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posted on May 27, 2019 by Paul Sullivan
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Nurture Your Mind, Nourish Your Body: Transform Your Life

 

 

Nutritious Minds and Lisa Nash Fitness have teamed up to bring you a 1-Day Workshop: Nurture Your Mind, Nourish Your Body: Transform Your Life.

The event takes place on Saturday 20th July 2019, 11.30 – 17.30, at Westbank Art Gallery (nearest tube Ladbroke Grove).

Early bird tickets are available – but for a limited time only.

This is going to be a fun packed day with something for everyone! We have an amazing line up with world leaders in Nutrition, Health, Fitness & Wellness. There will be opportunities for networking, a healthy and delicious buffet lunch, an interactive body-coaching session, exhibitors and give-always, a mindfulness meditation session, Q&A panel discussion on mental health, a poetry recital, celebrity guest appearances and more!

DURING THE WORKSHOP YOU WILL LEARN:

1. How brain function is related to the food you eat and why nutrition can be a game-changer in improving attention, focus, learning and mood

2. The role of nutrition in child development: Why it matters!

3. How nutrition and exercise in combination to help “invisible” brain-health condition (e.g., ADHD, Autism, Depression, Anxiety or Addiction(s)

4. That junk food is addictive and why it can lead to low mood, fatigue and irritability

5. How to nurture and nourish your child’s brain and optimise their health & happiness

6. How to acquire a change of life-style adopting a mindful approach to all aspects of your life

7. Why diets don’t work: The psychology and science behind eating and fitness

8. How to achieve the body shape you have always wanted but struggled to maintain it

9. How to retrain your thought processes so you are no longer a slave to negativity

10. Body training which you can practice anytime and anywhere for all levels and abilities (come dressed comfortably!)

Top-flight speakers

You will hear from special guest speakers and leaders working in the fields of nutrition, fitness, brain-health and wellness. In addition to clients who have beat depression and positively altered their lives through a combination of nutrition and exercise.

There will be an interactive body coaching session by Lisa Nash. A mindfulness meditation session with author Emma Mills.

Guests include Professor Michael Crawford (Imperial College London), Professor John Stein (University of Oxford), Brandon Block (Happy Days), Mike Pickets (Raver Tots), a poetry recital by EMY.P. and more to be announced.

Proceeds from the event are going towards a Nutritious Minds Community Music Project.

Filed Under: event Tagged With: brain function, child development, health, meditation, mental health, mindfulness, nutrition, wellness

posted on October 23, 2018 by Rachel Gow
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Rory Bremner and ADHD – first impressions and beyond

Rory Bremner, photo credit: Featureflash / ShutterstockIn 2011, impressionist, playwright and comedian Rory Bremner was diagnosed with ADHD.

In a BBC Radio 4 programme ADHD and Me, first broadcast that year, Rory explained how the ADHD diagnosis of a young family member had held up a mirror to his own behaviour. [Read more…]

Filed Under: ADHD Tagged With: ADHD, genes, Rory Bremner

posted on January 5, 2018 by Paul Sullivan
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New Book on ADHD – Contributors Wanted!

contributors needed for book

As many of you may know I am busy writing a book! [Read more…]

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posted on December 13, 2017 by Rachel Gow
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11 Tips for Surviving Christmas with your ADHD Child!

11 TIPS FOR SURVIVING CHRISTMASThe Christmas holiday period can be challenging for parents with children with learning and behavioural differences such as ADHD or Autism. While other parents are getting excited and making plans, you may be feeling the opposite and are perhaps tense, anxious and more exhausted than others. [Read more…]

Filed Under: ADHD, Message from Dr Rachel V. Gow Tagged With: ADHD, Christmas, NEOM Organic Oils, top tips

posted on December 13, 2017 by Rachel Gow
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A Christmas Message from Dr. Rachel V. Gow

Thanks to everyone who has supported my work in 2017!

Christmas messageChristmas and New Year signify a time of peace and good will, an opportunity to visit friends and spend time with loved ones. It’s a time to think of others, exchange meaningful gifts, and look back on the year that has passed. By reflecting, we are able to make positive adjustments and plan for the year ahead. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Message from Dr Rachel V. Gow Tagged With: Christmas, New Year, Nutritious Minds, Rachel V. Gow Charitable Trust

posted on December 12, 2017 by Rachel Gow
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Dr Rachel V. Gow’s Private Consultancy

Book an appointment for 2018 and receive free NEOM Organic Oils goody bags!

Gooseberry Bush private consultancyAs a qualified Child Neuropsychologist working in the field of nutritional neuroscience, I know perhaps better than most just how challenging and overwhelming parenting a child with ADHD or other neurodiverse condition can be.

My private consultancy, based at the Gooseberry Bush Centre in Wimbledon*, provides a specialist service to families with children and/or individuals affected by learning and behavioural differences including ADHD, Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Anxiety and Dyslexia. [Read more…]

Filed Under: ADHD, Consultancy Tagged With: ADHD, diet, dyslexia, NEOM Organic Oils, New Year, nutrition, omega-3

posted on September 27, 2017 by Rachel Gow
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Women and Girls with ADHD – Conference for ADHD Awareness Month

ADHD conference for ADHD Awareness Month 2017 women and girlsPlease join me and other guest speakers on Tuesday 10th October at the ADHD Awareness conference in Barnet!

I will be speaking at the event on the Role of Nutrition in Neurodevelopmental and Beyond. [Read more…]

Filed Under: ADHD, Conferences Tagged With: ADHD Awareness, women

posted on September 13, 2017 by Paul Sullivan
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ADHD in the News – the Latest Research Stories

An omega-3 regimen can significantly boost attention, cognition, and other ADHD-related challenges in children with attention deficit

ADHD in the news. Photo via Shutterstock

Photo via Shutterstock

The benefits of omega-3 supplements were underlined in a recent analysis of data published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology. The results even got the cynics agreeing there was something in it, as reported in ADDitude: [Read more…]

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posted on August 30, 2017 by Paul Sullivan
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Nutritious Minds – the Rachel V. Gow Charitable Trust, for Everyone Affected by Learning and Behavioural Differences

Announcement: the launch of  Nutritious Minds, the Rachel V. Gow Charitable Trust

Time: 01 November 2017, 5.30 – 9.00 pm

Place: Hotel Du Vin, Wimbledon, London SW19 4UE

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Filed Under: ADHD, Campaigns Tagged With: ADHD, Anderson Award, Austin Award, fundraising, Mental Health Awareness, Rachel V. Gow Charitable Trust

posted on August 29, 2017 by Rachel Gow
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Dr Rachel Gow, Registered Nutritionist!

registered nutritionist Dr Rachel V GowI am pleased to announce that the Association for Nutrition (AfN) has granted me the title of Registered Nutritionist.

This is, if you like, an ‘official stamp’ for my ability to advise clients on all nutritional matters relating to ADHD and related conditions. [Read more…]

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