While you should get the bulk of your vitamin and mineral requirements from food, sometimes supplementation is essential to making sure you consume a full profile of nutrients. Here we take a look at some crucial supplements which will help you optimise performance, increase energy, positively alter body composition and increase longevity. Top Five Essential […]
Category: Nutrition
5 Gluten-Free Substitutes for Fighting Gluten Intolerance
Living with gluten intolerance can induce a fair bit of FOMO. While everyone else can freely enjoy their cake, bread, pizza and beer, you’d have to trade off ‘enjoyable food’ for ‘digestive issues and other uncomfortable symptoms’. And that’s just not fun. But you can still enjoy your food without feeling like all the tastiest […]
7 More Wheat and Gluten-Free Flours
After the positive response from the last post on gluten and wheat-free flours to use as a wheat flour replacement, we decided to do another one. Since there are so many different types of flours, it was hard to choose between them all, but we managed it. Here are 7 more wheat-free and gluten-free flours. […]
11 Wheat and Gluten-Free Flours for Alternate Recipes
If you’ve recently found out you have an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten, you’re probably looking into ways to keep them out of your diet, without missing out on too many of your favourite foods. This is where gluten-free flours can come in handy. If you’re an avid baker, this can be quite […]
4 Foods to Stop Your Bloating
Making sure that you’re always eating right tends to take a lot of effort. It requires time and effort and meal preparation. Yet, even all of that aside, you still may find that you are dealing with a bloated stomach. If you want some support in getting that flat stomach — or the bloat-free equivalent […]
How important are minerals in your diet?
Minerals (along with vitamins) are required for a wide variety of functions in the body. They are used for fluid balance, the formation of bones and teeth, involved in nerve function and allow us to unlock the energy in our food amongst other things. An example of their extensive use is Magnesium, which is used […]
Eat well and battle against fatigue
We all occasionally suffer fatigue and tiredness, especially after stress, strenuous activity or insufficient sleep. Even though these two are valid reasons for fatigue, sleeping for a healthy number of hours every night after a long day and still suffering from fatigue could also mean having food intolerances. Food intolerance or sensitivity mostly results in […]
The difference between a wheat intolerance and coeliac disease
Do you know the difference between coeliac disease and wheat intolerance? Make sure that it is a wheat intolerance that you may be suffering from and not coeliac disease. Coeliac disease needs to be treated by a health professional. Many of the questions we get asked are: Should you cut out bread to stop your […]