Did you know that diet has a direct influence on the way we experience menopause and our menstrual cycle? While many symptoms might be indicative of how our mothers and grandmothers experienced menopause, there is much we can do about dinner!
It is important to note that we are what we absorb and not just what we eat, so when it comes to hormonal balancing with food, it is vital to understand how certain foods affect our daily life. Some foods can promote the good production and secretion of hormones within the gut.
The role of the Enteric Nervous System (ENS) is to regulate the normal digestive activity of the digestive system, a thriving population of healthy intestinal flower power that loves to transmit and process messages from those diverse and unique bubbling hotspots: cells and circuits, neurons and neurotransmitters.
This ebb and flow can have a profound effect on circulating gut hormone levels because the gastrointestinal tract facilitates the release of specific hormones that facilitate the regulation of the motor activity of the gastrointestinal tract. These include insulin, glucagon, pancreatic polypeptide and amylin from the pancreas – all which contribute to the delicate dance of good gut health and wellbeing.
Understanding which foods harm and which foods heal is a very individual process. The rule of thumb is to eat the rainbow, that is to eat a variety of foods, best quality protein and to enjoy a large edible garden of plants.
At Xali, we embrace the ancient ideology of using food as medicine as a vital healing force. The recipes and remedies we have created and collated endeavour to provide a source of nutritional healing that helps to facilitate mental clarity, energise the body, restore digestive function and revitalise the cells.
We believe that you deserve to feel supported along your nutritional journey and we are here to help you unravel the mysteries of nutrition. Our persistent pursuit of evidence-based health research and ongoing study of nutritional medicine clearly demonstrates that there are powerful healing properties of individual ingredients. We call this food synergy and it is the way that we combine healing ingredients that generates an outcome that is greater than the sum of their individual parts.
Our menu has been thoughtfully designed to be nutrient dense, rich in immune boosting polyphenols, many recipes have anti-inflammatory benefits, some are highly restorative and all are fresh and vital.
The XALI Movement shares a mindful approach to food that may promote a deeper connection to self and to your community, because we are acutely aware of the overwhelm and confusion that many women face when entering the life cycles of perimenopause, menopause and beyond.
All our recipes are nutrient-dense, rich in immune-boosting polyphenols, many recipes have anti-inflammatory benefits, some are highly restorative and all are fresh and vital.
We encourage you to have a mindful approach to food and hope it will promote a deeper connection to yourself and to your community because we are acutely aware of the overwhelm and confusion that many women face when it comes to food.
