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Struggling with the idea of salad ? In the spirit

Struggling with the idea of salad ?
In the spirit of making friends with salad you can bring your salads to life by seasoning your own mixed nuts. Prepare a big batch at the beginning of the week and use as you go! These make great movie snacks too to replace popcorn 🎥 I try to keep the bulk mostly seeds for carb balance.
My secret to low carb bbq seasoning:
- Xylitol (keep it minimal and build as you try! Start with a pinch and build to up to 1 level tsp)
- Smoked paprika (biggest ratio in the blend)
- Sweet paprika
- Chicken salt (always msg free. Check ingredients)
- Salt & Pepper
- Cumin
- Cayenne pepper (pinch)
Enjoy !
#ketofriendly #paleofriendly #lowcarb #bbqnuts #healthysnacks #yum #nutrition #sydneynaturopath #wellbeing

Monday. Time to fuel for the week ahead. 😍 I oc

Monday. Time to fuel for the week ahead. 😍
I occasionally spice Vanilla coconut yoghurt with a very light sprinkle of fennel seeds and fresh mint. It seems like an unlikely pair, but it works and it’s got health benefits.
The science on fennel is pretty promising in the field of blood sugar management - with some evidence in reducing blood sugar levels, reducing lipids in the blood, improving liver function & increasing liver and muscle glycogen (improving storage of circulating sugars and increasing workout fuel reserves.)
The less sugar you have over time, the less your body craves & the more sensitive your taste buds become to a world of flavour.
Refined sugar is not only a metabolic toxin, it’s a lacklustre and nutrient deficient substitute to the diversity of flavours that nature provides.
Our taste buds become more sensitive to the natural flavours in fruits and food comes to life when we detox from refined sugar and processed foods.
Spring cleaning from within 🌱🌿

When soul meets science 🌱 Grocery shopping in m

When soul meets science 🌱
Grocery shopping in my Tetas garden to food prep for the week is an act of meditation. What can we discover when we dive into equal parts soul and science in this basket of goodies?
Let’s start with Soul 🌿
Fresh Herb picking is more than flavour. Cooking with the herbs from my grandmothers garden, the meal sits differently. Teta tells her plants she loves them when she waters them, I remember watching her as a child & I distinctly remember her eyes sparkling with joy as she watched them hydrate. To the dishes herbs provide character, vitality & to be sure.. a lot of love.
Science: What do these 4 legendary culinary herbs have in common? They belong to the same Lamiaceae family and have in common a phenolic compound called Rosmarinic acid. 🧪👩🏽‍🔬
In containing Rosmarinic acid, many of these culinary beauties exhibit antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, blood sugar regulating and anti allergic properties.
One compound is just the tip of the iceberg in plant chemistry of this family of herbs ! Imagine how much more there is to discover 🤩
Science is just scratching the surface of the intricate complexities of plant life. 👩🏽‍🔬🧪🦠🩺
Fun fact: The herb with the highest Rosmarinic acid concentration is.. spearmint!
#happymonday

Demonstration is just as important as theory. I’

Demonstration is just as important as theory. I’m committed to showing how healthy eating can 100% be delicious, fun, flavoursome and equally nourishing.
Making dietary changes is easy in theory and I’m here to show you how to practically implement a healthy diet AND enjoy your life. Believe it or not this is a pre-workout breakfeast. It’s packed with protein and low carb.
Find out how in my stories this morning team 🤤
You can do this too! This was vegan friendly, paleo, low carb & gluten free. It’s the best of all worlds without the toxic sugar.
Happy Sunday
🥳

#healthyeating #berrypancakes #yum #paleo #vegan #keto #lowcarb #highprotein #prebiotics #preworkout

