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Meals That Are Great For Your Gut Health
When trying to stay healthy and lean, it is important to think about the good gut food we put into our bodies. Intuitive and smart eating is an important part of our lives, and understanding the benefits of different foods can help us to make informed decisions about how to support our gut and hormones.
Whether you want to boost your metabolism, balance hormones, make your Dentist happier, or lose some weight before your holidays – eating the right foods is key. Today we are going to talk about some of the best recipes you can eat to supply your body with those essential nutrients you need for a healthy gut and happy hormones.
Packed vegetable soup
Vegetable soup is an easy meal idea to make and it is one that will fill your body up with vitamins and minerals to fuel your day the right way. This recipe has lots of veggies in it and it is ideal for a midweek meal with a bread roll to fuel you for work.
Ingredients:
- 400g chopped tomatoes
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- 1 pack cherry tomatoes
- 2 bell peppers
- 1 large white onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 3 tbsp mixed herbs
- 1 spring onion
- 100g butternut squash
- 1 zucchini
- 1 sweet potato
- 1 eggplant
- Chop up all of your vegetables into diced pieces, chopping the onion into a fine dice. Add to a large roasting dish and drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and your mixed herbs.
- Roast for 45 minutes at 200C.
- Take ⅔ of your vegetable mixture and blend, add to a pan with chopped tomatoes and tomato puree. Add the rest of your vegetables.
- You can optionally add 1 tsp sugar here to offset the acid of the tomato.
- Simmer for 10 minutes.
- Serve.
Slow cooked beef and veggies
It is important for you to get lots of protein in your diet, as well as iron and zinc to build a healthy gut. This recipe brings these ingredients in a simple stew that is ideally served with spinach leaves and broccoli.
Ingredients
- 500g diced beef
- 1 tbsp flour
- Salt and pepper
- 1 tin chopped tomatoes
- 1 tsp worcester sauce
- 150ml red wine
- 1 beef stock cube
- 250ml water
- 200g chanteney carrots
- 1 bell pepper
- Brown your beef in a pan with flour, salt and pepper. The flour will help to thicken the sauce later on during cooking as well as bring a lovely browned skin to the beef.
- In a casserole dish or a slow cooker, add your beef, chopped tomatoes, worcester sauce, water, and stock cube. Mix together and add red wine.
- Add chanteney carrots whole, as well as sliced peppers.
- Cook for 4-6 hours in a slow cooker, or in the oven for 2 hours at 180C.
- Serve with steamed broccoli and spinach.
Spiced chicken and couscous
This simple meal is quick, perfect for lunch, and will fill you up for the day.
Ingredients:
- 2 chicken breasts
- 1 tsp cumin
- ½ tsp chilli powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp mixed herbs
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 200g couscous
- 200ml boiling water
- In a bowl, add your couscous, lemon juice, and water. Cover with cling film and leave for 10 minutes until the water is absorbed.
- Season your chicken with spices and pan fry for 4-5 minutes to each side. Serve!
Recipes You Have To Try This Summer
Summer is a time for fresh food that are perfect for balancing hormones. Fun foods that you can enjoy on your travels as well as in the garden alfresco. One of the great things about eating in the summer is the myriad of fresh and healthy things you can add to your foods. These are Gloucester based Nutritionist approved.
Here are a few healthy recipes that you should try this summer that are packed with flavour and character that are perfect for a happy tummy and balanced hormones.
Refreshing fruity salad
When you go for regular checkups with your doctor or Wahroonga Family Dental Centre, you won’t be surprised to hear how important fruit is for your body as well as the strength of your teeth. This salad is packed with grilled fruits and nuts to make it perfect fuel for your productive summer days.
Ingredients
- 4 peaches
- 4 strawberries
- 100g feta
- 100g spinach
- 100g mixed leaves
- 100g mixed nuts, chopped
- 1 tbp olive oil, plus extra for grilling
- 1 tbp raspberries, mashed
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
- Salt and pepper
- Chop up your peaches into quarters and your strawberries into 3 slices. Brush with olive oil and place on a griddle pan, frying for 2 minutes on each side.
