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Alethea Mills Nutrition- Gold Coast Nutritionist

BHSc Nutritional and Dietetic Medicine

Ginger Digestive Tea

April 30, 2021 by aletheam Leave a Comment

In many of my discussions around digestion, I talk about constipation being one of the factors commonly associated with bloating. Ginger acts as a laxative and prokinetic to aid with gastrointestinal motility and moving of the bowels. Ginger can be added to cooking, teas, or taken as a supplement. Ginger is also beneficial for easing nausea and in relation to sport, eating lollies such as Buderim Ginger Bears can be a great way to gain glucose and ease any nausea in endurance races. And the cute little ginger bears won't have a therapeutic amount of ginger to increase laxation, so you won't need to run to the loo! Ingredients Instructions Other Tips ...

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Drinks, Health, Recipes Tagged With: bloating, constipation, digestion, ginger, Gut Health, IBS

Richie’s Rustic Broth

April 5, 2020 by aletheam Leave a Comment

My partner decided he wanted to include bone broth in his diet after reading the benefits and remembering how much he loved it as a child. After experimenting with a few bought products, he decided he would make his own as he loves to cook. So here we have for you, Rich's bone broth. What is bone broth helpful for? Bone broth provides a natural source of gelatin which is made up of amino acids such as cysteine, glycine, proline, and glutamine. These amino acids support gut health by improving the quality of the gut lining and decreasing intestinal permeability - "leaky gut" and supporting the release of gastric acid for digestion. The amino acids and minerals found in bone broth are also supportive of healthy joints and reducing ...

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Filed Under: Brunch, Dinner, Lunch, Main Meals, Recipes Tagged With: bone broth, Gut Health

Citrus Gut Gummies

November 2, 2019 by aletheam 2 Comments

Citrus Gut Gummies The benefits of these gummies are they are made on gelatin. Gelatin, contains amino acids, in fact, the same amino acids as collagen just with a different chemical structure. Gelatin contains proline, glycine and glutamine, to name a few. These amino acids are beneficial for collagen production, tissue and cartilage repair, healthy gut lining and can also help with sleep quality. Ingredients 1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice8 tbsp grass-fed gelatin Instructions Place juice in a saucepan and gently heat on low heatSprinkle 1 tablespoon at a time onto the juice as it is heatingStir until gelatin has completely dissolvedPour into a silicone ice cube trayPlace in freezer ...

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Is your Microbiome affecting your Athletic Performance?

October 7, 2019 by aletheam 1 Comment

What is the Gut Microbiome? The gastrointestinal microbiome/microbiota or gut microbiome is the microbes that reside in the intestines and can weigh up to 2 kilograms. The microbiome starts at birth from contact with the mother’s vagina and from skin contact in the following three to five days and then builds from the food the infant consumes and the environment they come into contact with. The microbiome stabilises from around the age of three years and evolves with age and food diversity. The microbiome consists of over 1000 species of bacteria which is over 3 million genes, this is 150 times more than the human genome! What makes it so special is approximately 1/3 of the microbiome is common to the general population, however 2/3 ...

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Filed Under: Exercise, Health, Nutrition, Sports Nutrition Tagged With: Gut Health, gut microbiome, performance, sports nutrition

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Half marathon road trip extravaganza ✨ We ate, Half marathon road trip extravaganza ✨ 
We ate, drank, ran, recovered, drove and discovered a beautiful pocket of Victoria.

Stop over in Geelong with dinner at Nectar. A stop off at for lunch at Morta Deli in Torquay then on to Wye River with incredible accommodation overlooking Great Ocean Road (thanks Anita 🤍). Food here was all about the half marathon before and after (will do a post on that for the few people who asked). 

Great Ocean Road run was awesome, I really loved it! It was Ben’s first ever half and he smashed it 💥 

Next stop Port Fairy and we all loved it! An unexpected delicious fresh meal at a pub, restaurant was called The Stump.

Then off to Daylesford, I’ve been there before and still love it 😍 We did a sauna and bath hour to help the tired muscles but mostly ate 😉 Highly recommend Bar Merenda, Bistro Terroir and the anchovy toast and wine at Winespeake 🙌🏼 Delicious pastries and coffee at Wombat Hill Cafe. Thanks for all the Daylesford tips @joyously.aware 🙏🏼

Big thanks to @richardsnowdenrealestate who held down the house, dog and reno while I was away, we missed you ❣️
23km of the Great Ocean Road done 🌊🏃🏼‍♀️

I like having goals. I actually love having something to work towards and the structure of training. I like having a reason to train. 

The legs felt good today. Even with those hills I beat my Queenstown half time 😅 Huge thanks to @coach_kissick @whynot_performance_ for building my strength and @run_coaching for guiding us through!

Went from gale force winds and pouring rain before the start, then clearing to just a few showers and actually ending up being a cracker day!

Pre-race fuel looked like:
🥣 ~20g Coco Pops
🥤 1/3 bottle Rokeby Chocolate
🍯 Crumpet with honey

Race fuel:
⚡️ Clif Bloks Salted Margarita every 30 mins
⚡️ Swapped to Precision Fuel later on

Only around 30g carbs/hour for me today, which is lower than I’d normally aim for, but my gut still hasn’t fully recovered after antibiotics so this felt like my happy place to keep energy stable without upsetting my stomach.

Post-race was:
🥤 The rest of the Rokeby
🥔 Chips (the salt tasted AMAZING)
🍔 Chicken burger for lunch
🥗 Leftover roast chicken, veggies, fresh salad and a mandarin for dinner.

A good reminder that sports nutrition doesn’t need to be “perfect” nutrition.

👇🏼What’s your go-to race fuel and favourite post-race food?
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