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How To Heal A Leaky Gut
How to heal a leaky gut By naturopath Margaret Jasinska Healing leaky gut is the key to helping inflammation, allergies and autoimmune disease. If you have an interest in health, leaky gut syndrome is probably something you’ve heard of. Leaky gut is also referred to as increased intestinal permeability, and bacterial translocation. It is an extremely common condition, particularly in people with immune system problems, digestive problems or long standing fatigue. Some people still doubt the existence of leaky gut and its relationship to autoimmune disease. However, a great deal of research has been done on the topic. There are [...]
Let Your Kids Drink Fresh Juice
Let your kids drink fresh juice By Louise Belle BHSc (Nut Med) Recently there has been talk in the media surrounding fruit juice for children. These articles claim that 100% fruit juice is bad for children and that parents should not allow them to have it. It has been suggested by the media that juice holds no nutritional benefit to children and can lead to weight gain and tooth decay. The first point that should be raised here is not to believe everything you read in the media. Fresh juice offers an array of wonderful vitamins and minerals [...]
Exercise Buddies
Exercise buddies GET FIT & MEAN IT! with World Champion Kate Bramley One of the best ways to motivate yourself is to pick a goal with a friend or family member and train for it together. Plenty of people who join our training squad are looking for just that- someone to train with & push them to the next level. The next two weeks try joining a group class at the local gym, search for a running or swimming group or join a Parkrun. MONDAY Day off TUESDAY 30min power [...]
Healthy Hot Chocolate
Healthy hot chocolate There is nothing more satisfying than the comfort and deliciousness of drinking a healthy hot chocolate. Serves: 1 Ingredients: 5 Serving size: 1 mug Total calories: 95 Protein: 1.78 g Fat: 2.22 g Carbohydrates: 20.82 g Fibre: 2.5 g Ingredients ½ cup coconut or almond milk ½ cup water 1 tbsp cacao powder 1 tsp honey or ¼ tsp Nature Sweet Sugar Substitute ¼ tsp cinnamon (optional) Method Add ingredients into a pot, heat on medium heat until warmed. Alternatively, use boiling water from [...]
Nori Rolls
Nori rolls You will need a sushi mat for this recipe, which you can get from some supermarkets or an Asian grocery store. Try using different ingredients like prawns, tofu, tuna and salmon. Great for lunches, entrees and snacks. Makes: 10 nori rolls Ingredients: 9 Serving size: 5 nori rolls Total calories: 938 Protein: 24.35 g Fat: 35.76 g Carbohydrates: 135.97 g Fibre: 20.2 g Ingredients 5 sheets nori seaweed 1 medium avocado 1 bunch garlic chives 2 Lebanese cucumbers 3 tbsp LSA (linseeds, sunflower seeds and almonds – [...]
Fuelling For Exercise
Fuelling for exercise GET FIT & MEAN IT! with World Champion Kate Bramley If performing well during exercise sessions and backing up sessions is important to you then you need to consider how you fuel your body pre/during/post workout. Performance in more intense sessions is enhanced by the consumption of water, carbohydrate and small amounts of protein. Limiting the consumption of calories in these sessions often results in athletes over-compensating during meals straight after or later in the day resulting in an overall higher calorie intake. 2-4 hours prior to a session consume a [...]
Remedies For Constipation
Remedies for constipation By naturopath Margaret Jasinska Good bowel health is so important. If you have struggled with digestive problems for some time, you’ll know how they can ruin your entire day. Having a well-functioning bowel is so important for your energy level and state of mind. You probably eat at least three times a day, so it’s important to have between one and three thorough bowel movements each day. Having less frequent bowel movements is a sign that your liver and your metabolism in general are not functioning optimally. It also means you will be reabsorbing toxins back [...]
How To Reverse A Fatty Liver
How to reverse a fatty liver Fatty liver occurs when excess fat accumulates inside liver cells. This means normal, healthy liver tissue becomes partly replaced with fatty tissue. The fat starts to invade the liver, gradually infiltrating the healthy liver areas, so that less and less healthy liver tissue remains. The fatty liver has a yellow greasy appearance and is often enlarged and swollen with fat. Fatty liver is now recognised as the most common cause of abnormal liver function test results in Australia, the UK and USA. Around one in five people in the general population has a [...]
Bean Salad
Bean salad This healthy bean salad along with it’s easy dressing will be the tastiest bean salad you’ve ever tried. Serves: 4 Ingredients: 11 Serving size: 294 g Total calories: 580 Protein: 24.77 g Fat: 21.79 g Carbohydrates: 76.24 g Fibre: 20.3 g Ingredients 200 g bag of 4 leaf mix 1 lebanese cucumber, diced 1 avocado, diced 1/4 red onion, diced 375 g tin black beans 50 g quinoa Easy Dressing 3 parts extra virgin olive oil 1 part balsamic vinegar 1 squeeze of lemon Pinch salt and [...]
Learning MTB Skills
Learning MTB skills GET FIT & MEAN IT! with World Champion Kate Bramley One of the single biggest changes that I have made to my MTB skills over the past 12 months is learning how to get into the “attack position”. This position allows you to approach any trail with the purpose of riding it with some flow as opposed to surviving it. Below is an outline of how to achieve the “attack position”. Keep weight through the pedals. Think heavy feet, light hands. Bend your knees. For extra suspension. Hips back. Bum behind [...]