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Happy Healthy Thursday 19.5.2022   The French sp

Happy Healthy Thursday 19.5.2022
 
The French speak of ‘Joie de Vivre’.
 
Here’s a picture of me enjoying life in Paris. I am trying snails for the first time. Even though I am not a fan of the snails eating up my garden, when soaked in a garlic-parsley pesto, they are delicious.
 
Although their non-fat phobia, the French are claimed to have fewer heart attacks than other westernized countries.
 
Science has investigated this French Paradox. Could it be all the resveratrol from the red wine that the French drink that renders them less prone to heart disease?
 
Probably not. I believe it is more due to the way French people in general pursue their life. In my view, they are culturally better at Deep Health.
 
Currently, I am in the process of crafting an e-book together with Lyndall Thomas @ramblecommunications on the topic of ‘Intuitive Eating and Living’.The purpose of this book is to push this important message out loud. Constant worrying is stressful. From a scientific point of view, we know that chronic low-level stress is coupled with many disease states.
 
If we want to age gracefully, we need to tackle our worries.

Constant worrying about eating and body weight is stressful.
 
When we find more love in our food, we worry less. We become more content and peaceful.
 
At this time, I am in the process of interviewing people about this topic. So, if you are interested to have your voice heard, I am happy to chat with you.
 
#ilovecollaborations
#healthyageing
#deephealth

Happy Healthy Thursday 12.5.2022   Today’s pos

Happy Healthy Thursday 12.5.2022
 
Today’s post is a #celebration of my two best #friends.
 
I am in Sweden right now, and here they have special days for almost everything.
 
From the Cinnamon bun, Pizza, and Waffle day, to the Tulip, Winnie the Pooh, and a special day for exchanging one's passwords.
 
Yesterday was the old friends' day.
 
Today, it’s the day of the diary.
 
As I and my husband settle in our vacation house in Sweden, we end up having nightlong discussions. In this setting, we find ourselves having so much to reflect upon. In our latest deep-going chat, my husband expressed his appreciation of my habit of daily journaling. He claimed to notice a #change in me after starting this habit.
 
I simply #love the two of you and I can’t imagine a day without either of you. You give my life #meaning.
 
#deephealth

Happy Healthy Thursday 5.5.2022 - What happens whe

Happy Healthy Thursday 5.5.2022 - What happens when we exercise?
 
The body and its systems are complex. Things that at a first glance may appear stressful and unhealthy are in fact healthy for us in small, pulsatile doses.
 
Peter Attia and Layne Norton on the topic of exercise…
 
“If I was your medical doctor and I told you that I would put you through a #treatment that is going to make you elevate your heart rate, elevate your inflammatory markers, elevate your reactive oxygen species, raise your blood pressure, and increase your hepatic glucose output - what would you say about that?”
 
Exercise does all those things to us.
 
So, why is #exercise good for us?
 
Because it is a short-term stressor that the body responds to, quite similar to how we prepare the body for nasty #future viral attacks by having a vaccine shot. It is a controlled dose of #stress that our body can handle.
 
Now, the trick is just to find the right dose of exercise so that it strengthen us.
 
#deephealth

Happy Healthy SATURDAYNo kettlebell in my hand t

Happy Healthy SATURDAYNo kettlebell in my hand today but a FATTY ACID test.This is a test that I recommend anyone taking who is curious to have a deeper look into the #biochemistry of their #cells.It gives us complimentary data to the normal blood draw we do when visiting our doctor. In such a blood panel we get insights into the status of our immune system, our sodium and potassium levels etc., as well as the different levels of LDL- and HDL-cholesterol in our blood.   But maybe you are also curious to know:   - Do I have the right balance and composition of the fatty acids that builds my cellular membranes for my cells to work efficiently?
 - How much saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated #fat do I have in the membranes that build the walls of my cells?
 - Do I have enough of the essential fatty acids #omega-3 and #omega-6, and are they in the right proportion to each other for optimal cell #health?With a biochemistry and science background, I am simply passionate about walking people through this kind of blood data.   Send me a private message, if you are curious to learn more.Wishing you a beautiful weekend!  #cellhealth
#deephealth

