Health & Family Gut health

Great book, along with The Clever Guts diet by Michael Mosley. You can then move onto Dr (Josh) Axe, Dr Pearlmutter, GAPs and AIP diets.

Search 'leaky gut' and you might find some internet material to help or confuse you.

There is a bit of prep with this stuff, and hope you like bone broth....

If you wanted to see someone, search for 'functional doctor xxx (eg Syd, Melb) and drs who practice this will come up.

I've found improvements by including kefir (horrible stuff but ok in a smoothie) and no gluten - less brain fog, more energy, not as snappy. There is a long way for me to go to really adhere to the leaky gut approach.

If I wanted to start a debate, it would be whether gluten should be part of the diet...

 

Anyone else drink green smoothies?

Recommendations? Autoimmune cookbook

 

Thanks for sharing, very interesting thread this one, can't underestimate the importance of health on the journey.

Is there a specific book or article on nutrition facts you'd recommend?

 

When you have a spare hour and a half, this is a great overview video:
HOW NOT TO DIE: The Role of Diet in Preventing, Arresting, & Reversing Our Top 15 Killers | NutritionFacts.org

Or you can read the book by the same name (I haven't - I mainly use the site for its references). Then you can deep dive from there into whatever issue takes your fancy.

 

Thank you for sharing, I'll take a listen and sure it'll lead to more questions, which is I suppose the point!

 

Research Kefir. It assists hugely with gut health and has become very popular. We make milk and water Kefir at home, very easy. Dramatically more potent than yoghurt. Water Kefir can be easily made into an enjoyable naturally carbonated drink through secondary fermentation. Nothing more than bottling it for less than a day. It ferments like crazy. I make two large beer bottles of water Kefir most days.

 

I would love to try Kefir.

 

What about Yakult ????

 

Yakult is sugary stuff.... The pasturisation process that commercial products need to go through damage the reason why it is made - for the probiotics and (good) bacteria. Having been on milk and water kefir for a few months, I have increased energy and (still poor IMO ) mental clarity. Need the home made stuff for the reasons above.

Agree with Nodrog, easy to make and I mix apple juice with the water kefir before putting it on the bench for the second ferment which apparently adds more boost to the goodness.

(Another is Kombucha which is fermented black tea - although tastes nothing like tea and more like a fizzy slightly sugary drink (or vinegar s you leave it to ferment for too long). I understand Kombucha doesn't have the probiotics that Kefir does but is more of an intestinal 'conditioner').

 

Everything starts from the food you eat. Gut health is fundamental to general health

I have never had a weight problem because I only eat when I’m hungry and have always had just a basic diet - simplicity, intuitive and don’t overeat.

I tend to stay away from most things that are commercialised and packaged. Basic meat and veg is our family diet.

Simple rule if you can’t eat 2 - 3 apples quickly in a row you are not hungry enough to be eating anything

The reason people go for processed food is to feed food addictions and boredom not because they are hungry

You actually cannot put on excess weight if you are tuned into what you are eating no matter what you eat. We buy olive oil in 25 kg containers and use at lib. Also use animal fat - I love good quality food but not artificial stuff and defiinately no processed cerials or Fluffy westernised white bread

Keep it real, Keep it simple, enjoy it all.

 

Kefir made with coconut water is very nice as well.

I seemed to have developed the knack for introducing more alcohol into the water kefir lately.

 

I've wanted to try Coconut water but wasn't sure about the mix. My plain water kefir mix is 1-2 tspn raw sugar, a dribble of molasses (apparently has micronutrients needed for the kefir grains) and 2 strawberries halved.

Would you use a recipe similar to -

• 1 litre glass jar to ferment in
• ¼ cup Imbibe water kefir grains
• 1 TBS spoon organic raw sugar
• 2 x dried figs

METHOD:

1. Dissolve the sugar in the 1 litre jar in a little hot water
2. Top up with 1 litre coconut water (1 litre), stir
3. Add ¼ cup water kefir grains
4. Cover with a muslin cloth and secure with elastic band
5. Leave to ferment in a warm spot for around 48 hours
6. Remove the water kefir grains by straining them out.
7. Bottle the coconut water kefir and add any flavourings (like pineapple, mint, cucumber etc.)
8. Leave in the bottle on the bench top to ferment a further 12 – 48 hours until its as fizzy as you like.
9. Refrigerate and enjoy cold!

That sounds better than my plain water kefir.

I prefer the alcohol after the kefir - kefir makes me feel as though I've given myself a few brownie points, then the alcohol uses those brownie points....

I'm sure your home brew is organic and heavenly so uses no brownie points

 

Absolutely agree, but a calorie of brownie is nicer than a calorie of kale. I've gone to including kale in my smoothie. Must try kale chips again. The last few times I burnt it - a little over-crispy.

 

The Brain in your gut Ted

 

Absolutely agree. Thanks for posting Redwing. After starting this, I'm now realizing how closely different elements of the body work together and treating one element impact other elements.

 

Where do you buy this kefir?

 

Google is your friend. There are a few Australian suppliers who ship it, or you could try 'kefir Sydney' to see if there are any local suppliers who you could talk to. You will also need a large glass jar for the fermenting time (I use the large moconna jars) and another bottle to store the kefir that's ready to drink.

 

Gumtree

 

Yep, the kefir grains multiply and at some point you need to take some out. Some sell it on, I just add about a tablespoon into my smoothie, the grains don't have a taste.