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Vegan Choc Orange Bliss Balls
Vegan choc orange bliss balls These vegan choc bliss balls are easy to make and delicious, perfect for an on-the-go snack. Makes: 10-12 balls Ingredients: 9 Serving size: 1 ball Total calories: 250 Protein: 5 g Fat: 15 g Carbohydrates: 16 g Fibre: 4 g Ingredients 1 cup walnuts ½ cup pumpkin seeds ½ cup sunflower seeds Juice and zest of 1 orange 1 tsp vanilla essence 10 Medjool dates, pitted and chopped ¼ cup cacao powder, plus extra for coating ¼ cup coconut oil, melted 1 tbsp chia [...]
Diet Tips For Overcoming Eczema
Diet tips for overcoming eczema By naturopath Margaret Jasinska Eczema is extremely common in children and adults. For many people it is an incredibly frustrating and uncomfortable health problem. Food sensitivities and gut bug imbalances, leading to a leaky gut are usually the biggest eczema triggers. Diet changes and gut healing strategies are usually effective tools for overcoming this condition. Eczema causes red, itchy, and inflamed skin. In severe cases the skin can crack, become weepy and an infection can develop. Eczema can affect anyone, but it’s especially common in children. Approximately 60 percent of cases develop within [...]
5 Ways To Stop A Cold In Its Tracks
5 ways to stop a cold in its tracks By Jessah Shaw, Adv Dip (Nut Med) When you feel the symptoms of a cold taking over it can be incredibly frustrating not knowing how long the virus will hang around and affect your overall activities. Thankfully, there are a number of ways to prevent colds from taking over your body in the first place and to shorten their length. 1. Don’t underestimate vitamin D Vitamin D plays a major role in regulating the immune system. A study [...]
Berry And Nut Breakfast Parfait
Berry and nut breakfast parfait This berry and nut breakfast parfait is dairy free, healthy and delicious, plus a cinch to make. Not to mention it can be prepared in advance for a breakfast on the go. Serves: 2 Ingredients: 8 Serving size: 178 g Total calories: 477 Protein: 10 g Fat: 41 g Carbohydrates: 25 g Fibre: 8 g Ingredients ¼ cup almonds, plus few extra to garnish ¼ cup macadamias ¼ cup walnuts 1 tbsp pumpkin kernels 1 tbsp sunflower seeds ¾ cup blueberries ¾ cup strawberries [...]
10 Key Principles For Cleansing Your Liver
10 key principles for cleansing your liver By Nutrition Consultant, Jess Robinson Why do a cleanse? The liver works hard 24 hours, 7 days a week breaking down and eliminating the many toxins that enter our body, metabolising hormones, detoxifying our blood, producing the bile that is needed to digest fats and storing essential vitamins, minerals and iron. Our liver is essentially the master cleanser, and because of the important functions it carries out every day, it needs to be functioning optimally. Today, there are numerous toxins we are exposed to on a daily basis, environmental toxins in [...]
Is It Safe To Follow A Lower Carb, Higher Fat Diet If You Have A Gallbladder Problem?
Is it safe to follow a lower carb, higher fat diet if you have a gallbladder problem? By naturopath Margaret Jasinska A lot of people are trying lower carbohydrate diets and ketogenic diets recently in an effort to lose weight. That makes sense because they work. A well formulated lower carb, higher fat diet can be very effective for weight loss, and it can be a balanced, healthy diet that provides all the nutrients your body needs. But is it safe to follow this kind of diet if you have gallstones, or an inflamed gallbladder, or no gallbladder [...]
Raw Foods And Detoxification
Raw foods and detoxification It is that time of the year when many of us reflect on what resolutions, plans and goals we have for the forthcoming year. In terms of health goals, if there was one key I would recommend for 2020, it would be to increase your intake of fresh, whole fruit and vegetables in their raw state. The gift I would recommend that you give yourself for the New Year would be to purchase a good quality, high speed blender! Why? Most of us know that the average person is exposed to many toxic substances on [...]
Christmas Fruit Mince Tarts
Christmas fruit mince tarts The delicious spice of Christmas fruit mince tarts really does make the festive season feel like it’s upon us. This uses a combination of almond meal and buckwheat flour for gluten free and more nutritious pastry than traditional white flours. Serves: 20 Ingredients: 16 Serving size: 1 tart Total calories: 114 Carbohydrates: 14.8 g Fat: 5.7 g Protein: 2.4 g Fibre: 2.1 g Ingredients Filling: 3 sweet red apples, cored and diced ¼ cup dried cranberries ¼ cup sultanas ¼ cup diced apricots Juice of [...]
Natural Remedies For High Blood Pressure
Natural remedies for high blood pressure By naturopath Margaret Jasinska Persistently high blood pressure is a common problem and is called hypertension. This means high pressure inside the arteries. High blood pressure can be called “the silent killer,” as it slowly and insidiously damages the walls of the blood vessels as well as internal organs. The organs most vulnerable to damage are the heart, brain and kidneys. Unfortunately many people underestimate the damage that high blood pressure can cause; for example they have an aversion to taking their medication, forget to take their medication, or never get their [...]
What Does Your Poo Say About You?
What does your poo say about you? By Louise Belle BHSc (Nut Med) Are you one to have a good look at your poo before you flush it? I certainly am. Your poo can tell you many different things about the state of your health. If you simply wipe and flush without having a sneak peek you could be missing out on vital clues. Ideally, your poo should be brown, smooth, sausage-like in appearance and fairly easy to pass. These are some things that your poo could be telling you: [...]