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Gut Health: How to have a rockin’ microbiome

October 10, 2020 by aletheam Leave a Comment

How many plant foods have you eaten this week? The power of plants can’t be ignored and why would we, plants are delicious and provide so many nutrients for multiple functions in our body. This blog I’m chatting about gut health or more specifically the gut microbiome and how plants are the key to a rockin' microbiome. Am I suggesting vegan, no. Including animal proteins in the diet have incredible benefits for overall health, however, the plant foods should always be the hero of the plate. This is plant-based eating, plants are the shining heros! What is the microbiome? "A microbiome is the community of micro-organisms living together in a particular habitat”. We often hear about the gut microbiome (it’s a hot topic!), ...

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Filed Under: Health, Nutrition, Sports Nutrition Tagged With: fibres, gut microbiome, healthy gut, microbiome, prebiotic, probiotic, resistant starch

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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Filed Under: Nutrition, Recipes, Sweets Tagged With: gut gummies, Gut Health, gut microbiome

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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Did you know that timing and supplements can affec Did you know that timing and supplements can affect your test results? 🤔 

Some examples of this are below.

🩸 Biotin (vitamin B7) can lead to altered results in thyroid testing by falsely elevating T3 and T4 and by affecting troponin (a biomarker for heart attacks). Biotin is often found in B vitamins, prenatal supplements and often seen in hair/nails growth products.

🩸Strenuous exercise or alcohol consumption prior to testing can alter iron studies and other markers including creating kinase, thyroid hormones, albumin, bilirubin and CRP. Alcohol should be avoided 24-48hrs prior to testing.

🩸Timing - Testosterone is highest in the morning and decreases as the day progresses, same with cortisol making morning testing generally more preferable.

🩸Fasting - recommended prior to most blood tests. An overnight fast and having blood taken first thing in the morning is ideal for most testing. It is important however, to be hydrated when testing is done as dehydration can affect some markers. I’m talking water for hydration, avoid caffeine 😉

🌱General advice is avoid supplementation approximately three days prior, avoid strenuous exercise and alcohol, maintain a similar diet with a fasting period the night before whilst remaining hydrated. This is very general and will change with the individual and current treatment so always speak to your practitioner before ceasing any supplementation/medication.
Add some potato and this is my food heaven 😍 Add some potato and this is my food heaven 😍
Athletes are often at higher risk of injury, which Athletes are often at higher risk of injury, which makes sense right, if you are involved in physical activity you are more likely to obtain an injury than sitting on the couch. Of course the benefits of physical activity over sitting on the couch are numerous, so don’t at me 😉

Investigating why the athlete is injured is always an essential step. Worthy considerations to minimise future risk are to assess if the athlete is energy deficient, review mechanics, insufficient sleep and/or rest days, lack of strength training to name a few.

Then it’s all about recovery which involves physical rehab with a chosen practitioner such as physio, myotherapy, acupuncture, massage with reputable practitioners. And then there is nutrition! 🍏🥩✨

Consuming adequate energy is necessary for healing, however some key nutrients to consider are:

✨Fractures: focus on bone building nutrients - calcium, vitamin D, magnesium
✨Inflammatory conditions (ones that end in “itis”- anti-inflammatory nutrients and antioxidants such as omega3, curcumin, berries, vitamin A, C, E. Not nutrition related however I found great relief in rolling the foot on a frozen water bottle for plantar fasciitis!!
✨Joint pain - grass fed hydrolysed collagen - taken in the hour prior to strength training is 👌🏼
✨Muscle injuries - adequate protein and BCAAs can be helpful here too.

If you are finding you have recurrent injuries, stress fractures, joint pain, get in touch and we'll get you on the road to feeling great 👍
Tuna Salad 🥗 Old favourite 😍 Tuna Salad 🥗 Old favourite 😍
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