Anastasis Tzanis

26/08/2026

Summer & Naked pictures
reflect the true status of our health (even when dark).

People hide their physique under branded clothes as much as they mask their symptoms with medication.

I often advise clients to take pictures of themselves in underwear as well as measure their chest, waist & hip circumference.

ps: I take pictures once a year - at the end of summer holidays.

Freedom

to be physically active & the Internal Joy that comes with it will ONLY be achieved through structure.

Ana- Pilates & Craniosacral therapist & I are not athletes yet our weekly training (& to a lesser extent eating) schedule has a structure repeatable on a weekly basis.

If you are not happy with your health or physique, if you are jealous of your friends’ vitality CONSIDER how you spend most of your time & money.

Is your investment in your health a x2 sessions per week of reformer?
Do you rely on your insurance to check the status of your health once a year?

Bad Advice

is the norm. It is no surprise most people make an effort to improve their health by doing ALL THE WRONG things. Here’s some popular beliefs:
1. Fasting is bad for women
2. Women’s metabolism favours carbohydrates
3. Women can have “optimal hormones” after 40 only on HRT

Ana- Pilates & Craniosacral therapist was born 51 years ago.
1. She fasts occasionally for 3 days straight - some times: back to back.
2. She eats bread, cheese, sweets daily yet the main component of her meals is NOT carbs.
3. She NEVER takes ibuprofen let alone ANY other form of medication.

* How many women do you know taking ibuprofen for headache, period pain (sometimes lasting 15 days), hangover, back pain,…

Of course if you take advice from people (doctors, nutritionists, whatever) who rely on medication 💊 themselves, that live constipated lives, that never dare to share their own blood work,…

what outcome can you expect? 🤷🏻‍♂️

20/08/2026

Improving your health quickly reveals who wants you to grow and who wants you to stay stuck.

15/08/2026

How would you feel if your complaints about stubborn body fat had been dismissed as a lack of discipline? Calorie deficit still matters — it’s not being thrown out.

But there’s a mechanism diet alone doesn’t account for.
You’ve probably been told weight gain is just calories in versus calories out. For fat held in specific areas, that ignores a real hormonal brake sitting on top of it.

Here’s the mechanism: estrogen acts directly on fat tissue to increase a specific receptor (alpha-2 adrenergic) that blocks the breakdown of fat for energy. More of this receptor means fat is held onto harder, in specific areas, regardless of how disciplined the diet is. (PMID: 15070958)

This is why the target isn’t just “eat less” — it’s identifying whether this hormonal brake is the reason the usual approach isn’t working, through testing, and addressing that alongside diet and movement, not instead of it.

This is Episode 6 of Decode Your Hormones.

ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴇsᴛʀᴏɢᴇɴ ᴅᴏᴍɪɴᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴏᴄᴏʟ ᴡᴏɴ’ᴛ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ 2 ᴘʀᴇʀᴇǫᴜɪsɪᴛᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ. ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴛ “ᴘʀᴇʀᴇǫᴜɪsɪᴛᴇ” ᴀɴᴅ ɪ’ʟʟ sᴇɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴜɪᴅᴇ.

13/08/2026

Are you a prisoner of fictional hurdles?

12/08/2026

A simple day in Carolina Maranhão

11/08/2026

3 Reasons why Lab Testing is a waste of money:
1. The lab test is not comprehensive enough. There are no complete full-panel tests. If your test is labeled as such, chances are it would flag issues 1 day before hospitalisation is needed.
2. The interpretation is wrong or based on science fiction - often the case with food intolerance tests (which is why I NEVER order them)
3. The patient has no intention to make any changes.

I still think that lab testing is beneficial... 😊

Comment: "Assessment" to find out which system in your body needs to be addressed 1st & restore your health.

11/08/2026

Goodbye Sao Luís

10/08/2026

Comment “Digestion” below and I’ll send you my complete Digestive Blueprint Protocol for free.

Watermelon is far more than a refreshing summer treat. In fact, clinical research shows that fresh watermelon provides up to 40% more bioavailable lycopene than raw tomatoes (PMID: 16737218).

Here is what science reveals about how watermelon compounds modulate gene pathways and support gut-immune function:

🍉 𝖳𝖧𝖤 𝖦𝖴𝖳-𝖨𝖬𝖬𝖴𝖭𝖤 𝖱𝖤𝖲𝖤𝖳: 𝖨𝖫-𝟨 & 𝖳𝖭𝖥-𝛼 𝖢𝖠𝖫𝖬𝖨𝖭𝖦
Chronic autoimmune flares are driven by overactive inflammatory cytokines. Watermelon’s phytonutrients lower systemic expression of interleukin-6 ($IL-6$) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha ($TNF-\alpha$), helping calm hypersensitive immune responses in the gut barrier (PMID: 31612510).

🍉 𝖳𝖧𝖤 𝖢𝖤𝖫𝖫𝖴𝖫𝖠𝖱 𝖣𝖤𝖥𝖤𝖭𝖣𝖤𝖱: 𝖯𝖨𝟥𝖪 / 𝖠𝖪𝖳 𝖲𝖴𝖯𝖯𝖱𝖤𝖲𝖲𝖨𝖮𝖭
Lycopene in watermelon inhibits cellular proliferation signaling pathways like $PI3K/Akt/mTOR$ and $Wnt/\beta-catenin$, while protecting cellular DNA from oxidative mutation and inflammatory damage (PMID: 39985847).

🍉 𝖳𝖧𝖤 𝖧𝖮𝖱𝖬𝖮𝖭𝖠𝖫 & 𝖵𝖠𝖲𝖢𝖴𝖫𝖠𝖱 𝖡𝖠𝖫𝖠𝖭𝖢𝖤𝖱: 𝖫-𝖢𝖨𝖳𝖱𝖴𝖫𝖫𝖨𝖭𝖤
Rich in the amino acid L-citrulline, watermelon supports nitric oxide ($NO$) synthesis. This improves vascular microcirculation, enhances nutrient delivery to endocrine organs, and reduces oxidative stress on tissue (PMID: 36173507).

How to optimize it: Don’t throw away the white rind! The inner white rind holds the highest concentration of L-citrulline. Blend it into smoothies or juice it with the red flesh to get the full therapeutic benefit.

👉 Save this post for your next grocery trip, and share it with a woman working on cellular health!

09/08/2026