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Nut Butter Protein Bars
Nut butter protein bars These nut butter protein bars are perfect to keep in the fridge for breakfasts or for snacks when you need something tasty and satisfying. Serves: 12 Ingredients: 7 Serving size: 1 bar Total calories: 257 Carbohydrates: 10.68g Fat: 27.85g Protein: 9.53g Fibre: 2.6g Ingredients 1 cup almond meal ½ cup desiccated coconut 5 scoops Superfood powder 1 tbsp Nature Sweet Sugar Substitute 1 cup nut butter (peanut, almond, macadamia) 3 tbsp coconut oil, melted Optional: Chopped nuts or chocolate Method Add all ingredients [...]
Is The Summer Heat Leaving You Puffy And Bloated?
Is the summer heat leaving you puffy and bloated? Fluid retention is a common symptom in women and is always worse in hot weather. Fluid retention is also known as oedema, and the most common areas of the body to be affected are the lower legs and ankles, hands, face (particularly under the eyes) and abdomen. A woman’s fluid level can vary from day to day. If you hop on the scales and notice that you are two kilos heavier than you were yesterday, often it’s actually fluid, not fat. It can be very disheartening to see the [...]
6 Simple Ways To Detox Your Body
6 simple ways to detox your body By naturopath Margaret Jasinska If your body is overloaded with toxins, you are likely to feel tired, sluggish and bloated. You may even feel depressed or anxious and suffer with a foggy head. In our modern world toxins are almost impossible to avoid. Environmental toxins include things like pesticides, food additives, air and water pollution and heavy metals. However, toxins can also be generated within your own body. If you have an overgrowth of harmful bacteria in your intestines, they produce toxins that cause inflammation and free radical damage inside your [...]
What Is The Ketogenic Diet And Could It Help You Lose Weight?
What is the ketogenic diet and could it help you lose weight? By Louise Belle BHSc (Nut Med) The ketogenic diet has gained a lot of attention and popularity in recent years. It has traditionally been used in the medical world to control seizures in those with epilepsy, but is now increasing in popularity for fitness fanatics and those wanting to lose weight. What is the diet? Essentially, the ketogenic diet is a very low carbohydrate, high fat and moderate protein diet. It is a strict diet which involves you to carefully count your macronutrients (carbohydrates, fat and [...]
Strategies To Manage Emotional Eating
Strategies to manage emotional eating By naturopath Margaret Jasinska Emotional eating is a common problem that stands in the way of people achieving their health and weight goals. It can be very tough to beat, but there are strategies to minimise the frequency and intensity of emotional eating. Emotional eating is eating in response to unpleasant emotions while not hungry. Some people also engage in binge eating, whereby they consume a very large volume of food in a short space of time. The food of choice is almost always high in carbohydrate and high in calories. Most people [...]
Are Carbs To Blame For Your High Blood Pressure?
Are carbs to blame for your high blood pressure? By naturopath Margaret Jasinska Most people associate salt with high blood pressure, but sugar and excess carbs are almost always the culprit. We all know that eating too much sugar or other high carbohydrate foods can cause you to gain weight, and overweight people are more prone to high blood pressure. However, new research has shown that even if you’re slim, eating too much sugar can still give you high blood pressure. This research appeared in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. This is important research because most people think [...]
Gluten Could Be Making You Fat
Gluten could be making you fat We have been taught to think that excess fat and sugar makes us fat, which as far as sugar is concerned is true. But can gluten alone make us overweight or stop us losing weight? You bet it can, I have seen it do this in hundreds of my patients. Gluten containing foods are naturally high in carbohydrates and most people do not need to ingest this type of carbohydrate. They are much better off to get their carbohydrates from vegetables and gluten-free grains. Other non-gluten containing grains, such as rice and [...]
Have You Had An Abnormal Liver Function Test?
Have you had an abnormal liver function test? By naturopath Margaret Jasinska Elevated liver enzymes are a common finding on a blood test. Too often they are dismissed as insignificant by doctors and the underlying cause is not investigated. Many people with treatable liver diseases are not receiving treatment because abnormal liver function tests are not being properly investigated. It is important to know that even slightly elevated liver enzymes can indicate serious liver diseases. A UK study found that 11 percent of patients with elevated liver enzymes for over 6 months were found to have serious liver [...]
Ozone To Support Better Health
Ozone to support better health Ozone may be helpful for many different types of health problems that have failed to respond to conventional, herbal and nutritional therapies. Ozone is a natural gas made up of 3 oxygen molecules and is generated in nature by UV rays during thunderstorms and lightning, and gives the fresh invigorating smell to the air after a thunderstorm has passed. Ozone is an important component of our atmosphere. Our atmosphere contains 0.01 ppm-0.04 ppm of ozone, which balances the level of bacteria and mildew in nature. Ozone was discovered in 1840 and its benefits [...]
Even A Healthy Person May Benefit From A Liver Tonic
Even a healthy person may benefit from a liver tonic By Louise Belle BHSc (Nut Med) It is common belief that liver supplements are only necessary if you take a lot of medication or have been diagnosed with liver inflammation or damage. Whilst these factors can certainly increase the need for liver support, even the average ‘healthy’ person can benefit from a little extra liver support. Let me explain why! The liver has two detoxification pathways - phase one and two. The phase one pathway is responsible for breaking down toxins that enter the body (through the air, [...]
