Feed your Biome

30/03/2023

Good Morning! Are you set for the day?

Planning is a massive part of eating clean for me. So pre prepared snacks & treats are a must. Left to my own devices sugar will always win! 😩

Today is a good day, quick snacks are hard boiled eggs & a small portion of cashews & walnuts.

Lunch will be coconut collaborative dairy free yoghurt, Pineapple, mango & passionfruit (prepared fruit pot from sainsburys) Pomegranate seeds & grain & gluten free granola (The Paleo company almond & pecan)

Dinner is grilled chicken & green veggies 🥗

Supplements are collagen, probiotics & Pro Argi 9 which contains the most amazing mix of high quality L arginine, B Vitamins, D vitamins & all manner of blood circulation boosters!

Plus I had an amazing night last night learning about my favorite supplements & how they can benefit us so stay tuned!

Have an amazing day all x

27/03/2023

Did some one say 'Gut health re-set'!

Back in January this year, I started my gut health journey. It not only inspired me to further my knowledge & study in the field, but after 3 weeks of clean eating & quality supplements, I felt incredible. More energy, more focus, better sleep, no more stomach bloating, reduced gas, skin was glowing & the joint pain in my hand disappeared completely. Oh and I lost half a stone!

The picture below shows you everything you get in your kit to help balance & restore your gut microbiomes health. Bar the food, that's down to you!

Now I felt very positive after my experience, but there were people in my team that reversed serious blood pressure issues, losing a stone in weight. Another person with acute acid reflux managed to bring their symptoms under control without any medication. The greater the starting symptoms, the greater the reversal it would seem!

I'm now honoured to be taking my dear friend through her gut health journey, while she recovers from major teeth surgery & wants her body in the best condition to heal quickly.

If you want anymore information on how a gut health cleanse & reset could help you. Just DM me & we can set up a discovery call to see if its right for you.

Have a wonderful evening all x

27/03/2023

Just trying to work out why my last three posts didn't upload! Thank you for your patience!

20/03/2023

https://youtu.be/-LUuqxQSaFQ

CALORIES ARE A LIE 😁🥳🤩

Tim Spector is a qualified medical doctor and Microbiome specialist who has some very interesting information to share....

It's a great place to start your informational journey with this fairly short podcast on how the mircobiome is so influential in your overall health.

Enjoy & happy viewing!

There's a lot of conflicting info out there about how to eat healthily. Tim Spector studies the microbiome to gain insight into how its diversity can impact ...

17/03/2023

Happy St Patrick's day 🍀

As well as your Guiness make sure you get some green veg in too! Why?...

🥗 you get a good amount of vitamins A, K, E, C, beta-carotene, foliate, vitamin B1 B2 B3 B5 & 6 from these vegetables.

🥗 they contain a high mineral content, such as Iron, Zinc, Magnesium, Potassium, Calcium, Phosphorus and Sodium!

Have a great day everyone,

Jenna

16/03/2023

My number one tip for staying on track with your clean eating is this.... PREP, PREP and more PREP!

So yesterday I succumbed to the temptation of sugar in one of it's worst forms, iced fruit buns!

I've decided to forgive myself as I wouldn't judge a friend for such a misdemeanor, however I'm determined that today is going to be better. So last night I sourced all the goodies and prepped my next day's meals ready for success, which to me is just a day at a time of clean eating.

People always ask what clean eating is and my understanding of it is this: no refined sugar, starchy carbs such as white potatoes, pasta, rice, or wheat. Healthy fats & oils, no dairy produce and plenty of lean protein, legumes such as lentils, pulses and grains and of course loads of green leafy & rainbow veggies. Am I missing anything?

Supplements of course! But I'll cover this another time...Oh yes! Alcohol and caffine are pretty much no, no's too, but that's completely up to you. Alcohol & carbs turn to sugar pretty much instantly on digestion and can throw your hormones off balance pretty quickly, however I've heard a couple of varying comments on coffee, so do your own research and make up your own mind. And depending on how far you want to go into this rabbit hole, some people ban all root veggies too.

