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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

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There are various forms of iron supplementation an There are various forms of iron supplementation and some of them can lead to havoc with our πŸ’© 

One of the main complaints is constipation which leads to poor compliance and iron levels not improving πŸ‘ŽπŸΌ

There are forms that are much easier absorbed than the good ol” Ferrograd!
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🌱Vegan or plant-based diets (non-haeme iron (from plant food) is not absorbed at the rate of haeme iron (animal sources). Non-haeme iron is also sensitive to other factors in the gut.⠀⁣
🌱Low gastric acid⠀⁣
🌱Malabsorption issues⠀⁣
🌱Infection/Parasite⠀⁣
🌱Drink coffee/black tea with meals⠀⁣
🌱Eating a high oxalate diet (particularly if eaten raw)⠀⁣
🌱Foods high in phytates⠀⁣
🌱Heavy or long periods⠀⁣
🌱 Bariatric surgery
🌱Inflammation inducing hepcidin 
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