Happy Healthy FRIDAY - Day 5 of 5 in this #KETTLEB

Happy Healthy FRIDAY - Day 5 of 5 in this #KETTLEBELLCHALLENGEAfter five days of swinging, pulling, pushing, and squatting the kettlebell, my muscles feel sore. Today, I want to use the kettlebell as a #tool to stretch and create greater mobility.Again, I am building an #exercise CIRCUIT of 4 MOVEMENTS. I will repeat each movement 6-12 times and the circuit 3-4 times.Today’s #workout shouldn’t challenge the muscles too much but help to create greater blood flow and stretch the muscles.-HIGH-SWINGS
-SLINGS
-HIP-STRETCHES with kettlebell
-RUSSIAN-TWISTSMission accomplished.DONE & HAPPY!Wishing you a beautiful #weekend!*** Curious to learn more what you can do with a kettlebell? There is a link to the online course “Get Started With Kettlebell Training” in the comments below. ***#day5
#5daykettlebellchallenge
#ilovemykettlebell
�#weightloss
#fitover40
#deephealth

Happy Healthy THURSDAY 28.4.2022 - Day 4 of 5 in t

Happy Healthy THURSDAY 28.4.2022 - Day 4 of 5 in this #KETTLEBELLCHALLENGEToday, I will show you my favourite kettlebell #workout, “The 7-HUMAN MOVEMENTS”. 
With our human body we can hinge, press, pull, lunge, squat, rotate, and gait.   Being able to engage the muscles that coordinates all these different human movements, is the main reason to why I am so fond of the kettlebell as a workout #tool.Today’s #exercise circuit builds on these 7 movements.-SWINGS
-SINGLE-ARM PRESSES
-SINGLE-ARM ROWS
-LUNGES
-SQUAT-TO-OVERHEAD PRESS
-RUSSIAN TWIST
-JOGGING-IN-PLACEToday, I will work with a heavier kettlebell and with a “5x5 PROTOCOL”, meaning that I will repeat each movement 5 times and the circuit 5 times.DONE & HAPPY!Wishing you a beautiful day and see you tomorrow!(PS. If you feel a motivation to know more about what to do with a kettlebell, you can learn more in my online course “Get Started With Kettlebell Training”. I have attached a link to the course in the comments below. DS.)#day4
#thesevenhumanmovements
#5daykettlebellchallenge
#ilovemykettlebell
�#fitover40
#deephealth

Happy Healthy WEDNESDAY - Day 3 of 5 in this #KETT

Happy Healthy WEDNESDAY - Day 3 of 5 in this #KETTLEBELLCHALLENGEToday’s kettlebell #workout is short but the total amount of time you move your body might be longer.   Add this short #postrunroutine as a finish to your #run or daily #walk.When we use the weight of the kettlebell, our muscles are activated and challenged a bit differently to when we walk or run.   I felt a boost in my #energy levels and in my #mood afterwards. What about you? What did you experience?Today’s #workout is based on 3 movements.-SWINGS
-SINGLE-ARM SWINGS
-SQUAT-TO-OVERHEAD PRESSRepeat each movement 8-10 times and the circuit 2-3 times.In total, a workout of 5 minutes.DONE & HAPPY! 
#day3
#5daykettlebellchallenge
#ilovemykettlebell
�#fitover40
#deephealth

Happy Healthy TUESDAY  Day 2 of 5 in this #KETT

Happy Healthy TUESDAY
 Day 2 of 5 in this #KETTLEBELLCHALLENGE
 Put on some great #music and let’s #play!Today’s #workout is based on 5 #movements.-SLINGS
-OVERHEAD PRESSES
-SINGLE-ARM ROWS
-RUSSIAN TWISTS
-SNATCHESRepeat each movement 6-12 times and the circuit 2-4 times.Give us a workout of 10-15 minutes.DONE & HAPPY! 
#day2
#5daykettlebellchallenge
#ilovemykettlebell
#fitover40
#deephealth

