by Susy Shikoda | Jul 2, 2024 | Uncategorized |
DE-INFLAME is a process that involves both physical and mental approaches to reducing inflammation in the body and promoting emotional well-being. I often say that the “MAP” system – Movement, Food and Thought – created by neurologist Professor Pedro Schestatsky is the path to perfect integration.
Emotions and feelings can affect our body in an overwhelming way, and can also be influenced by the environment we live in, the people we live with and the daily inter- and intra-personal challenges.
On the other hand, inflammation can also be generated physiologically due to unhealthy daily habits that trigger processes that directly affect our emotions. For example:
Have you ever had an upset stomach or nausea after arguing with someone? Or felt your blood pressure rise or fall after some unpleasant news?
Our emotions are like a sensor, directly affecting our mind and therefore our body.
Feelings such as hurt, resentment, anger, sadness also create long-term somatisation and can lead to various types of illness such as gastritis, ulcers, cardiovascular problems, allergies, respiratory problems and even cancer.
And from my own experience, cultivating so many feelings like hurt and resentment towards my father over many years, and even having a healthy lifestyle, I didn’t escape the most painful diagnosis of my entire life: “level 3 breast cancer”.
It’s important to remember that each person is unique, and that not everyone who has these feelings and emotions will get the disease, but that the likelihood of them leaking into the body, weakening our defenses and preventing it from regenerating itself is undoubtedly very high.
That’s why I decided to study in depth the relationship between feelings and emotions and neuro inflammation, specialising in Neuroscience and Mental Health and Emotional Intelligence.
And in the face of so many discoveries that made my eyes shine, such as anti-inflammatory diets, alternative types of physical activity, which sometimes just 15 minutes a day can have a very beneficial effect on the body; understanding how to have a restorative night’s sleep because it’s positive the next day, being aware of moments of stress; using emotional intelligence to create a healthy social environment and cultivate good relationships (family, friends, love); having a full and pleasurable sex life… after all, sex is life! Also be open to integrative therapies; hydrate your body with water! That’s right, no substituting tea or juices; And finally, supplements and nutrients (which I’ll be talking about in detail in future posts).
The combination of these approaches can help reduce inflammation in the body and promote better emotional health. What works for some may not work for others, but by following a healthy lifestyle, cooperating with your body functions properly, and recognising your emotions, I believe it is possible to DE-INFLAME not only the body but also the emotions.
Here’s one of my favorite recipes that I created myself to DE-INFLAME the body and the emotions. It’s very simple to make and has a high nutritional and antioxidant power. Taking it in the morning on an empty stomach will help your body neutralize inflammation, increasing your immunity, improving digestion, intestinal flora with fungicidal properties, and the warm water with lime will help the immune system by hydrating and replenishing the fluids lost by the body during the night’s sleep.
And you will already connecting with the day that’s starting, drinking the tea in a present and full way, practicing mindfulness with this wonderful combination of ingredients that for me is pure alchemy of the senses!
And in this moment you already connect with your mind, body and energy, balancing your emotions.
I savoured every ingredient of this tea, which my friends called the tea of love, because it takes care of the body and soul in such a beautiful way.
Here’s what you’ll need…
1 piece of grated ginger
Turmeric with Bioperine 10mg
½ teaspoon cinnamon powder
1 teaspoon of coconut oil or MCT oil
½ squeezed lime
Warm water
Its benefits really are incredible, and if you want to know more about other magical potions, follow me on https://www.instagram.com/susyshikodaem , because if I write everything here it will become an Ebook… haha
I’m very grateful to everyone who has made it to the end of this reading and happy to be able to share what I’ve learned and learning along this endless journey called “LIFE”.
Love and Lights
Susy
by Susy Shikoda | Dec 1, 2020 | Uncategorized |
The health of the mind reflects the health of emotions.
Balance is an essential factor for us to have a full life, our mind in coherence with our heart, our body with our brain, and especially our mental health in line with our emotional health.
Knowing how to take care of them is what can make life happier and be resilient in the face of life’s challenges.
When the health of our mind is compromised, it ends up affecting our emotions and consequently reflecting on our body most of the illnesses we know today, from digestive problems such as ulcers, gastritis and even problems affecting the nervous system such as depression, migraine, irritability which in the past were ignored because they thought they were only related to emotions.
