RESERVED AREA - Participation in the happy eater community

Our lifestyle is increasingly characterized by a lack of physical movement, combined with the adoption of a high-calorie diet rich in industrially processed foods and foods of animal origin, and poor in plant elements such as vegetables, legumes and whole grains. This combination, combined with the lack of a food culture focused on health, is the basis of obesity and a set of increasingly widespread chronic pathologies, such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, tumors and senile dementia. An ever-increasing number of studies demonstrate that a healthy lifestyle could prevent many of these diseases much more than the technology and mass medicalisation that is underway, guaranteeing an easing of the pressure on the healthcare system (and the resulting costs ) and a significantly better state of collective health and happiness. Some basic principles are now common heritage, and the same official bodies of the world medical system have now made them their own in their recommendations, as elements capable of giving significant support in the prevention of various diseases and in the direction of health:

Consume plenty of whole grains, legumes, vegetables and fruit including oil seeds (almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts, pistachios).

Limit high-calorie foods (rich in sugar and fat). Many industrial foods such as snacks, sweets and baked goods are high-calorie

Avoid sugary drinks which also include fruit juices and yogurt

Limit the use of dairy products and derivative products

Avoid processed meats which include cured meats, sausages, sausages, hamburgers and canned meats.

Limit red meat (beef, pork, sheep, horse)

Limit foods high in salt. Salt consumption should be less than 5 grams per day.

WATER: water deserves special attention, an essential element to say the least. We are made up of 70% water so the quality, quantity and timing of our good become essential. It is not only necessary to drink often and abundantly but also choosing quality water is essential.

These are generic recommendations which already give a clear idea of ​​how the Happy Eater Method is perfectly in line with the evolution underway by the same scientific circles regarding the importance and impact of nutrition on health. The Happy Eater method sees nutrition as the starting point for taking control of your life and health, if you can change your food you can change your life!

Our body structure and our genes have been programmed to function best and maintain health in the presence of constant and regular physical activity, an essential component of the daily routine. Physical activity has played an essential role in the evolutionary history of Homo Sapiens. Our ancestors had to walk or run to get food or escape from dangerous animals, they had to work the land with rudimentary means, raise livestock, lift and carry heavy objects, build houses or tools without the aid of modern machines. It is only in recent decades that daily physical activity has stopped for many and the possibility of surviving without doing any or limited activity has opened up. But our genes have been programmed to maintain constant and regular physical activity, and it is no coincidence that this allows us to lengthen and improve the quality of life. Each of us can find the right balance between different types of physical activity, whether aerobic (such as running or walking in nature), isometric (such as working with small weights or elastic bands) or flexible (such as stretching or yoga). In recent decades, scientific data has clearly demonstrated that physical exercise plays a fundamental role in promoting health from various points of view, such as maintaining an ideal body weight, preventing the accumulation of abdominal fat and diabetes, prevent osteoporosis and reduction of muscle mass, prevent many other chronic diseases associated with aging, such as cardiovascular disease and cancer. In relation to your age, possible pathologies, your state of fitness, physical exercise must be carefully calibrated so that it is effective and not counterproductive. By experimenting you can find the right balance, and the targeted advice of a personal trainer with a holistic vision and approach can be of great help in defining a personalized program towards optimal shape.

Nature represents an essential point of reference. With respect to nature it is important to be aware of two elements:

1) we human beings are on earth for a limited period and then we pass away, nature has its own strong permanence, it is the true "master" of this earth. How many human lives has that centuries-old tree seen pass by? 2) At the same time we are part of nature. We are living organisms that like many others live and breathe in the great ecosystem of the earth. We and nature are not separate, we are the same thing. It is an easy concept, which even children know but which is often experienced as a sort of intellectual knowledge and not as a profound awareness which can only be reached through common experience, through immersion in nature, its understanding. The perception of nature as something separate, different from us has led us to make it ill, to consider it a simple resource to be exploited and now its malaise can only turn against us for the simple fact that we are part of it, we are a all one. Understanding it fully with every cell of our body, not just with mind and knowledge, allows us to feel its breath, to commune with its energy and strength, and to enjoy the great benefits that come from it. You've probably gone for a walk with your mind immersed in a tangle of thoughts and emotions, only to notice that as you walk and delve into nature, your mind becomes lighter and brighter, your thoughts and anxieties calm down. . Reality hasn't changed at all but our perception has changed. Nature is our friend, it does not judge us, it accepts us and welcomes us as we are, it is a warm refuge on which we can count to stop and rest when things get difficult, it is a loving presence that gives us hope and courage, with its being, its quiet and its luxuriance at the same time. We have probably all experienced the sensation of feeling comforted by sitting under a warm sun on a spring day, lying on the grass or walking on a forest path, listening to the birds singing, or looking at the open sea with its breeze, or losing ourselves in the shining of the firmament in the darkness. There are now numerous studies relating to the beneficial effects of contact with nature on health from different points of view: the presence of stress hormones such as cortisol is reduced, the level of energy and concentration increases, blood pressure and mental states are lowered. of depression and anxiety, the action of the parasympathetic system is activated. Woody plants, in particular conifers, emit so-called phytocides which have a positive effect on strengthening our immune system, the plants are also surrounded by bacteria, some of which, such as Mycobacterium Vaccae, stimulate the production of serotonin, which positively influences the moods, memory, sleep and digestion.

We are energy and nature is its source, not only for our body, through the food it gives us, but also for our soul through the peace, beauty and inspiration it transmits to us. We have physical parents who gave birth to us and raised us, but also cosmic parents who accompanied our entire life process, such as the food and water that enter our body and are the energy we take from the earth and the air and the sun which are the energy we take from the sky. Cosmic parents give energy and unconditional love, without asking us for anything in return, what they ask us is to respect balance, to live in harmony with other beings. Nature does not speak, it shows us things as they are, it is our teacher and holds immutable truths, it is the guardian of wisdom and life principles that remain firm beyond the storms that shake our daily lives. We come from nature and we will return to it, nature is the greatest expression of the common Being of which everything is part. It is essential to seek an authentic daily experience in nature, calling together all the senses, looking, smelling, listening, touching... all of this will have a greater and more unexpected impact the deeper the contact.

It is scientifically proven that meditation brings important benefits on a physiological and mental level, it is the daily nourishment of our spiritual level. Meditation can be learned and practiced independently, but particularly for those who are new to the subject, targeted consultancy to understand its value and possible techniques can be of great help.

Various studies suggest that people who are calm, cheerful, optimistic, happy, self-confident and satisfied with life are healthier and live longer than those who are stressed, depressed, angry and isolated. Meditation and some breathing techniques practiced for millennia in the East are emerging as powerful interventions, capable of modulating various metabolic and molecular mechanisms implicated in the biology of aging and in the pathogenesis of many diseases. Some studies have shown, for example, that with meditation and some particular breathing techniques it is possible to inhibit the sympathetic system and activate the parasympathetic one. Furthermore, over time, people who meditate regularly acquire a great capacity for introspection, awareness and control of emotions which reflects an optimal integration of affective and cognitive processes. Meditation allows us to improve our ability to observe and fully enjoy the experiences that life gives us, increasing our emotional and intuitive intelligence. We are convinced that the main purpose of every human being's life must be to achieve happiness, overcoming the suffering inflicted by physical, mental and moral illnesses. To achieve true and lasting happiness (and not just the transitory and ephemeral one given by material pleasures) we must keep ourselves healthy and transform our mind by cultivating our emotional, intuitive and creative intelligence, compassion, patience and wisdom through meditation. .