Happy Healthy MONDAY  Here’s a 5-Day #KETTLEBE

Happy Healthy MONDAY
 Here’s a 5-Day #KETTLEBELLCHALLENGE
 Since this is the first day, we want to start gently. Today’s #workout is simply about establishing the #routine of picking up the kettlebell to play with it.I have created a circuit of 3 movements.-SWINGS
-SINGLE-ARM SWINGS
-SINGLE-ARM PRESSESRepeat each movement 6-12 times and the circuit 3-4 times.Give us a workout of 10-15 minutes.DONE & HAPPY! 
#day1
#5daykettlebellchallenge
#ilovemykettlebell
#fitover40
#deephealth

Happy Healthy Thursday 21.4.2022 - Rest is the key

Happy Healthy Thursday 21.4.2022 - Rest is the key, but activity is important too 🙂
 
Friends, it’s time we pick up the #heavyweights and our #kettlebell again.
 You might now think, “why is she constantly talking to us about this”?Simply because lifting heavyweights can help us reestablish the connection between our #brain, the main regulator of things, and our body’s #muscles. A connection that is important for us to feel deeper healthy.Many #women and #men (in my age) experience shifts in their bodies and minds as their #sex #hormones decline.
 Lifting heavyweights activates our muscles in a different way than when we walk. Lifting heavyweights offend the body. Things break and the body calls for the #acute #reparation system.We can only do so much with #nutrition and other #lifestyle inventions in trying to balance age-related hormonal decline.
 
So, if you feel that you have tried lots of different diets and a range of nutritional supplements but still your hormones are playing you a trick, well then maybe lifting heavyweights is something for you. On Monday next week, I am kicking off another round of a 5-Day Kettlebell Challenge. Maybe you want to join me? Write 'YES' in the comments as a simple proof to yourself of your commitment :-).
 
Wishing you a beautiful Thursday & See you next week!
 
#5daykettlebellchallenge
#fitover40
#ilovemykettlebell
#ilovemybarbell
#healthyaging
#deephealth

Happy Healthy Thursday 14.4.2022 - Rest is the key

Happy Healthy Thursday 14.4.2022 - Rest is the key
 
We can probably all agree to the fact that we are wired to become #dissatisfied with whatever we have and #satisfied by only what we do not have. It is believed that this constant dissatisfaction has kept our species (Homo sapiens) fighting and striving, building and conquering.
 
In the book ’THE SUBTLE ART OF NOT GIVING A F*CK’, the New York blogger, Mark Manson, writes about the #backwardlaw - the idea that the more we pursue feeling better all the time, the less satisfied we become, as pursuing something only reinforces the fact that we lack it in the first place. The more we want to become #rich, the more poor and unworthy we feel, regardless of how much #money we actually make. The more desperately we want to become #fit, #sexy, and #desired, the uglier we become to see ourselves, regardless of our actual physical appearance.
 
Because there is an infinite amount of things we can now see and know, there are also an infinite number of ways we can discover that we don’t measure up, that we are not good enough, that things are not as great as they could be.
 
We feel guilty for feeling guilty. We get angry for getting angry. We get anxious about feeling anxious. What is wrong with me?
 
But we are wired to strive forward. Finding the #motivation and #strength to do so is why #rest is so important.
 
We need rest from #physical activity.
 
We need rest from #mental pressures.
 
And we need rest from #worry and #emotional dilemmas.
 
Wishing you (restful) Happy Easter Holidays with these beautiful words from poet May Sarton.
 
“I always forget how important the empty days are, how important it may be sometimes not to expect to produce anything, even a few lines in a journal. A day when one has not pushed oneself to the limit seems a damaged, damaging day, a sinful day. Not so! The most valuable thing one can do for the psyche, occasionally, is to let it rest, wander, live in the changing light of a room.” May Sarton - Journal of a Solitude
 
#deephealth

Happy Healthy Thursday 7.4.2022 - Passion, Deep He

Happy Healthy Thursday 7.4.2022 - Passion, Deep Health, and Longevity?
 
If you want to live a long, #healthy, and #productive #life, find and follow your #passion.
 
