True Foods Nutrition

09/11/2025

The impact of various modern inputs on the gut environment. Note the emulsifiers/ found in so many modern food products.

What you’re seeing

This figure shows how modern diets alter the gut environment, shifting microbial balance, weakening intestinal defenses, and driving low-grade inflammation linked to chronic disease.

🟡 High-fat, low-fiber diets change bile acid metabolism and reduce short-chain fatty acid production, weakening the gut barrier
🟡 Food additives like emulsifiers and artificial sweeteners thin the mucus layer and disrupt microbial diversity
🟡 Ultra-processed foods and irregular eating patterns damage the intestinal lining and desynchronize the gut’s internal clock

Together, these changes create a gut environment that favors inflammation over balance, reshaping metabolism and immunity from the inside out.

💡 The bigger picture
This model reveals how modern nutrition and lifestyle factors converge at the gut barrier—the body’s frontline of defense. Maintaining microbial diversity and consistent eating habits may be key to preventing the slow, systemic inflammation that underlies many chronic diseases.

DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2025.09.013

02/11/2025

Italian twist on breakfast today with San Daniele prosciutto. My new fave raspberry matcha.
I only buy prosciutto made in Italy or Spain (jamon) as the only ingredients are pork and salt, no preservatives like Australian brands.
Also- don’t overcook your eggs! Leave the yolks soft so you can absorb the protein and important nutrients like choline well.

22/10/2025

I work with many adults and kids who are struggling with numerous mental and physical symptoms, the root cause of which is often heavy metal toxicity.
Sadly heavy metals are transferred from the parents via s***m and through the placenta and kids today are carrying the load of multiple generations of heavy metals accumulation from dental amalgams, fish, industrial and occupational exposure and simply being alive on earth today.

➡️➡️ In clinic we use a variety of tests such as hair, stool and urine testing to determine the heavy metal load as accurately as possible and design a personalized treatment protocol.

Thanks Chat GPT for below.

Q: Can heavy metals transfer through s***m?

A: Yes — **heavy metals can be transferred through s***m**, although the extent and biological consequences depend on the specific metal, exposure level, and timing.

Here’s a summary of what’s known:

# # # ⚙️ How It Happens

1. **Absorption and circulation:**
Heavy metals such as **lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), and arsenic (As)** can enter the bloodstream through environmental, occupational, or dietary exposure.

2. **Testicular accumulation:**
These metals can accumulate in the **te**es and seminal fluid**, where they can affect **s***matogenesis** (the process of s***m formation).

3. **Binding to s***m:**
Metals can bind to s***m cell membranes or even enter s***m cells. For example:

* **Lead** and **cadmium** have been detected directly in s***matozoa.
* Some metals can cause **DNA damage** or **oxidative stress** within s***m.

# # # 🧬 Transmission and Effects

* **Direct transfer to the egg or embryo:**
Metals attached to or within s***m could, in theory, be introduced into the fertilized egg at conception. While the quantities are typically small, studies suggest that this can contribute to:

* **DNA fragmentation** in s***m
* **Epigenetic changes** (altered gene expression patterns)
* **Developmental effects** in offspring (observed in animal models)

* **Indirect effects:**
Even without direct transfer, metal-induced DNA or epigenetic damage in s***m can influence **embryonic development** and **offspring health**, including neurological and metabolic outcomes.

# # # 🧪 Evidence Highlights

* **Lead:** Found in semen and linked to reduced s***m count and motility; some studies suggest transmission of lead-induced DNA damage to embryos.
* **Cadmium:** Can accumulate in te**es; known to impair s***m quality and DNA integrity.
* **Mercury:** Detected in seminal plasma and s***m; associated with reduced fertility.
* **Arsenic:** Animal studies show paternal exposure can cause developmental effects in offspring.

20/10/2025

Raspberry matcha seems to be the trend- made my own from collagen matcha and organic raspberries without sugar like the cafes ✅

20/10/2025

No wonder things are it’s health get complicated!

The most detailed view of a human cell to date is the "Cellular landscape cross-section through a eukaryotic cell", a 3D model created by Evan Ingersoll and Gael McGill. This visualization combines data from multiple scientific techniques, including X-ray, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and cryoelectron microscopy, to represent the cell's intricate structures and molecular choreography. Another recent and highly detailed effort is the comprehensive map of the U2OS cell created by researchers at UC San Diego and Stanford University, which uses Al and advanced imaging to reveal protein functions.

19/10/2025

I’ve been fascinated by the epigenetic trauma inheritance and its impact on health for a long time. This is a very interesting finding.

This is soooooo interesting ❣️

27/09/2025

Good idea for many

As digital burnout continues to rise, many adults are turning back to “dumb phones” like the old Nokia 3310 to escape the constant pull of social media. These basic devices are gaining popularity for their simplicity and lack of addictive apps.

Experts say this trend reflects growing concerns over mental health and digital dependency. With increasing awareness of the harmful effects of excessive screen time, people are choosing to step back from endless scrolling and notifications.

Retailers have reported a spike in sales of retro-style phones, particularly among young professionals and parents seeking balance. For many, the switch offers a sense of freedom from the pressures of the online world.

Source: The Guardian

24/09/2025

The voice of so many parents that needs to be heard

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DO_dJGHjlu9/?igsh=dmU1enVxcWo1MHIy

24/09/2025

I’ve been working for over 10 years with children with developmental issues and spectrum disorders, adults with mood disorders and ADHD and everything in between.
➡️ The starting point in addressing all of these conditions is examining the mineral status, patterns and heavy metal toxicity indicators via a basic test called Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA).
➡️ The link below gives you a basic overview of the information this inexpensive test provides.
➡️ Get in touch if you still haven’t found solutions to yours or your child’s chronic health conditions- in my experience, functional medicine tests (like HTMA and many others) are fundamental to uncover the root causes.

https://www.truefoodsnutrition.com.au/hair-analysis/

23/09/2025

I feel so much today for the parents of the ASD kids I’ve helped over the years and can only imagine what they must be feeling hearing this from a US president. No more gaslighting and dismissal.
All the information complementary health practitioners have know for many years is becoming public.
Link to watch full speech in the link below.

In the press conference today the President along with Sec. Kennedy, FDA head Marty Makary, NIH head Jay Bhattacharya and CMS head Mehmet Oz annihilated the orthodox narrative about autism and vaccines. The President and his staff his staff validated much of what the parents of vaccine-injured children diagnosed with autism have been saying for years.

The President has said that parents of children with autism have been lied to, gaslighted and vilified for telling the truth about what happened to their

For perhaps the first time ever the federal government has recommended a treatment, Leucovorin, for the physical symptoms of autism

He mentioned he has known at least four children who were developing normally and then regressed into autism following vaccines.

He said there is obviously an epidemic going on and that it has to be something in the environment that children are exposed to.

The President said that the genetic research of the last twenty years has been a waste of time and that the causes on autism must be environmental.

He said that mercury must be taken out of vaccines.

He said that aluminum must be removed from vaccines.

He said that the MMRV vaccine should not be used.

He said the measles, mumps, rubella, (MMR) should be broken up into separate shots for safety reasons, which has been the practice in Japan for a generation.

The hep b should not be given before 12 years old.

He said that multiple shots given to children should be broken up into four or five visits.

He unequivocally said women must not take Tylenol Acetaminophen/Paracetamol) while pregnant or give it to their infant children.

The President couldn't have made it clearer that he and his administration believes vaccines are a major, if not the major, cause of autism.

Watch it here: https://www.c-span.org/program/white-house-event/president-trump-makes-an-announcement-on-autism-research/666073