Slow cooking meat on the bone is an ancient art. Imagine your ancestors making their way home from a hard morning’s hunt. They awoke at dawn to go out together, go about the plains and bring home food for their community. We can admire the social connection of their coordinated efforts, the mindful-ness and lackContinue reading “Slow Cooked Mexican Beef Shin”
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Dark Chocolate Mousse Breakfast Bowl
These textures were mind blowing. I didn’t know what my life was until I had experienced this level of cloudesque mousse, three different kinds of gooey coming from the peanut butter, berries and banana and the satisfying crunch and chew of the granola. No, there’s no sugar, yes it absolutely appropriate for both breakfast orContinue reading “Dark Chocolate Mousse Breakfast Bowl”
Winter Brunch Salad Party
When the sky turns overcast, connection is key. You are still reading the Winter Wellness Series. Though a salad doesn’t scream cozy to most of us, consider the nutrients nestled within. Grilled capsicum is as flavoursome as it is high in vitamin c. Parsley and fennel are brilliant gut microbiome boosters. The vitamin d presentContinue reading “Winter Brunch Salad Party”
Poached Fish Pasta
Hearty, hot and healthy. All the things we love in a winter’s dinner date. Seasonal greens and fresh fish are certainly best served lemony and a tomatoey richness over lentil pasta makes the meal. Lentil pasta… It’s not bad and especially if you don’t over cook it as I did my first, overly enthusiastic goContinue reading “Poached Fish Pasta”
The Connection Between your Gut Health, Stress and Immune System
Part 2 of the Winter Wellness Series for optimal physical and mental health! 70% of your immune system operates from your gut! In order to maximise your immune systems response to threats it is critical that your gut is well fortified by a thriving colony of good bacteria. This means feeding the beneficial gut flora,Continue reading “The Connection Between your Gut Health, Stress and Immune System”
Cholesterol
What is it’s role in the body? Why is it important to keep in balance? Read on to feel empowered with knowledge on how to look after yourself with optimized cholesterol levels. The problems associated with high cholesterol are to do with the limit of blood flow. Essentially the arteries become clogged up with fattyContinue reading “Cholesterol”
Smokey Slow Cooked Beef w Smashed, Herbed Butter Beans
Say hello to an iron boosting special with more of these red meat recipes to come! Iron plays a critical role in the body as the foundational material to many hormones and other systems. How does this work? One example: Chronically low iron= lack of thyroid hormone= high cholesterol, weight gain, mood imbalances temperature disregulationContinue reading “Smokey Slow Cooked Beef w Smashed, Herbed Butter Beans”
Strategies When You Don’t Want to Count Calories
No one likes feeling out of control with their food choices or out of touch with what their body really needs. Having a good idea of your energy needs and the ability to self-regulate your own appetite is an incredibly helpful tool for achieving a healthy weight and body composition. We’ve all heard the caloriesContinue reading “Strategies When You Don’t Want to Count Calories”
Self Regulation and Appetite
Options abound for treating the symptoms rather than treating the system. We see this in everything from pain killer medication to diet shakes to sleeping pills. We want to fix what ever is causing our pain and we want to do so quickly. Humans are problem solvers and we like concrete, quantifiable ways to measureContinue reading “Self Regulation and Appetite”
A Gather’s Bowls of Brunch
Salads are a celebration of contrasts!Creamy and crunchyLeafiness with a slight bitter edge on the same forkful as a tangy, salted tomato With a lovely spoonful of hummus to bring it altogether. This is the bowl you want to nourish, satisfy and seeing you through to getting the most out of your day. As aContinue reading “A Gather’s Bowls of Brunch”
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