I am writing this post mostly to motivate and push myself forward but also to #support all my #entrepreneurialwomen colleagues with whom I have had endless discussions about #money #blockages.
 
We all have seen headings like this, “The secret to more freedom to pursue your passions”, but I am not so sure we all know what the word “passion” really means.
 
The word passion comes from the Latin verb 'patior', meaning "to suffer and endure". Eventually, the word has come to mean not only suffering itself but also that which 'sustains' a sufferer.
 
Passion is whatever drives a person to keep going, even (or especially) in the face of pain or deprivation.
 
As I understood the deeper meaning of passion, I cried.
 
#coaching, #physicalexercise, and #science are all passions of mine. But do I earn a great salary pursuing these?
 
No, I don’t. But what if I could find another value system than the monetary to put value to my passions?
 
Can I learn something from the Okinawans, the people living inordinately long, and healthy lives?
 
Okinawan men and women routinely exceed 100 years of age. Still physically capable, fully alert, and involved in the world around them, they work in their gardens, play with their great-great-grandchildren, and when they die, it is generally quick, in their sleep, and sometimes after having #sex. Their rates of disease are many times lower than throughout much of the world.
 
Okinawans have their own word for “passion” or “reason for living” - #ikigai.
 
When a research team, led by the Blue Zone author Dan Buettner, asked Okinawans to identify their 'ikigai', almost all the interview subjects answered without hesitation.
 
Their ikigai:
 
• For a 102-year-old karate master, it was to #teach his martial art.
• For a 100-year-old fisherman, it was bringing fish back to his family three days a week.
• For a 102-year-old woman, it was spending time with her great-great-granddaughter.
 
Entrepreneurial women - cheers to suffering!
 
#deephealth
#healhtylongevity

Happy Healthy Thursday 31.3.2022 - Deep Health and

Happy Healthy Thursday 31.3.2022 - Deep Health and #Davos?Yesterday, I visited an exciting event about how the region of Davos wants to position itself as a world-leading ‘#Health #Tourism #Destination’.At such #networking events one gets asked, ‘so what do you do?'When I say that I am a ‘Deep Health Coach’ none seems to grasp what I mean by that, so I figured I use today’s post to define this concept.I work from a model that I call 'Deep Health' but we can also refer to it as the ‘Wheel of Health & #Wellness’. The wheel is based on 8 dimensions and areas of health and #wellbeing.*Physical - Our ability to adapt healthy habits so that we feel vital, energised, and perform and function well in our bodies.*Emotional - Our ability to experience, acknowledge and share a full range of emotions.*Relational - Our ability to be authentic, relate to, connect, and establish relationships with other people in our world.*Existential - Our ability to feel a sense of purpose and meaning in life.*Environmental - Knowing that our everyday surroundings support our health and wellbeing (clean water and air).*Intellectual - Our ability to stay curious and open our minds to new ideas and experiences.*Occupational - Our ability to find personal satisfaction and enrichment in one’s work and chosen career field while still maintaining balance in our lives.*Financial - Our relationship with money and our skills in managing resources.Based on our individual traits and personalities, different areas will be more important to one individual versus the other.So how is the region of Davos connected to Deep Health?In my view, Davos inhabit many of the criteria for an individual to explore all the dimensions and areas of health and wellbeingWishing you a beautiful #Thursday & See you next week!#deephealth
#davoshealth

Happy Healthy Thursday 24.3.2022#Playing with m

Happy Healthy Thursday 24.3.2022#Playing with my #daughter.#healthyageing
#deephealth

Happy Healthy Thursday 17.3.2022 - What is ageing?

