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The Lowdown on Plant Based Eating - Everything You Need To Know
Posted by Kate Johansson onIt goes without saying that plant based eating has been 'on trend' as of late, and it's no surprise given the benefits that this style of dietary pattern has to offer. A recent study revealed that 11.2% Australians (that’s around 2.6 million people) are favouring a plant-based diet, with numbers expecting to rise.
Whilst most of us are aware of the general principles that make up plant based eating, there is a lot more to it than first meets the eye.
Our dietitian Millie is here to answer the most common questions surrounding plant-based eating; what it entails, elements you need to be mindful of and how to ensure your diet is nutritionally balanced and complete. Here is the lowdown……
- Tags: Gut Health, Health, Healthy, Healthy Body, Healthy mind, Koja Iron, Nourishing, Nutrition
Nutrition for Optimal Gut Health
Posted by Kate Johansson on
Gut Health, or the term ‘gut microbiome’ more specifically, has been a topic of conversation in the wellness world as of recent, and for good reason at that. Not surprisingly, Google searches for ‘gut-health’ have escalated dramatically, it almost seems like the world has become gut-obsessed. Why? Thorough research has proven the benefits of nurturing and nourishing the trillions of bacterial cells that call our digestive tract home, so much so that our gut has now been labelled our ‘second brain’ and is thought to be central to our overall health and wellbeing.
- Tags: Gut Health, microbiome, prebiotic, probiotic