- Make a dressing with mashed raspberries, oil, and vinegar. Mix well.
- Assemble your salad with the leaves, nuts, fruit, feta, and dressing.
Gluten free vegetable pasta
This simple GF pasta recipe is packed with some healthy vegetables and can be made into a great lunch option for busy days at the office. If you are wondering the best foods to eat to reduce bloating get in touch here https://p.bttr.to/2MZVUKN
Ingredients:
- 500g gluten free pasta (your favourite shape)
- 400ml passata
- 1 tbsp mixed herbs
- 1 butternut squash
- 1 zucchini
- 1 bell pepper
- 1 eggplant
- 1 block halloumi
- 100g parmesan cheese
- Wash and chop your vegetables.
- In a large roasting dish, place your veggies with a small drizzle of oil, salt and pepper. Roast for 45 minutes at 200C.
- Cook your pasta according to packet instructions.
- Slice your halloumi and dry fry in a pan until browned on both sides. Once cooked, chop into bitesized pieces.
- In a large pan, add all of your ingredients along with half of the parmesan. Stir and heat through for 5 minutes.
- Serve and add remaining parmesan.
Moroccan chicken tray bake
Moroccan chicken is not only super delicious, but it is a healthy option for your mideweek meals and it will open up your meal plan to so many more flavours and ideas.
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp chilli flakes
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp ginger
- 1 tsp coriander leaf
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- 500ml vegetable stock
- 200g baby potatoes
- 200g butternut squash
- 1 shallot
- Chop your baby potatoes in half, dice your shallot, and cut your butternut squash into bitesize pieces.
- Pan fry your chicken with oil, salt and pepper. Add the spices.
- Add all other ingredients to your dish and cover. Bake in the oven for 40 minutes until the potatoes are tender.
- Serve with couscous or veggies.
Try some of these fun summer recipes to fuel your body with lots of vital vitamins this season. Stay tuned for the new book out soon. Called Time To Nourish. It will be packed with recipes to support your happy gut and balanced hormones.
What Foods To Avoid For Bloating | Natural ways to get rid of belly bloating
If you are struggling with bloating, tiredness, sleep, cravings and achy joints you may be eating food every day that is causing your symptoms.
Hormone disrupting foods that will impact your gut health. They can cause bloating, inflammation and chronic tiredness.
Here is a list of some of the foods to avoid. You may want to take time to eliminate some or all and see if you notice any difference in your symptoms.
Sugars: white and brown, commercial honey, corn syrup, fructose, dextrose, maltose, maltodextrin – are all concentrated sugar.
Sugary foods: jams, jellies, fruit in syrup, desserts, fruit yoghurts, soft drinks, cordials, sweets, milk chocolate and fruit juice, biscuits, cakes and pastries.
White flours, breads, pasta, rice and pastries: refining flour means that essential nutrients and fibre are removed leaving very little but high glycaemic starch behind.
Processed vegetable oils found in margarines and spreads, salad dressings, ready meals, readymade stocks and gravies, packaged foods – check the label for vegetable oil, sunflower oil, safflower oil, soybean oil.
Breakfast cereals: most commercial breakfast cereals are made with refined grains with added sugar and salt. This also includes cereal bars, even if labelled ‘healthy’.
Gluten grains: wheat, barley, rye, spelt. Replace with gluten free oats, quinoa, brown/wild rice, buckwheat, rice flour, almond flour, coconut flour, and other gluten free flours.
Corn: corn and corn-based products are from the grains family and can cause digestive discomfort.
Processed meats: salami, sausages, bacon, ham, luncheon meats – source of preservatives, salt and other additives. (Organic bacon from free range pigs is allowed).