I feel the above is a good starting point for me to live life as normally as possible, but it's adaptable to your preferences and your body's intolerances.

So here's what a successful day looks like to me:
No brekkie, I prefer to fast as I'm not really hungry when I wake up but try and get some water in before I have a coffee, (coconut milk latte) around 10am.

Then it's snack time so either the hard boiled eggs or my protein pot. This home-made protein pot combo is coconut protein yoghurt (the coconut collaborative), store brought prepped fruit, mango, pineapple, passion fruit & pomegrate seeds. Finished with a bit of crunch in the form of The Paleo Food Company granola (gluten free & vegan) and some crushed walnuts if I have them!

Be sensible with your portions on this pot, as fruits like these have high sugars so don't load up, just a taste is sufficient!

My 'Big meal' today is a portion of Thai Green chicken curry & stirfry veggies with quinoa (Keen-waa). I love the Aldi brand packs as they're 100% quinoa, not a rice mix as most of the supermarkets push and less than a £1 each. I can only ever eat 1/2 pack at a time as it's so filling. I've replaced all my rice/pasta with this and it's yummy pure plant protein.

As I'm teaching two spin classes tonight I make sure that I have my big meal by around 3pm or it's not fun on the bike! And I save one of my snacks to have afterwards so I can repair my muscles quicker by taking on protein within 20 minutes of my exercise.

I hope this helps! If you know anyone that would benefit from this information please share and follow. Let's grow a community where we can support each other and share our win's!
Happy prepping :)

Jenna x

# healthyhormones

14/03/2023

Welcome & thank you for checking out my page. If you've made it this far you're probably interested in finding out more about gut health and your mircobiome and what you can do on a daily basis to ensure your optimal health and longevity.

This page was created for people like me, who are on a journey to uncover a healthier, happier and more productive way of living than may be we have been experiencing to date. I'm keen to make this space a place to share interesting clean eating recipes, gut health articles and podcasts. Which in turn builds a supportive community and raises awareness of possibly one of the most transformational health movements we've seen in many, many years.

More and more research is uncovering the HUGE impact our gut health and microbiome balance has on our overall health, immunity, resistance to disease and life longevity. Remarkably enough gut health, is covered in a mere 2 HOURS during the standard medical training our doctors get in their 7 years hard at it. The medical syllabus focuses on anatomy, physiology and pharmacology. Unless Doctors take it upon themselves to further educate themselves, it's left to the nutritionists, homeopaths and holistic practitioners to keep us going when modern medicine can't help us and often people have been so deeply entrained into only believing doctors can help, many people suffer without need.

Our gut has the potential to be one of the largest hormone producing areas of our body and the mircobiome is now considered to be an organ in itself, due to it's overall impact on our body. It communicates directly to the brain which in turn governs all our other internal systems. If your gut isn't happy the likelihood you'll be more susceptible to disease, have lower immunity and suffer common conditions such as acid reflux, joint pain, cramps, wind and many other unpleasant symptoms.

The good news is YOU are in control of how healthy your gut is. Everything you put in your mouth and consume, via food & liquid goes into creating the internal health of your body & organs. Whilst clean eating is a bonus, that alone these days due to the quality of our food is unlikely to keep you in such vigorous health as it was in days gone by.

Supplementing your diet is a must and with all the plethora of information & availability it can be a total nightmare to try and navigate this complex minefield of information! I do NOT have all the answers, but I can share my personal experiences trying a lot of supplements and the results of my friends. family and clients who are on this journey with me. I'm also lucky enough to be surrounded by an amazing group of highly trained individuals who have a lifetime of knowledge in this field and can usually offer a supplement solution to almost all complaints, so this is most definitely a space to find a holistic approach to taking medications that may be giving you some nasty side effects.

Thank you again for your time and I hope you enjoy the page and if you do then please share with anyone you think might benefit from the information. Please keep any comments respectful and informative so we can grow a community of like minded, enlightened and forward thinking people and change the course or not just our health but the mindset and health of future generations to come.

Namaste,

Jenna