COLD, FLU AND IMMUNE HEALTH

4U Pilates & Wellbeing's Zoisa Holder, chats to one of the UK's leading Kinesiology practitioners, Laura Knowles from Balanced Wellness. In this short excerpt of the full length interview in to the immune system, diet, hormones & its impact on our posture and movement, Laura and Zoisa identify typical postural and structural aches, pains and imbalances that lead them to believe there could be an issue with the immune system......

You probably know in your own body, that when you are stressed you are more prone to picking up a cold or virus that is going around. And when I talk to my female clients, often they recall that if they caught a cold, it was always just during 'that' time of month. It felt like your system was just a bit more stretched. Well, your instinct is right! Hormones and stress DO play a part in the immune system's function. Laura Knowles (from Balanced Wellness UK) explains why..

To help us understand the role of our immune system, Laura Knowles (Functional Kinesiology course creator) gives us a great metaphor of the immune system as the gardener whose role is to maintain a balance so that the soil (our gut) is healthy and the garden can blossom. We learn to understand what our external signs are telling us about our immune system but what about the impact of our internal environment – our gut microbiome, our digestion – on our immune system? Excerpt from the full length interview between Integrated Health Consultant Zoisa Holder of 4U Pilates & Wellbeing and Laura Knowles of Balanced Wellness. View the full video on our Expert Health interview Playlist and for more hints, tips, recipes and remedies check out https://www.4upilateswellbeing.co.uk/cold-flu-immune-system

In this short excerpt of the full interview between 4U Pilates & Wellbeing's Zoisa Holder and Functional Kinesiology Course Creator Laura Knowles, they take a look at "The truth about Man Flu" Yes, I know ladies, we do love to mock the men for their inability to cope with a cold, but just as science proves we genuinely feel the cold more than men, we learn in our interview with Laura (from Balanced Wellness) why Men are more prone to ills. And also why women are more prone to Auto Immune conditions. You can view the full video in our Expert Health Channel or in the 4U Pilates Health Hub at: https://www.4upilateswellbeing.co.uk/cold-flu-immune-system

Often during a Kinesiology session, I'm asked about and discuss supplements that can help our gut and our immune system. So, for the benefit of my members, I posed the question to leading kinesiologist Laura Knowles from Balanced Wellness UK. Hear what Laura has to say on the vits and minerals to take on and why, and what you should do before you turn to supplements... For more information about our Kinesiology sessions go to www.4upilateswellbeing.co.uk/functional-kinesiology

When it comes to Colds and Flu, we have an abundance of 'go-to' home remedies that we like to use.... How many people have been told to take Lucozade or a sugary drink when you have a cold to assist your recovery? Watch our video interview with Laura from Balanced Wellness and find out if it really does help... We should add this is NOT a dig to Lucozade or any other brand, just discussing those home remedies.....

4U Pilates & Wellbeing's Zoisa Holder, chats to one of the UK's leading Kinesiology practitioners, Laura Knowles from Balanced Wellness. We take an in-depth look at our immune system, diet, hormones & its impact on our posture and movement. 21:11 What causes Leaky Gut

With the number of people experiencing allergies, Claire Snowden-Darling (Expert in Kinesiology and founder of Balanced Wellness UK) and I take a deep dive look at allergies, colds and our hormones. Allergies and increased sensitivities do happen more as we hit peri-menopause to post-menopause. However, the global trend for allergies and increased sensitivity is for it to appear in both genders throughout people's lives from childhood onwards with a 50% rise in children since 1997 according to research from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Claire and I explore why this is happening and how an elevated histamine level, triggered by hormonal or digestion issues can massively contribute to allergy symptoms. PLUS we look at how kinesiology can help us identify and manage allergies.