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5 Juice Ingredients To Boost Immune Health
5 juice ingredients to boost immune health By Jessah Shaw, Adv Dip (Nut Med) Juicing is unique as it allows nutrients to be consumed in their most concentrated form, providing vital nutrients without feeling weighed down as you would if you were to consume the below foods whole. With the days getting shorter and colder and in turn cold and flu symptoms becoming more rampant, it is more important than ever to be vigilant when it comes to your immune health. 1. Beetroot These vibrant, purple vegetables [...]
Coeliacs Are At Higher Risk Of Fatty Liver Disease
Coeliacs are at higher risk of fatty liver disease By naturopath Margaret Jasinska Fatty liver is a modern day epidemic. It means an abnormally high level of fat has accumulated inside the liver. When the liver is fatty, inflammation and damage occurs to liver cells. This typically produces elevated liver enzymes, which can be measured on a blood test. Because it contains the word fatty, most people think you need to be overweight in order to get a fatty liver. It is certainly true that most sufferers carry excess weight around their torso, and a high sugar diet [...]
Keto Lemon And Parsley Chicken Schnitzel
Keto lemon and parsley chicken schnitzel If you have a hankering for a good pub schnitty but don't want to break your diet, this keto lemon and parsley chicken schnitzel almost tastes like the real thing! Coated in almond meal instead of bread crumbs, this recipe is low-carb and suitable for those on a keto diet. Serves: 4 Ingredients: 9 Serving size: 185 g Total calories: 465 Protein: 33.87 g Fat: 32.7 g Carbohydrates: 10.65 g Fibre: 3.2 g Ingredients 500 g chicken breast fillets, sliced lengthways 3 tbsp [...]
5 At-Home Leg Toning Exercises
5 at-home leg toning exercises As the days are getting shorter and colder, now is the best time to do at-home workouts in the comfort of your own home in preparation for spring and summer. These 5 leg toning exercises are good beginner exercises but also very effective. 1. Jumping jacks Back to basics with this one. The basic jumping jack is an excellent all over leg toning workout move that works your quads, glutes and hips. [...]
Don’t Let Diabetes Steal Your Vision
Don’t let diabetes steal your vision By naturopath Margaret Jasinska Diabetes is the worldwide leading cause of blindness and poor vision. The incidence of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes is climbing at a frightening pace in Australia and much of the world. The longer a person has diabetes, the more at risk they are of long term complications such as vision loss. Poorly managed diabetes is the biggest risk factor for vision loss, and this applies to both types of diabetes. We see statistics like this in the news regularly: During the past year, more than [...]
Men Who Carry Mobile Phones In Their Pocket Have Reduced Sperm Quality
Men who carry mobile phones in their pocket have reduced sperm quality Infertility is a big problem and a growing problem. It is thought to affect at least 14 percent of couples living in high and middle income countries. Nearly every country has recently noticed declines in sperm quantity and sperm health. Almost every adult male living in these countries owns a mobile phone. Could there be a link? New research seems to confirm there is. Mobile phones emit radio frequency electromagnetic radiation (RF-EMR), and this radiation has an effect on sperm development and function. Recently a systematic [...]
Quinoa Chicken Risotto
Quinoa chicken risotto If you’re a lover of risotto but want to look after your waist line, this quinoa chicken risotto recipe is for you! Using quinoa instead of rice, makes this risotto higher in protein and B vitamins than traditional risotto. This recipe is easy to make and you can easily swap the vegetables to suit what you have in your fridge. Serves: 4 Ingredients: 8 Serving size: 400 g Total calories: 444 Protein: 33.5 g Fat: 17.8 g Carbohydrates: 37.4 g Fibre: 5 g Ingredients 500 g [...]
Hepatitis Is A Modern-Day Epidemic
Hepatitis is a modern-day epidemic By naturopath Margaret Jasinska Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver. This can be caused by several factors, such as: Excess fat building up in the liver from being overweight or diabetic Excess alcohol Overload with toxic chemicals from the environment Overload from prescription drugs or pain killers Damage to the liver due to intestinal disease, eg. coeliac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth Autoimmune disease Viral infections There are hundreds of millions of people living with the hepatitis B and C viruses in their body and trying to exist with a [...]
You Should Switch To These Natural Cleaning Products!
You should switch to these natural cleaning products! By Louise Belle BHSc (Nut Med) Did you know that the average household contains approximately 250-300 chemicals? A large portion of these come from cleaning products and detergents. The harsh chemicals in cleaning products have been linked to a range of different issues such as dermatitis, nerve damage, respiratory issues and organ damage- just to name a few. Our livers have the difficult job of filtering out all these chemicals, and can become overwhelmed and sluggish, causing chemicals to circulate or to be stored in our body for long periods. [...]
Cutting Carbs Reverses Fatty Liver Faster Than Cutting Calories
Cutting carbs reverses fatty liver faster than cutting calories By naturopath Margaret Jasinska Do you know the most effective eating plan for clearing fat from the liver? The good news is you don't have to go hungry to reverse a fatty liver. If you have been diagnosed with a fatty liver, your doctor probably told you to lose weight by eating less and doing some exercise. It's true that weight loss helps to repair the liver, but the problem is, it's extremely difficult to lose weight if you've got a fatty liver. According to research published in the [...]