Chia pudding blowl is a dense and filling breakfast. Chia seeds is a super food. They are high in fibre, antioxidants,, protien and omega3 fatty acids.
Ingredients
200ml plant base milk
2 tbsp Chia seeds
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp maple syrup
A dash of cinnamon
Method
Toppings
Blueberries
Kiwi
Seeds
Method
Place all the ingredients into a mason jar, close it tightly and shake it.
Place thr jar in the refrigerator overnight.
Next day, emptty the puddibg into a bowl and stir well as the chia seeds will expand.
This is a delicious low fat high protein smoothie, making it an ideal healthy breakfast idea. It is so simple to make and filling to keep you going till lunch time.
Ingredients
100g blueberries
40g oats
1 tbsp chia seeds
200ml plant base milk
100g yogurt
Method
Start with placing all the ingredients into a blender.
Now blitz till smooth, pour the smoothie into a glass and enjoy.
Frozen yogurt bark with fruit toppings is the perfect healthy protien snack. This recipe is so simple to make.
Ingredients
500g greek yogurt
3 tbsp honey
5 fresh blueberries
5 fresh strawberries
5 fresh Raspberries
Method
Start by mixing the yogurt and honey together.
Now line the baking tray with foil and pour in the yogurt mixture. Spread the mixture, depending on how thick or thin you want the bark to be.
Now sprinkle the strawberries, raspberries and blueberries in the mixture and place the freezer for 3 hours or till completely frozen.
Now remove from the fridge and break the bark into pieces.
Store the bark in the freezer.
macronutrient: FAT
Let’s talk about the macronutrient FAT
Fat breaks down into fatty acids to provide the body with energy. Apart from being a rich source of energy, it has many of the essential roles in the body:
Provides the body with essential fatty acids.
structural compounds, which body is unable to produce itself and can only get from food.
absorb fat-soluble vitamins.
Creates hormones.
promotes healthy skin and hair.
Essential for brain health, as the brain is composed of 60% fat.
Dairy: Butter, margarine, Full fat and 2% dairy & Eggs.
Meat, poultry and fish. Nuts & seeds Avocado
Trans fats should be cut out or reduced from thr diet. They mostly come from hydrogenating or adding hydrogen molecules to unsaturated fats. It can be found in margarine, shortening, baked goods, doughs, and fried foods.
Large quantities of saturated fat caused high cholesterol levels and increase risk of heart disease. It’s very beneficial to reduce the amount of saturated fat in diet. Saturated fat is found mainly in animal sources like, fatty beef, lamb, pork, poultry with skin, lard, cream, butter, full fat cheese, and dairy.
Unsaturated fats are healthy fats and can help with decreasing thr risk of heart disease. They originate from plant sources; avocados, nuts and nut butters, seeds, olives, and oils (olive, canola, safflower etc.). Also found animal products like, fatty fish including salmon, mackerel, sardines, tuna, and herring.
These are signs of a poor gut health – acidity, abnormal stomach acid, H.pylori,, recurring bloating, and constipation
Below are some tips on what messes our gut health and how to improve gut health with sfood and lifestyle changes.
What messes up your gut health?
👉 Having a diet of Junk and processed foods.
👉 Living a Sedentary lifestyle.
👉 Chronic emotional stress.
👉 Sleep deprivation.
👉 Self-medicating yourself
👉 Overdosing & taking antibiotics without probiotics or vitamin B complex.
How to heal your gut.
👉 Eat a rainbow of fruit & veg.
👉 Cut down on refind sugars.
👉 Inculde more Whole grains into your diet.
👉 Don’t do to fat diets for extreme lose weight.
Other gut-friendly foods
✅ unsalted nuts (almonds and pistachios are best)
✅ Yogurt is an natural probiotic to populate your gut.
✅ Mushrooms are rich in beta-glucan and excellent for the gut.
✅ Over night soaked oats are the best, they are an excellent sources of beta-glucan and high in fibre that promotes gut health and keeps fuller for a longer time.
✅ Lean protein is an excellent source for someone that has poor gut health. like chicken, fish.
✅ For severe gut problems, following a plant-based diet for a month will reduce inflammation, repair thr gut and then slowly
✅ Triphala is more then a lexative. It is amazing for the gut while allowing to pass motions easily.
We naturally start to lose muscle mass after the age of 30. This is called sarcopenia and is part of the aging proccess. We can however slow this proccess by making simple lifestyle changes. Bulid lean muscle is one of the changes. It can help with Mobility, bone health, physically strong and toned , longevity, good posture, hormonal balance.
Bulid lean muscle can also also help with boosting the human growth hormone, mental health, and your gut health
Below are the best exercises to create lean muscle:
Bodyweight exercises (lunges, squats, pushups)
Using a Resistance band
Mobility exercises
Yoga asanas
Isometric exercises (such as plank, wall sit)
Learn how eating 11 overnight soaked black raisins daily can heal the body naturally from the insideout.
All you have to do is soak 11 black raisins overnight. In the morning eat the soaked raisins on an empty stomach.
By soaking dried black raisins, it enhances the bioavailability of the raisins nutrients and antioxidants. This allows the bobdy to absorb the better.
Health benefits of eating Overnight soaked raisins:
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