Moving the Starting Line Backwards: How early can we begin creating health?

Dr Nauf AlBendar is a medical scientist with a PhD from Imperial College London, specialising in the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, and founder of The Womb Effect®.

In a recent post on her Substack, Nauf reflects on how qualifying as a Sophrologist has given her another way to explore the question at the heart of The Womb Effect®: How early can we begin creating health?

Drawing on her work across genetics, nutrition, reproductive health, pregnancy and early-life development, Nauf explores the growing understanding that our psychological experiences are also part of the complex biological and environmental conditions that shape the earliest beginnings of life. Nauf describes why she believes Sophrology has a valuable role to play in providing a practical way to support the health of future generations.

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