What are the most common problems when the health of the mind is not going well?
Emotional imbalance. The tendency to constant negative thoughts, more pessimistic than optimistic. Lack of control and expression of feelings, sometimes sad and depressed, or too much anger, irritability, and impatience.
Social isolation, loss of willingness, or interest in interacting with friends, family, people in general. This loss of interest in the activities one used to enjoy can be a warning sign, this isolation represents a departure from past behavior, and these can be related to depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety among others.
Insomnia, mood changes, lack of concentration and focus, start several activities, but has difficulty to complete, and deal with day-to-day situations, easily losing motivation.
Fatigue or lack of animation to perform even simpler activities.
Change in relationships with the people around us, with friends, partners, family.
Self-esteem, not feeling good enough for any situation in life.
Self-care, losing interest in oneself.
Depression, post-traumatic stress, Burnout syndrome, bipolarity the so-called “World Epidemics”.
Constant oscillation in mood and behavior between happy and sad, agitated and apathetic as well as easily losing enthusiasm, these ups and downs can affect your well-being and with time it can become so common that you don’t even realize how much you are committed.
Excessive compensation, such as eating too much or not eating at all, buying things without necessity as a way of giving oneself up in the face of difficulties.
Indiscriminate use of drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes
Excessive concern for the future or for something that may not even happen.
What are the benefits of a healthy mind?
The benefits are unlimited, it will provide a connection with the body and its vital energy until the manifestation of its purposes and objectives.
Health and disease prevention in the physical and energetic body.
Improves concentration, attention for, and more self-knowledge to recognize behaviors and emotions. Professional
Develops self-esteem and self-development capacity, making you see your qualities that make you a unique human being and helping to identify the origin of your insecurities and imbalances.
Broadens your ability to relate, expressing your true personality, and thus deepening your family, marital, and friend relationships.
Stimulates and renews your intellectual abilities to carry out your daily tasks more effectively.
What is the solution?
Do exercises. Movement generates positive physiological reactions, with the production of neurotransmitters. Endorphins and serotonin are released in the blood and cause well-being, optimism, and disposition. That’s why health organizations recommend exercise as the main ally of diseases such as depression and sedentarism (which leads to potentially lethal diseases such as obesity and diabetes).
Meditate. This technique has the power to modulate brain activity and change patterns. Daily practice improves concentration, full attention, and more self-knowledge to recognize and give you with emotions and behaviors.
Cultivate self-esteem. Open your eyes to see the qualities that make you a unique human being.
Put into action the self-care dedicating at least one hour of your day to do something that gives you joy and pleasure, like running, practicing yoga, reading, learning something new to stimulate brain connections and extra energy to face the challenges of everyday life.
Being always surrounded by loved ones that we consider and love as family friends do a lot of good for the soul! A good conversation can serve as therapy, either to vent, to give good laughs.
Therapy is a way to go deep into the emotions and solve internal conflicts, and to make the most of your talents.
“Self-knowledge is what we have best in our hands to develop what is inside of us, if we give ourselves the opportunity to explore these abilities you will see how many sunsets you are able to see in just one day”.
Susy Shikoda
by Susy Shikoda | Feb 7, 2020 | Brain Training, Mindset, Uncategorized |
Have you ever missed an opportunity because your mind has been dominated by fear?
Fear is a very common obstacle in the human mind. It used to keep us alive in cave times. When large animals and predators roamed our territory, a keen conscience saved lives.
Nowadays, we are quite safe, as we don’t have to fight to survive.
But inside your brain, it has the same fear circuit that your cave ancestors had.
Just instead of taking action when a tiger is near, the fear circuit responds to modern terrors like talking on stage in front of hundreds of people, tall buildings, rejection, or failing a test.
The trigger is different, but the response to fear is the same.
Fortunately, you are the boss – not your brain.
Fortunately, you are in charge, not your brain.
Unfortunately, sometimes your brain takes over and it can be very difficult to get past it …
So, if you feel that fear has taken over your thoughts and emotions, slow down, and exercise! Continue reading during two parts of the physical exercise that will help you calm your hyperactive fear circuit, and then overcome your fear!
PART 1: CALM YOUR CIRCUITS
When your fear circuit is firing excitedly, it is difficult to focus on anything else. That is why part 1 is a simple breathing exercise to calm the circuit.
