At Elixium, Cindy Ferrari is passionate about turning the tide of the current trend toward chronic poor health. It starts with nourishing our children and building healthy habits and life skills to set them up as healthy adults with bodies and mindsets capable of warding off future diseases, enabling lives to be lived well.

The modern world is fast-paced, high-stress, and full of toxins. Many families rely on fast food, heavily altered convenience food devoid of natural nutrition. Much of the food marketed to us is ladened with ingredients totally unrecognisable and unusable to the body.

Children are undernourished, and their bodies become stressed from having to get rid of the toxic ingredients. It is not a coincidence that childhood illness has reached worryingly high proportions. Chronic diseases in early life used to be practically unheard of but are now commonplace; allergies, intolerances, skin issues, neurological diseases and diabetes are examples of diseases that are now rife, and the projected trajectory of more of these conditions is one of a steep incline.  

Obesity in children is significantly on the rise, and it’s not as simple as just carrying extra weight - it is evidence of unhealthy bodily functions. Obesity is a complex multifactorial disease with conditions like heart disease, diabetes, cancers, endocrine disorders, anxiety, depression, and stroke more likely to occur. Digestive organs become inefficient and struggle to perform their essential functions, and thus, the body buckles as the fuel necessary for biological processes to take place is simply unavailable.

Many compounding factors are behind this rise, some of which are out of our control, linked to societal complexities, encouraged by big business, etc. Still, some are within our control. Parents can help build their children’s health and attitude to wellbeing so that their bodies can combat the challenges of modern life. The body is designed and set up to adapt to the pressures of life, but it needs the right tools and conditions.

Food and correct nourishment provide the platform, but factors such as where, how and when you eat are essential. Hydration, activity, sleep, stress levels, thoughts, family dynamics, and ancestral experiences all come to bear and play a part. It’s about finding balance and what works for your children.

Here at Elixium, we can help you find that balance.