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06 Jun

The gut plays a central role when it comes to an immune system working at peak performance. This is because 80 percent of the immune system resides within the gut wall. Also living deep within the gut, along side the immune system, is a collection of different types of bacteria, collectively called the gut microbiome. These play a very important role in your child's health and are a key component to a robust immune system. Good Bacteria - The Back Bone of A Healthy Immune System Bacteria is mostly associated with germs, however, they are extremely important for immune...

22:10 / Immune Health
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04 Jun

The food your child eats plays a key role in keeping their brain healthy and working in peak condition. This helps to improve their mental development including memory, focus and concentration. Optimal brain function also helps your child in the happiness department too, lowering their risk of depression, anxiety, behavioural problems. You can help support your child's brain health and boost their alertness, memory and mood by including these foods in their diet. Eggs Eggs have had a bad rap for many years but thankfully they are making a come-back, as befits their function as a nutritional powerhouse.  Eggs are a good...

21:32 / Brain Health
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04 Jun

Lentils are often overlooked, even though they're an inexpensive way of getting a wide range of nutrients into your child's diet. They are packed with B vitamins, magnesium, zinc and potassium. Lentils are also high in fibre to support gut health by promoting the growth of friendly bacteria. They are also high in protein making them an excellent alternative to meat.  INGREDIENTS 250gm dried yellow or red lentils1 litre vegetable stock or bone broth for additional goodness400ml can coconut milk1 1/2 tablespoons curry powder or paste (or to taste)**1 lemon, zest and juice METHOD 🥥Add the lentils, stock and curry powder to a large pot...

09:21 / Recipes
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04 Jun

Try this super healthy delicious recipes - your kids will love it! INGREDIENTS 1/2 cup popping corn1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter1/4 cup maple syrup or honey1 tablespoon olive oil1/4 teaspoon sea salt METHOD ✅Preheat oven to 180 degrees celius and line baking try with baking paper. ✅Heat a oil in medium sized saucepan, add the popcorn and cover the saucepan for a few minutes giving the saucepan a shake around to prevent the corn from burning until you hear the corn begin to pop.   ✅Add the peanut butter, maple syrup and sea salt to a bowl, mixing until well combined.  ✅Once the corn has all popped...

08:57 / Recipes
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03 Jun

There are many different immune-boosting vitamin, mineral and herbal remedies available.  The nutrients listed below play a key role to assist your child’s recovery from infection, or will help to support their immunity to stop them getting sick in the first place.  Next time your child feels unwell, this is our list of recommended supplements to have on hand and ready to use in your natural medicine toolkit. Natural Medicine to the Rescue Zinc When your child has a zinc deficiency the immune system cannot work at its optimal best, making it difficult to fight off common bacterial and viral infections.   Children with low levels of...

20:13 / Children's General Health / Gut Health / Immune Health / Probiotics
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01 Jun

You may have heard the terms probiotic and prebiotic, a dynamic duo critically important when it comes to caring for your child’s friendly bacteria living deep inside their gut. These friendly bacteria are the bed-rock for a robust immune system and optimal brain functions. Probiotic Probiotics are the actual live friendly bacteria organisms that reside inside the gut wall.  Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium are the most common groups and these comprise of different species and each species has many strains.  Probiotics are also found naturally in fermented foods such as fermented vegetables, yoghurt with live cultures, apple cider vinegar, kombucha, miso and kefir. They are...

19:20 / Brain Health / Gut Health / Probiotics
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28 May

Antibiotics hold a very important place in modern medicine.  They are life-saving when medically necessary, so if your doctor strongly advises your child needs them, they should be taken.  However, they can be over-prescribed. Antibiotics are ineffective to treat viruses and only work to fight bacterial infections.   The downside of antibiotics When your child takes antibiotics, they kill all bacteria – good or bad, including friendly bacteria such as the Lactobacilli and Bifidobacterium families.  Because your child’s friendly bacteria are delicate in numbers and still trying to establish themselves. If your child does have a course of antibiotics you will need to support the good bacteria's recovery by supplementing...

08:57 / Gut Health / Immune Health / Probiotics
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28 May

The amount of sugar consumed by children is at it's highest levels in history. This can mostly be attributed to the enormous increase in processed food and sugary drinks lining the supermarket shelves. Sugar is included as an ingredient in most pre-packaged, processed and junk food and drinks and it's insidious. As a result, as our children's sugar consumption has increased, so has their rates of common childhood illness, including obesity with 1 in 4 children now classified as overweight or obese. Sugar tantrums If you notice that your child’s temperament changes throughout the day, beginning with their adorable...

04:16 / Children's General Health / Healthy Eating
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27 May

The gut is a tube that resembles a long string of sausages, it begins at the mouth and ends at the anus.  But it’s not just a small straight tube: in an adult the surface area of the gut spans out to nearly the size of a tennis court and is around 8 metres (20 feet) long.  The gut is a complex system with its main organs being the stomach, small and large intestines. And it's far more than just a processing centre for food, this role takes up only a small portion of its function.  It works tirelessly to build optimal...

20:38 / Brain Health / Gut Health / Immune Health
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27 May

Bolognese sauce is full of goodness and flavour and a firm family favourite in most households. The beauty with this recipe is its rich in fibre thanks to the added vegetables and beans to support friendly bacteria living in your child's gut. Ingredients 1 kg good quality minced beef2 400g tin cannellini or borlotti beans, drained and rinsed1 onion, finely chopped1 leek, white part only, finely chopped3 garlic cloves, finely chopped2 carrots, peeled and grated2 zucchinis, peeled and grated1 clove garlic, crushed1 400g can chopped tomatoes1 cup gluten free vegetable stock or Gut Healing Bone Broth Pinch of sea saltPepper to taste Method Heat...

08:44 / Healthy Eating / Recipes
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