There is a different kind of feeling a home-cooked meal gives. The fact that you chose fresh vegetables over a quick snack or water over a cup of coffee packed with so much caffeine. We often think of wellness as a long list of routines, to-dos, and rituals when in all honesty, it starts from our home; on our plates.
At Lasena steam bath, we believe wellness isn’t just about how you treat your outward body; it is also about what goes into your body. And quite frankly, what we eat shapes how we think, feel, and act.
What food as medicine really means:
Every meal is an opportunity. To nourish your cells, support your organs, help your body function best. It is the food you eat that gives you energy, fights for your body when it is faced with stress or illness, and helps you function better.
And this isn’t about following a set of rules or listening to what everyone has to say online. It is a personal decision, a mindset shift. You ask yourself these three questions:
- Do I see my daily meals as an investment in my body now and in the future?
- What can I do to improve my meals?
- How can I make my diet realistic?
Why healthy nutrition matters more than anything else:
At some point in our lives, we were taught that nutrition is the process by which living organisms take in and use food and water to support life, growth and tissue repair. We want to teach you why nutrition matters more than you even realize.
- It fuels your energy and focus: What you eat directly affects how focused and active you feel throughout the day. Balanced meals that are rich in whole grains, fibre, Proteins, and healthy fats help you avoid the energy drain that overly processed and sugary foods give.
- It supports digestion and gut health: Your gut does more work than just digestion; it manufactures over 90% of your body’s serotonin and other chemical messengers that regulate your mood and sleep.
- It aids with relaxation and recovery: Good nutrition generally supports your body. Your body’s ability to relax, recover, restore and detoxify after the daily stress you face comes from what you eat and how well you eat.
You don’t need a set of new rules or an how to live your best life routine to eat better. You can start small with intention by:
- Swapping sugary drinks for fruit smoothies and juices, or herbal tea.
- Choosing whole foods over heavily processed food.
- Eating more vegetables and reducing quick snacks every day.
- Planning your meals so it is easier for you to eat healthy.
All these can be done with intention as consistency is what matters more than perfection. An intentional change to your diet matters more than an unrealistic diet plan.
At Lasena Steam Bath, we see wellness as an alignment. Our steam session helps your body to sweat, relax and reset. This reset is strongly supported by what you eat, and nourishing your body with whole foods will give it the capacity to thoroughly unwind through the steam session, leaving you even more refreshed and balanced.
This week, we invite you to pay close attention to your plate as this popular quote from Danielle LaPorte says; “Whatever is on your plate got there because you said yes to it”.
Choose foods that love you right back and let your next steam session be the perfect care your body needs.
Ready to combine good nutrition with our restorative steam bath? Book your next session at Lasena steam bath and give your body the reset it deserves.