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What Does Your Poo Say About You?
What does your poo say about you? By Louise Belle BHSc (Nut Med) Are you one to have a good look at your poo before you flush it? I certainly am. Your poo can tell you many different things about the state of your health. If you simply wipe and flush without having a sneak peek you could be missing out on vital clues. Ideally, your poo should be brown, smooth, sausage-like in appearance and fairly easy to pass. These are some things that your poo could be telling you: [...]
5 Nutrition Tips For A Healthy Holiday Season
5 nutrition tips for a healthy holiday season By Jessah Robinson, Adv Dip (Nut Med) As we begin to ease into the silly season, it becomes a notorious time to indulge in festivities that often involve carb-heavy foods and one or several alcoholic beverages. But believe it or not there is a way to enjoy this festive time of the year without adding inches to your waistline. Here are some handy tips for staying healthy this Christmas: 1. Plan ahead If you know you have a big [...]
Christmas Gingerbread Truffles
Christmas gingerbread truffles If you love gingerbread cookies, then look no further! These no-bake Christmas gingerbread truffles have the wonderfully delicious flavour of a gingerbread cookie and the soft texture of a truffle that just melts in your mouth. A guilt-free, nutritious, Christmas inspired treat! Makes: Approx. 20 truffles Ingredients: 10 Serving size: 1 truffle Total calories: 120 Protein: 2.30 g Fat: 7.18 g Carbohydrates: 14.52 g Fibre: 2.6 g Ingredients ¾ cup pitted Medjool dates, soaked for half hour 2 cups finely shredded dried coconut 1 cup almond [...]
Constipation Makes Weight Loss More Difficult
Constipation makes weight loss more difficult By naturopath Margaret Jasinska Did you know that being constipated is usually a sign of having a slow metabolism? Our patients who suffer with constipation usually find it much harder to lose weight. If your liver is sluggish, it will not produce sufficient bile to stimulate bowel motions. Once you are constipated, the gut wastes cause a build up of toxins in your liver, compounding the problem. Improving gut function makes it easier to have a fast, efficient metabolism. Ideally you would have at least one bowel motion each day, otherwise waste [...]
Environmental Chemicals Can Harm Your Brain
Environmental chemicals can harm your brain By naturopath Margaret Jasinska The human brain is a fatty organ and although there is a physical barrier between the brain and the blood circulation, fat-soluble toxic chemicals can get into the brain if the blood-brain barrier is compromised. This is particularly so if exposure to such chemicals involves a large dose, or chronic repeated exposure. Many fat-soluble chemicals are made from petrochemicals (petroleum based) and are found in commonly used everyday products. These chemicals adversely affect the function of the brain and can result in mental fuzziness, mental fatigue, headaches and [...]
Tips For Better Blood Sugar Control
Tips for better blood sugar control By naturopath Margaret Jasinska Good blood sugar control is important for all diabetics. The closer you can keep your blood sugar to normal, the less likely you are to suffer with diabetic complications in later years. Having good blood sugar control should also allow you to require less medication. Some medication, particularly insulin can promote weight gain in diabetics. Generally, the lower your blood sugar, the less requirement you’ll have for insulin. It’s not just diabetics that should be concerned with maintaining a healthy blood sugar level though. For all of us, [...]
Spice Rubbed Salmon With Avocado Salsa
Spice rubbed salmon with avocado salsa This spice rubbed salmon with a delicious avocado and cherry tomato salsa recipe can be prepared and on your plate in just 20 minutes. Serves: 4 Ingredients: 10 Serving size: 537 g Total calories: 794 Protein: 81.04 g Fat: 46.85 g Carbohydrates: 11.17 g Fibre: 7.4 g Ingredients Salmon 4 salmon fillets 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp ground paprika 1 tsp black pepper 1 tsp salt Salsa 2 avocados, diced into 1 cm cubes 4 tbsp coriander, chopped [...]
Anxiety May Be Coming From Your Gut
Anxiety may be coming from your gut By naturopath Margaret Jasinska The state of your gut health has an enormous bearing on your mental and emotional wellbeing. The types of bugs that live in your gut, as well as their quantity and location can play a large role in how calm or anxious you feel. Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) is a common gut disorder. Recent research shows SIBO can interfere with mental health, raising the risk of anxiety. Fixing the gut can lead to a calmer mood. [...]
Homemade Sauerkraut
Homemade sauerkraut When life gives you cabbage, you make sauerkraut! Homemade sauerkraut is worlds apart from the stuff you buy at the supermarket. When stored in the fridge, this 4-ingredient recipe should last several months. Ingredients: 4 Total calories: 256 Protein: 13.14 g Fat: 1.31 g Carbohydrates: 59.16 g Fibre: 25.4 g Ingredients 1 large cabbage (approx. 1 kg) 1 tbsp Himalayan salt 1 tsp dried dill seeds 4 black peppercorns Method Wash the cabbage and remove the outer leaves. Save one of the washed outer leaves. [...]
The Best And Worst Foods For Inflammation
The best and worst foods for inflammation By Nutrition Consultant Jessica Robinson Simply put, inflammation refers to your body’s physiological response from the immune system to facilitate healing of an injury or any sort of attack upon your tissues. Physically, inflammation is felt as swelling, redness, heat and pain. Inflammation can be caused by an excess amount of free radicals or oxidation in our cells, and becomes more common as we get older and our immune system becomes more susceptible to inflammation. Chronic inflammation or unresolved inflammation is the real concern that can cause tissue destruction, leading to [...]
