Tania Santana Santos Answers Our Burning Nutrition Questions

When it comes to wellness, eating right is absolutely essential for a healthy body, mind and spirit. Making the right food choices means more energy, healing from illnesses, healthy BMI and so much more! Here to answer some of our burning questions about great nutrition is Tania Santana-Santos, Director and Integrative Health Coach for her own Practice, Food for Healing, based in New York.

Tania will be a special guest speaker at our first Dot Com Diva Unplugged Workshop in NYC, March 4, 2010! Have you booked your seat yet? Space is limited, so be sure to reserve soon!

What are some of the most important foods to eat, that people may be neglecting?

Whole grains, fruits and vegetables particularly due to their fiber which is lacking in the typical American diet as well as Omega 3’s which can be found in salmon, sardines, freshly ground flax seeds and walnuts or a quality fish oil supplement.

What are some quick tips for eating right while on the go?

Preparing the night before or picking a day out of the week to prepare for the week are ideal to have healthy snacks and meals available to you while on the go. Packing small celery sticks, carrots, nuts, seeds or even small healthy meals will enable you to make wiser and healthier meal choices throughout your day rather than waiting until you are famished or dehydrated therefore making poor decisions such as reaching for candy bars or fast food.

What does “work/life balance” mean to you, personally?

Work/life balance has always been important to me, so I make ure to give my career the attention and dedication it deserves during business hours and after my work day is done. I do the things that make me happy such as watch a movie, plan my next vacation or read a great book. Making time for Primary foods, the foods that nourish my soul such as my career, physical activity, spirituality and my relationships, all need to work in synergy.

How do you manage a busy schedule with personal wellness?

First, acknowledging that if I do not take care of my personal wellness I will not be a highly effective, productive and an energetic part of my organization therefore making it a priority to balance my schedule to include not only business tasks and priorities but to also make my personal wellness a priority by scheduling a massage, accupunture, a mani or a pedi or anything else that will make me happy. Having this balance in my life allows me to manage the everyday stresses of life.

What’s the number one advice you would give to professional women, looking to make a positive change in their lives?

Do not overwhelm yourself with unrealistic or grandios goals. Instead set goals that are attainable at this stage in your life, take small steps until you are comfortable to take leaps and bounds with ease. It takes time and effort to make positive changes but the the journey itself is where the reward awaits.

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