Quirky Cooking's video: Working Through Anxiety - Part 3 with Jules Galloway

Welcome to Episode 12 of Quirky Cooking Chats (Season 2), with Jo Whitton: "Working Through Anxiety - Part 3" Visit the website: https://www.quirkycooking.com.au/ Naturopath and functional health practitioner, Jules Galloway, joins Jo in this episode to talk about ways to work through anxiety from a practitioner perspective. Jules talks about: - the increase in anxiety and depression over the past couple of years due to pandemic stress and isolation - how stress affects gut health, and gut health affects stress levels - it can be a downward spiral! - gut health as a part of the picture, plus other root causes - low nutrient levels that can affect anxiety - blood tests and supplements that may be helpful - the importance of balancing the bacteria in the gut - looking at your health history, and the many variables that contribute to health issues - the importance of keeping blood sugar levels stable to reduce anxiety - the importance of balanced meals: protein + slow-burning carbs + fats - what it means if you're craving snacks and how to reduce cravings - “But I don’t want to go off my favourite foods!” - “What about caffeine?” - “What about intermittent fasting?” - action steps to help you stabilise mental health - keeping the ‘big picture’ in mind! If you want to contact Jules through her clinic, you can find her at https://www.julesgalloway.com/ Visit Quirky Cooking for healing-food recipes and healthy lifestyle tips that are simple, doable and won't add to your stress levels! https://www.quirkycooking.com.au/