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Knowing what to eat for your health can be confusing, and the answer to ‘what’s best?’ whether it’s what you put in your mouth, on your skin, or focus on in your exercise routine, it seems to change depending on who you ask or how far down you scroll on Google.

But it doesn’t have to be. Over the past 15 years, we’ve helped a lot of people and the best thing we’ve found is to keep it simple - small steps lead to big results.

If you want to start (or re-start) somewhere on your journey towards a happier, more energetic, and more vibrant you - all you need to do is start with three simple steps.

Step One: top up your nutrients cup

Nutrients are the building blocks for every major thing that our body does for us. They are the vitamins, minerals and antioxidants that provide the fuel to help our cells do their jobs and if we’re lacking, it can be hard for them to keep our bodies working at the level we’d like them to be working at. Cue dreaded 3pm energy slump or morning brain fog!

It goes without saying then that it’s important that we nourish our bodies everyday with nutrient-dense whole foods (organic where possible) and top up any gaps in our diet with a high-strength daily multivitamin.

Why do we need to top up, you might ask?

Despite our best efforts in meal prepping all the veggies and drinking our daily smoothie, there are a few factors that get in the way of our body’s ability to actually absorb the good nutrients we are feeding it. Things like stress can cause our body to churn through nutrients at an increased rate, and an imbalance in our gut microbiome can mean that our nutrients aren’t properly absorbed but lost through the gut barrier.

Not to mention, modern farming techniques have led to fewer nutrients in our soil, and if they’re not in our soil, they’re not in our food.

It seems unfair, right? The good thing is, you can give your body everything it needs with the help of a good quality multivitamin.

Step Two: get more ‘good guys’ in your life

Good health starts in the gut. To do its job effectively, it’s essential that our gut has the right balance of good and bad bacteria for optimal digestion and nutrient absorption.

Stress, diet, excess sugar and antibiotics all compromise this balance within our microbiome and in turn, our gut barrier, so it’s important that we ensure your gut is getting the range of beneficial bacteria that it needs through eating a variety of gut-loving foods (such as sauerkraut, kimchi and legumes) and supplementing with a high quality daily probiotic.

If I’m eating all the fermented things, why do I need to take a probiotic?

To be able to supply your gut with the amount and variety of beneficial bacteria it needs - you would need to have around 12 serves of fermented foods per day. So while it’s still important to have fermented foods daily, topping up with a probiotic helps cover your bases.

 

Step Three: dial up the good fats

Inflammation is linked to almost every health issue there is - whether it’s related to your gut health, hormones, heart, mood or skin.

Inflammation is more than just the swelling that comes after a soccer injury. It is our body’s protective mechanism that kicks into gear if it comes across any damaged cells, pathogens or irritants. Its job is to tell our immune system something is wrong and call in antibodies to help repair the damage. Pretty important, right? The issue is when there is too much inflammation in our body and ‘good inflammation’ turns into chronic inflammation.

Support your body to balance its levels of inflammation by eating a diet rich in anti-inflammatory foods such as salmon, anchovies and sardines, and top up with a high-quality, purity-tested Omega-3 fish oil.

Our clinic team will be able to provide you with professional nutritional advice and support. Please feel free to book in for a free clinic discovery call.