Fennel Soup Recipe This fennel soup recipe is one of my favourites. Often when we are experiencing digestive issues there are few foods that we can enjoy without feeling discomfort. It is wonderful to have a few nourishing meals (which do not make you feel bloated or cause cramping) up your sleeve. This is a flavoursome soup recipe which is … Continue reading My Favourite Soup Recipe
Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) can be a frustrating and relentless experience. Having suffered from SIBO myself, it can often feel as though your list of food options get more and restricted and that there is nothing that can really improve the condition. In the article below I provide an overview of SIBO and a … Continue reading Are You Suffering From SIBO?
When it comes to gut health, I often see cases of my clients following dietary protocols to the T, exercising and making significant lifestyle changes. Yet for some reason their gut symptoms will improve temporarily and then revert to a state of dis-ease or they will not improve at all. We will often quickly discover that … Continue reading A Few Good GUT Reasons Not To Stress
Fructose has been getting quite a bad wrap of late, with many health “experts” recommending we all avoid it. I am definitely all for eliminating processed fructose forms such as fruit juice, corn syrup and high fructose corn syrup. But do you need to be limiting all fructose in your diet including fruit? Below I … Continue reading The Fructose Story
When it comes to healing the gut lining and achieving “Belly Bliss” zinc is my mineral super hero. Below are my four key reasons why: 1. Zinc and intestinal integrity: Zinc is a critical mineral in maintaining intestinal wall integrity. Specifically zinc works to bind the tight junctions of the cell of the gut wall, … Continue reading Four Reasons Why Your Belly Bliss Relies on Zinc
Under healthy conditions, the gut lining or “intestinal mucosa” permits the absorption of vital nutrients from bowel while presenting a barrier against the passage of pathogenic substances into the body. Leaky gut syndrome or intestinal permeability involves an increase in the permeability of the gut lining. This causes an increased absorption of intestinally derived endotoxins, … Continue reading Unravelling Intestinal Permeability
The role of the gut in overall well-being has been recognised for centuries. Hippocrates was spot on when he mentioned the gut as being the root of all disease. He followed this statement up by saying that bad digestion is the root of all evil. Nobel Prize winning author Elie Mitchnikoff made the famous quote … Continue reading The Role of The Gut In Health & Wellbeing
Some have labelled bone broth the new “superfood”. Whilst bone broth looks a little different to you standard kale, activated nut and berry superstars, it is a miracle food in its own right. Some of my clients report feeling immediately energised and vital when they start incorporating bone broth into their daily diet. Here are … Continue reading Bone Broth – The New Superfood
When I first started on my healthy eating journey, about twelve years ago now, the alternative sweeteners of choice were apple juice and pear juice concentrate. They were relatively cheap (you could even make them yourself by blending apples or pears!), marketed as diabetic friendly and did the job when it came to sweetening. I … Continue reading Sugar Coated – What You May Not Know About Natural Sweeteners
As a GAPS practitioner I see a large number of clients coming to with digestive problems accompanied by anxiety, fatigue and hormonal imbalances. It is often interesting to trace the cause of the gut being out of balance. The most common reasons that your gut may be playing havoc may be a result of one … Continue reading Three Reasons Your Gut May Be Out of Balance
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