by Monique | Apr 6, 2017 | Miscellaneous
Our digestive tract houses roughly 100 trillion microorganisms that play a hugely important role in many aspects of our health. Justin L. Sonnenburg, Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Stanford University and author of “The Good Gut” calls the...
by Monique | Apr 6, 2017 | Healthy Drinks, Healthy Recipes
Touted as one of the most potent probiotic foods available, kefir is a perfect addition to your diet for supporting your gut health. You can read all about the many benefits of kefir as well as how to make it at home in this article. I personally do love it all on...
by Monique | Feb 7, 2017 | Healthy Recipes, Salads
In my recent blog post (What’s “Bugging” You?) I wrote about the benefits of eating foods that are high in Resistant Starch (RS). RS is a type of starch that resists digestion and travels down our digestive tract intact until it reaches the colon...
by Monique | Mar 18, 2016 | Healthy Recipes, Sides
Bread is possibly the hardest thing to let go off when you embark on a gluten free or Paleo type diet. If you miss having a slice of toast with your breakfast or a sandwich for lunch: you can rejoice. Here is an alternative which is not only nice in taste, great in...
by Monique | Aug 22, 2015 | Miscellaneous
What’s your weakness? Is it chocolate? Chips? Sweets? A glass of wine every night? Mid afternoon munchies? Late night indulgences? Coffee? In my case, at one stage in my life: All of the above. I have eaten perfectly filling meals, only to dig into a large pile...