Sunshine is medicine on many glorious levels. In t

Sunshine is medicine on many glorious levels. In the context of Vitamin D, some people are documented to get lots of sunlight, but still come up deficient. 🤔 Could inflammation actually be the culprit? Let’s explore how.. 🕵🏽‍♀️
Vitamin D is one of the heroes of 2020 in the field of natural medicine. In comes the sneaky disruptor... cellular inflammation.
👨‍🔬 Dr Robert Naviaux pioneered the concept of the Cell Danger Response (CDR). The CDR describes the cellular response to external threats we face (environmental, physical, chemical & psychological). In small doses, the CDR is an evolutionary genius mechanism. In large doses and chronically activated, the CDR can change our microbiome , increase inflammation and alter organ function.
🦠 Just like any other natural hormone/chemical process in the body, excess or deficiency can be problematic. It’s all about balance.
☀️ How does this relate to our beloved Vitamin D? The CDR increases the inactivation of active Vitamin D in the body by increasing an enzyme called 24-alpha hydroxylase.
💎 How do we maximise our vitamin D? Sunshine ☀️ & CDR management. CDR management involves eating foods that promote gut health, reducing sugar, alcohol and maintaining an anti-inflammatory diet rich in coloured fruits and veggies. By reducing our exposure to chemical and environments toxins and using natural products. By nurturing our emotions, checking in on ourselves and managing stress. All of the above 🙂
🧬 Humans can also have genetic polymorphisms in their Vitamin D receptor (VDR) that affect the ability of active Vitamin D to bind to immune cells. The impacts of this can be supported with supplementation, an anti-inflammatory diet and lifestyle as above.
🥬 Magnesium deficiency has an impact on Vitamin D metabolism too. Mag is rapidly depleted by psychical and psychological stress (aka 2020) and can be boosted by stress management (deep breathing, reframing, journaling, gentle exercise & counselling) and foods that contain Magnesium like our delicious green leafy veggies and cacao. #vitamind #naturalhealth #sydneynaturopath

In the field beyond assumptions & judgements.. the

In the field beyond assumptions & judgements.. there is an opportunity for peace.
Q. What else could be happening here ?
This is one of my favourite questions both in life and health. It facilitates a deeper dig.
As humans our brains mobilise to the quickest answer to resolve the issue and find comfort. When we rely on this comfort blanket we limit our assessment and stifle our collective ingenuity. We often look for evidence to validate our pre-existing beliefs, & whilst many of them are healthy, some beliefs hold us back from discovering our true potential. An infinite one.
Could we be even more open? Could we be even more willing to put aside our assumptions and explore new possibilities? More and more.. it’s freaking terrifying but equally rewarding. The comfort zone was never meant for life.
It’s a daily battle to zoom out amongst a global magnetism reducing humanity to a virus.
What other possibilities exist here ? We take emotion, bias & personalisation out and we all get closer to the truth. Together is the only way. 💎

Have you ever felt like it’s difficult to relate

Have you ever felt like it’s difficult to relate to your partners behaviour? Like sometimes you just feel like you’re from different planets? This could actually be a sign of healthy hormones between you both. There are many hormonal variations that influence our behaviour in relationships. Here’s just one example of many.
Did you know, that women (more dominated by oestrogen) have more difficulty detoxifying adrenaline & stress hormones, so it builds up? Causing us to be affected by stress more easily and intensely ?
Testosterone in Men on the other hand detoxifies adrenaline and our stress hormones much faster. This is one reason why men are sometimes more drawn to action & risk taking. Because they detoxify their adrenaline faster, the activity of chasing a thrill increases their stress hormones again and they feel more balanced out.
Women with high oestrogen, are more likely to have prolonged anxiety caused in part by an increase in their stress hormones & a greater difficulty metabolising them; what some men interpret as an adventure, some women will interpret in anxiety.
This is because of the influence of the predominating hormone in the system.
The solution to this - is compassion & the understanding that women are very biologically different to men & visa versa. It can be a perfect combination when you look deeper. Hopefully this inspires us all to approach relationships with a great deal of empathy and compassion for the other – even if we don’t ‘get it’. Similarity is not the foundation of a great partnership, respect is.
One is not right or wrong, the impact of which one predominates can affect our perception of the world & understanding this takes the pressure off wanting our partners to be like us. Like Yin needs Yang. Feminine is to masculine. It seems opposite but there are great gifts when you look closely ✨

