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Month: November 2017

November 29, 2017November 29, 2017 fleurbailey

Why I don’t Take Essential Oils Internally

November 29, 2017January 15, 2018 fleurbailey

A Brief Guide to Using Essential Oils

November 20, 2017January 15, 2018 fleurbailey

Pumpkin Spice Latte

November 17, 2017January 17, 2018 fleurbailey

How to Have a Naturally Healthy Pregnancy

November 8, 2017November 29, 2017 fleurbailey

Top Ten Tips for Healthy & Comfortable Long-Haul Travel

November 4, 2017January 15, 2018 fleurbailey

My Thyroid Story

November 3, 2017August 1, 2018 fleurbailey

Baby Oat and Raisin Bars

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I'm Fleur; Wife, Mother, Certified Nutritional Therapist, passionate about healthy families and seeing children thrive. I like to live healthily, easily and usually without the typical restraints of status quo. Here I try to show some of the ways I do that, in the hope it might encourage you to do the same. Thanks for visiting!

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Pineapple-Quinoa Bowl; this is a recipe from a low FODMAP diet plan I created for a client this week. . FODMAPS are types of carbohydrates that aren't absorbed well in the small intestine. The bacteria in our gut ferment these carbohydrates which can cause digestive issues such as diarrhoea, gas and bloating. Some FODMAPS are found in processed foods and refined sugars; store-bought breads, crackers, pizza, pastries etc., high-fructose corn syrup and glucose-fructose syrup. I definitely encourage NOT having these foods as part of your diet whether you react to FODMAPS or not because they're just junk. Some FODMAPS, however, are really good foods such as those in the allium family; leeks, onions and garlic. These foods are high in organosulphur, which is necessary for effective natural detoxification in our bodies. Organosulphur also has the capability to turn on cancer-protective genes, so these foods we really don't want to exclude from our diet permanently, if we can help it. A low FODMAP diet should be advised by a registered dietician, and then supported by a nutrion professional if needed, to help formulate a diet plan based on the exclusion and reintroduction stages. I have done the low FODMAP diet myself, but I found the key to solving my gut issues wasn't about restricting allium vegetables. I needed to heal my leaky gut, remove the dietary triggers that caused it and replace the good bacteria to bring it back into balance. Now I can eat onions and garlic every day without issue; I have found that little and often is the best way for me, personally. . You can heal your gut, our bodies want to heal themselves. We just need to give ourselves chance. We must remember that we are all unique though and we don't all respond to all foods in the same way. . Swipe left for this delicious and simple recipe. I didn't make mine low FODMAP because I added garlic and red onion (recommended, if you're okay with them.) 😊 #fodmaps #lowfodmap #vegetables #alliumfamily #detoxification #cancerprotection #cancerprevention #dietplan #guthealth #guthealing #nutritionaltherapy #nutritionaltherapist #knowledgeispower #happybodyhappymind

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Regents Park, London
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Bay Bridge, San Francisco
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Sneak peak of the Golden Gate Bridge, SF
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Transamerica Pyramid Building and Coit Tower, SF
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Symonds Yat, Forest of Dean, UK
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Colosseum, Rome
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Lake Bled, Slovenia
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Lake Bled, Slovenia
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