Happy Healthy Thursday 17.3.2022 - What is ageing?Last week, a game of words after researching the concept of #epigenetics and to #pivot.This week, I have been listening to world experts on #ageing and #longevity, and the concept of ‘healthy ageing’.Me becoming a health coach, all started with the book ‘Get Serious’ where Dr Brett Osborn discusses how we can take a handle on our ageing process by exercising with #heavyweights.I was #younger and a bit more #naive back then. I started giving workshops with the title ‘How to stay Fit, Strong, and Healthy for Life'.As I have gained more knowledge and experience in life, I am puzzled by the complexity of things.Ageing is claimed to be the greatest #riskfactor for developing severe #chronicdisease. Diseases such as #Alzheimer’s, #atherosclerosis and #cancer.After seeing someone dear and close to me fall pray for cancer and day by day getting weaker to finally pass away, I was truly humbled.Who am I to claim (and teach) any knowledge in how to protect oneself from severe disease?But the #science of ageing sparks the #curious #scientist in me to learn more.What can we learn about the #human ageing process by looking at other #species?What can we do to slow down our ageing process and what do we have to #accept? What is pure #biology?What would YOU be curious to learn more about?Wishing you a beautiful Thursday!#healthyageing
#deephealthPhoto credit: Sujata Setia

Thursday 10.3.2022To #PIVOT and #EPIGENETICS - H

Thursday 10.3.2022To #PIVOT and #EPIGENETICS - How do these terms relate and why do they make sense right now?The #environment in #Europe has changed. What felt right one month ago, just doesn’t feel right today.A repeated thought has come to my mind, ‘what does the world need from me right now?’The past week, I have been engulfed in scientific articles about the area of EPIGENETICS.Epigenetic refers to how our genes, coded in our genome of DNA sequence, are expressed based on our behaviors and the environment we face. Epigenetic mechanisms help species adapt and build a bridge between environmental exposure and the more stable genetic information stored in their genome. Environmental factors influence and induce long-term changes in epigenetic memory. This could be seen as a survival advantage strategy, as it allows multicellular organisms to quickly adapt to an ever-changing environment.It is pretty clear that #Nature evolved before #Business.The word ‘PIVOT’ is used frequently in business. Pivoting a business means to make a shift or turn in a new direction. It occurs when a company shifts its business strategy to accommodate changes in its industry, customer preferences, or any other factor that impacts its bottom line, aka the environment they face.So in times of #change, species find new ways to express the genes in their genome. They find ways to change their biology to adapt. Businesses pivot and also find new ways to express their backbone.It is inherited and taught to us through generations of species to adapt to an ever-changing environment.To pivot is natural. It is evolutionary.#deephealth

Impressions from #engadine#frauenlauf2022

Impressions from #engadine#frauenlauf2022

Thursday 3.3.2022   No Happy Healthy Thursday to

Thursday 3.3.2022
 
No Happy Healthy Thursday today since there is nothing happy and healthy with the situation #europe is facing right now.
 
Here I live naively in my bubble but as I walk around in my new hometown and see the colors of the #Ukrainian flag, as well as my home country #Sweden, I cannot escape being reminded about the fate of the Ukrainian people.
 
Never have a #war felt so close and never have I felt so emotionally attached.
 
Friends in Poland are leaving the #safety of their homes to help their Ukrainian neighbours at the borders with supplies, as well helping fleeing Ukrainians crossing the borders.
 
Friends all over Europe are gathering to show their #empathy and #support. The church bells are ringing.
 
We just don’t share the same colors, we share the same basic human values.
 
War feels so not modern.
 
I put my hope in the sentence, “Love always win.”
 
#standwithukraine
#love
#peace

Happy Thursday 24.2.2022It is a new #day, a new

Happy Thursday 24.2.2022It is a new #day, a new #week, and a new #year, but the #goal is still the same.Ever since I learned more about the concept of ‘Deep Health’, my goal in life is to try to balance the many dimensions of #health with the leading sentence “I want to feel #content.”And this is how I smile when I have succeeded in aligning my life activities with the instructions of my inner core. When this happens, I simply feel content.Still, this is not a feeling I have each hour of the day.But I believe I am onto something and I want to continue to explore the concept of ‘Deep Health’.And this is where I need your help.If you are a #curious and outgoing soul who want to explain what ‘Deep Health’ means to you, I am here to listen.Send me a PM and we can arrange a time and place to meet.Wishing you a beautiful #Thursday & See you next week!#happiness
#corevalues
#purpose
#deephealth

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