by Jordan Pie | Sep 19, 2017 | Health, Health Benefits, Health Foods, Healthy Eating
One of the biggest benefits of consuming a plant based diet is that it’s rich in anti-inflammatory foods. Anti-inflammatory foods help to promote longevity, regulate the immune system, contain high amounts of fibre which feeds the beneficial bacteria in the...
by Jordan Pie | Sep 5, 2017 | Body and Mind, Health
Although there are over 150 different types of headaches, there are three types of headaches that are the most common; tension, migraine and sinus headaches. Tension headaches; are the most common type of headache out of the three. Roughly 7 million Australians are...
by Jordan Pie | Aug 22, 2017 | Body and Mind, Education, Health, Healthy Eating
In Australia, Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) claims over 45 000 lives per year, and one Australian dies every 12 minutes. Sadly, it’s the single leading cause of death in Australia. However, modern medicine has developed a myriad of means to help people survive CHD with...
by Jordan Pie | Aug 4, 2017 | Changing Habits Real Foods, Gut Health, Health Foods, Healthy Eating, Recipes
I’m a full-time qualified nutritionist and GAPS practitioner, as well as a photographer, food stylist and recipe developer on weekends, so it’s safe to say I’m a busy gal. However, just because life can get a little hectic at times, that doesn’t mean that I let my...
by Jordan Pie | Jul 25, 2017 | Health Foods, Healthy Eating
You may have noticed that elimination diets are rising in popularity. From eliminating single ingredients like gluten or dairy to more restrictive elimination diets such as the GAPS, SCD, paleo, ketogenic diet or the 4 Phase Fat Elimination Protocol just to name a...
by Jordan Pie | Jul 11, 2017 | Health, Health Foods, Healthy Eating
Our kidneys play a major role in maintaining our general health and well-being. Most people are born with 2 bean shaped kidneys about the size of an adult fist, weighing around 150 grams each. Our kidneys are located just below the rib cage on either side of the spine...
by Jordan Pie | Jul 4, 2017 | Body and Mind, Health Foods, Healthy Eating
Many people have never even given this precious spongy tube-shaped organ a second thought. The pancreas lies in the abdominal cavity behind the stomach and plays a very important role in your digestion. The pancreas has 2 main roles in the body, an exocrine function...
by Jordan Pie | Jun 27, 2017 | Body and Mind, Education, Health, Healthy Eating, Hormonal Issues
As our lives get faster, some people struggle to get through an average day as it leaves them feeling overwhelmed and stressed. Our everyday life can be filled with anxiety provoking events. Whether it’s an exam, a work deadline, perhaps you’re running late for work,...
by Jordan Pie | Jun 20, 2017 | Health Foods, Healthy Eating, Recipes
If you have a ‘veggie hater’ in your family there are some great recipes available which include ‘hidden’ vegetables in them. These recipes are perfect to make to ensure that your family receive their daily quota of vegetables without them even knowing it. Even if...
by Jordan Pie | Jun 6, 2017 | Gut Health, Health
Many people use xylitol as a sweetner. It’s also used as a sugar substitute in many ‘low-carb’ or ‘sugar-free’ food products such as chewing gum, cakes and soft drinks.There is a lot of conflicting information out there these days, and many of my clients often...
by Jordan Pie | May 30, 2017 | Health, Health Benefits, Health Foods, Healthy Eating, Recipes
Do you feel as though you’re stuck in a breakfast rut? Are you eating the same breakfast day in and day out? The breakfast habit seems to be one of the hardest to change, as it’s so ingrained into your morning routine. Most people consume cereal, toast and coffee or...
by Jordan Pie | May 19, 2017 | Body and Mind, Changing Habits Programs, Chemicals In Food, Health, Health Benefits, Healthy Eating
Many people start their week by saying “I’m going to eat healthy food this week” but perhaps a day or two later, they end up saying “I don’t have time to cook healthy meals” or “I can’t afford it” or “healthy food doesn’t taste as good” and “this is too hard, I...
by Jordan Pie | May 11, 2017 | Body and Mind, Health, Health Benefits
These days, most Mum’s lives revolve around juggling the needs of others day in and day out, which often results in them putting themselves last. However this pattern isn’t sustainable because it’s not long before they start to feel overworked, stressed, utterly...
by Jordan Pie | May 8, 2017 | Auto-Immune Diseases, Changing Habits Real Foods, Health Foods, Uncategorised
Did you know that there are over 120 different types of arthritis? According to the latest statistics, 3.85 million Australians have arthritis, which is 1 in 5 people! It’s also estimated that by the year 2050, 7 million Australians will suffer from arthritis. What...
by Jordan Pie | May 4, 2017 | Auto-Immune Diseases, Diets, Health, Health Benefits
Arthritis refers to a range of musculoskeletal conditions where the joints become inflamed, which may result in pain, stiffness, disability and/or deformity. These symptoms can often have a significant impact on a person’s everyday life. In 2014-2015, 3.5...
by Jordan Pie | Apr 27, 2017 | Fats, Health Benefits, Healthy Eating, Uncategorised
What Exactly is a Ketogenic Diet? Ketogenic diets seem to be the latest diet trend at the moment. But what exactly is a ketogenic diet? It’s a low-carb, high-fat (LCHF) diet with moderate amounts of protein. It involves drastically reducing your carbohydrate intake...
by Jordan Pie | Apr 21, 2017 | Body and Mind, Fats, Gut Health, Health, Health Benefits, Healthy Eating, Recipes
If you missed Part 1 to this blog series, click here to read all about how I prepared my body for surgery. Recently I had emergency surgery to remove all four of my wisdom teeth. The surgery I had required me to have general anaesthetic which renders you unconscious,...
by Jordan Pie | Apr 18, 2017 | Body and Mind, Changing Habits Real Foods, Gut Health, Health Benefits, Healthy Eating
In less than 24 hours I went from planning my weekend to planning emergency surgery… well, not quite ‘emergency surgery’ as I was lucky enough to have five days to prepare my body for it. But out of nowhere, one of my wisdom teeth got infected and started to cause me...
by Jordan Pie | Apr 12, 2017 | Auto-Immune Diseases, Body and Mind, Health, Healthy Eating
“Genetics load the gun, lifestyle pulls the trigger.” Caldwell Esselstyn Do our genes have an influence on our health? You might have heard many people around you say, ’My Mum’s overweight, so that’s why I’m heavy too, it’s in my genes’ or ‘My dad had a heart attack...
by Jordan Pie | Mar 28, 2017 | Changing Habits Real Foods, Health Benefits, Healthy Eating, Recipes
Most people love their coffee; and it’s not surprising considering the growing trend of cafés and specialty coffee shops popping up in most towns and cities around the world. If you want to find out how you can make your coffee even healthier, you can read more here....
