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Rachel Balm Naturopathy

I help IBS and SIBO sufferers to repair their gut, and recover their lives 🔆

I’m a gut health Naturopath with a passion for helping people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). I love helping people experience a lighter and ‘happy’ gut, because I understand it like nobody else – on a personal and professional level. My online practice offers 1:1 consultations, education, community support, and expertise in pathology testing, nutrition and herbal medicine.

17/02/2023

Could you have sulphur sensitivity? 🤔⁠
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The symptoms of sulphur sensitivity, or excess sulphur, can include:⁠
• hives⁠
• itchy skin⁠
• asthma or shortness of breath⁠
• skin redness or flushing⁠
• headaches⁠
• brain fog⁠
• fatigue⁠
• body aches (like muscle or joint pain)⁠
• bladder or pelvic pain⁠
• food sensitivity (like sensitivity to wine, sulphur or histamine foods; or poor meat digestion)⁠
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Sulphur sensitivity can also contribute to IBS symptoms like:⁠
• constipation or diarrhoea⁠
• burping or indigestion⁠
• bloating or gas (with a distinctive smell)⁠
• nausea⁠
• excessive fullness or heaviness after meals⁠
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If you have any of these symptoms drop me a comment below or reach out via message and I will get back to you. ⁠
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I am here to help! 😊⁠
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11/02/2023

Take control of your gut health with this 4-step gut healing checklist! 💪🏻

1️⃣ Improve your diet by adding more fibre-rich whole foods and reducing processed foods, sugar, and artificial sweeteners.

2️⃣ Incorporate probiotic and prebiotic-rich foods into your meals for a healthy gut. 🍴

3️⃣ Manage stress through mindfulness practices and physical activity. 🧘‍♀️

4️⃣ Consider supplementation with digestive enzymes, probiotics, and L-glutamine with the guidance of a healthcare provider. 💊

Start your gut-healing journey today!

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09/02/2023

When it comes to looking after your health, it’s the little things that you do every day that can make the biggest difference!What do I like to do? 🥰

✨ My ’self-care’ routine usually includes: ✨

👉🏼 Guided meditation or breath work
👉🏼 Yoga or Pilates
👉🏼 Lots of fluids - water, tea, kombucha, coconut water, juice, smoothies
👉🏼 Some sunshine (especially within 30 minutes of waking to help regulate melatonin and cortisol)
👉🏼 Eating healthy batch-prepared meals with lots of different plant foods
👉🏼 Appointments with my healthcare team e.g. Osteopath, Psychologist (it’s so important to have a holistic approach to your health)
👉🏼 Infrared saunas or Epsom salt baths
👉🏼 Reading before bed (to reduce screen time for quality sleep)

What do you do regularly for your health? 😍

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06/02/2023

✨ Out with the old and in with the new ✨

What are your priorities for your health this year?

Let me know in the comments below 👇🏼

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03/02/2023

Collagen, the most abundant protein in our bodies, is crucial for maintaining a healthy and youthful appearance. From supporting skin health to strengthening bones, collagen plays an essential role in keeping us looking and feeling our best.

But as we age, our bodies naturally produce less collagen, making it important to supplement it through diet. Foods such as bone broth, fish, and dairy products are great sources of collagen, but for those looking for a more convenient option, collagen supplements are also available.

By incorporating collagen into your daily routine, you’ll be helping to maintain your health and vitality. And remember, when it comes to collagen, always opt for high-quality, pure sources to ensure maximum benefits.

Are you supplementing with collagen? Let me know in the comments below!

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31/01/2023

In my last post, I shared about the research that’s shown the importance of us eating 30 plant foods a week. By plant foods, I mean different fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, spices, legumes, and grains.

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Eating a varied diet has many health benefits from the range of vitamins, minerals, flavonoids, antioxidants and fibres that it gives you.

It’s also a great way to enjoy food without your regular meals getting stale! 😍

Nutritionists are now starting to see that diversity is more important than quantity when it comes to plant foods. Lots of different foods provide a range of fibres that your various gut microbes feed on to produce beneficial by-products, like short-chain fatty acids.

SO... HOW CAN YOU FIND YOUR 30 FOODS? 🤗

✨ Here are some tips to get started ✨

1️⃣ Buy a local fruit and veg box.
2️⃣ Keep a diary.
3️⃣ Make it a fun challenge.
4️⃣ Use fresh and frozen products.
5️⃣ Mix in some fermented foods.
6️⃣ Simple swaps.

⏰ Remember, most of all to create a rainbow. If your meal looks rather mono-toned - you need to mix it up!

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30/01/2023

If you want to make a big difference to your digestion and your waistline, then switch your focus from calories to colours.

Here’s why... 👇🏼

🌽 The more colourful your diet - with fruit, vegetables, nuts, seeds and herbs - the better your health.

