Health Tips
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Stewed Apple Recipe
Who knew that a simple apple could have so many benefits? Apples are not just a delicious treat but a powerhouse of goodness for your body. Let’s discover the rewards of this humble fruit.
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Challenges of Diverticular Disease
Half of those over 60 and a staggering 60% of those over 80 will exhibit signs of diverticular Disease.
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Constipation
Constipation is one of the most common gastrointestinal issues reported in Western countries. As you may expect, constipation often has a lot to do with diet and lifestyle.
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Pumpkin Dhal Recipe
This delicious dhal is a perfect vegetarian main Lentils count as both a protein and a vegetable, which means that when you eat half a cup of lentils you can tick off one of your 5-daily vegetables as well as one serving of protein. Lentils are high in fibre, and half a cup gives you around…
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Are your vitamin D levels the cause of your fatigue?
Now that winter has truly set in, driving to work and home again in the dark is our new normal. At this time of year, it’s easy to forget just how important those daylight hours are to our health. Many of you may know that vitamin D is important and that we get it mostly…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Broccoli Sprout Smoothie
Kick-start your day with a green smoothie or enjoy it as a snack to keep you feeling refueled and to help you detoxify your liver.
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Let’s Talk Insulin Resistance
Lack of exercise, overeating, and poor food choices such as fast foods, sugary snacks or excess caffeine or alcohol, all contribute to insulin resistance. Stress can play a role too.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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Are you Sleeping Enough?
Research has shown that lack of sleep is a key lifestyle factor that will determine whether you will get Alzheimer’s or not. Going without sleep for a week would affect your blood sugars to such an extent that you would be classified as pre-diabetic.
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Is Intermittent Fasting Good for Us?
Fasting is an ancient tradition that has been around for eons and the amount of research into the benefits of fasting has increased vastly. The body has an amazing ability to heal itself, if we allow it too. Generally we eat too much and too often and we choose the wrong foods.
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Still Fatigued After Your Holiday?
We all feel tired from time to time, that’s a normal part of life. However, ongoing fatigue can be an insidious beast and over time it can become the norm for many people. If you are one of those people that find themselves drowsy during the day, having difficulty concentrating, experiencing brain fog or wanting…
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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…
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Naturally Infused Water Recipe Ideas
This is a great way of staying hydrated and still enjoying a libation during the holiday period, particularly since many people don’t like the taste of plain water. Infused water is really easy to make and is a much better option than sugary fruit juices, sodas or artificial sweetened beverages.
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Are You in Need of Self-Care
Self-care should be at the top of our list, yet for many of us it’s at the bottom of the pile. Self-care is not being selfish. Rather it’s about attending to your needs so that you are able to support those that you love.
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Boost your immune system for Covid-19
COVID-19 has brought home to me just how fast things can change and how important our health is. It’s hugely important that we take steps to strengthen your immune system.
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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.
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Sugar… Friend or Foe
As a nutritionist, I was taught that sugar’s nutritional value is zero, so the question needs to be raised. Why do we eat so much of it?
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Gut-soothing Ginger and Slippery Elm Tea
Slippery elm and ginger have been used for centuries to reduce inflammation and improve gut health.