#hormones #naturopath #health #wellbeing #relationships

Remember the chicken soup from yesterday ? Here’

Remember the chicken soup from yesterday ? Here’s a next day meal idea. Set aside excess chicken from your soup to make honey soy chicken the next night.
This is my keto/paleo take on ‘sushi’. It’s delicious, low carb & gluten free (Tamari). My secret ingredient is vegan cream cheese 🤤
Sorry sushi purists.. it works oh so well.
No rice needed, no carbs needed 🤷🏽‍♀️ Make a mess, play, have fun 🐒
#delicious #outsidethebox #healthyeating #paleo #keto #sundaynight

Sydney 🥶 this weekend calls for a heart warmer.

Sydney 🥶 this weekend calls for a heart warmer. Homemade chicken soup is a universal soulfood. In one afternoon it turns a house into a home 🥘✨🧚🏽‍♀️
It’s unbelievably easy to make your own.

Ingredients:
3 bay leaves
4 cloves Italian garlic
2 teaspoons of fresh ginger chopped
1 small brown onion
1 tablespoon of olive oil (or organic butter)
1 carrot
2 sticks of celery
1 chicken
2 teaspoons of lemon juice
Thyme leaves - about 8 stems worth then discard the stems after removing the leaves. Or just put the thyme into the soup bundled with another thyme sprig
Salt and pepper
1/2 leek
Chilli to serve (totally optional - very much advised 😜)
Step 1: Chop all of the veggies then fry (in a large pot big enough for the chicken) in garlic, ginger & olive oil
Step 2: Add the chicken, the bay leaves & the thyme and 1.5L of water
Allow to cook on low heat for a couple of hours skimming off the globby layer on the top every hour or so.
Step3: Remove the whole chicken from the pot. In a separate tray carefully remove the chicken off the bone with tongs into small pieces and put the pieces back into the soup. Set excess chicken aside for meal prep for other dishes.
Remove thyme bunch & bay leaves, Season with salt & pepper
Tip! Reuse the bones of the chicken in the slow cooker for a 12-24 hour broth.
Enjoy ✨

Happy Friday. Here’s an easy exercise. Close you

Happy Friday. Here’s an easy exercise.
Close your eyes. Think of a moment in your life where you experienced freedom to such a degree that you felt so light and expansive that you forgot you were in a body. 🧚🏽‍♀️
Find that place inside your heart and visit it as often as possible ✨

Sums it up ☀️ #life

Sums it up ☀️ #life

A prebiotic is probiotic fuel (the fertiliser in y

A prebiotic is probiotic fuel (the fertiliser in your rainforest) & has a positive impact in promoting gut health. Prebiotics helps to restore balance in the gut by stimulating selective growth of beneficial bugs & suppressing the proliferation and growth of pathogenic ones - basically they keep you full, keep your probiotics busy, move your intestines & support gut integrity.
My favourite prebiotic rich foods include bananas, kiwifruits, green beans, carrots, pumpkin, zucchinis, sweet potato, cabbage, flaxseeds.
When taken together, prebiotic and probiotics make for a fertile terrain.
If you are part of the population that takes prebiotic and probiotics and feels crappy, the exception is a condition called Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). In these unique cases, prebiotic rich foods can make someone feel significantly worse as they support the growth of bacteria in the wrong places (in this case, an overgrowth problem in the small intestine). Speak to your practitioner if you are worried about the possibility of SIBO. 🩺

#guthealth #tips #prebiotics #wellbeing #ecology #health #wellbeing #sydneynaturopath #sydneynutritionist