Nonorganic meat: non-organic, intensively farmed beef, pork, chicken, lamb. Farmed fish: many salmon and tuna sources are intensively farmed. They are often higher in mercury and have much lower levels of nutrients due to their artificial diet. Look for wild and line-caught varieties
Alcohol: alcohol can put a strain on the liver and digestive tract, and it can also deplete essential vitamins. Limit or avoid altogether.
Nonorganic Dairy: nonorganic milk, cheese, cottage cheese, cream cheese, flavoured yoghurts.
Please watch this video series in the Thriving Gut Health free Facebook Group and on my You Tube channel. Subscribe while you are there so you can keep up to date with future videos.
Over 5 days I guide you through an elimination protocol so you can work out the foods that may be causing your symptoms.
If you want to fast track your results, book a call to find out about how comprehensive stool and hormone tests can help identify the root cause of your symptoms.
I offer a free ½ hr call to talk about the comprehensive stool and hormone tests I use to help guide your treatment plan.
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Do you wonder if you have hormone imbalances?
Do you wonder if you have hormone imbalances? As we reach perimenopause and menopause, the fluctuations in hormones can cause bloating, insomnia, fatigue, skin conditions, anxiety and irritability.
It is helpful to get to the root cause of the imbalances with the use of the Dutch hormone test. As a nutritionist supporting women with digestive issues, I rely on the Dutch test for my female clients with adrenal and sex hormone imbalances.
The results give me very specific information about how to handle problems such as bloating, sleep issues, weight gain, painful periods and chronic tiredness.
The Dutch test measures your hormone metabolites from dried urine samples. The hormones include:
- Cortisol
- Cortisone
- Estradiol
- Estrone
- Estriol
- Progesterone
- Testosterone
- DHEA and DHEA-S
- Melatonin
This test also measures your cortisol and cortisone rhythms and levels, and your estrogen metabolism pathways. The test is also beneficial for women struggling with fibroids, PMS, irregular periods, painful periods, anxiety and moodiness, and endometriosis. This test also works well for monitoring hormone replacement therapy effectiveness. This test also shows how you metabolize estrogen through your liver. If you don’t metabolize estrogen well, your risks of estrogen-related cancers such as breast, cervical and uterine cancer can increase.
Doing the test is really easy and can be done in the comfort of your own home. The instruction instructions are clear for both the collection of saliva and little strips that are dipped into your pee. You take four urine samples at four different times of the day, and they don’t have to be on the same day. You also take 5 saliva tests during the day. Then you simply fold up the dry test strips and mail them in the enclosed envelope.
If you want to shed light on your cortisol rhythms, metabolism, adrenal, cortisol, and sleep problems this test is THE most cutting edge, comprehensive, functional medicine hormone test.
Each test result is unique. Each treatment or solution is also unique. Wonder what your hormone picture is?
Your results will end the guesswork about whether or not the root cause of your symptoms is due to hormones and adrenal fatigue.
If you are struggling with stress, trouble sleeping, waking up tired, energy slumps throughout the day or difficulty recovering from exercise.
If you need caffeine in the morning to wake up, or throughout the day to function, if you are bloated and have unexplained weight gain.
Even if you have injuries that are slow to heal, frequent colds or difficulty regulating blood sugar, Get in touch.
Here is a link to a video where you can see my breaking down my own DUTCH test results.
How to heal the gut.
If you are struggling with bloating, gas, IBS, constipation please reach out. I am a multiple award-winning, Gut Nutritionist in Gloucester, Stroud and Gloucestershire.
Start feeling your best today. Glow from the inside out.
I’ll teach you how to become a healthy person in a completely different way. These tools, tactics, and resources are designed to help you reduce stress, achieve your goals, live a healthier life, and learn how to balance everything that fills up your crazy schedule.
Don’t spend another ounce of energy thinking about when or what to eat.
This program guarantees results AND takes the headache out of “What should I eat today?”
It’s time to get your energy, your gut, your body, and your life back.
