Many people ask us what supplements they should add for optimal health, and prebiotics and probiotics are definitely among the most important supplements (or foods) that most of us need more of. Many people incorrectly assume that they don't need supplements, and that it's possible to meet nutrition needs solely from their diet, and that a few vegetables and some yogurt has gut health covered. The problem with this assumption is that the modern diet is severely deficient in p

This might seem like a silly question to many of you! But hear us out, as you may realise you are eating too many, or too few carbohydrates like we did! It’s more common than you might think to under eat, as opposed to over eating. Those who are most at risk for not eating enough are busy people, anyone suffering from stress of Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenal (HPA) axis dysregulation (formerly adrenal fatigue), females, hypothyroid disorders, athletes, highly active people, an

Estrogen is an important endocrine hormone we all need to be healthy and vibrant, and yes this includes men! Too much estrogen can make you anxious, gain weight, heavy periods, moody and emotional, and too little can give you hot flashes, night sweats, brain fog, depression or incontinence. These days we are constantly exposed to a variety of factors that mess up our hormone balance. Stress, inflammation, diet, drugs, and lifestyle can all wreak havoc on our estrogen. On top

'The best of all medicines is resting and fasting' – Benjamin Franklin Fasting is abstaining from food for a given time by choice. Fasting is nothing new by any means. Many regularly practice fasting for religious reasons, and our ancestors were of course forced to fast without 3 square meals a day. Contrary to what you might expect, many people feel increased energy and mental clarity during or after a fast. Fasting practices are gaining popularity for their health, weight l

Bone Broth – The trendiest beverage of the last 5 years! If you haven’t introduced this ancient nutritious food into your diet, then you should consider it. Bone broth or ‘stock’ isn’t any new fad. It’s the revival of a highly healthy food that has been consumed for generations as an easy to digest, nutrient dense drink. If you want benefits like better skin, fascia and hair, healthier digestive function, reduced pain, and increased immune health, then jump onto the bone brot

A dramatic title, and the words of Dr Catherine Shanahan author of ‘Deep Nutrition.’ We are what we eat. The food we eat is not only information for our body, but also provides the basic building blocks we need to build human tissue. Unlike alcohol or smoking, toxic ‘food’ that we might choose to eat, is inflammatory as we eat it, and it then becomes us, creating an additional chain reaction of inflammation. One of the most important building materials our bodies require, is

Everyone knows that quality matters, yet somehow when it comes to our nutrition we tend to accept the norms and believe that food companies have our best interest at heart. Food labels can be confusing, and interpreting them and researching where our food comes from often isn’t a skill we have. It’s hard to know who to believe if you don’t have time, or energy to research. The sad truth is that the food industry is driven heavily by profit, and the bottom dollar means more to

Weight loss is believed by many to occur when we eat less, and exercise more. Unfortunately this outdated weight loss prescription is still mainstream, and is a barrier to many people who seek to change their body. It’s sadly accepted by most that a person carrying excess body fat is either lazy, or indulgent. If it were really as simple as exercising more, and eating less, so many of us wouldn’t be struggling with our weight. Balancing calories isn’t the answer Before I bec

There are many different types of cooking oils, and many can be detrimental to your health if used poorly! Selecting the right oil should come down to more than just flavor. The right fat can totally change the way your meal affects your health. Erroneous dietary guidelines have given poor advice around the safety of saturated fats, and as a result many of us are left confused about which fats and oils are safe to use. When it comes to selecting your cooking oil, you need to

Stomach acid plays a vital role in maintaining optimal health. The strength of our stomachs Hydrochloric Acid (HCL) is very important in killing germs and protecting against infection, preventing bacterial overgrowth, and dissolving our food into smaller particles. HCL levels decrease after age 30, and with many lifestyle factors or chronic health conditions, and lack of stomach acid is one of the first places things can go wrong in our gut. HCL sterilizes the stomach content

One day your knee is sore, the next it's your back? If you think toxins or gut health do not matter, please read on and learn how they can attack the collagen in your joints and create chronic pain. Here is an exert from a lecture (and a slide above) with Dr Campbell McBride from the 2013 Gluten Summit hosted by Dr Tom O'bryan. 'The immune system has many other mechanisms to respond to invaders in the body. And, they are nonspecific responses, such as inflammation or the comp

Anyone with digestive problems has no doubt jumped on google, and stumbled across leaky gut syndrome as a diagnosis. Leaky gut is becoming more common with the plethora of toxins, drugs, stress, pathogens, and poor quality foods etc, that we are all exposed to in modern society. Leaky gut can have devastating effects that can manifest throughout the body, and is a underlying factor in chronic illness, especially food allergy, cognitive decline, and autoimmune conditions. The

Calorie counting has been around a long time, and unfortunately it’s going to take a long time to disappear. Counting calories is a waste of time, and it's simply inaccurate, and irrelevant to the status of our health. Weight loss and health isn’t a math’s problem; numbers don’t matter, hormones and metabolic affects do! Here's why: The calorie model fails to take into account quality and only addresses quantity. 100 calories of organic grass fed beef, will have different res

If you want to see a RAPID change in your waistline, and health - consider giving up grains! It's estimated that 50% of all human calories worldwide come from grains. Many people report adverse reactions to eating wheat and grains, but think giving them up entirely is too hard. If you have a higher risk for cardiovascular disease, or an autoimmune condition of any kind, then you need to be very cautious with grains. The main issues with grain products are that they raise bloo

The fear many have around eating Saturated Fats is still high! Fat became a 4 letter word back in the 1960's when a researcher Ancel Keys (pictured above on the cover of Time magazine) told the world that saturated fat caused heart disease and made us fat. Good old Ancel's recommendations and 'research' was used to make Government dietary guidelines and the food pyramid of the 1980's. It's been revealed since that Ancel's research was flawed. In fact he selected data that sup

Have you been noticing the explosion of info about Gut health and the human microbiome? Heard of Probiotics, Prebiotics and Fermented foods? Do you know how important your gut health is for EVERY SINGLE SYSTEM in your body? If you haven't heard of these terms, it's time you did. For the sake of your health! Our microbiome is located throughout our body, but lives mostly through our digestive tract. The microbiome is a collection of bacteria, yeasts and parasitic organisms tha

Most people are aware of the negative effects of taking antibiotics, and thankfully these days many doctors are avoiding prescribing antibiotics, unless it's absolutely necessary. Antibiotics are one of the biggest contributors to poor gut health, and are known to have a wide range of adverse side effects. For example studies of newborns have shown that antibiotic exposure in the first 6 months of life, resulted in subjects being 2.5 x more likely to develop allergies and ast

Wellness is a precursor to fitness. You cannot build a house on poor foundations. When it comes to fitness so many attempt to cut corners by not chasing wellness. It’s more common than you think for fitness driven individuals to focus on their adrenalin-fuelled time at the gym where all the exciting stuff happens. When you get caught up in the fitness side of things, it’s common to over train, eat poorly, train only your strengths, and not bother with the less exciting but fu

'If you don’t feel like a million bucks in life, please consider Gluten as a potential candidate that’s holding you back from living the life that you deserve.’ Dr. Tom O’Bryan Gluten and it's gliadin protein, breaks down the intestinal barrier in every single human being. This research was conducted at Harvard by Dr Alessio Fasano. The intestinal barrier tight junctions (toll gates between the cells) are only one cell thick and are regulated by a protein called Zonulin. Dr F