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GET UP & GO BREAKFAST - DR WENDY CHRISTIEN

Dr. Wendy Christien is a dedicated wellness practitioner and health coach with a passion for helping individuals optimize their health and well-being. With years of experience in the health and wellness field, Dr. Christien specializes in personalized coaching that empowers her clients to manage their bodies, improve their lifestyle, and achieve their wellness goals.

At Integrated Health Solutions, Dr. Christien combines her expertise in nutrition, fitness, and holistic health practices to guide people toward making informed choices for long-term health. Her approach focuses on sustainable lifestyle changes, encouraging clients to nurture both their bodies and minds for lasting vitality.

Whether she's coaching individuals or sharing her knowledge through talks and podcasts, Dr. Wendy Christien is committed to helping people achieve balance, feel their best, and unlock their full potential.
Weekly English South Africa Health & Fitness · Christianity
228 Episodes
140 – 160

Wendy Christien - 24 March 2022 - The Benefits Of Winter Fruit

Fruits are seasonal for a reason. Seasonal fruit has a higher nutritional value and is more flavorful because it has ripened naturally. Winter fruits are beneficial because they provide the nutrients to nourish and protect our immune systems from the typical winter infections like colds and flus. They are typically…
24 Mar 2022 12 min

Wendy Christien - 17 March 2022 - 5 Ways To Ensure Better Sleep

Sleep is one of the best and most important things we can do for our bodies every day. While we sleep the body repairs itself and the brain clears beta-amyloid protein plaques. Higher concentrations of these plaques are found in people with Alzheimer’s disease. Without adequate or good quality sleep…
17 Mar 2022 12 min

Wendy Christien - 10 March 2022 - 5 Ways to Stay Healthy Into Winter

As the weather starts to cool, the days get shorter, and we have less exposure to the sun it’s important to change our routines and to add some support to make sure that we get the necessary nutrients to tide us over autumn and winter. Wendy gives us more powerful…
10 Mar 2022 12 min

Wendy Christien - 3 March 2022 - Acetylcholine

Acetylcholine is produced in the parietal lobes which are at the back and top of the head in the brain. This is the area of the brain that is responsible for thinking functions such as comprehension of language, attention, and intelligence. Wendy helps us better understand this neurotransmitter and how…
3 Mar 2022 11 min

Wendy Christien - 24 Feb 2022 - GABA

GABA is an inhibitory neurotransmitter and amino acid that helps to calm the nervous system. GABA controls the brain’s rhythm so that the body can function at a steady pace, and it has a calming and stabilizing effect of the brain. Wendy shares more on this fascinating topic…
24 Feb 2022 11 min

Wendy Christien - 17 Feb 2022 - Dopamine

Dopamine influences the power of an individual’s body and mind. There are nmultiple pathways in the brain that require dopamine. Dopamine is involved in motivation, reward and reinforcement and motor control. Without enough dopamine we lose power, our minds slow down and we feel unmotivated and dull. Like with any…
17 Feb 2022 11 min

Wendy Christien - 10 Feb 2022 - Serotonin

Serotonin allows for the resynchronization of our brains so that we can be fresh and alert every morning. Serotonin gives us the ability to rest, regenerate, and find serenity. Serotonin, which is involved in functions surrounding sleep, appetite, mood, and memory, helps to produce the electricity required for rest and…
10 Feb 2022 11 min

Wendy Christien - 3 Feb 2022 - Neurotransmitters

Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers or molecules that the nervous system uses to send messages throughout the body. Neurotransmitters influence neurons and can either initiate an inhibitory, excitatory, or modulatory action on the neurons. Neurons are information carriers, and they use electrical impulses and chemical signaling to transmit information to the…
3 Feb 2022 12 min

Wendy Christien - 27 Jan 2022 - Fad Diets

Of all the people who put themselves on a diet every year at least 50 percent opt for fad diets. The dictionary defines a Fad as an intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something, especially one that is short-lived, a craze. Generally, fad diets can sound promising and offer a…
27 Jan 2022 10 min

Wendy Christien - 13 Jan 2022 - 3 Ways To Inprove Your Sleep

We need sleep to keep our bodies well and healthy. Good quality sleep protects our mental health and physical health and has a profound impact on our quality of life. Wendy shares on why we need sleep, what happens in our bodies if we don't sleep enough, and she shares…
13 Jan 2022 9 min

Wendy Christien - 6 Jan 2022 - Start The New Year Well

Starting well is probably on most people’s agenda, but the practicality of maintaining our resolutions and health goals can be less easy to achieve if we don’t have specific plans and goals in place. Our daily choices can set us up for a good or a bad day and how…
6 Jan 2022 12 min

Wendy Christien - 16 Dec 2021 - Lupus

Like other autoimmune diseases, the inflammation caused by Lupus can impact various systems and organs in the body such as the blood cells, joints, brain, skin, lungs, and heart. The most distinctive characteristic of Lupus is a butterfly shaped rash on the face which usually spans across both cheeks, but…
16 Dec 2021 11 min

Wendy Christien - 9 Dec 2021 - Rheumatoid Arthritis

With Rheumatoid Arthritis a person’s immune system attacks the healthy tissue in their joints. Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease that is not only confined to the joints – it can also cause medical conditions related to other systems such as the heart, lungs, eyes, blood vessels, nerves, and…
9 Dec 2021 13 min

Wendy Christien - 2 Dec 2021 - Hashimoto's Disease

Hashimoto’s disease is an autoimmune disease of the thyroid gland. With Hashimoto’s disease, the immune system attacks the thyroid gland which can cause inflammation and usually results in an underactive thyroid or hypothyroidism. Hashimoto’s is most common in middle-aged women, but it can also occur in men, women in other…
2 Dec 2021 10 min

Wendy Christien - 18 Nov 2021 - Celiac Disease

Celiac disease, which affects multiple organs and systems in the body, can also be known as gluten-sensitive enteropathy or celiac sprue. The immune system over responds to the protein in gluten causing damage to the small intestine. Gluten grains include wheat, rye, and barley. Wendy shares more on this important…
18 Nov 2021 10 min

Wendy Christien - 1 Nov 2021 - Autoimmune Disease

Autoimmune diseases occur when our immune systems over produce antibodies that mistakenly attack healthy cells in our bodies. Women are twice as likely as men to suffer from autoimmune diseases, and these usually show up during their reproductive years. Ethnicity and family history can also influence the expression and type…
11 Nov 2021 11 min

Wendy Christien - 4 Nov 2021 - IBS

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a blanket term that is used to describe a common disorder that affects the large intestine and results in the following symptoms:  Cramps  Diarrhea or constipation; or a combination of both  Pain  Bloating  Gas Wendy tells us more…
4 Nov 2021 13 min

Wendy Christien - 21 Oct 2021 - Women's Health - Part 4 - Chronic Pain

More people are thought to suffer from chronic pain globally than those diagnosed with diabetes, heart disease and cancer put together. Women are in the majority when it comes to people living with chronic pain. Hormonal changes, reproductive status and menstrual cycle impact a woman’s pain threshold as well as…
28 Oct 2021 11 min
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