Follow these steps and you will be ready to consciously overcome your fears in no time.
When you start to feel anxiety or fear, just stop what you are doing and watch the emotion – don’t fight it.
PART 2: BREATHE
Take 6 long, slow and very deep breaths. Feel the stress leaving your body. Imagine that you are inhaling calmly, and exhaling small molecules of fear.
Six breaths is a kind of magic number to calm down when you are in an excited state. If you’re still nervous, keep breathing!
After calming down, smile! You just took the fear away like a light switch. With practice, you will become a master at turning off negative emotions (when they are not serving you).
by Susy Shikoda | Feb 1, 2020 | Brain Training, Meditation, Mindset |
According to Vishen Lakhiani, Writer and Speaker, in order to live a full life it is essential to force on 6 aspects of our life to keep the mind positive and healthy in order to achieve the desired goals.
Are they:
- Compassion: we connect to all beings with a feeling of love and compassion, becoming one with the whole.
- Gratitude: we are grateful to someone who has done us a kindness or something good that has happened to us.
- Forgiveness: we take advantage of the loving, grateful and complete frequency that we find ourselves to forgive someone or any situation that has hurt us.
- Perfect Day: we bring the memory of a very happy day for this sense of accomplishment to return to our cells.
- Desired future: with our cells vibrating completeness, we visualize something that we desire in the near future being realized.
- Blessing: We feel blessings for fulfillment falling on us. Create new habits, and make them a bridge for your evolution!
I developed a Meditation specially for you!
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by Susy Shikoda | Jan 10, 2020 | Mindset |
Go Beyond Your Limiting Beliefs: Identify and change the Things that pull you down.
We all have belief statements that we repeat a few times or more, sometimes more deeply than reflect these programs rooted in our subconscious. Beliefs can be useful or not. Distinguishing what a personal belief is, and whether it is limited or not, is all based on your level of satisfaction with your situation.
So, how do you identify a personal belief?
A good way to determine what you believe is to be attentive to the answers to the following questions:
- What is missing in your life?
- Why are you making excuses to do what you need to do?
- To whom or to whom do you point your finger for not doing what needs to be done?
- What is your goal?
- What kind of attitudes do you have? Most positive or negative?
- What arouses fear in you?
- What makes you angry?
- What situations make you look dramatic or reactive?
- What prevents you from taking action?
- What keeps you from conforming or giving in?
- Do you get caught up in power games with family, friends, or co-workers?
- Is perfectionism preventing you from taking action?
- Do you procrastinate?
- Do you have negative expectations?
- Do you have weak limits?
- Are your habits supporting you or sabotaging you?
- Do you have things stored inside you like feelings, emotions for a long time?
- How is the quality of your life, work, money, love, happiness, relationships, living … environment, health, is there a balance between them?
- What does it take for you to be financially independent?
- How much do you love yourself?
- How much do you respect yourself?
- How much do you admire yourself?
- What role does your ego play?
- How honest are you with yourself when answering these questions?
After answering these questions, find out if it is a belief by asking:
“Is this true for ALL the people in the world?”
For example, the statement: To be rich you have to work hard.
Is this true for everyone in the world?
Well, while it may be true in many circumstances, it may not be true for everyone. I personally know some people who have an abundance of money and don’t have to work hard. Some have inherited money, others have found a legal way to earn money through outsourcing, others still love their work so much that they never have a hard time making money.
To be… rich you must work very hard – it must be a personal belief because it is not true for everyone.
Once you discover your beliefs, you need to be bold enough to ask some tough questions …
The questions look something like this:
- Is my statement, belief or thought true for everyone in the world?
- Is what I believe in myself really true and do I believe without a doubt that it is true?
- When I believe that thought or statement, how do I react, what happens?
- What did this belief or thought cost me? What has prevented me from doing, from being or having?
- Who would I be without this thought or belief?
- Are there times in my past when the opposite of my belief was true?
- In other words, go back to your personal experience and make up several memories of when the opposite was true.
In this way, by expanding self-knowledge, you will be going to the root of your beliefs and thus demystifying the reaction of your emotions.
Now, practice your discoveries and apply in the way your subconscious absorbs your new perspectives.
Access the “Course” area and practice with the “Guided Exercise”, which I have prepared exclusively for you to eliminate once and for all your limiting beliefs.
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