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Can we extend the benefits obtained from the summer holidays and a light and balanced nutrition?

When we come back from our holidays we still feel the benefits of the vacations: we feel toned up, our skin is bright and we still feel relaxed, but already in the first weeks of September the sunlight’s amount and strength change, and our melatonin levels lead us to be attracted to sweets and carbohydrates.
Right now, we must retain the benefits of summer as long as possible, remembering to privilege all satiating and light seasonal food, and trying not to become lazy but continue doing some healthy exercises.v With summer winding down, we can still find the summer’s king: the tomato, which is antioxidant, anti-free radicals and preventive in health maintenance, as well as the colours of watermelons, melons, peaches, carrots, peppers, which all carry loads of beta-carotene.
Purple grapes, which counteract LDL-cholesterol oxidation, as well as legumes, chickpeas, broad beans, beans and lentils, are an excellent alternate protein source different from animal protein, low in fat and with reliable energetic power provided by complex carbohydrates. Let’s try to still take advantage from meals including fish with simple and summer cooking in order to recharge ourselves with Omega-3 and mineral salts.
Spices, such as mint, thyme, marjoram, oregano, basil and rosemary of our balconies contain terpenes; turmeric, parsley, coriander, cumin which are anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial: using spices is the best way to flavour our food with taste and health, and reduce use of salt in order to favour blood circulation and prevent retention.
Despite that the heat is fading, hydration is still important, so fruit and vegetables, in addition to proper amounts of water, must always be top priority.
Mild sport activities and the right combination of seasonal foods are the best choice to continue enjoying the benefits of our holidays. When we come back from our daily walk, a serving of Grok and a fruit salad or an alkalizing fruit and vegetable juice will allow us to restore salts and rehydrate with taste and health.

Groksì
13 luglio 2016
Dr.ssa Elisabetta Orsi

Dr. Elisabetta Orsi
Naturopath Nutritionist

Nutrition expert Elisabetta Orsi

She has been dealing with nutrition and natural therapy during twenty years, basing her own philosophy on one simple rule: a natural diet and regular physical activities are essential for a healthy lifestyle.
Her philosophy is based on Nutraceutics or functional food, much more useful in synthesis integration because foods naturally rich in...

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She has been dealing with nutrition and natural therapy during twenty years, basing her own philosophy on one simple rule: a natural diet and regular physical activities are essential for a healthy lifestyle.
Her philosophy is based on Nutraceutics or functional food, much more useful in synthesis integration because foods naturally rich in beneficial properties in a complete and balanced diet act as prevention and health maintenance factors improving the athlete’s performance.
She worked as a service manager dietary for the S. Raffaele Hospital in Milan from 1985 to 1995.
During those same years she collaborated with A.C. Milan in the nutritional aspects of the first team.
She collaborated (1992-95) with the FISI (Italian Winter Sports Federation) in nutritional and integration programs for athletes, including MAIO, BELMODO and DI CENTA.
In 1998 she founded QI STUDIO s.r.l., an integrated medicine centre that offers natural nutritional choices, care and prevention programs and exclusive diagnostic protocols in order to evaluate the overall well-being of the individual.
She collaborated since 2000 with Dr. Gabriele Rosa of the Marathon Centre of Brescia (from 2000 to this date), is an expert in sports nutrition, and has followed for years and still follows professional and amateur athletes belonging to different disciplines.

She was involved in:

  • The Parliamentarians in Shape project, developing nutritional programs for Italian Parliament members training for the New York marathon
  • Preparation of a food program and integration to train for extreme marathons in the desert and in Alaska (Stefano Miglietti and Roberto Ghidoni)
  • Management of food programs for world marathon records
  • Marlene-Sport Project
  • Together with Gazzetta dello Sport, she has managed the nutritional aspect of the RUNNER CRUISE project (with participation of the Olympic marathon champion Lucilla Andreucci) in addition to promoting sport nutrition meetings
  • She followed the nutritional program and integration for TEAM ULTRA BOLIVIA RACE 2014 led by Katia Figini
  • She was official nutritionist of the Italian National Football team of the F.I.G.C (Italian Football Federation) for the World Cup 2014
  • She participated, upon an invitation of Minister Maurizio Martina, to the thematic table “FOOD SPORT WELL-BEING” to draw up the MILAN CARD for EXPO 2015
  • She is following the lone sailor Mario Girelli in his next challenge around the world with no stops and assistance
  • She promotes corporate projects focusing on spreading well-being awareness by means of courses, programs and collaborations, such as Galbusera and San Lucio
  • She is responsible for Autogrill SPA of Good for Me, a project to foster nutritional education
  • She is following the Megared One step for the heart project