Selenium is important for thyroid function, immunity and powerful cancer preventative nutrient.
It is a mineral, and due to poor farming methods has become very thin on the ground (no pun intended) when it comes to our food supply.
Did you know that asparagus is one of the most amazing nutritionally well-balanced vegetables and low in calories.
It is known to be high in anti-inflammatory nutrients, may boost energy, cleanse the urinary tract and neutralize excess ammonia.
Here are some tell-tale signs you may not be getting enough protein in your diet.
If you suspect you are not eating enough you can increase your meat, fish, eggs and poultry. Protein is essential to prevent muscle loss, and stay alive and well.
What is Human Microbiome? And is your gut microbiota causing weight gain?
A microbiome is a community consisting of trillions of microorganisms (also called microbiota or microbes) of thousands of different species that inhibit our bodies.
Metabolism is the process by which your body converts what you eat and drink into energy. Calories in food and beverages are combined with oxygen to release the energy your body needs to function.
Probiotic and Prebiotic?
Trusting Your Gut
In human intestines, there are many strains of two main species of friendly bacteria, Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium. Probiotics and Prebiotics both help those friendly bacteria, but in different ways:
What is the Difference between Probiotic and Prebiotic?
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Congratulations – you have already taken the first step in the right direction and are ready to take on some healthy habits!
Just a few things to consider which we hope you will find helpful: Weight itself is not necessarily the marker of success. …
People often ask us How do I take this? Our Sally-Ann Creed Products, directions for use and what can they be taken with are all below.
We have put together a comprehensive list of “How do I take this”.…
Bone broth for immune support – So how does it really work?
Bone broth is a superfood that can strengthen your immune system. It really goes to show grandmas chicken soup to fight was spot on with scientific data now able to back it up!
Fitness is not a one size fits all topic and we all have our own preferences when it comes to staying fit. There are several different styles of training which one can use to achieve their personal fitness goals and most people choose to stick to the one they most enjoy.…
We have all heard of the benefits of eating a banana before a run or strenuous workout but how can you make your banana and the banana peel go the extra mile?
Here are five surprising uses for banana peels to help you do just that:
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Speed up your healing – dump gluten and increase protein
Lack of essential and bioavailable proteins are a major contributing factor to persistent illness especially in those with gluten sensitivity. Protein is the main ingredient your body uses to build immune antibodies as well as heal inflamed structural tissues and muscles.…
COLLAGEN 101
Collagen is found throughout your body. It’s a structural element of bones, muscles, tendon, and ligaments in fact collagen and skin are always talked about together. This is because it’s a major component of your largest organ.…
Tests Which Might Determine How Long You’ll Live
We all want quality of life no matter what age we are. There are three simple tests you can perform at home which may determine your longevity.…
5 Fun Food Facts
- Broccoli contains twice the amount of vitamin C as an orange
- Lemons contain more sugar then strawberries
- An avocado has more than twice the potassium of a banana
- A vine ripened tomato has twice the vitamin C content as a tomato grown in a hothouse
- Parsley contains twice as much iron as spinach and three times as much vitamin C as oranges
You can simply click on the name of each product mentioned above (in bold) and a hyperlink will take you directly to the product for an easy purchase.…
What you need for the collagen biscuits:
- ¼ (34g) Coconut Flour
- ¼ cup (20g) Pure Hydrolysed Collagen
- ¼ cup (34g) Arrowroot
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- ¼ (34g) Coconut Flour
- ¼ cup (20g) Pure Hydrolysed Collagen
- ¼ cup (34g) Arrowroot
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1/8th teaspoon Himalayan salt
- 1/8th teaspoon Bicarb
- 1 tablespoon Honey
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons butter or coconut oil
- 1 egg
- 2 strawberries for popping on top
What you do next:
- Set the oven to 180C.
