Author: GregC

As consumers, we have been bombarded constantly over the past 40-50 years by the so called authorities about fats: saturated fats, unsaturated fats, polyunsaturated fats, hydrogenated fats, good fats, bad fats, you name it fats and unfortunately, the information released to the masses in western society has been misleading (based on old, out of date data and plain inaccurate and misleading studies), to the detriment of the health of people in our communities. One thing that is becoming increasingly clear is that the old school mantra of bashing coconut oil as being bad for you, is fast becoming flawed. What needs to be noted is that early studies done on coconut oil many years ago that returned less than favourable results used partially hydrogenated coconut oil NOT unrefined virgin coconut oil. Hydrogenated oil is not the same as unrefined oil and it

The process of activating legumes like Chick Peas, involves soaking and then sprouting them. Most people do not realize how beneficial this process is for the nutritional benefits. This process breaks down enzymes and chemicals in the legumes, which makes them easier to be digested and also improves the absorption of nutrients into our body. The main chemical that is broken down in this process is phytic acid. The reason is that phytic acid tends to bind to a lot of minerals which makes them harder to absorb into our system. The importance of making enzymes more digestible means it can enable less bloating, gas and better bowel movements. By sprouting the legumes, you are gaining many nutritional benefits including: Legumes become more alkalizing Aflatoxins, a carcinogenic compound can be broken down Change of the macronutrient profile in which the proteins break down

Fermented foods have been used by civilizations for thousands of years and in the modern era with the plethora of processed and toxic foods on the market, we need them more than ever in our regular diets. The gut biome is the epi-centre of our body and is responsible for delivering nutrients to our system and so needs to be looked after so that it can maintain effective and efficient distribution of those nutrients to keep us healthy and dis-ease free. Our fermented foods allow the good bacteria to flourish and provide very high enzymatic activity to accelerate healing and disease recovery. Even better, the use of fermented foods daily can avoid the issue having to deal with disease in the first place. The good guys of the bacteria world include acidophilus and bifidus and go about their business consuming compounds in the

Western medicine has historically viewed our digestive system and the brain as separate entities working independently of each other. Recent research has found that the two are very closely connected and in fact the gut biome is now recognised as the “second brain” and is central to our overall health and wellness. Our gut biome is a complete eco system in itself and it is estimated that well over 100 trillion microbes live within and on our body. They can include bacteria, fungi, viruses and other micro organisms. This eco system of microbes is so large that their genes outnumber ours by 100:1. When we consider the gut biome, the large intestine is the most important as it contains the most and diverse amount of microbes than any other part of the human body. The layer of mucus that lines the large