Gut Health
Detoxifying Beetroot and Greens Soup
Release the Power of Beetroot This delicious and warming soup is packed with detoxifying ingredients that support liver health and enhance the body’s natural detoxification processes. Prep: 20 minutesCooking time: 30 to 35 minutes Ingredients Directions In a large pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic, sautéing until they are soft…
Nourish Your Liver for Better Health
Support Your Liver for Optimal Health The liver is one of the body’s most vital organs, performing over 500 functions daily. It processes nutrients, detoxifies harmful substances, produces bile for digestion, and stores vitamins (A, D, E, K, and B12) and minerals (iron and copper). To maintain optimal health, understanding and supporting liver function is…
Challenges of Diverticular Disease
Half of those over 60 and a staggering 60% of those over 80 will exhibit signs of diverticular Disease.
Cracking the Candida Code
Could your persistent gut problems be linked to something more elusive. Could it be Candida? Let’s delve into the world of Candida albicans.
Sweet Pumpkin Pie Recipe
This is a fun recipe for a sweet Pumpkin Pie that can be either baked or non-baked. Boost your energy and memory and improve cellular function with this treat packed with vitamins and minerals.
Potato, Pepper and Broccoli Frittata Recipe
As the seasons change and the cold settles in, nutritious food is our best bet at keeping our bodies strong and ready for the fight against circulating sicknesses. For those days where there’s an inversion overhead or the sun won’t come out we can turn to vitamin D rich foods to boost our intake.
Long covid post-viral immune dysfunction
The aftermath of COVID has been widespread and has impacted us all at many levels physically, emotionally, spiritually and mentally. Many of us have known someone who has died from COVID or are experiencing the long-term consequences of the virus.
The Gut Sleep Connection
Sleep is fundamental to your health, yet it is often overlooked. More than 60% of the population in developed nations sleep less than the recommended eight hours a night.
Boost your Day with A Mighty Vegetable
Broccoli sprouts contains a compound called sulforaphane. They contain up to 100 times more sulforaphane than normal broccoli.
Mushroom Curry Recipe
Recipe for a warming winter curry with mushrooms. Taking the seasons and your constitution into consideration, you can help your body to digest food more efficiently.
Let’s Talk Gut Health
Chewing is a free and easy way to get the full benefit of the food you eat. Your body will thank you and you will feel better for it.
Let’s Talk Liver Detoxification
Find out how best you can support your liver. Lower your intake of toxins and flush stored toxins safely with a detox.
Let’s Talk Gluten Free
You’ve been diagnosed with coeliac disease or you have been advised to do an elimination diet by a nutritionist or dietician. What do you do?
Are You Suffering from IBS?
Are the days of a settled, flat tummy without pain a distant memory? We all experience digestive upsets occasionally, but if it’s not the norm, this may indicate that you have something called irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). It is believed that between 15 to 20% of New Zealanders suffer from this condition.
Let’s Talk Irritable Bowel Syndrome
IBS affects around one in seven New Zealanders. It’s likely that you have friends or family that suffer from this frustrating and embarrassing condition.
Is Detox the Answer?
Beyond the hype and trendy headlines, detoxification is real and involves many biochemical processes. Detoxification is a normal part of our daily internal housekeeping.
How to Survive Christmas and Thrive
Are we trying to live up to unrealistic expectations of creating a ‘perfect’ Christmas? Should we rather be keeping things simple and enjoying our time with our family and friends? Are we being sucked in by all those ‘fabulous’ marketing campaigns? Christmas is a tradition that is religious for some. For others it may be…
Are You Suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Are you exhausted to the point that you have difficulty getting out of bed and find it challenging to function during the day?
Turmeric Chicken Broth Recipe
In Chinese medicine, winter is the time to take care of your adrenal glands. Adrenal glands are found just above your kidneys and help you to respond to stress appropriately. They may be small but they make and release many hormones that circulate through your blood and influence many aspects of your health.
What is the Gut Microbiome
Mainly made up of bacteria, some fungi, viruses and protozoa, we have developed a mutually beneficial relationship with our microbes that function together in an ecosystem. This is our Mocrobiome.
Gut-soothing Ginger and Slippery Elm Tea
Slippery elm and ginger have been used for centuries to reduce inflammation and improve gut health.