MAKE YOUR OWN LAMB TAGINE SPICE
Instead of buying ready-made spices, often ‘cut’ with cornflour, laced with MSG and other undesirable things – not to even MENTION irradiation of the spices – why not make your own delicious blends? …
In case you want a quick treat for the family and don’t feel like cooking, here’s a quick festive treat you can make:
What you need for the Energy Bites:
- ½ cup of pistachios (shelled)
- 10 x Sally-Ann Creed Chewy Pitted Dates
- ½ cup Sally-Ann Creed Almond Flour
- 2 Tablespoons Sally-Ann Creed Organic Coconut Oil
- 2 Tablespoons Sally-Ann Creed Cocoa Powder
- 1/8 teaspoon Sally-Ann Creed Himalayan Salt
What you do next:
- Place the shelled pistachios in a food processor or coffee grinder and grind until they are finely chopped and look like a rough pistachio “dust.”.
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Firstly, remember the inactive T4 hormone made by the thyroid needs to be converted by the liver. It is converted into the active form – T3. So if your liver is not in good nick, you may find your thyroid is somewhat sluggish.
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Antibiotics kill the bacteria that are causing illness by bursting bacteria cell walls, and destroying the proteins and DNA that keep the bacteria alive. Unfortunately, they also kill the good bacteria in your gut that you need for healthy digestion, and interfere with your body’s ability to absorb some critical nutrients.…
It’s pretty scary – you will find entire aisles devoted to ‘dead’ food in the supermarket, one of the biggest and longest aisles is usually the cereal aisle. Do you have any idea how toxic these so-called ‘healthy breakfasts’ are?…
I’ve introduced a new, lovely herb to my herb & spice range – Sweet Basil. It’s something I adore and go through mountains of in food due to it’s goodness, but only when I can get organic. …
Collagen declines with age, and for this reason research into collagen has exploded in the past few years. I decided a some years ago to womble around and look at what’s available in the collagen line, and sadly I was flabbergasted at the additives and all I saw in the products on the shelves. …
I’ve just brought in a pile of the most marvellous organic and conventional (but ALL non-irradiated) herbs and spices. Why? Because I don’t trust those I buy off the shelf! Simple. They could be, stale, ‘cut’ with cornflour or wheat starch, heaven knows what else, and what kind of conditions are they dried in? …
Why you’ll LOVE Glutamine:
- Encourages weight loss
- Dramatically curbs carb and sugar cravings!
- Intestinal repair, particularly leaky gut
- Helps bowel regularity
- Enhances mental clarity
- Improves overall digestion
- Improves nutrient absorption
- Helps calm stress
- Speedier recovery from exercise
- Faster recovery from operations
Here are some other ways glutamine supports your body:
- Relieves muscle soreness (amazing for recovery from exercise)
- Athletic injuries
- Excellent in autoimmune conditions
- Helps chronic fatigue
- Prevents gas and bloating
- Prevents cachexia in cancer victims
- Controls diarrhoea and constipation
- Eliminates food sensitivities
- Helps eliminate rashes/hives
- Reduces/eliminates bad breath
- Improves absorption – prevents nutritional malabsorption
- Excellent for healing eczema, acne
- Good in Crohn’s disease, colitis
- Excellent in managing diabetes
- Helps adrenal fatigue
Why wouldn’t you want to take it?…
Here are just a few more great benefits of Vitamin D3 Premium:
- Supports intestinal permeability and manages Zonulin levels
- Enables normal mineralization of bones and teeth
- Enhances insulin production and supports beta cells in the pancreas
- Supports emotional health and cognitive function
There are too many to mention (see earlier post), but it’s nice to know more of the amazing benefits of Vitamin D3 – SO important for respiratory function too.…
Vitamin D has been all over the news in the health community and even mainstream medicine over the past 6 months with Covid-19 front and centre. If you have good levels of vitamin D3, your chance of a healthy heart, immune system and ability to avoid or get through an infection quickly is vastly improved.…
In the same way that eggs ‘bind’ cake ingredients together when you make a cake, so collagen is the ‘glue’ or binding agent which holds your cells together so effectively. Collagen enables your skin to move flexibly, and to bounce back into place when you press it.…
