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Energise Your Golden Years: Boosting Your Desire to Exercise with Gut-Healthy Foods

10/5/2023

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The Surprising Link Between Your Gut Biome and Your Motivation to Exercise

Staying active and motivated to exercise can become increasingly challenging as we age. However, recent research suggests gut bacteria may play a much bigger role in getting us going than previously thought

A recent study discovered that the key to unlocking peak performance and motivation may lie in your gut!

Two superstar bacteria, Eubacterium rectale and Coprococcus eutactus, have been identified as producing fatty acid amides (FAAs). These powerful little compounds stimulate the CB1 endocannabinoid receptors in your gut, leading to increased dopamine release in the motivation-controlling regions of your brain.

And the best part? You can boost the levels of these bacteria in your gut simply by eating a diet rich in fibre, probiotics, and other gut-healthy foods. But it's not just about the science - it's about results!

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How Bananas Benefit Your Bones - And Brain

8/12/2020

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And even better if at stage 5 of ripeness ...

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Who would have thought that bananas promote our gut health, helping grow beneficial bacteria that ultimately strengthens our bones and delays neural degeneration in our brain?

It all starts with inulin, which is in bananas and which begins digestion only when it reaches our gut.

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Six Out Of Seven Dieticians Can't Answer This Question – Can You?

20/11/2020

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Weight loss and late-night meals ...

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  • Stopping food consumption earlier in the day doesn't boost weight loss, says a recent study.
  • This is contrary to popular myths that night snacking causes weight gain.
  • Eating late "promoted a negative blood profile for weight hormone markers", says another study
  • Eating breakfast leads to weight loss - 4-year study.

In nutrition (and fitness) it's hard to differentiate between fact, myth and personal bias.

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How To Shop Colourful For Vegetable Health Benefits

16/11/2020

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4 ways you'll feel better after eating fruit and vegetables for a week

Most adults don't eat enough fruits and vegetables. In fact, dietary intake of several nutrients found in fruits and vegetables — including potassium and dietary fibre — is low enough to be a public health concern for both adults and children in the US, and in Australia.

"The bottom line is that most Aussies are not eating enough vegetables each day," Alexandra Parker, accredited practising dietitian of The Biting Truth, told HuffPost Australia.

The health consequences can be serious. For example, there is compelling evidence that a diet rich in fruits and vegetables can lower the risk of heart disease and stroke.

A study of over 100,000 mean and women over 14 years found that, compared with those in the lowest category of fruit and vegetable intake (less than 1.5 servings a day), those who averaged 8 or more servings a day were 30% less likely to have had a heart attack or stroke.

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These Salad Vegetables Boost Our Immune Function

4/11/2020

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Here's how the top vegetables stack up

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Vegetables are essential for well-balanced diets for their high load of vitamins, minerals, dietary fibre, and phytochemicals.

Right now, with the pandemic still active, salad vegetables play a more vital role than ever in our diet because of their capacity to improve our immune defences. 

They're also convenient since we can eat them as raw, so they present little challenge in preparing for our everyday meals. For example, a cold dish of various raw vegetables, seasoned with oil, vinegar or other dressings, can be quickly prepared.

Just how vital are salad vegetables in our diet to overcome viral infections?

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I Ditched My Commercial Protein Shake For A Nutritionally-dense Eggnog

12/10/2020

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Until now, the taste of raw eggs made me sick

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When younger, even the thought of raw egg would start my stomach churning. I couldn't comprehend how awful an eggnog must taste.

This month I replaced my usual morning proprietary protein share with - an eggnog! I couldn't believe how innocuous it tastes, and my nog is jam packed with protein.

Until this month, I was using a proprietary protein shake with 36g of protein per serving, at a cost of $68 for 14 serves - about $5 per serve. It was a quality product, but in these times it pays to preserve cashflow even it means sacrificing some quality.

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Lab-grown FrankenFish Sashimi Is Nearly Ready For The Table - Will You Eat It?

17/9/2020

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If you eat farmed fish now then you've nothing to lose

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In a mere five years, lab-grown salmon will be on the sushi conveyer-belt, at least if a number of startups have their way. Well, they will have their way. Like the coronavirus vaccine, it is only a matter of time.

In fact, Finless Foods was hoping to bring its cell-based bluefin tuna to market by the end of 2019. Although it hasn't entirely made it, it is very close and has served small select audiences its early production lab-grown shrimp.
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WildType, a startup making lab-grown salmon, has opened up a pre-order list for select chefs. Although the company is as much as five years out from commercial production, according to founders the company is looking to partner with chefs who want to incorporate WildType's sushi-grade salmon product into their menus.

Could these lab-based meal creations be better for us than the real thing, and would you eat it? You might be surprised.

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Two Ways To Reduce The Damage Of Ultra Processed Foods

15/9/2020

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If cutting them out is impractical, try this alternative

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The association between Ultra Processed Foods (UPF) and poor health outcomes is well established, even if the mechanisms are not. A recent global study identified the principal components of UPFs that are most negatively associated with those health consequences.

If we know what those components are, then we can take steps at an individual level to improve the quality of our diet. There were two clear answers which we can use to inform our choices.

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How Avocados Help You Lose Weight, Look Better, See Better and Live Longer

3/9/2020

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​How you peel it makes a difference!

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Avocados might be the last thing you would consider would help you lose weight, but you'd be wrong. Not only can they help you lose weight, but they also improve your heart and brain and eyes, and can rejuvenate your skin.

And their effects are even more beneficial if you are older. When we're older, we need more metabolic repairs done inside and out - and avocados are the perfect food to help.
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I eat a half-avocado every day. I lace it with other goodies such as turmeric, ginger and apple cider vinegar. But putting those aside, whatever you do with avocado - chop it, slice it, mash it, mix it - it has an astounding range of nutritional benefits, including:

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The Best Food To Help You Sleep Better And Break The COVID Stress Cycle

19/8/2020

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Nutritional timing and choice for a good night's sleep

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In this time of the pandemic increased stress levels are interfering with the quality of our sleep. Poor sleep often leads to a poor day, and we enter a cycle of stress which is hard to break.

​A good diet can go a long way to restoring better sleep and breaking the COVID stress cycle.

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