Rekindled Wellness in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Nutritionist

Rekindled Wellness

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 491 609 819

Address: Level 2, 358-360 Glen Huntly Road, Elsternwick 3185 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.rekindledwellness.com.au

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23.01.2022 My next hot tip on how to improve your gut health & optimise your microbiome... Start gardening! Woolworths has now bought back it's Discovery Garden initiative which is a great way to get the kids involved, and makes a fun and educational activity for them to get involved in. Regular exposure to soil microbes has been shown to improve immune tolerance and reduce the development of allergies. And who doesn't want a better functioning immune system right?... These little boxes are given away for free if you do your shopping at @woolworths_au. My housemate @paquitopss used to collect them for me and we've been able to grow a big variety of herbs, vegetables and flowers very successfully. We still have many of them in our garden at home. . .

19.01.2022 When was the last time you spent time in nature? Your body, mind, and soul will thank you for it. This picture was taken of my partner on the one thousand steps walk in Ferntree Gully.. it reminds me of a scene out of the Lord of the Rings! If you're feeling anxious about all the things happening in Australia at the moment, then make time for nature. It really does make everything better.

19.01.2022 Do you struggle to eat a healthy diet or do your food intolerances limit you to a small number of foods? . Fusion Health's Green Boost has got to be one of my favourite products. I got introduced to it on the health food store floor and have loved it ever since. There's many green powders on the market but there's a number of reasons I love this particular product: . ... It's 100% organic . 70% of the formula is made to of super greens - barley grass, wheat grass, spirulina, alfalfa and chlorella . It is the best tasting of all the green powders I've tried thanks to the small amount of stevia and pineapple in the blend . It doesn't contain any fillers like some of the other brands I've seen . It contains a digestive enzymes mix and probiotics to support digestive health. . It only contains a small amount of fruit so its low in sugar. Most of this formula is vegetable based. . The recommended dose is 2 heaped teaspoons/day and it makes it super easy to increase your nutritional intake, particularly for those on restrictive diets. . Please note: this product should be tolerated by most individuals, but it does contain a small amount of inulin, so people with fructose malabsorption may be better with an alternative product depending on tolerance levels. This is something that we chat about in a consultation. . Are you a fan of greens powders? What's your favourite?

13.01.2022 Salad with protein (chicken, eggs, fish or anything left over from dinner) is my main go to for lunch. It helps me get a diverse range of foods into my day. We usually top it with nuts and seeds or sprouts if I have any handy. This mix included:.... - mixed lettuce from our garden - rocket from our garden - cucumber - mung bean sprouts - chicken - almonds briefly cooked in some sweet chilli sauce - to topped it with some dressing made with white wine vinegar, olive oil and a dash of sea salt. It really doesnt take any longer to make than a salad sandwhich and we'll leave you feeling 100% more satisfied.. This combo is not only fructose friendly, lactose and gluten free, it also provides plenty of food for your precious microbiome. Remember you need to aim for at least 40 different plant foods per week to optimise the health of the microbiota. How many have you had so far..?

12.01.2022 Swinging into this weekend with a extra bounce in my step. . After many months of hard work I am sooooo close to launching my 6 month Gut Health Reset - a program designed to help people with food intolerances get back to enjoying the food they love again! .... I had to follow the FODMAP diet for many years.. And it totally sucked. It took time to heal myself, but I am so grateful for the time and effort I put in because it was totally worth it to enjoy the food I love again, without ending up feeling bloated, in pain, fatigued or suffering from brain fog. . Now I'm here to take YOU through the steps it takes to heal your gut and bring a variety of food back into your world again. . I can't wait! If you would like to learn more please drop me a private message and I'll make sure you'll be the first to know when I have more details to share!

11.01.2022 What a beautiful Sunday! We spent the morning playing with our new goats (well they mostly ran away). We named this guy Ronaldo. We then enjoyed a beautiful walk in the sunshine along Somers beach with Malo our cavoodle. And we finished off the day with 9 holes of golf (we're still a bit rusty post lockdown) and a beautiful pulled pork dinner! ... Feeling very blessed and grateful. . .

