Wheat consumption can lead inflammation of Chronic Health Conditions
Wheat consumption can lead inflammation of Chronic Health Conditions Wheat consumption can lead inflammation of chronic health conditions as well as creating intestinal dysbiosis (leaky gut) and other IBS type symptoms. In clinic I often recommend clients remove wheat from their diet and they are sceptical because they have not been diagnosed with Coeliac […]
Sugar Cravings – What Can We Do About Them?
Sugar Cravings – What Can We Do About Them? Sugar cravings – we can all experience them – but why? They can develop for many reasons, such as after periods of indulgence like Christmas and holidays, or during stressful and emotional times. Once the levels of sugar in our diet increase it becomes difficult to […]
Pesky Parasites: Blastocystitis hominis & Dientamoeba fragilis
Pesky Parasites: Blastocystitis hominis & Dientamoeba fragilis Chances are you may have heard of the parasites called Blastocystitis hominis and Dientamoeba fragilis. Recently there has been a prevalence of clients presenting with these conditions in my clinic. Blastocystis is a little parasite with a very hard shell, allowing it to survive outside the intestinal tract […]
Why You Should Soak Your Grains, Legumes & Nuts
Raw grains, legumes, nuts and seeds all contain a substance called phytate (in varying quantities) which interferes with our digestion’s ability to absorb nutrients. Soaking of grains, legumes, nuts and seeds is a method of food preparation that is used in traditional cultures, but is not widely used these days in more ‘developed’ countries. […]