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Nourishing Rest for Wellbeing

Nourishing Rest for Wellbeing

By Leigh Taylor

Nourishing Rest - restorative wellbeing support for Chronic Illness and Chronic Fatigue with the emphasis on nourishing rest practices for wellness, balance, and good health.
This particular series supports women's health and wellbeing introducing listeners to techniques, compassionate advice, and interesting discussions for practical supportive methodologies to support your wellbeing and wellness journey.
Find out more at www.nourishingrest.co #nourishingrest #chronicillness #chronicfatigue #migraines #rest #restore #wellbeing #energy #womenshealth #healing
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Migraines & Nutrition Part 1 with Shauna Hill & Leigh Taylor

Nourishing Rest for WellbeingOct 08, 2021

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Migraines & Nutrition Part 2 with Shauna Hill & Leigh Taylor

Migraines & Nutrition Part 2 with Shauna Hill & Leigh Taylor

Insightful and nourishing podcast on Migraines and good nutritional support. Welcome back to Shauna Hill from Shaunahillnutrition.com This is part 2 of an insightful two-part podcast on good nutrition and digestive Health & hormone support for women. Shauna is a seasoned clinical dietician and nutritionist who chats to Leigh Taylor from nourishingrest.co

We chat about starting to identify a migraine attack coming on affected by food choices, and our environment. Becoming more conscious about our eating habits, and maintaining a healthy gut to help us stay as well as we can during a migraine.  There is also a corresponding blog post and more resources at www.nourishingrest.co/blog   We also chat about how to stay mindful and keeping track of how food affects our wellbeing especially when you are sensitive and prone to migraines. Happy listening and remember to listen to Part I of this episode on migraines and nutrition if you have not already.   

Stay tuned for regular podcasts about women's health and wellbeing.  
Also check out Shaunahillnutrition.com and nourishingrest.co for more ways to support your holistic wellbeing with women who care about you and your good health :) #womenshealth #digestion #migraines #mindfuleating #nourishinghealth #holisticwellbeing #women #relax #food #healing #headaches #health

Oct 08, 202122:01
Migraines & Nutrition Part 1 with Shauna Hill & Leigh Taylor

Migraines & Nutrition Part 1 with Shauna Hill & Leigh Taylor

Insightful and nourishing podcast on Migraines and good nutritional support. Welcome back to Shauna Hill from Shaunahillnutrition.com This is part 1 of an insightful two-part podcast on good nutrition and digestive Health & hormone support for women. Shauna is a seasoned clinical dietician and nutritionist who chats to Leigh Taylor from nourishingrest.co We chat about starting to identify a migraine attack coming on affected by food choices, and our environment. Becoming more conscious about our eating habits, and maintaining a healthy gut to help us stay as well as we can during a migraine.  There is also a corresponding blog post and more resources at www.nourishingrest.co/blog  We also chat about how to stay mindful and keeping track of how food affects our wellbeing especially when you are sensitive and prone to migraines. Happy listening and remember to listen to Part I of this episode on migraines and nutrition if you have not already.     Stay tuned for regular podcasts about women's health and wellbeing.   Also check out Shaunahillnutrition.com and nourishingrest.co for more ways to support your holistic wellbeing with women who care about you and your good health :) #womenshealth #digestion #migraines #mindfuleating #nourishinghealth #holisticwellbeing #women #relax #food #healing #headaches #health#hormonehealth

Oct 08, 202132:38
Food, Digestive Health & Hormones Part 2 with guest Shauna Hill and Leigh Taylor

Food, Digestive Health & Hormones Part 2 with guest Shauna Hill and Leigh Taylor

Welcome back to Shauna Hill from Shaunahillnutrition.com. This is part 2 of an insightful two-part podcast on Food, Digestive Health & Hormones. Shauna is a seasoned clinical dietician and nutritionist who chats to Leigh Taylor from nourishingrest.co

We chat about food choices, our eating habits, building up immunity and maintaining a good healthy gut to help us stay healthy, even if one struggles with chronic illness or chronic health issues.   We also chat about how to stay mindful and become more aware of the eating choices we make, without becoming stressed out or being rigid, and thus in turn having a counter-productive knock-on effect, creating more stress about our eating habits.  
Happy listening and stay tuned for regular podcasts about women's health and wellbeing.  

Also check out Shaunahillnutrition.com and nourishingrest.co for more ways to support your holistic wellbeing with women who care about you and your good health :) #womenshealth #digestion #mindfuleating #nourishinghealth #holisticwellbeing #women #relax

Sep 22, 202126:25
Food, Digestive Health & Hormones Part 1 with guest Shauna Hill and Leigh Taylor

Food, Digestive Health & Hormones Part 1 with guest Shauna Hill and Leigh Taylor

Welcome back to Shauna Hill from Shaunahillnutrition.com. This is part 1 of an insightful two-part podcast on Food, Digestive Health & Hormones. Shauna is a seasoned clinical dietician and nutritionist who chats to Leigh Taylor from nourishingrest.co
We chat about food choices, our eating habits, building up immunity and maintaining a good healthy gut to help us stay healthy, even if one struggles with chronic illness or chronic health issues.  
We also chat about how to stay mindful and become more aware of the eating choices we make, without becoming stressed out or being rigid, and thus in turn having a counter-productive knock-on effect, creating more stress about our eating habits.

