Natasha Warlond is a well-known blogger, expert in nutrition, a vegetarian, and just a happy mom and wife. Looking only at her photo, you can immediately notice the fact that life of this beauty is successful. And this is confirmed not only by presence of Louis Vuitton bag or last model of iphone, but a healthy blush and a sincere smile on her face, which is worth a lot. OrganicLiving.ru - the blog where the girl shares her experiences in healthy eating and tells about the latest trends in a healthy lifestyle. For a long time Natalia studied in detail the issues of proper nutrition and the philosophy of the «right» life. She took the Australian course of Nicholas Vardakis «Nutrition and Health». Specially for MODNY DOM Magazine, today the girl will tell about herself, give advice to people who leads a healthy lifestyle and will share her plans for the future.
M.D.: A person’s appearance in modern society is his business card. What is your attitude to plastic surgery?
N.W.: Previously, I was categorically against plastic surgery and any interference with the nature of a person. Now I think that if someone has a desire to correct a facial or body feature, to remove asymmetry or age-related changes, then why not? I am against pouting lips or puffed face without any facial expressions, without a single wrinkle. If everybody had the same noses, cheekbones and lips – it would be a little scary and I find it unattractive. A person’s uniqueness lies in his individuality and dissimilarity with others. But if something in your appearance brings you lots of emotional discomfort, then probably it’s better to resolve this problem.
M.D.: You are a perfect example of how, without unnecessary interventions, one can look amazing. How do you look after yourself?
N.W.: As a mum of three, with confidence I can say that when you spend a lot of time with your children, it’s hard to find time for all the beauty treatments you may like to have. When I turned 25, the first step that I did was to use UV protection daily, because the sun ages skin and increases pigmentation. Moisturise my skin with creams containing hyaluronic acid and natural masks. I am a very active person, I cannot stay still and love to try new things. I love the drive of active sports, I enjoy snowboarding, surfing in warmer oceans, I also do Thai boxing. The best weights though are my children....
I do not eat meat for both ethical and health reasons. A couple of times a year I try to keep a longer fasting period, it is very important both for physical and spiritual health.
M.D.: What practical advice can you give about proper nutrition?
N.W.: Firstly, food should be tasty. If what you east is nutritious but tasteless, you will always desire something that is tasty but not healthy, and this will continue until your brain gets its own pleasures. Try to always remember that healthy food can and should be tasty. I now adhere to the 80/20 rule, from my experience it’s the best practical approach to nutrition.
If 80% of what I eat comprises vegetables, fruits, herbs, nuts, oils and various seeds, I can easily enjoy 20% of my diet being comprised of relatively unhealthy things - I am indifferent to sweets, so I can have a cheese sandwich, a cup of coffee with milk, a glass of wine or eat some pizza.
M.D.: In which «role» do you see yourself in a few years?
N.W.: You cannot even imagine how many ideas and plans I have in my head. I studied a lot of questions about healthy nutrition, dietology and natural remedies. Now I’m thinking about getting a third (or fourth) education of a nutritionist and helping people to rebuild their eating habits. I also like TV and traveling very much. My dream is to host a program about nutrition and health, or about traveling, in the style of National Geografic. I love beauty, fashion and health, if I ever have a store of healthy organic food or jewelry, I would be happy. When my husband and I lived in Bali, we wanted to open our restaurant, maybe we will do it in the future. Another of my passions is traveling, I only visited 35 countries, but plan to «finish» this number to at least 70.
M.D.: With such bold plans and huge ambitions, you have already achieved a lot and you have something to share with us, don’t you?
N.W.: The last years of my life I spent abroad. Four years ago, my family and I left everything in Moscow and moved to our homeland in Australia. But I did not like that place, I missed Moscow, my family and friends. At present, we live somewhere between Russia and Australia. Now the most important achievement for me is my children. I devote a lot of time to them, as I am sure that children cannot be given as much as from Mom and Dad. My oldest boys are now 8 years old and 3 years old, they are already independent cool guys and I’m ready to let them go and do my life and realize my goals. Younger little son is just over a year old. Before the children I worked as a correspondent on music channels, TV presenter, even earlier I had my own shop for swimsuits and underwear.
M.D.: Are you ready to break the stereotype that beautiful girls do not belong in business?
N.W.: Sometimes girls are forced to this idea, because success in business depends entirely on other qualities. I think that the appearance is a reflection of the internal state, and if after thirty the woman looks beautiful - then she has the strength of spirit, the will and the desire to be beautiful.
M.D.: Are you a strict mother? How do you educate your children, because more and more modern parents give freedom to kids.
N.W.: First of all, it is necessary to separate the concepts of freedom and permissiveness. Freedom gives the person an opportunity to listen to himself and understand what he wants and how to achieve this, also gives the chance to choose his own path, develops independence. I am a very freedom-loving person, my whole family knows about this, so for me it’s an important question. I do not like the restrictions and my eldest son, too. So there is no doubt that this feature - from me. The concept of freedom is closely connected with the concept of responsibility of the individual, responsibility to oneself and to society. My children go to Montessori school, where the child’s freedom of choosing - is one of the basic values. Permissiveness takes away from the child the foundation, the base on which he can rely. The child is lost in all increasing desires, needs, because he lacks orientation and values.
M.D.: What impact did your parents have on you and how did it influence your character?
N.W.: In my family everyone, beginning from mother, father, sister and ending with aunts and uncles are software engineers. As a child, I wanted to follow their example - I studied in the Lyceum class with a mathematical direction and even technical universities - Bauman, Energy, Aviation - entered technical universities. Mother was very afraid that with my character and energy, I can get under bad influence. And so in the third year of university she sent me to get a second language education. As a result, while all my friends walked and rested after school, I managed to study at two faculties and have a great time. Then I went to live in America, and when I returned, I graduated from the university with two diplomas - red and blue - an engineer-economist and a linguist-translator. I have been taught from childhood to be strong, independent, to have a good stable job. And I’m not at all an office person, I worked as a model, photographer, correspondent and presenter on television. Now I’m running my blog OrganicLiving.ru, where I structure my knowledge about proper nutrition, everything I’ve been studying for years. Still I write articles about natural medicines and how to maintain one’s health.
M.D.: You are an adherent of a healthy lifestyle, and proper nutrition is one of the key concepts in it. How did you come to this and was it easy to give up old habits?
N.W.: As a young mother, at the birth of the first baby, I had to face a bitter experience. My son was very often sick, visits to doctors ended with a huge list of medicines. I was worried, it seemed that this is a vicious circle. At that time, I was already experimenting with my food, fasting, practicing meditation, barefoot running around in the snow, eating raw food for 3 months and experiencing how much our condition and health depends on nutrition. The results amazed me - headaches passed, I had only 6 hours of sleep, I lost weight and was simultaneously full of energy for meditation, Thai boxing and jogging in the morning, just stopped eating meat. After that I decided to take the Australian course of Nicholas Vardakis «Nutrition and Health». It was not easy to change one’s eating habits, as well as accept any tight restrictions. So I’m a supporter of a soft gradual transition to live healthy food.
