Funky Fermented Foods Fermented foods have long been a staple for many different cultures. Originally they came about as a means of preservation. From kimchi in Korea, sauerkraut in Germany, yoghurt in Greece and miso in Japan. These traditional foods have become quite the star these days all ...
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Getting Enough Fibre on a Gluten-Free Diet
If you are following a gluten free diet you may already know that many gluten free foods are actually low in fibre. This is because they tend to be highly processed and made from refined starches which have lost the majority of their fibre content. Fibre is important to help keep things moving ...
Top 5 Pantry Staples For Gut Health
Eating well to support your gut health doesn’t have to be expensive and full of "superfoods" you’ve got no idea what to do with. In fact, lots of beneficial foods for our gut health can be cheap and familiar. The key to supporting our gut health and feeding the microbiome (our gut bacteria) is ...
Omega-3 & Gut Health
The research has shown that our gut microbiota- which are the resident microorganisms that are in the gastrointestinal tract, play an essential role in human health and disease. These good microorganisms or ‘bugs’ in our gut play a vital role in the digestion, immunity, detoxification and ...
To charcoal or not to charcoal?
One of the latest trends to hit the wellness world is activated charcoal. Activated Charcoal is a product manufactured specifically to be extremely absorbent, allowing it to bind to molecules, ions or atoms from a dissolved substance. Due to its powerful toxin-clearing properties, activated ...
Gut Microbiota and Health Conditions
Gut microbiota, gut bacteria, gut microbiome, gut bugs…all terms thrown around like wild fire in the world of nutrition and science at present. Gut health is certainly becoming the latest health trend, and for good reason! If you aren’t familiar with gut microbiota, or need a bit of a recap, check ...
Gut Microbiot-HUH?
Why has ‘you are what you eat’ got even more meaning than ever before? First of all, Australians do not have good gut health and this has a lot to do with our microbiota. 1 in 4 women suffer from constipation Bowel cancer is the 2nd most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australia 1 in 2 ...
Why Diet Matters for a Healthy Gut Microbiome
You may have recently read the article What’s The Deal With Gut Microbiota and have been introduced to the wonderful world of the gut microbiome/microbiota ( essentially just gut bacteria), or perhaps this is a topic you were already familiar with. Either way, I am very excited to fill you in on ...