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Edible Building Blocks of Happiness

This entry was posted in Eating, Happiness, Nourishment on November 14, 2012 by Katie Sheen, Founder of Soul Nutrition

There are many components of happiness, but from a biochemical point of view there are some crucial building blocks that we can simply eat. One of these is Tryptophan, an “essential” amino acid, given this name because our body can’t make it from other nutrients so it it is essential that we eat it. Thankfully…

Paleo Diet – not?

This entry was posted in Eating, Nourishment on May 4, 2013 by Katie Sheen, Founder of Soul Nutrition

I’ve just watched this fascinating TEDx Talk about the Paleo Diet by Archaeological Scientist Christina Warriner, who questions the accuracy of the current fad diets that claim to be representative of what Paleolithic humans really ate. By examining the dental plaque of Paleolithic and Neolithic humans she and her team have made some enlightening discoveries….

Big Chip Awards: Soul Nutrition website shortlisted for Best Application of Technology

This entry was posted in Inspiration on May 2, 2013 by Katie Sheen, Founder of Soul Nutrition

Great news! It was announced today that the Soul Nutrition interactive website has been shortlisted in the Best Application of Technology category of the Big Chip Awards 2013. The Big Chip Awards are the largest digital awards outside London, and the longest running in the UK. This year attracted 246 entries from 127 digital & creative organisations…

Come on, get happy: Judy Garland shows us how

This entry was posted in Positive Playlist on March 31, 2013 by Katie Sheen, Founder of Soul Nutrition

I heard this classic Judy Garland track on Elaine Paige’s Radio 2 show on a beautiful sunny February Sunday afternoon, the first one in many months after a long, wet, grey winter. Having taught a Zumba class to my Sunday morning regulars earlier and seeing good friends for dinner the night before, I felt truly…

The seeds of new beginnings

This entry was posted in Inspiration, Lifestyle on by Katie Sheen, Founder of Soul Nutrition

Well it seemed like an appropriate thing to do on Easter Sunday, to plant seeds. My children will both have left home by the end of this year so the sandpit gets a new lease of life as a seed nursery; and I like the symbolism of new beginnings for all of us. Will it…

Free Nutrition Presentation in Manchester

This entry was posted in Inspiration, Nourishment on February 12, 2013 by Katie Sheen, Founder of Soul Nutrition

‘Energy & Vitality’ Wednesday 20th February 2013 6:30pm – 8:30pm Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired? Do you crash and burn by 3pm and reach for caffeine or sugar to try and pick yourself up? Put a spring back in your step this year by attending a free talk with Katie…

Inspirational Poetry from the Cancer Archives: Stretch, by Byron King

This entry was posted in Inspiration, Lifestyle on January 10, 2013 by Byron King

If I could only ask For all the time I wasted I could take it back Could it be different One lives to eighty Drinking and smoking Cursed words choking Some are born to die Inflicted before they open eyes From their first breath Loved ones torn, bereft If I could have it back…

Taking care of my Body with Brain Surgery: my awake craniotomy by Debbie Selam

This entry was posted in Inspiration on January 6, 2013 by Debbie Selam

I always find it difficult to introduce my tumour that resides within my brain. I wouldn’t normally give such great importance to my liver, heart or lungs and yet they are just as important to keep me alive as my brain. Without my lungs I am only a breath away from existing. I am Debbie,…

Have you had your 10 a day?

This entry was posted in Cooking, Eating, Nourishment on by Katie Sheen, Founder of Soul Nutrition

Here’s something weird: in the UK we are advised to eat 5 portions of fruit & vegetables per day. In Canada it is between 7 and 10 portions per day for adults, whilst America’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommends between 5 and 13 portions per day, depending who we are and how much exercise we…

Bird Song

This entry was posted in Inspiration on December 27, 2012 by Andy Wild

I love hearing the birds singing in the trees. This painting is set in the context of ‘Raw – an exhibition about recognition, illness and joy’, the first time that I ever showed my art work in public. The exhibition was a collaboration with Pioneer Projects [Celebratory Arts] Ltd. I wanted to share my…

Bird: We can all paint, you just have to let go

This entry was posted in Inspiration on December 10, 2012 by Andy Wild

My name is Andy Wild and I have a brain tumour. After my diagnosis I wanted to try something that I had never done before – so I decided to paint. Through a free art class at CancerCare I was given the opportunity to put down in paint, my view, my feelings about the world…