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Alana Maxwell Nutrition + Wellbeing

Locality: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Address: Samford Valley Medical Centre, 26 Station St, Samford Village 4520 Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.alanamaxwell.com.au

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21.01.2022 Iso days encourages kids food creativity when they have time in the kitchen. No scientific research, just an observation in my house. I was adamant the kids would make lunch every day before school. They were adamant they wouldn't. They wanted to CREATE a dish at lunchtime, not before. (Sigh, every mum knows what this means). I gritted, grimaced and caved. I knew it would be messy. And it is!! A dishwasher is a good thing. ... Everyday I prepare a couple of healthy components as a subtle suggestion for inclusion. The results are these amazing pieces of art and delighted faces that present me with their daily inventions. Interesting salad combinations and art on a plate. They love them and they eat them. Today I had left steamed corn cobs in a pot and hard boiled eggs. The 9 yr old made this, makes a mummy smile!

21.01.2022 Healthy Banana Bread. Steamy soft banana bread with a cup of tea for an afternoon pickmeup. Check out this soft, moist bread, packed with protein and fibre. Its fulling and feeds your healthy gut bacteria. Hits the spot for hangry kids + teens. Click here for the recipe. www.alanamaxwell.com.au/links

16.01.2022 Garden greens are going crazy in my garden. Green smoothie every day, no excuses.

15.01.2022 Motivated to get your spring health kick into action? A squeeze of lemon or lime in water as the first drink is a great alkaliser for the body and assisting with liver detoxing processes and digestion. Take care with teeth, drink with a straw, or finish off with plain water and brush.

15.01.2022 Pesto from my own garden tonight. It's parsley, coriander, rocket and chive pesto on salmon.

14.01.2022 Friday morning feeling!! A colourful, flavoursome breakfast really kick starts my day. I feel joy when colour dances on my plate and simple contentment eating nourishing food. This morning I was lucky enough to find a handful of hidden strawberries in my garden and two ripe passionfruit, untouched by the birds. Simple joy from fresh food. Happy Friday everyone.

14.01.2022 Raspberry Protein Balls Everyday food. Great for kids to make. Just 5 ingredients. No protein powders or added sugar. 1 C dates... Soak in warm water for 5 mins (softens those dried dates, if using fresh ones no need to soak) 1 C cashews 1/2 C almonds Chop together in a food processor or blender 1 1/4 C frozen raspberries Few grinds of salt Drain the dates Add these all into the processor and blitz 1/2 C dessicated coconut Place the coconut onto a plate, drop 1T servings of mixture into the coconut. Spoon coconut over and form into balls Place in the freezer. Makes 18-20. Don't let your kids hold them for the photo, like I did, or they'll run off and eat the lot!!

11.01.2022 It's nearly lime season. If you love making pesto, hummus, salad dressings, a tangy flavour to your meal, or a slice in your water, keep an eye out for these green goddesses. Toss with minced garlic, grated ginger, olive oil, a grind of salt and pepper for a fresh zingy salad dressing.

11.01.2022 Eat too much chocolate over Easter? Maybe so. It's only a weekend. It's not the rest of your life. Beating yourself up and imposing restrictions only increases stress hormones, increasing cravings for chocolate!! Shake it off, it's a new day. Shake hands wirh healthy again and just start over. Yep, just start over.

10.01.2022 Sprouting broccoli just blooming in my garden - the vegetable that keeps on giving. This variety gives a central bloom, and continues with multiple mini broccoli sprouts. These babies stimulate natural detoxification, anti inflammatory and anti oxidant properties. Get some on your plate.

08.01.2022 Harvesting radishes already, I only sewed the seeds at Easter. Seriously the easiest vegetable to grow. Seeds are up in a few short days, ready to pick in a month.

07.01.2022 When a child says "I'm so hungry" just before dinner ... swap crackers for a carrot, cucumber sticks, small tub of frozen peas and corn, chunk of capsicum. #Healthyfood #healthykidssnacks #HealthyKids #healthykidshappykids #kidsfood

07.01.2022 Anxiety. Sometimes I just get anxiety. As a past anxiety sufferer, I know the symptoms. I don't have daily anxiety anymore, but sometimes I still get one-off episodes and last night was one of them. It's fair to say, we're all feeling under pressure at the moment, so our stress resilience levels are much lower. This means our stress buckets are fuller, it takes less stress to overflow the bucket and push us into stress overload or trigger anxiety. I felt the symptoms come ...on as I was packing a bag to take my daughter to ED at the hospital. It wasn't a life/death emergency, but the increased stress was just enough to overflow my bucket and tip me into anxiety mode. These symptoms can be different for everyone. Some people have more internal symptoms and others have more external symptoms. For me, its more internal; foggy brain, crazy thoughts racing around my head, muscle tension, sense of internal shaking, difficulty focusing on one thing (because of all the thoughts taking over). Sometimes it feels like a cloud descending upon my body. I took my go-to nutrition remedy to hospital. It's one of my quick acting strategies which helps while I'm in the moment. I also use physical and meditative anxiety reducing strategies which take longer to implement but are better for longer term management. It's a multiple strategy approach to manage anxiety. No one strategy works for everyone. We each have to work out what are our triggers and the management strategies that work for us. I'm over it today. But the next day, I need to take it easy, embrace calming techniques to reduce my stress load and maintain calm. It's easy to trigger a repeat episode after you've just come out of one. Walking in the garden and being in nature is one of my strategies. If you want to read more about my story, you can do so here. https://www.alanamaxwell.com.au/mystory

07.01.2022 After the rain, the flowers open up again. Calendulas are so bright, they always make me feel happy. And they're edible, giving any green salad a bit of vivacious style. Happy, vivacious, edible, the perfect flower.

07.01.2022 Keto breakfast smoothies rich in fibre, fats and protein help balance blood sugar levels and reduce unhealthy cravings throughout the day. This one is frozen mango with avocado, coconut yoghurt, cashews, chia seeds, flax seeds in almond and coconut milk.

05.01.2022 Rocket lives up to its name, fast to germinate and speedy to grow. So fresh, crisp and flavoursome and it's super awesome for digestion. Make your own tasty healthy salad with this super green.

05.01.2022 Spring time is moving time. I'm off for a run, ripped cap, old, very old running top but quality running shoes. On the cusp of ditching, it's Friday, end of a busy week and difficult school term. I'm tired, my husband comes in sweaty announcing it's too hot to run, the excuses start to build. Sometimes I don't "feel" like physical activity, and this is true for EVERYONE. I have to decide, do I; a) justify and ditch b) push through and go hard out c) push through and drop it ...down a level or 3 Only you can decide. Is doing better than not doing? Is something better than nothing? Of course, it depends on your personal circumstances and state of health. I know physical activity shakes out the morning brain fog, gives me a sense of achievement, improves my positive thoughts and motivation levels, increases my water intake, motivates me to eat healthy, makes me feel good for sticking to my healthy goals. That's a lot of ticks. I persevere and choose c). Something is better. What's your b) and c)? Maybe you have 2 or 3 c) options. We all have c) days, that's ok, something is better.

02.01.2022 Teen skin, did it get worse during isolation? It could be what they were eating. Three things to improve teen skin; clean up the diet, reduce fatty foods, get nutrient testing done. You can put whatever treatments on your skin but this is what matters the most. What is GOING inside and what is GOING ON inside.