Happy listening and remember to listen to Part II of this episode. Stay tuned for regular podcasts about women's health and wellbeing.  
Also check out Shaunahillnutrition.com and nourishingrest.co for more ways to support your holistic wellbeing with women who care about you and your good health :)
#womenshealth #digestion #mindfuleating #nourishinghealth #holisticwellbeing #women #relax

Sep 10, 202123:58
Nourish! Energise! Embrace!

Nourish! Energise! Embrace!

July's episode in the wellbeing series for Nourishing Rest, welcomes our seasoned nutritionist and long time dietician Shauna Hill from shaunahillnutrition.com
Shauna kindly shares her wisdom, insights, and her soothing, compassionate approach to realistic nutrition goals as well as great tips and insights for healthy snacks on the go, even healthier choices for eating 'junk food'.  
This is the first of many episodes :) to talk about the benefits of healing and wellbeing by making food choices that meet each individual where they are, especially women who are busy, or suffer from chronic illness, or dealing with overwhelm or depletion in our fast-paced society.
Enjoy!

About Shauna:
"I finished my degree in 1999 and then my internship in 2000. I got a job with a nutrition education program at Cornell University in New York where I worked with a team to develop educational materials and training for paraprofessionals to teach nutrition to promote nutritional health and help prevent acute and chronic illness in their communities. Our team was committed to translating science and academic rigor into real-world solutions. One of the most important lessons I learned during the 6 years that I worked with this team, is that each person has unique strengths and limitations.
My recommendations as a dietitian are only as good as my understanding of an individual’s unique situation. While some nutrition recommendations may seem universal—fruits and vegetables are good for you, for instance—they are only helpful if I know that person’s strengths and barriers. If someone doesn’t have access to fruits and vegetables or they have digestive problems or multiple food allergies, my solution may be ineffectual.
In 2006, I shifted my career to working with patients with acute and chronic illnesses. For about a year, I worked closely with several bariatric patients. These lovely people opened my eyes to the challenges of chronic pain and fatigue. I saw how patients with social and emotional support had significantly improved outcomes and how the lack of support was detrimental to others. I also came to recognize that emphasis by healthcare providers on weight rarely helped people who were deemed overweight or obese. It only reinforced societal pressures to “look” a certain way. And, in fact, many who were considered overweight and even obese actually had healthier outcomes than their “thin” counterparts.

In the last years that I worked as a clinical dietitian, I worked with patients in intensive care. Most of my patients relied on feeding through tubes and IVs to survive. This was a rewarding job at times because I could often see an almost immediate improvement of patients’ nutritional and overall health. This experience also increased my knowledge and interest in the digestive tract as I had to be hyperaware of a patient’s gut health while they were being fed through tubes or even intravenously. Also, there were patients in the ICU as a direct result of poor gut health related to their food intake.

In 2017 I started my own business and I decided to focus on busy working women. I have worked with many intelligent, hard-working women throughout the years and I have deep empathy for their struggles. From a practical point of view, the world would not function without these women. So it is in our own best interest as a society to support them and ensure that they stay healthy.

I came up with the tagline, Nourish. Energize. Embrace. Practical Support for Your Wellness Goals, to describe what I do.

I teach busy working women to

Nourish their bodies,

Energize their minds,

and Embrace their spirits."

IMPORTANT NOTE: During the podcast the herb Feverfew was mentioned for migraine.  Please always consult your own healthcare provider on its recommended use specifically for your own health condition.


Jul 08, 202101:11:47
Natural Pain relief and healing for endometriosis for women - chronic illness support

Natural Pain relief and healing for endometriosis for women - chronic illness support

Join us on this insightful conversation about Natural Pain relief and healing for endometriosis and chronic illness support for women, with Shannon Stone, Master Herbalist and Nurse.
Brought to you by Leigh Taylor from
http://www.nourishingrest.co, a holistic wellbeing site for women providing nourishing restorative programmes for deep relaxation.  In this podcast Leigh chats to Shannon from the Nomad Apothecary (along with her friendly chatty parrot :)  talking about her health and healing journey and her challenges with her struggle with endometriosis and how she has coped with and reclaimed her power to manage endometriosis naturally, using herbs and a positive holistic wellbeing approach.  http://www.thenomadapothecary.weebly.com/
#endometriosis #endometrioses #womenshealth #chronicillness #chronicfatigue #endo #womenshormones #fertilityforwomen #hormonehealth #naturalremedieswomenshealth #herbsforwomen #healingwithherbs #nourishingrest #copingwithchronicillness #holisticwellbeingforwomen #thenomadlife #thenomadapothecary #herbstoheal #womensmentalhealth  #empoweringwomenwithgoodhealth #managingchronicpain #overwhelm #strenghtenyourimmunity #womenshealthpodcast #womenshealthpodcastonspotify




Jun 08, 202101:06:30