So take the first step. Book your first appointment with Trish Tucker May. As an award winning nutritionist in Gloucester, Stroud and the Cotswolds, you will be in safe hands.
Feel outstanding no matter how busy your life is, because you deserve to feel incredible with every breath.
I promise you this:
You will not starve. You will not be deprived. You will thrive.
No more diets. No more confusion. No more miracle cures.
No more wondering which foods are right for you. Lets do this together. Bespoke hormone and gut tests are now available with Gloucester based nutritionist.
Just a simple, 8-week program delivered straight to you.
Get in touch and book a call now using the link below:
https://p.bttr.to/2MZVUKN
I look forward to supporting you.
How to fight fat over forty?
Are you bothered by extra weight around the middle, poor sleep, bloating, irritability, overwhelm and stress? Get your free guide now and beat the bloat.
Ladies if you are over the age of 40 it may well be your hormones causing your digestive distress, bloating and weight gain.
As a Nutrition Gut Specialist based in Gloucester, Stroud and Gloucestershire I can help you get to the root cause of your symptoms.
Are you struggling with BLOATING, STRESS. BRAIN FOG?
• Are you overwhelmed because you are not sleeping well?
• Have you become ACCIDENTALLY OVERWEIGHT?
• Are you sick of BEING TIRED ALL THE TIME?
• Do you wish you had more energy and stamina to do the things you love?
• Does your body feel ALIEN to you?
To get started download the free eBook to beat the belly bloat and balance hormones. https://passion4juice.groovepages.com
All of these symptoms are your body’s way of telling you it’s time for a change.
So let’s do this. Together.
Here’s a peek at what’s inside my programs
Mouth-watering Recipe Guides packed with food and drink recipes to keep you nourished, satisfied and toxin-free! They are suitable for all the family too.
Weeks of suggested meal plans to make gut rebuilding easy as 1-2-3. for the entire 2-month period—yes, you heard that right—no need to plan for 8 weeks (go ahead and take a deep breath)! I made life easy for you.
Shopping lists to make your trips to the supermarket 110% hassle-free!
Weekly support from yours truly—I’m here to make sure you succeed!
Handouts with simple reminders for your gut health journey
A Food Diary and online app to easily track how your meals make you feel and unleash your maximum potential!
A juicing guide to get you started and juicing delicious recipes your whole family will love
I know you’re probably thinking:
There is no way that all of my symptoms can be chalked up to poor gut health…
Short answer: Maybe not.
Long answer: But it’s a really good start, especially when you consider these truths:
- 70 million people suffer from digestive issues.
- An estimated 15 million people in the UK and Australia have food allergies…whether they realize it or not (and most don’t).
- Your gut health makes up 70% of your immune system; therefore, if your immune system is chronically compromised, it’s likely due to poor gut health.
- You gut is referred to as your body’s second brain—if that’s not enough to convince you of its importance, I don’t know what is.
- Poor gut health causes auto-immune diseases, hormonal imbalance, mental illness, diabetes, weight gain, skin issues and countless other problematic conditions.
- Once you rebuild the health of your gut, you’ll look and feel like a brand new person.
That’s what makes this program so different.
This 8-week adventure teaches you how to eat foods that are healthy and delicious but that also SERVE your body… and you’ll never have to count a single calorie.
Instead, you’ll learn how to effortlessly meet your health goals over an 8-week period.
The outcome? A new, healthier, happier you. I am a nutritionist based in Gloucester and Stroud. Courses are online and face to face.
You’re about to embark on a life-changing experience, because you’re about to ditch the “miracle cure mentality” forever.
In 8 weeks, you’ll discover:
- YOUR unique health blueprint
- How to make delicious, family friendly meals for breakfast, lunches, dinners and snacks
The exact daily protocol you should be following so that you’ll recharge your cells and beautify your body.
Real life self-care strategies for putting yourself FIRST that will rid your body of toxins and nourish body, mind and soul.