11.01.2022 I'm often asked how to improve gut health and most people are looking for one magic pill. There is a wide number of factors which can damage the health of our digestive system, and there's also a number of ways that we can support it. Here are my top 5! 1. Avoid artificial sweeteners - sucralose has been shown to significantly reduce the population of bifidobacteria & lactobacilli strains within the gut. 2. Take prebiotic supplements - there are a lot of products to c...hoose from and what's best for you depends on your symptoms, sensitivities and current microbiome balance. Someone with fructose malabsorption is not going to fare very well if they start taking FOS or GOS prebiotic supplements. It's best to speak with a professional to select the right product(s) for you. 3. Eat the colours of the rainbow - think blueberries, strawberries, beetroot, red rice, carrots and broccoli. These foods are rich in polyphenols, which are considered prebiotics because they feed the Bifidobacteria in your gut. Their antioxidant properties also make them useful in treating inflammatory gut diseases. 4. Eat more fruits and vegetables nuts & seeds - these contain high levels of resistant starch trapped within their cellulose cell walls, which your bacteria love! 5. Eat at least 40 different plant foods per week. Diversity is the key to optimising gut health. I must admit when I first read this then I felt somewhat daunted too, but if I count up the foods I ate today then I realised that it's very doable. Remember that this includes different grains (in different colours), fruits, vegetables and legumes. How do you feel your digestive health is currently faring? What would your report card look like? See more

05.01.2022 Making chutney with the fam bam today! We just prepared over 16kg of tomatoes ready for my mother to start cooking everything up. What I find most interesting about tomatoes is that their nutritional benefits are enhanced by cooking despite that fact that most of the vitamin C is degraded. Research demonstrates that heat processing increases the lycopene content by as much as 171% (a phytochemical that makes tomatoes red) as well as the total antioxidant capacity by 62%. The...se findings go against the notion that processed fruits and vegetables have lower nutritional value. Lycopene is the most-efficient single oxygen quencher, and devours more than 10 times more oxygenated free radicals than vitamin E, making its presence in the diet incredibly important. Lyopene has therefore been shown to be highly beneficial for heart health, the treatment and prevention of cancer as well as preventing the risk of UV damage. Lycopene has also been found to be beneficial to the gut microbiome, thanks to its prebiotic effects. Studies show that it can increase the relative abundance of Bifidobacterium adolescentisandBifidobacterium longum. I'm very grateful that I was able to treat my fructose malabsorption and can once again enjoy my families homemade chutney after several years of missing out.

05.01.2022 I'm a bit slow of the mark celebrating this milestone as it flew by so quickly! Thanks so much to all the people who follow my page, especially the influx of new people who have recently joined. I hope that my posts help spread encouragement, joy, and educate you on how to best navigate food intolerances. Much love to you all!

01.01.2022 Look what we harvested from the vegetable garden this week! Garlic is such an amazing healthfood. It's unfortunate that many people with fructose malabsorption struggle to digest it. I was lucky enough to still be able to tolerate it in small amounts whilst following the FODMAP diet. It's fortunate that there are some great supplements available which have isolated the active constituents (allicin & alliin) from garlic & leave out the fructans - which is what causes ...digestive issues. Garlic has so many fantastic uses: It's helpful at killing methane-producing bacteria so it's one of my favourite herbs for treating SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth) It's antiparastic & is effective at killing off hookworm & roundworm infections It helps improve insulin sensitivity, making it useful for weight loss, as it helps reduce sugar cravings & prevent fat storage It's helpful for reflux patients & has been shown to kill off stubborn strains of helicobacter pylori It significantly reduces cholesterol levels whilst also reducing blood pressure (thanks to its ability to stimulate nitric oxide production & reduce platelet aggregation) It's a fantastic antiviral, so well worth including in your daily regime if you want to ward off a cold or flu. To get the most benefits from garlic it needs to be consumed raw, which I know sounds disgusting, however it's not as bad as it sounds. You can easily add it to salad dressings, put it in dips (hommus & baba ganoush are my favourites!) or just add it into your food during the last couple of minutes of cooking. If you have fructose malabsorption then it's best you avoid garlic strictly (particularly in the beginning) or opting for garlic infused olive oil, asafoetida powder or using @freefodfoods Low FODMAP Garlic Replacer & using supplemental forms of garlic which are free of fructans. Do you eat garlic raw? What are your favourite ways of incorporating it into your diet? See more