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Hello <<First Name>>,


[EDIT - Oops, one lovely reader just highlighted that I had the date wrong for our NourishED Workshop in the newsletter I just sent out - it is going to be held on 22 SEPTEMBER (not Aug!) lol].

How you going? Hope you are having a fabulous week so far!

We've got lots of exciting things happening at Happy Biome - lots of Functional Medicine consultations booking up my days, new Happy Biome Skincare stockists, and a very exciting new workshop (in collaboration with Cultivate) which I am SO passionate about: overcoming emotional eating, food addiction, and food behaviours that cause you shame. Food is NOURISHMENT, food is LIFE, and it really pains me to see so many women struggle with food, body image, and disease. Read below for more...

Much biomey-love,

Filipa Bellette, PhD
(PhD-Eng.C.W., BA-Hon.-Eng.Psych., Adv.Dip-Nut.Med, Kalish Functional Med.)
Doctor of Philosophy - Creativity
Clinical Nutritional Medicine Practitioner
Functional Medicine Practitioner

NourishED Workshop

Do you struggle with emotional eating?

Perhaps you’re addicted to food?

Are you someone who finds it hard to stay on track with healthy eating?

Maybe you overeat, try not to overeat, under eat, binge, purge, starve, restrict, obsess about eating, hide food, lie about food, compulsive exercise, or fall into compulsive food activity or any food behavior that evokes shame.

What if we told you that emotional eating & food addiction is not a behavioural problem or a lack of self-control, but a chemical despondency disease? What if we told you that there IS an answer to pin-pointing your physical imbalances, so that you can journey to healing your emotional and spiritual dis-connection with food?

During this NourishED Workshop, Functional Medicine Practitioner & Clinical Nutritionist from Happy Biome, Filipa Bellette, will delve deep into the physical imbalances of emotional eating & food addiction, and show you how you can identify and recorrect these imbalances so that you can free yourself from compulsive or shameful food activity.

Filipa, who also holds a PhD in Creativity, will then take you through a creative journey into your subconscious, to help you uncover why you eat (or don't eat) what you eat.

Her partner in health (and life!), Chris Bellette, who is a highly sought-after health coach from Move Strong Gymnasium & national athlete, will then pull out his MindSet Coaching prowess, to help you identify who you truly are - and who you want to be - and nut out with you strategies to overcome your negative emotional and spiritual disconnect with food. Don’t fear - giving up certain ‘favourite’ food is not about deprivation, but about uncovering deprivation. Food is meant to nourish, not nurture.

You will leave this NourishED Workshop armed with a deeper knowledge about yourself, your body, and your relationship with food, and with effective strategies to help you choose foods that will serve and deeply nourish you.

A delicious and nourishing spread by CharlotteJack will be serve for lunch during NourishED.

WHEN: Sat 22 September, 12pm - 3:30pm
WHERE: Cultivate - The Wesley, 42a Steele St, Devonport
COST: $105.04

REGISTER HERE FOR NourishED WORKSHOP

HOLISTIC COACHING PACKAGE GIVEAWAY!


Exercise is such a crucial aspect of health. If you aren't moving yet, or if you want to try a completely different style of training that will actually balance your hormones, metabolic system, and rebuild damaged mitochondria, check out this awesome giveaway on Cultivate's FaceBook Page for a Holistic Coaching Package at my and my hubby's strength & conditioning training facility, Move Strong Gymnasium 24/7. If you're the lucky winner, you'll even get some nutritional coaching from myself! 

The Package includes:

- 4 Weeks of Unlimited Small Group Classes
- Initial Consultation & Whiteboarding Session
- Bio-Impedence Analysis Scan & Nutrition Consult
- Functional Movement Screen
- MindSet Coaching Sessions
- Online Nutrition Program
- AND the chance to meet our epic crew.

To enter the giveaway, all you have to do is head over to Cultivate's FaceBook post and LIKE their page, SHARE the post and TAG two friends.
ENTER THE HOLISTIC COACHING PACKAGE GIVEAWAY HERE

Remedial Massage

Are your muscles or soft tissues causing you pain or discomfort and limiting your movement?

Common conditions that can restrict your muscle’s full range of motion — such as tension, soreness, aches, lactic acid build-up, over-exercise, under-exercise, repetitive movements, standing or sitting for long hours, etc. — are limiting your enjoyment of life. Probably even restricting those more enjoyable activities when you do have free time from work and obligations.

Clinical Remedial Massage is so different from the Relaxation style of massages, and don’t get us wrong, a Relaxation Massage is a great way to unwind and de-stress, and our Natural Therapist, Jo Ross, does offer this too if you want to lie down for a blissful hour, but it won’t address chronic tension, aches and limiting movement conditions the way Remedial Massage targets specifically those things.

Massage is not a luxury, it's a highly effective preventive maintenance tool if taken regularly. Weekly is ideal, however fortnightly would be very good. Or whenever you feel that tension persisting, that’s the time to book yourself in and nip it in the bud. In between treatments, stretches are your friend and Jo can create for you a specific, tailor-made routine. 

Don’t wait for things to build up and become painful, talk to us about what is possible!

