Our final gut healthy ‘sandwich’ recipe for British Sandwich Week is one that has become a real trend over the past few years – based on the very fashionable and over-talked about ‘avocado toast’. This sauerkraut added to this version of avocado toast will help to support your microbiome, whilst also tasting great – and
Gut-healthy bread doesn’t have to be sourdough and we have found a fantastic gut-friendly recipe at www.jessicacox.com.au. It is free from common allergens (gluten, dairy, eggs, yeast, sugar) and full of wholefoods (wholegrains, protein and fats), making it dense and nutritional and possibly better suited to an open sandwich on thick slices. Bread recipe Ingredients
This week is British Sandwich Week and the sandwich has long been the go-to lunch for us Brits. There are so many sandwich options available, but unfortunately many are not supportive of health and particularly gut-friendly health. To help you with ideas for supporting your gut whilst also enjoying a traditional sandwich, we have three
We promised you some nutritious and delicious gut healthy salad recipes for the warmer months and here is number 2. It’s another easy recipe that includes anti-inflammatory omega-3 fats from oily fish with vegetables to supply lots of fibre (particularly fennel – another vegetable you may not have tried before), bitter leaves to support gallbladder
Fibre is a common word that most of us are aware of and know that we need it in our diet to help prevent constipation. But what exactly is it, where does it come from and what does it do? Fibre is often linked with preventing constipation, but is this true and how does it
The fibre from the vegetables we eat provide food for the bacteria in our gut. These fibres are indigestible by humans, but are broken down easily by our friendly gut bacteria and help them to reproduce and maintain their massive numbers – thus supporting balance in our microbiome and helping to support healthy digestion and
Whilst temperatures have fallen once again, we had a lovely glimpse of spring last week and thought it was the perfect time to start to introduce some nutritious and delicious gut healthy salad recipes for the warmer months. This first recipe is easy, but includes an ingredient that you might not have tried before –
Good Friday marks the end of Lent in the Christian calendar and hot cross buns are said to be eaten to mark the end of the fasting period. Whilst the concept of buns has Pagan roots, hot cross buns have become linked to Christianity as the cross on the buns is said to signify Jesus’
Over-indulging in chocolate this Easter? Many of us will be giving and receiving Easter eggs and spending much of today (and maybe the next few days or weeks!) over-indulging in a chocolate-fest. What can we do to mitigate the effects and keep our gut health on track? Chocolate has become a key element of our
#complementarytherapy #therapyweek This week is National Complementary Therapy Week and we have written a short explanation of 10 complementary therapies that might be of interest to you. Naturopathy A Naturopath works with a combination of a number of natural (complementary) therapies including nutrition, homeopathy, acupuncture, iridology, herbal medicine, functional testing and other newer methods such
Yesterday we published Part 1 of our suggestions for supporting our children’s health as they return to school over the next couple of weeks and beyond. Today, we are focusing on ideas for healthy meal options throughout the day – we have based these on the general principles we wrote about yesterday and included links
Our children are heading back to school and, whilst it is great that they will be with their friends and learning face-to-face once again, both parents and kids are experiencing a range of emotions at the prospect. These emotions range from elation to sadness, joy to trepidation, anticipation to fear and it is useful to
How you (and the microbiome) can help to support somebody with an eating disorder This week is Eating Disorder Awareness Week (EDAW) in the UK – an international awareness event designed to fight the myths and misunderstandings around eating disorders, including anorexia, bulimia, binge-eating disorder and EDNOS (eating disorder not otherwise specified). This year the
Today (27th February) is National Protein Day in America and we thought it was a good time to focus on this key nutrient and to bring you a simple recipe to help support your daily protein intake. Protein is one of our key macronutrients (along with carbohydrates and fats) and comes from a variety of
It’s Real Bread Week from 20-28 February – highlighting the traditional practices of breadmaking and the fact that bread can be a healthy staple food choice when made in the right way, using the best ingredients. Much of the bread sold today is mass produced and includes lots of unnecessary ingredients, including genetically modified organisms