🥑 In fact, research shows that we should be aiming to eat 30 different plant foods a week. Having more variety of plant fibres gives us more diverse gut microbes and optimal gut health.

🍅 This then positively impacts our immune function, mood, brain activity and concentration, metabolism, blood sugar regulation, weight.. and almost every other area of your health.

🥦 While the 2 fruit and 5 veg campaign gave some of us a minimum starting point when it was launched almost 20 years ago, recent research is pointing to a minimum of 7 vegetables for reducing the risk of cancer and heart disease - and the more plants the merrier!

So when you’re going to the shops or markets or getting your box delivered this week, include new fruit and vegetables that you normally wouldn’t eat.

As the saying goes, variety is the spice of life! 😉

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25/01/2023

✨ Here's my story ✨

I started getting stomach issues in my early teens. A major trigger for this was stress. Another major trigger was Helicobacter pylori.

After multiple rounds of antibiotics, the H. Pylori cleared but my gut didn’t recover. It got worse. 😟

I had burning pains in my stomach, regardless of if or when I ate. I bloated often, had abdominal pain, and altered bowel motions. 💩

My immune system was weakened, and my first defence - my stomach - was out of whack! This made me vulnerable to illness and food poisoning. 🤕

The effects of the food poisoning lingered, and I didn’t know until years down the track that the digestive symptoms I was experiencing were because of small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO).

𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗦𝗜𝗕𝗢, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗜𝗕𝗢 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘆 𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗹 𝘀𝘆𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲!! 😩

This affected my life in many ways...

👉🏼 I become sensitive to foods, and couldn’t enjoy eating without feeling the ‘side effects’ of it.

👉🏼 I lost weight, to the point where I weighed less than my 14-year-old self. It wasn’t healthy weight loss, but the SIBO was inhibiting my ability to properly absorb nutrients from the foods I was eating.

👉🏼 I started to become obsessed with restricting my diet.

👉🏼 My gut affected my mood, my sleep, and my relationships.. and I just couldn’t take it anymore!

𝗙𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗴𝘂𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻. 😃

So that's my story, what's yours? 😲

Let me know below👇🏼

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20/01/2023

💥 Let's talk IBS! 💥

Are you suspecting that you have Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)?⁠ If so, you are in the right place to learn more and discover some simple strategies you can start implementing to ease your digestive distress. ⁠
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🤔 So let's begin.. What is IBS? ⁠

→ It is a gut condition that is intimately linked to our nervous system. Your brain sends messages to your digestive system every few seconds through your enteric nerve, which is located in your gut. This is directly impacted by things like constant stress and emotional turmoil. ⁠
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→ Something else that directly impacts people with IBS is food. In fact it is a major trigger for approximately 90% of IBS sufferers. I'll be talking more about this in the coming weeks because it is a cornerstone of treatment and getting well again. ⁠

🤔 What are the symptoms of IBS?

⁠→ Alternating bowel motions, going from diarrhoea to constipation.⁠
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→ Painful abdominal cramping. ⁠
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→ Bloating and discomfort.⁠
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If this resonates with you, and you suspect that IBS is the cause of your digestive distress, please stay tuned to learn more about how you can manage it.⁠

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18/01/2023

✨ Success ✨⁠
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Success in anything.. in your career, your relationships, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 - is never accidental. ⁠
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It takes:⁠

✴️ intentional action⁠
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✴️ determination⁠
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✴️ patience⁠
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✴️ support⁠
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✴️ a healthy mindset⁠
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✴️ willingness to learn and make mistakes⁠

✴️ awareness of what's truly beneficial for you
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✴️ and a solid 'why' to get you through it all!⁠
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What do you think you need for your success?
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16/01/2023

What would you like to hear more of?

I want to take the time out to ask you all what you want to see more of from me in 2023...

Topics could range from things such as 👇🏼

🔸 Plant-based eating
🔸 Diets - keto, paleo, AIP
🔸 Personalised nutrition
🔸 Body positive weight management
🔸 Mood, cognition & sleep
🔸 Healthy ageing
🔸 Food intolerances
🔸 Immune health
🔸 Headaches & migraines
🔸 Climate-friendly & sustainable eating
🔸 Convenience food & healthy takeaway
🔸 Diet myths & nutritional fads
🔸 Eating well at work

Just to name a few!

I would love to hear from YOU about what you want to see from me ❤️

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11/01/2023

Why should you set goals for the new year? What’s the benefit?

Writing down your goals or vision for the year can help you reset and gain clarity over what you want, and what isn’t working for you.

It’s a time for you to reflect on how you spend your time, resources, and energy - and whether this is adding value to your life, your draining your reserves.

In consultations I often talk about your goals because it’s your WHY - it’s your reason for wanting change.. your motivation for achieving your desires.

Without knowing what you're working towards and why, how can you know the next steps to take towards your dreams?

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Perth, WA

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+61894636682

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http://www.rachelbalm.com.au/

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