Bev Sankey
G
ender equality is more than recognising inequality. It’s about human rights and affects all of us. By striving to create a world free from gender bias, we all need to be feminists. We need the world’s message to be the same. Gender holds no bias. We need to all work to break the bias for good.
Beauty from the inside out W
omen’s health and the role that nutrition can play in it shouldn’t be overlooked. The subject of women’s health is coming into sharper focus with less of an emphasis on achieving a certain body shape and more on what can be done to improve our health through nutrition and wellbeing. Health, wellbeing and nutrition coach Bev Sankey runs a 30 Day to Healthy Living Programme, which aims for people to establish healthy habits, increase energy levels, and gain control of their own lives through plant-based nutrition. We asked her how women can take control of their own health. “Looking after our gut is an ideal starting point; so too is protecting your immune system. Eating clean, nutrient-dense foods combined with wholefoodderived, good quality nutritional supplements will make a significant difference to how we look and feel,” Bev responds. “Our mental health in particular can be greatly improved, with attention to our nutrition and any deficits. Our gut plays a crucial role in how our body functions and feeding it the right nutrient dense foods has a huge effect on our stress levels, hormone balance and blood sugar and mental health. “By addressing which foods we put on our plates, we are addressing our health and in turn reducing inflammation, which can lead to a whole range of impactful health concerns. “It’s liberating for women to take the emphasis away from how they look and their body shapes by addressing their health first and to concentrate on how they feel,” Bev adds. Bev provides more health and nutrition advice on her website at bevsankey.com.
“What’s the greatest lesson a woman should learn? That since day one, she’s already had everything she needs within herself. It’s the world that convinced her she did not.” – Canadian feminist, author, and eyeopening social media poet, Rupi Kaur
