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Our mission is to help clients get to know themselves better, to manage stress and maintain proper bodily functions, and get their lives back just when they might be losing hope. A diagnosis is not the beginning of the end. It is a new beginning of a new relationship between your body and mind. Some people describe it as an awakening or a reconnection. Nutristratera is here to help you navigate this transition with the utmost care.
This thought-provoking documentary explores the ways in which modern agriculture can adapt to the latest set of challenges it is facing. As the planet’s freshwater supplies approach dangerously low levels, and farmland becomes nutrient-poor from overuse, humans have to rely on their undying ingenuity to ensure that future generations are not only fed, but fed well. Kiss the Earth focuses on the concept of regenerative agriculture, which is being introduced around the world to combat problems like soil degradation, water scarcity, and the dying out of many plant and animal species.
Regenerative agriculture relies on a few key techniques. These include no-till farming, which disturbs the soil less than current mainstream methods, leaving more nutrients inside - and allowing them to make their way into our food. It also emphasizes crop diversity, making sure our food supply is less impacted by diseases and weather events that can threaten individual crops. And along with crop rotation, which is a familiar technique, it makes use of managed grazing, where the areas in which animals pasture are also rotated. This gives the soil time to replenish its nutrients for the next feeding cycle, and significantly improves the health of grazing animals - which in turn improves the health benefits of the meat that comes from them. Together these techniques create richer soil that yields healthier crops - without getting depleted as quickly as soil tends to in most farming practices today.
Kiss the Ground is an important film for the Nutristratera community because it addresses the fundamental causes of many health issues with which we are dealing, as well as the difficulty of dealing with them. While we remind our readers and clients to carefully source their food, we fully appreciate the practical difficulties of achieving this. It’s not always easy to tell which products at your grocery store are healthy for you, so Kiss the Ground will provide you with some pointers on how to find the products of regenerative agriculture in your own community.
The Deepest Breath is a documentary that delves into the world of freediving, focusing on the remarkable journey of Alessia Zecchini, an Italian freediver aiming to set a world record, and her partnership with safety diver Stephen Keenan. Directed by Laura McGann, the film is a captivating exploration of the mental and physical demands of freediving, offering insights that are universally applicable, particularly in managing intense physical challenges.
Central to the narrative is the concept of mental relaxation and present-moment consciousness. The film portrays how freedivers like Zecchini train their minds to achieve a state of complete relaxation, essential for conserving oxygen and withstanding the pressure of the deep ocean. This mental discipline, focusing solely on the present moment, is crucial in freediving, as any lapse in concentration can have deadly consequences. These techniques of mental control and focus on the present are valuable lessons for anyone facing intense physical and mental challenges, offering a way to navigate difficulties with a calm and centered approach. Zecchini’s journey shows that beyond physical capability, it's the mental strength and ability to stay composed under pressure that drive success in such extreme endeavors.
The film also emphasizes the importance of support and teamwork. People often portray long-term illness as something that affects an individual, but of course it affects their entire ecosystem. Family, friends, health professionals and others are all part of the healing process, and each has a critical role to play. Zecchini’s relationship with Keenan underscores the value of having a reliable and understanding partner in challenging pursuits.
However, when it comes to medical treatment, partnership takes on an even bigger dimension. They say it takes a village to raise a child; the same thing can be said for recovery from chronic or long-term illness. It takes more than simply having a supportive community around oneself. The community has to be aligned on the means of support, which means no random friends and relatives throwing in random advice, no matter how well meant it may be. Random advice can be distracting and destabilizing for someone going through recovery, and any recommendations have to be run by the support team before being offered to the person.