Good morning beautiful people! ♥️
Sooo it’s time to do the coffee swap for this yummy juice again! I so love my morning almond milk cappuccino though it doesn’t always love me...yep brain and mouth going a million miles a minute! 😁will see how long this lasts for!! .
I love love love ginger and put so much in this juice. It’s so great for your digestive system, a beautiful anti inflammatory and stimulates your circulatory system. 😊
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The juice was made in the thermomix to retain all the goodness of the fibre.
Coconut water, carrot, beetroot, apple, frozen pineapple and loads of ginger! 😋
Well hello winter you finally made a very chilly appearance, I definitely wasn’t complaining about the warm Autumn days and swimming in the beautiful ocean in May! ☀️😊 Hmmm that seems to have changed very suddenly this week!
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Spending less time in the sun over the winter months affects our Vitamin D levels. Low levels of Vitamin D have been clinically linked to respiratory tract infections. Vitamin D is important for keeping the immune system in check, sufficient levels of Vitamin D reduce your risk of infections by strengthening your innate immune system. Research has also found higher rates of autoimmune disease and a greater rate of autoimmune disease progression among people with Vitamin D deficiency.
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When looking at Vitamin D levels we want to look for optimal – think 100 to 110 ng/ml. Over the years I have seen many client’s levels sitting around 30-50ng/ml and recommend supplementation to increase those stores, especially during winter. It takes 3 months to increase Vitamin D levels.
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I also recommend to the clients I see for preconception care to optimise their Vitamin D levels prior to pregnancy, if Mum has low stores, it directly impacts her baby’s levels.
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When it comes to which supplement to use, I tend to recommend Eagle Vitamin D spray, it’s so easy to use and one spray equals 1000IU. If you need to take a higher dose of 5000IU per day a spray tends to be a simpler way to supplement.
I have found the spray also very easy to supplement for children, both for my son and clients over the years. 😊💙
Buckwheat kind of Bircher Breakfast! ❤️
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Food to optimise your fertility, in my clinic I recommend an anti inflammatory and nutrient dense eating plan for both partners. 🥦🥑🥕
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This breakfast is creamy buckwheat porridge slowly cooked in organic coconut milk. One grated apple stirred through. Topped with toasted hazelnuts, hemp seeds, raspberries and a drizzle of ginger syrup 😋
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Why would I recommend this breakfast? .
It is gluten and grain free free using buckwheat as a base. If you have an unknown intolerance to say gluten this leads to gut inflammation and less than optimal absorption of nutrients. .
My clients goal during preconception care is to improve the health of the egg and sperm at a cellular level; a healthy diet plays an integral part of this. .
Good fats from the coconut milk, hazelnuts & hemp seeds
Carbs from the apple & buckwheat porridge
Protein from the hazelnuts, hemp seeds & buckwheat porridge .
Up the protein by adding a tablespoon of almond butter
And how could I forget this bit - it tastes really good! 😋😋