Jo works from our Happy Biome Studio Clinic on Tuesdays or by Appointment, including after-hours.
DIY Toxin-Free Hygiene+Suncare Workshop
 
Did you know that your toothpaste and deodorant might be slowly poisoning you? It's seriously insane that commercial manufacturers put dangerous carcinogenic chemicals in products that go inside our mouth and under our arms, places where toxins can very easily absorb into our bloodstream. Even more, hygiene products, such has sanitisers, often also contain bacterial-busting chemicals that wipe out not just the bad bacteria, but also your good microbiome. Suncare is no different. Many sunscreens and after-sun gels contain hazardous chemicals that might appear to protect you from the sun, but in fact cause damage beneath the cells, and might actually contribute to skin cancer and other diseases and conditions! If you'd like to make a huge change to your health and wellbeing, now is the time to swap your hygiene and suncare products to natural, safe alternatives. Our DIY Toxin-Free HYGIENE+SUNCARE Workshop will help you do just that! We will teach you to make good, conscientious choices when purchasing products, and we will also teach you how to make the products yourself so you can learn to trust and understand natural ingredients.

During the workshop, you will learn to make five hygiene & suncare cleaning products:

Odour-Busting Deodorant Balm (Bicarb-Free) - 60ml
Toothpaste (that looks and feels like 'toothpaste'!) - 120g
Breath Freshener Spray - 50ml
Hand Sanitiser (that ONLY kills the nasty bugs) - 85ml
Nourishing Balm with Sun Protection - 100ml


You'll also learn some of the more nastier chemicals commonly found in hygiene and suncare products to avoid, as well as the negative impacts these chemicals are having on you and your family. You'll learn what essential oils are best for hygiene and suncare products, and which ones can help with physical and emotional health issues. We use only 100% therapeutic-grade essential oils in all our workshops and in our Happy Biome products, as well as all natural and organic butters, oils, antioxidants and powders. During the workshop, we'll also provide you with a recipe hand-out to take home, as well as tips on where to get the best price for quality ingredients, the top 10 toxic chemicals to avoid, and a list of natural ingredients you can use in hygiene and suncare. This workshop will be educational, informative and empowering, leaving you not only armed with toxin-free hygiene and suncare products to take home, but also leaving you motivated to make a difference to you and your family's health and emotional wellbeing.

No pre-shopping or supplies required, just register and show up! The workshop is $60* and covers all supplies, containers, oils, recipe booklet, paleo treats, herbal teas & a wealth of invaluable knowledge! (*Early-bird registration one-week prior to the event is $60; after the one-week mark is $70).

Space is limited in the workshop and will require pre-purchased registration at the link below to ensure we have enough room and supplies for everyone.

All welcome! Looking forward to seeing you there!


WHEN: Saturday 29 Sept 2pm-4:30pm 
WHERE: Happy Biome Studio (26 Lapthorne Close, Don - enter via Jiloa Way).
COST: $60 for early-bird registrations 1-week prior to the event - $70 after.
REGISTER HERE FOR DIY TOXIN-FREE HYGIENE+SUNCARE WORKSHOP

Salted Tahini Nutmeg Fudge


These fudgey melt-in-your-fingers beauties are an absolute saviour when I’m going sugar-free. If I feel like a ‘treat’ they hit the spot just right. There is absolutely no sugar or sweetener in this fudge, the only slightly sweet element is the carob powder (I just adore carob!). I’ve tried subbing it with cacao powder, but it is far too bitter without any sweetener, so I’d definitely recommend using carob. Oh, and go crazy with the nutmeg as this will give you the illusion of a yummy ‘sweet treat’!

Check out my Salted Tahini Nutmeg Fudge recipe here. 

TESTING NEUROTRANSMITTERS


Let’s talk about HOMOVANILLATE. This metabolite is a by-product of DOPAMINE in urine. Dopamine is a brain chemical involved in stress response, memory, movement and mood. 

This client came to me with depression, OCD and emotional eating. When her neurotransmitter test results came back with low dopamine, I was so excited because recorrecting this little marker could be the secret to getting over her symptoms! Sure enough, after supporting her dopamine levels, mood improved significantly, she gained control over her eating problems and her OCD tendencies calmed down!

What I love about supporting the brain, is how quickly things can turn around. Some treatments for other body systems can take months (even up to a year) to significantly shift symptoms, whereas brain support can hit the brain within a week of starting treatment. 

Do you have low dopamine levels? Symptoms might include:
  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  •  Mood imbalances
  • Brain fog
  • Addictive behaviours 
  • OCD
  • Low self-confidence
  • Difficulty feeling joy
  • Low libido & hormonal imbalances 
  • Tremors, shaking, restless leg, Parkinson’s symptoms
  • Diminished appetite
  • Emotional eating & cravings
  • Fatigue
  • Physical pain & exhaustion

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If you’re fed up with feeling sick, if nothing you've done so far has solved your health issues, now is the time to get some testing done to really nut out the root cause of your health issues. I do In-person & Skype consults for Functional Medicine - I can help you, no matter where you live in the world! Go here for more info about my Functional Medicine practices.

New Stockist!


The lovely Alex is now stocking our Happy Biome Skincare Products at her new Organic Hair Salon Inspired By Alex at Verona :)

Big thanks to this amazing woman for sharing our tox-free products, and for also offering green-loving haircare to our community
OUR BEST-SELLER SKINCARE PRODUCTS
Fat My Face!
Serum

$36.00
Buy Now
Oh My!
Luscious Lips

$6.00
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Pit Potpourri! Deodorant
$14.00
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Would you like to stock our Happy Biome Skincare & Cleaning products? Feel free to contact us for our Wholesale Price List!
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