In the interest of scientific accuracy, let’s ba

In the interest of scientific accuracy, let’s balance the scales and rethink the role that bacteria & organisms play in our lives in 2020 where the pendulum of public discourse has swung too far in a direction that unfairly disparages bugs 🦠
Lets take a look more closely at the medical reality of bugs in your system & how they promote health 🧐
A probiotic is a live organism (the seed), that lives on places like your skin, respiratory tract & your gut lining & produces healthy outcomes for us. There are thousands of studies that have explored bacterial organisms that support health by regulating metabolism, support healthy hormones, promote weight loss, support healthy hormones, regulate bowel motility, influence immunity and neurological activity of excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters in the gut… what a world!
Some factors that influence our probiotic behaviour include sleep, caffeine consumption, oxygenation (or lack thereof), stress, diet, medications/drugs, alcohol, sugar & radiation exposure.
These findings are just the tip of the iceberg. Probiotics are found in fermented foods such as sauerkraut, kimchi & yoghurt. While food is medicine, the best way to know your unique strains & get strain specific based on research studies is with Australian supplements & body analysis. Signs and symptoms are information also.
It’s all about quality, quantity and hospitable environments.
Let’s move onto the fertiliser - Prebiotics

#guthealth #tips #prebiotics #wellbeing #ecology #health #wellbeing #sydneynaturopath #sydneynutritionist

Healthy Cooking has saved my life. In many ways. I

Healthy Cooking has saved my life. In many ways. In a chaotic world, when I throw a few ingredients in front of me and set a challenge to figure it out in ways that are equally healthy and delicious, It becomes an outlet. The world goes quiet. ❤️
Recipe coming 👩🏽‍🍳
Apple Rhubarb crumble served with coconut yoghurt #healthyeating #wellness #cooking #baking #paleobaking #nutrition

Saturday nights are for reading and baking experim

Saturday nights are for reading and baking experiments. 🤓👩🏽‍🍳
Today is my healthy take on fresh out the oven baked Apple rhubarb crumble. It’s so easy & healthy and I’ll show you exactly how to do it to keep us on track & enjoy dessert at the same time. Win win.
Tutorial up next week.
You will need:
Almond meal
Coconut flour
Vanilla extract
Cinnamon
Rhubarb
Red delicious Apple
Butter
1/2 teaspoon honey
Xylitol
Happy Saturday Team🙂
#paleo #healthyeating #healthyliving #recipes

Market find: Current favourite 🤗 Blue Eucalyptu

Market find: Current favourite 🤗
Blue Eucalyptus pulverulenta
Happy Sunday. Keep it simple 💙
#home

Nature is exquisitely beautiful Captured this divi

Nature is exquisitely beautiful
Captured this divine moment today in Milsons Point, roadside. The dew drops like diamonds sparkling 💎
💙

Does Mother Nature count as a love language ? 🌱

Does Mother Nature count as a love language ? 🌱
The weekly medicine cabinet & creative outlet 💎

#markets #home #healthylifestyle #nutritionist #naturopath #freshveggies #health

Cauliflower mash is the answer to the question nob

Cauliflower mash is the answer to the question nobody asked today 😂
It’s cold in Sydney, rainy ☔️ and I’m craving warm mashed potato and sitting under a blanket fortress. If you’re on the low carb train too I’ve got you covered - you will need:
1/2 cauliflower head. Small one
4- 6 cloves of Italian garlic
1/2 teaspoon of sea salt
Fresh thyme leaves - about 2 teaspoons
1 tablespoon of salted butter
1/3 cup bone broth or Chicken stock ( I used my frozen broth cube instead for extra nutrition )
4 teaspoons of pimp my salad cashew Parmesan or you can use real Parmesan
Step 1. Chop the stalks away where possible, then Blitz the cauliflower in a food processor
Step 2: Bring the cauliflower rice to the boil in enough water to just cover
Step 3: Boil for 10 minutes then drain when soft
Step 4: In the same pan place the drained cauliflower, butter and garlic and lightly sautée for 1 minute
Step 5: Add the thyme, stock, cashew Parmesan and salt and use a hand blender to blend
Enjoy xx

My Recipe is finally up for Turkish delight! It’

My Recipe is finally up for Turkish delight! It’s great for your gut health, completely sugar free and paleo friendly.
Link in Bio for the full recipe.
This took a few attempts team. Luckily the ingredients are relatively simple.
The I can’t believe it’s not Koussa Koussa Mahshi is next up to be revealed.
Enjoy with a warm cup of tea ☕️ 🤗
#guthealth #wellbeing #nutritionalmedicine #turkishdelight #nutrition #recipes

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