Exercise and the good gut link.Exercise why you need it besides the usual benefits of lowering your blood pressure, reducing the rate of diabetes Type 2, or trimming down the excess weight; instead looking at the role of exercise on your gut health. I’ve touched on how exercise can increase the production of butyrate producing bacteria, which can have a positive effect on the barrier function of our gut. In turn this can improve leaky gut, it’s symptoms, and can decrease chronic inflammation in the body.Are you overdoing it?On the flip side, over doing it on the exercise front can be detrimental to our health as well. Over training can lead to muscles that always feel DOMsy, old injuries flaring up, or new injuries that seem to come out of nowhere. Over doing it can reduce … [Read more...]
Butter Chicken
Butter Chicken Ingredients:2 tablespoons of olive oil1 large leek, chopped2 cloves garlic, crushed1 pinch or more of cayenne pepper (optional)1 teaspoon ground turmeric1 teaspoon ground cumin1/2 teaspoon mild paprika1 teaspoon ground cardamom1 teaspoon ground coriander2 teaspoons garam masala1 teaspoon ground ginger3 tablespoons tomato paste800g - 1 kg chicken thigh fillets, cut into cubes1/2 lemon juiced1 teaspoon sea salt2 x 270 ml can coconut milkcoriander to garnish Method: Heat oil in a large frying pan that has a lid, add the leek and saute for around 3 minutes on a gentle heat until transparent.Add the garlic and spices stirring until leek is coated. Then add tomato paste and cook for 1 minute. Add the coconut … [Read more...]
Emulsifiers – Are they harming your gut?
Emulsifiers Emulsifiers make your ice cream smooth and silky and your chocolate bars bright, smooth and shiny.They help them stay on the shelf for longer and protect against mould growth. Getting the oil and water part of the ingredients to mix together for stablility is what they do best. One end of the emulsifier is water friendly and the other is fat friendly. A classic emulsifier is egg in mayonnaise. It essentially binds everything together.You find emulsifiers in dairy products, bakery goods, creamy sauces, low fat spreads, ice cream, margarine and salad dressings.Commonly used emulsifiers are mustard, carrageenan, guar gum, soy or egg lecithin, polysorbates, diglycerides and canola oil.A 2015 study published by Nature: The International Journal of Science looked at two … [Read more...]
What your poo says about your health
What Poo says about your healthPoo its something we all do but unless you are a 7 year old boy you rarely talk about it.It is a terrific indicator of what is happening with your health. Your number two is not only the left overs from the food we have eaten but much much more. You need to get it out of your body as its filled with toxic substances. It is 75% water, indigestible fibre, gut bacteria (living and dead), intestinal lining,old cells, medications and oestrogen.What qualities your poo has also gives us a big heads up to what's happening inside us. What to look for? Colour: The colour of poo comes from the breakdown of red blood cells and bile. Melted chocolate is the best colour. Poo comes in many colours. This can be a result of what you have eaten or if you have a … [Read more...]
