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Support Optimal Muscle Gains by Looking After Your Gut Microbiome

Support Optimal Muscle Gains by Looking After Your Gut Microbiome
When it comes to seeing optimal results from your efforts at the gym it is probably not on the top of your list to remember to look after the health of your gut microbiome. There appears to be a ‘gut-muscle’ axis where the gut directly influences the function of your muscles. When you gut microbiome…
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Promote a Healthy Gut Microbiome to Help Detox Harmful Contaminants

Promote a Healthy Gut Microbiome to Help Detox Harmful Contaminants
Your gut microbiome is the command centre to most aspects of your health. A healthy gut microbiome promotes an optimal immune function, metabolism of nutrients and organ health. You may not know that your gut microbes also play an important role in detoxing potentially harmful environmental and food toxins. The organ of the liver plays…
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How Your Body Digests Carbohydrates  

How Your Body Digests Carbohydrates  
Have you ever thought about what happens after you have swallowed a delicious bite of a vegemite toast? For your body to digest carbohydrates there are multiple organs involved and overall is an impressive process.  Here is what happens in your body to be able to digest carbohydrates: The process of carbohydrate digestion begins in…
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The Dieting Cycle

The Dieting Cycle
What triggers you to start a diet? When a diet starts it can often be exciting and give you a sense of positivity. You may notice a quick drop of weight which is mostly water as your body uses glycogen stores first which uses 3-4 grams of water per gram of glycogen. The sense of…
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Reduce Your Risk of Ovarian Cancer with Plant Foods

Reduce Your Risk of Ovarian Cancer with Plant Foods
Ovarian cancer is the 8th most common cancer diagnosed in Australian women. Although the ranking of ovarian cancer is out of the top 5 cancers diagnosed in Australia, the 5-year survival rate of this cancer is 45%. Diet and specifically fibre may help you to reduce your risk of developing this cancer. How fibre may…
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Promote Optimal Health After Menopause with These 4 Key Foods

Promote Optimal Health After Menopause with These 4 Key Foods
You are not alone if you feel that your body has changed after going through menopause. The drop of the sex hormones oestrogen and testosterone creates many changes in your body. One may be the unwanted ring of fat which has decided to make its way around your midsection. This form of fat is called…
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Four Essential Nutrients in Your 20’s

Four Essential Nutrients in Your 20’s
Your twenties can be a time of partying, playing hard and putting in the hard work in your first full time job. Nutrition is essential for optimal health and during your twenties. There are certain nutrients which become especially important. B Vitamins B vitamins are needed to make energy from the food you eat. There…
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Excellent Entree’s by Real Good Foods

Excellent Entree’s by Real Good Foods
If your taste buds only want the best, then you must try these three excellent entrees by Real Good Foods. On top of satisfying your taste buds these entree’s also look after your health. I respect the commitment of Real Good Foods which aim to make nutritious foods which are high in protein, low in…
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