What’s driving your food cravings?

by Sharon Erdrich | Apr 30, 2022 | Articles, Nutrition, Gut Health, Nutrition Health

Willpower may not be entirely to blame for your eating habits — your gut bacteria may have a part to play as well. This has been hypothesised for some time, and new evidence has demonstrated that the feeding preferences of mice can be manipulated according to their...

What is the Best Oil for Cooking?

by Sharon Erdrich | Mar 31, 2022 | Nutrition Health, Articles

We are often asked about cooking oils. What is the best oil for cooking? What oils shouldn’t we cook with? Common opinion varies, so it’s not surprising you might be confused. So if you’re trying to figure out which oil is a healthier option, or...

Health Benefits of Garlic

by Sharon Erdrich | Oct 20, 2021 | Nutrition, Gut Health, Nutrition Health, Articles

What is so Good About Garlic? Simple question, you’d might think, but garlic is actually quite a complex wee herb (or is it a spice? No, vegetable?) Garlic has been highly valued throughout the ages as both a vegetable and a spice and has possibly been...

Iron Deficiency

by Sharon Erdrich | Oct 11, 2021 | Nutrition, Women, Gut Health, Nutrition Health, Articles

Iron is an essential nutrient for all organisms. It has a number of important functions in the human body related to transport and storage of oxygen, hormone manufacture, DNA replication, oxidation-reduction reactions and antioxidant effects. Iron deficiency is a...

Lactose Intolerance

by Sharon Erdrich | Jul 30, 2021 | Nutrition Health, Articles

What is Lactose? Before exploring lactose intolerance, it’s good to understand lactose. Lactose is the sugar the is naturally found in animal milk (cow, goat, human, etc). It is a disaccharide. That means it’s two (di-) sugar (saccharide) molecules joined...

How to Make Your Own Nut Milk

by Sharon Erdrich | Jun 16, 2021 | Recipes, Smoothies, Nutrition Health

How to Make Your Own Nut Milk Make the best nut milk ever. No preservatives. 25% almonds. So easy. You’ll wonder why you didn’t do this before! You choose the nuts – you can even use rolled oats to make oat milk if you prefer. You will need: nuts, water, salt, a...