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Looking After You
Looking after you GET FIT & MEAN IT! with World Champion Kate Bramley Sport is healthy, it makes you feel good, it picks up your metabolic rate and becomes addictive BUT when you start training seriously, it can affect your immune system and you can pick up viruses and infections quicker, especially after a big block of training, a race, a training camp on top of family life and a full time jog. There is ways to help your body recovery aside from healthy diet, heaps of sleep and drinking lots of water. I use Cabot’s Glutamine Pure Powder after each [...]
Glutamine Does What To Protein?
Glutamine does what to protein? Before getting to the actions of glutamine on protein, it’s important to have an understanding of what glutamine is. Glutamine is one of the 20 naturally occurring amino acids in dietary protein, specifically it is a conditionally essential amino acid that becomes essential during times of disease and muscle wasting that is generally caused by physical trauma. As it is an amino acid it is a building block of protein and is most present in the muscles. While glutamine was first recognised in the fitness industry as a supplement to help in the [...]
Fatty Liver
Fatty liver Liver disease is serious and requires treatment and regular monitoring by a liver specialist. A liver specialist is known as a hepatologist and you need to be referred by your family doctor or general practitioner. Over nearly 40 years of practicing medicine I have seen many patients develop severe liver disease, which sadly could have been prevented by early detection and early referral to a hepatologist. There needs to be more awareness of liver disease so that patients can be treated early so that we can prevent cirrhosis, liver failure and liver cancer. Make sure [...]
What Should You Be Eating If You Have A Fatty Liver?
What should you be eating if you have a fatty liver? Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is now the most common cause of chronic liver disease worldwide and will have a major impact on the health care requirements of many countries in the future. NAFLD can progress to cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver failure. These are the reasons I have done a lot of research into the diet and nutritional therapies that can reverse the pathology of NAFLD. The liver possesses remarkable properties of repair and renewal and it is possible to completely reverse NAFLD if it is detected [...]
Here’s What You Need To Know About Turmeric – The Liver-Loving Spice
Here’s what you need to know about turmeric – The liver-loving spice By Louise Baker BHSc (Nut Med) More than likely, at some point in your life, you have used the beautifully orange-coloured spice that gives that zing to your favourite curry dish. Turmeric powder is derived from a root that has been used in Indian and Asian cuisine and Ayurvedic medicine for centuries, and is from the same family as ginger. In recent years, research for the medicinal use of turmeric has been growing, and it is becoming more apparent that we should all be integrating turmeric [...]
Do You Know Enough About Diabetes?
Do you know enough about diabetes? By naturopath Margaret Jasinska Most people know there are 2 types of diabetes, but many do not understand that they have very different causes. The symptoms can be similar in the later stages, but in the beginning stages of diabetes, the changes that are happening in the body are incredibly different between diabetes type 1 and diabetes type 2. Diabetes type 1 is an autoimmune disease caused by the immune system attacking the insulin producing cells in the pancreas – once these beta cells are destroyed, the pancreas can never produce enough insulin. This [...]
Give Up On The Short Term Mindset
Give up on the short term mindset GET FIT & MEAN IT! with World Champion Kate Bramley If you have been following this blog regularly you would have picked up some tips on staying motivated to exercise. These healthy habits should now change from something you do to something that’s a part of your personality. For example are you training to look fit for a big event such as a wedding or are you training because you enjoy it each day/week? How do you achieve this? Pick one or two activities you love Join [...]
Strawberry, Walnut And Spinach Salad
Strawberry, walnut and spinach salad This healthy and delicious salad is powered by three superfoods – strawberries, walnuts and spinach. Serves: 1 Ingredients: 4 Serving size: 252 g Total calories: 234 Protein: 6.51 g Fat: 17 g Carbohydrates: 19.3 g Fibre: 5.9 g Ingredients 2 cups baby spinach 1 cup of strawberries 1/4 cup walnuts 1 1/2 tbsp organic apple cider vinegar or lemon juice Method In a dry pan over medium flame, roast nuts until aromatic. In a large bowl combine the spinach, strawberries and walnuts. Pour dressing [...]
Top 10 Benefits Of Using Protein Powders
Top 10 benefits of using protein powders By Louise Belle BHSc (Nut Med) Whey protein is a hot topic across the world right now and it’s important to note that whey isn’t just the fuel of big-bodied muscle heads. Don’t get us wrong! If you’re fitting in good quality workouts and sticking to a diet filled with lean protein, nutrient-rich fruit and vegetables and good quality carbs, and you’re still not seeing results, whey protein will help you to achieve your goals. However, this is not the only reason that whey protein should be an integral part of [...]
10 Tips For A Fat-Burning Body
10 tips for a fat-burning body Quite often we don’t realise that search for the perfect six pack is redundant. In fact, you already own this mysterious , mythlike object – it’s just hiding under your abdomen fat. And since you can’t magically spot-reduce fat in specific areas (whatever you might have heard from an opportunistic PT or the interwebs), the key to losing belly fat is reducing your overall body fat percentage. To put your abs centre stage the magic number is 10%, but there is a plethora of health benefits to lowering your body fat percentage.In simple terms [...]