want to achieve, maybe short-term or long-term goals. And we have a purpose for doing it. We may even have every resource imaginable that we need for achieving it. However, we still can’t do it or we give up very quickly.
ERSOY: New technologies can improve your health, well-being
Technology is improving every day, we are starting to see so many fitness tracking devices, even ones that track your sleep too. And many of these can actually be really great tools to help you realize how much activity you are doing each day, as well to understand the quality of your sleep.
ERSOY: Tips to become healthier, lose weight
How to become healthier is a very broad question that I actually try to answer in almost all of my columns. However, there are still some habits and tricks that we can add to improve our health.
ERSOY: A simple way to improve our body’s own defense
I wrote in many of my previous articles about how we can improve our immune system by combining healthy eating, mindful practice, supplements and exercise.
ERSOY: Are vegetable oils healthy?
You have probably heard that vegetable oils are better and healthier alternatives than butter or coconut oils because they are rich in saturated fat sources. Is this true?
ERSOY: Are you gluten sensitive?
Do you already know that you are sensitive to gluten? Or maybe you have some of the symptoms, such as digestion problems or brain fog, but you didn’t find a specific connection yet? Maybe something that you are consuming could be triggering your health issues.