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ABOUTHealth is more than just about how you look.
The clients we see generally have a lot of health knowledge already. They exercise religiously. They're concerned about food quality. They're dieting - even if they don't realise it. They count their macros or calories, consider foods as "good" or "bad", or are strict paleo, keto, sugar-free, or vegan. Unfortunately for all their efforts, they aren't getting the results they're hoping for. In fact, their attempts to be healthy are often causing more harm than good. And it's not their fault. We live in a confusing, image-orientated climate of healthism and celebrity-idolisation, where unfounded and harmful health advice can be widely dispersed for the wrong reasons. We work with people to help them discover what health really means to them - not just the appearance of health, but genuine health. What the media and diet culture portray as "healthy" and what actually is healthy are two very different things. |
At Funky Forest Health & Wellbeing we operate from a Non-Diet, Body Acceptance, Health at Every Size® philosophy which values people for who they are and prioritises a focus on Wellbeing rather than Weight.
Our approach centres around encouraging and empowering people to engage in health-promoting behaviours by shifting their attitudes around food and weight. That's saying a mouthful so let's break that down...
It's only by making the underlying ideological shift towards body-positivity and weight neutrality; towards compassion, acceptance, and self-care...
... that people are truly empowered to partake in health-promoting behaviours like:
satisfying and nourishing eating, enjoyable movement, practising self-compassion, making plenty of time for rest, and fostering sound mental health.
To us, real health means reconnecting with and listening to our bodies. It also means developing a body-positive approach that encourages us to engage in health-promoting behaviours, whatever our natural shape and size.
Our approach centres around encouraging and empowering people to engage in health-promoting behaviours by shifting their attitudes around food and weight. That's saying a mouthful so let's break that down...
It's only by making the underlying ideological shift towards body-positivity and weight neutrality; towards compassion, acceptance, and self-care...
... that people are truly empowered to partake in health-promoting behaviours like:
satisfying and nourishing eating, enjoyable movement, practising self-compassion, making plenty of time for rest, and fostering sound mental health.
To us, real health means reconnecting with and listening to our bodies. It also means developing a body-positive approach that encourages us to engage in health-promoting behaviours, whatever our natural shape and size.
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SIMPLIFY REAL FOOD
Food is fuel and medicine... but it's also pleasure and celebration! We can't have holistic health if we focus only on the physical (what foods) and cut out the socio-cultural aspects of health (how we eat food). Both are important.
We encourage people to keep food as simple and as enjoyable as possible. In the last decade food has been over-complicated, heavily marketed, and Insta-styled to the max. Green juice is the new black, and every meal needs to contain the latest exotic superfood, or we "might miss out on something!" This is not only unnecessary but stressful. Stick with simple, enjoyable nutrition and your body - and sanity - will thank you. Not sure how to start? Work with us!
Food is fuel and medicine... but it's also pleasure and celebration! We can't have holistic health if we focus only on the physical (what foods) and cut out the socio-cultural aspects of health (how we eat food). Both are important.
We encourage people to keep food as simple and as enjoyable as possible. In the last decade food has been over-complicated, heavily marketed, and Insta-styled to the max. Green juice is the new black, and every meal needs to contain the latest exotic superfood, or we "might miss out on something!" This is not only unnecessary but stressful. Stick with simple, enjoyable nutrition and your body - and sanity - will thank you. Not sure how to start? Work with us!
A FERTILE BODY IS A HEALTHY BODY
We specialise in enhancing fertility (female and male), treating hormonal issues (e.g. PCOS, endometriosis, peri-menopause), healthy pregnancy, postpartum vitality, and optimal nutrition for enhanced breastfeeding and children's health. As parents, we get it. We know how much you hate restrictive diets and how deep down you know that enjoyable meals and reducing stress are the ways to your fertility goals. Let us show you how.
We specialise in enhancing fertility (female and male), treating hormonal issues (e.g. PCOS, endometriosis, peri-menopause), healthy pregnancy, postpartum vitality, and optimal nutrition for enhanced breastfeeding and children's health. As parents, we get it. We know how much you hate restrictive diets and how deep down you know that enjoyable meals and reducing stress are the ways to your fertility goals. Let us show you how.