Everything you ever wanted to know about bacteria, including how to fill your gut up with the good guys and stop the bad guys.
All about the elimination diet and how to uncover which food allergies are plaguing your body.
How to give your kitchen a necessary face lift so you’re not tempted to revert back to your old lifestyle and can stay on track towards your goals.
The exact steps, week by week, that will help you achieve long-lasting results
Tactics for crowding out the bad stuff, so you can bring in yummy foods to replace them – no deprivation here!
Easy ways to order healthy everywhere, including your favourite restaurant.
How to combine food groups for maximum nutrient assimilation and minimal digestive upset
And so much more.
I’ll teach you how to become a healthy person in a completely different way. These tools, tactics, and resources are designed to help you reduce stress, achieve your goals, live a healthier life, and learn how to balance everything that fills up your crazy schedule.
Don’t spend another ounce of energy thinking about when or what to eat.
This program guarantees results AND takes the headache out of “What should I eat today?”
It’s time to get your energy, your gut, your body, and your life back.
So take the first step. Book your first appointment with award winning nutritionist in Gloucester, Stroud and the Cotswolds.
Start feeling your best today. Glow from the inside out.
Feel outstanding no matter how busy your life is, because you deserve to feel incredible with every breath.
I promise you this:
You will not starve.
You will not be deprived.
You will thrive.
No more diets. No more confusion. No more miracle cures.
No more wondering which foods are right for you. Lets do this together. Bespoke hormone and gut tests are now available with Gloucester based nutritionist.
Just a simple, 8-week program delivered straight to you. Get in touch and book a call now.https://p.bttr.to/2MZVUKN
My Natural Menopause Journey
The menopause is a profound transition for women on all levels & heralds a shift into what is the most meaningful & empowered phase of your life. It can be the beginning of a deeper psycho-spiritual process at work.
Whether you are preparing for the menopause, are in the midst of it or you are post-menopausal, this information is relevant for you & will be insightful & nourishing. Aimed to restore trust in your own inner knowing & inspire you onwards to live your most fulfilled life.
Understand your symptoms and learn techniques to reduce and manage your symptoms naturally. As women reach the menopause phase of life there can be many unwanted symptoms. Are feeling sluggish, tired, frazzled, accidentally overweight and bloated?
Join me on You Tube to learn practical steps to reduce your symptoms. Get that good gut feeling back by working with a nutritionist in Gloucester. The aim is to help you feel better about yourself, feel more connected, energised, grounded and calm.
Learn about the foods and natural techniques that will reduce your physical symptoms.
Feel supported and connected to your body wisdom and the deep process of purification. Peel back the layers on physical and emotional healing and learn to create an environment for transformation and healing. Learn to eat for happy hormones and happy digestive health.
Learn about natural alternatives to HRT and other hormone balancing medications. Learn to connect to and support your symptoms naturally.
How would you like to wake up and approach your day with energy and maintain it throughout the day? Tackling brain fog, hot flushes and anxiety during menopause. Are you ready to transform your health and vitality during menopause so you can do the things you love and enjoy?
The goal of the menopause series is simple: To learn how to listen to your body and reclaim your sense of self during peri menopause, menopause and post.
This will help you with weight loss, energy and healthy living.
What you will learn in the Thriving gut health Facebook Group, and You tube Channel
• How to maintain a natural menopause and beyond.
• What is Peri menopause and coping strategies using diet and exercise.
• How your food and lifestyle choices affect your energy levels and your gut health.
• How to address gut imbalances to support your natural menopause and hormones.
• How you can choose and prepare the right foods, so you have all the energy and vitality to enjoy life and do the things you want to do.
• Discover the power of healing juices that you will absolutely love and transform your life.
• How to identify the good and bad when it comes to food and how to consistently make good choices that will support your gut and hormone balance.
• The key ingredients of healing foods and how to effortlessly incorporate them into your diet.
• Practical self-care rituals that you can incorporate into your life immediately.
