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Kids Health- A Functional Nutrition Approach

Children today are often struggling with health challenges at a rate never seen before, often caused or amplified by 3 things: Poor nutrition, Toxicity and Gut Imbalances. I used to post the latest statistics in my blogs and social media about the most recently calculated rates of Autism, learning disorders, asthma and eczema etc but to be honest there is now no point posting these stats because we ALL know kids who have health challenges. Sadly, they are now so common! Why the epidemic of childhood health issues? There are many factors that come into play that are driving the health issues our children face today. In clinic we see a lot with nutrition deficiencies that are the root cause of the child's health issues such as children who
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What Can Autism Teach Us?

The 'canaries in the goldmine'- our children have become the signal that something is very wrong with our microbiome, our brain, our immune systems and toxification of our environment
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The Real Reasons Paleo Works

Paleo has got a lot of press- most of it negative. It has even reached mainstream TV (thanks to Pete Evans:). Paleo has come under a lot of criticism in the media recently and much misinformation is being spread both by popular media as well as conventional doctors and researchers.
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Keto? Paleo? GAPS? AIP? How do I know which diet is right for me?

This question is so pervasive today and seems to be almost un-answerable. There are many diverse philosophies when it comes to a dietary strategy and each one claims to be the best. From paleo to vegan, low carb high fat, vegetarian, fodmaps, weight watchers, blood type, ketogenic, gluten free, the list goes on and on.
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Mineral Deficiencies

We live in the 'developed' world and we believe our food supply to be superior- and in some ways it is- unfortunately, when it comes to nutrient density, it is less than optimal, especially in regards to mineral content.
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To Juice or to Blend? That is the question.

Tis the season for juice fasts, weight loss shakes and all matter of detox programs. Don't we know it! We do it every January... A question that I get asked very often is: 'Is it better for me to juice my fruit and veg or to blend it?' and of course like with most things in life and nutrition, there is no black and white answer.
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Easy Digestion Remedy

In our world we do things fast. No time to stop to eat, so we eat in the car. Pressure to multi-task: so we eat whilst working. Nobody to eat with: so we eat whilst watching TV. Fast lives don't work well with our human digestive system: it needs things to be done slooooowly. Our digestive system works on the 'rest and digest' mode of the nervous system, whilst many of us are spending way too long in the 'fight and flight' mode during pretty much the entire day. What's wrong with rushed eating? Not enough time for the brain to start thinking about food. Our digestion starts in the brain: thinking about food, smelling food, salivating about food. This is actually how it's supposed to work! Cooking your own meal helps enormously
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What to Eat for Breakfast

Breakfast is controversial. I've come to realise this via the reactions of the men and women who attend my workshops to my statements about breakfast. It usually goes something like this: I inform my workshop attendees that all commercial cereals- all the ones sold in supermarkets with claims like 'plenty of fibre', 'goodness in every bite', 'gives your kids all day energy', etc etc are actually completely devoid of nutrition. Not only do they possess very few nutrients, many of them are actually harmful to our health.
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An ode to the food pyramid

We are the generation of people who have to be told what we should eat. Have you thought about that? Does a tribe in Africa need to be told what to eat? Do native Pacific Islanders wake up and think 'Gee, I really don't know- what should I be eating to keep healthy?" Our ancestors knew through tribal wisdom which foods to hunt and gather, how to cook them and which foods were poisonous. Since we have 'evolved' to higher levels of civilisation, we've lost touch with where food comes from, how to grow it without chemicals, how to harvest it and how to cook it. Most importantly, we've completely lost touch with REAL food and have become a civilisation reliant on food 'products'. In this
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Why and How I Quit Coffee

So I thought I should write a book 'I Quit Coffee'! It would be a best seller, for sure, just like the 'I quit sugar' by Sarah Wilson. Except I don't think it would sell as well. Not at all. Unfortunately..... Because we are all completely on board with the concept of 'sugar is bad for you' and more and more people are trying to beat their sugar addictions. There is unanimous agreement that sugar is not helpful. However, there is no such consensus on coffee. In fact, most people believe that coffee is good for you. Great in fact! It gives you energy, it has antioxidants and some studies show it can even help you lose weight!! (those I think most definitely funded by the coffee
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