A RESPECTED BODY IS A HEALTHY BODY
Our relationship with food and our bodies is just as important as what we eat. You may be eating the best organic foods but if it comes from a place of self-loathing, you may not experience the joy and vitality you seek. We specialise in addressing food and body concern, chronic or yo-yo dieting, uncovering the missing links in failed "clean" eating regimes, and eating disorders. Learn how to make friends with food and your body, here.
Our relationship with food and our bodies is just as important as what we eat. You may be eating the best organic foods but if it comes from a place of self-loathing, you may not experience the joy and vitality you seek. We specialise in addressing food and body concern, chronic or yo-yo dieting, uncovering the missing links in failed "clean" eating regimes, and eating disorders. Learn how to make friends with food and your body, here.
If you believe…
- Real food is for hipsters and yogis, not busy people with a life
- Excruciating juice fasts are the only way to "detoxify"
- Healthy means counting macros, drinking green juice for breakfast and having an Insta-styled lunch
- Weight loss only happens by depriving yourself of delicious food
- A fit body is earned through blood, sweat and tears
- Eating fat makes you fat
You’ve come to the right place. We’ve got a lot to share with you!
Want to eat healthily, but don’t want your focus on food to take away from the rest of your life? Sick of thinking about food ALL. OF. THE. TIME? Tired of cleansing (a.k.a. crash dieting) yet again, having a fridge full of kale that goes off, and just not quite feeling as good as you KNOW you could?
Being healthy doesn’t have to be so painful!
In fact, it can be fun, easy, affordable, exciting, and delicious. We're not just talking nutrition, but full nourishment of body, mind and spirit so that you can get on with the things that are ACTUALLY important to you, rather than fixate on food.
- Love satisfying, comfort food? We can show you how healthy food can satisfy like your favourite comfort food (a lot of it is comfort food).
- Want to start enjoying meals again? Good food starts with simple ingredients, grown and raised with care. It tastes amazing. And it doesn’t have to take forever to make. Oh, and it's just as important to feel ok with sometimes eating foods that aren't 100% "clean" and to not stress about it!
- Confused by vegan, paleo and raw diets? Let's figure out how to eat according to your unique individual needs - not just to fit a particular "label" in the name of health.
- Struggling with issues around food and body image? Our relationship to food is just as (or more) important as the food we eat. Let's work together to heal body, mind and spirit.
- Preparing for healthy conception, pregnancy, birth, and babies? A healthy body is a fertile body. Let me help you prepare for this most magical time in your life - whatever your gender.
- Crippled by dodgy digestion? Food sensitivities, IBS, SIBO and other gut gripes need not be a life sentence - let's get on top of those digestion issues so you never need miss a social dinner outing again!
Funky Forest Health & Wellbeing - not your typical natural healthcare.
Whether you’re struggling with weight and body concern, battling dodgy digestion, riding a hormonal rollercoaster, trying to fall pregnant, curious about trying yoga, or just want to eat healthier without giving up your day job to prepare Instagram-worthy healthy food: we're here to make it a hell of a lot easier...
...And we'll do it without throwing a bunch of supplements or restrictive diets at you.
We offer family-based, holistic, compassionate healthcare for EVERY body. Check out what we have to offer:
Whether you’re struggling with weight and body concern, battling dodgy digestion, riding a hormonal rollercoaster, trying to fall pregnant, curious about trying yoga, or just want to eat healthier without giving up your day job to prepare Instagram-worthy healthy food: we're here to make it a hell of a lot easier...
...And we'll do it without throwing a bunch of supplements or restrictive diets at you.
We offer family-based, holistic, compassionate healthcare for EVERY body. Check out what we have to offer:
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At Funky Forest Health & Wellbeing we operate from a Non-Diet, Body Acceptance, Health at Every Size® philosophy which values people for who they are and prioritises a focus on WELLBEING rather than WEIGHT.
