Serena Poon, CN, CHC, CHN is a leading chef, nutritionist and reiki master to the Hollywood elite. The never-ending passion and career for curating healing and wellness programs using integrative health, holistic nutrition and Culinary Alchemy® began long before she started creating contemporary meals, menus and nutritional goodness for the likes of Jerry Bruckheimer, Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, and Kerry Washington. Her goal is to optimize and heal the physical, emotional and spiritual well-being of her clients.
Being a certified as a Reiki Master for Usui Shiki Ryoho and posessing advanced knowledge of the symbols in the Usui System of Natural Healing she has tips for staying healthy and strong during the challenging times of pandemic.
Being the founder of Just Add Water®, a wellness line of super nutrient foods and supplements, she answers question on supplements and nutrients to build a strong immunity.
In a Candid Interview Chef & nutritionist Serena Poon, shares an insight into how she plans to celebrate Chritsmas this year with her family & friends with a Difference to Stay Safe. Catch her in an interview with WF president, Ms. Namita Nayyar.
Namita Nayyar:
You are a talented Celebrity Chef, Nutritionist, and Reiki Master and believe in holistic well-being, which has never been called upon as of now in the challenging times.
How have you personally coped with the pandemic this year. Share the routine you have followed and have served you well.
Serena Poon:
Despite having had COVID at the very beginning of the start of the pandemic, in March and April, I have found the year to be full of abundance in many ways. Initially, there was much confusion and fear that surrounded all the unknowns that the pandemic brought about, but I felt that circumstances actually challenged me to really tap into my internal resources, find ways to stay above the chaos and to create and thrive.
When my sister was sick with COVID (she was sick before me – I actually got it from her), that was when the level of uncertainty in the world was at it highest point, since it was at the very onset of the first shutdown in Los Angeles. However, that was also the catalyst for me to really put all my professional and personal knowledge into high gear and not only did we recover at home, but I was able to translate the experience into a vehicle of information and value to serve our online community.
The routine I followed throughout the course of this entire year, has very much been the routine that I follow on a regular basis, regardless if we are in a pandemic or not. I am a huge advocate of rituals and routine and I strongly believe that having a daily practice or a daily routine really helps to keep you grounded and in alignment.
There are going to be days that you fall off – I feel that you honor those days, allow yourself to be human but you bring yourself back to routine after a day or two.
- Every day I start the day with meditation and a gratitude practice – true connection of the energy of love from my heart to my physical body. I take the connection and I do my affirmations, which not only strengthen my mind, but also my body and as a direct result, physical body and immune system.
- I then have my warm water with fresh lemon juice, usually about 20-24 ounces.
- Do about 20 minutes of movement – either jumping on the rebounder, stretching, an online class, etc. and I lay on a PEMF mat for 8 minutes.
- Followed by a big glass of celery juice, wait about 20 minutes and then I always have an immunity elixir made with: organic aloe (whole leaf), raw organic apple cider vinegar, colloidal silver, chlorophyll, an immunity blend of mushroom tinctures. For my personal constitution, I blend the elixir with 5 supergreens, camu camu, baobab, glutamine and larch powder. If available, I will do a fresh turmeric and a fresh ginger shot, otherwise, I’ll add it powdered to my elixir.
- I usually follow with my supplements and a cup of matcha (I have an organic ceremonial grade one that I love). I made sure to have a Just Add Water® at least once a day, a green juice once a day, and I had at least 100-120 ounces of water.
- I am plant-based, so I filled my day with lots of vegetables (cooked and raw), and I always made sure to cover the spectrum of the rainbow with my meals.
- I practiced breathwork quite often, whenever I felt a wave of stress or overwhelm.
- I practiced intermittent fasting most days, between 12-16 hours.
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