• Learn how to replace your medicine cabinet with natural alternatives.
•Learn how the power of 100% therapeutic grade essential oils can support you and your family.
I am nutritionist and gut specialist based in Gloucester, Stroud and the Cotswolds.
Watch more here
Join the free Facebook group here
How To Maintain Gut Health In Self-Isolation
Staying indoors for a week can be stressful. More importantly, it also transforms your routine. Unfortunately, these factors can affect your gut health. Indeed, we all know how important it is for a healthy gut to stick to healthy habits and manage stress levels. So, here are some helpful tips to help you go through a week at home without putting your gut health at risk.
The NHS track and trace app plays a significant role in reducing risks of contagions and tracking the virus spread. As such, when you receive a warning to self-isolate because you’ve been in contact with someone who’s tested positive for COVID-19, you know what to do.
Depending on your level of exposure, the app may recommend different self-isolation approaches. However, for most people, the app suggests one week at home. The track and trace team will also get in touch with individuals in self-isolation to check their location at any time during the week.
Check items in your online grocery shopping
When you can’t buy your grocery directly from the shop, you will need to arrange for delivery. Thankfully, plenty of websites let you pass an online grocery order, including Ubereats. In other words, you won’t find it too challenging to get the food you need delivered to your home. You may not be able to find your usual products in your online shopping list. But, you can find safe alternatives for your gut.
Understanding how to read food labels (they are part of the information you get online) can be a game-changer. Once you understand the composition and ingredients in each product, you can make smart choices that support intestinal transit. You can use a simple list of nutrients to avoid and those to focus on to guide your shopping. Additionally, it’s important to use food labels for guidance rather than marketing messages. However pretty the packaging might look, don’t trust the claims it makes unless you can verify them through the list of ingredients.
Make sure you don’t miss out on prescriptions
Do you have any medications you trust to support your gut health when you can’t follow the routine? Now is the perfect time to order these from a safe and practical platform such as Simple Online Pharmacy. You want to be prepared to make sure you can handle stress and change of habits seamlessly. Your gut is highly sensitive to sudden variations in the routine, so it’s best to take precautions.
Additionally, missing out on other prescribed medications when you can’t go to the pharmacy yourself or visit a doctor can be a source of anxiety. Be kind to your gut; avoiding unnecessary stress will help your gut ease into this new situation. The online pharmacy platform is designed especially for these situations when you can’t physically get hold of your medications. An online order that’s checked and approved by a medical expert can save you time and hassles.
Create a water schedule
Not drinking enough water can dramatically affect your gut health. Indeed, drinking plenty of water has a beneficial effect on your gut flora balance. But when your routine has been disrupted, it’s tricky to stick to healthy habits. The truth is that you might find yourself accidentally forgetting to drink. So, if you are worried about staying hydrated at home, you may want to create a drinking schedule. You can find plenty of apps that can remind you via a notification to drink regularly. You can also set up frequent alarms throughout the day, which would effectively replace the app notifications. You can also make things easier without a digital assistant by investing in a time-marked water bottle. Time-marked bottles can be kept on the desk or in your bag, ensuring you drink regularly and enough throughout the day.
Make time for at-home workouts
Gut health is a complex topic. Introducing gut-helping workouts at home will help support your digestive health during this week at home (and hopefully later). All you need is a laptop and a yoga mat, and you’re ready to boost your gut health with targeted workouts. Joe Wicks has got some fantastic abs exercises that can encourage bowel movements and improve digestive health. These are great if you are struggling with constipation issues. You can also refer to yogi Adriene Mishler who has a helpful yoga for gut health workout that is both gentle and therapeutic.
Keeping your gut in tip-top condition when you are self-isolating at home may be challenging at first, But there is plenty you do to support hydration, a healthy diet, medicated assistance, and natural digestive health. More importantly, staying calm and not feeling pressured will help handle the sudden change of routine peacefully.