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“How do I make a green smoothie and are green smoothies really that good for me?” These and other FAQs answered below.

EASY GREEN SMOOTHIE RECIPE

INGREDIENTS
1 cup fresh baby spinach
3/4 cup coconut milk
1 cup frozen pineapple

INSTRUCTIONS
Add coconut milk and spinach to blender. Blend on high speed until completely smooth.
Add frozen pineapple and blend again, until smooth.

are smoothies healthy

Are Smoothies healthy?

Smoothies can support digestive health, sweep toxins through the digestive tract and aid regular elimination
Satisfy hunger and sustain energy over time
Balance blood sugar levels
Smoothies retain all of the fibre of the greens and fruit, rather than removing it. In nature, vegetables and fruit are found with both their fibre and juice intact and we can’t improve on nature.
Fibre is important for ongoing cleansing by sweeping out toxins on a regular basis.
So, smoothies can help keep our digestive tract and body clean as well as keeping us more full

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HEALTHY VITAMIX RECIPE – SMOOTHIE

Blend in Vitamix blender the following.
One small cup coconut yoghurt or regular full fat plan unsweetened yoghurt
Add handful of berries of choice
Add coconut water
Add chopped peeled small cucumber
Add tablepoon maple syrup
Add half small ripe avocado — see * how to ripen avocados

Blend in vitamix and enjoy.
How to Ripen Avocados
Place in a fruit bowl as fruit ripens efficiently next to other fruit.

Healthy Smoothie Recipes

Healthy choices like smoothies at one point in the day don’t cancel out less healthy choices other times in the day. So, the idea is that they replace these foods or leave less room in the diet for them. Blending fruit releases the natural sugars from within the cell walls so they’re “free sugars”. Free sugars include any added sugars and the kind we should all be cutting down on to protect our teeth and help maintain a healthy weight .

Are there any health risks to using greens in smoothies? Read here.

Including fruit and veg in our diets throughout the day means there is more chance of that happening.
It can be terribly hard to fit all this into our hectic city lifestyles.

healthy soup recipe

Healthy vitamix Recipes – SOUP

2+ cups water
2 white onions
2 cloves garlic
1 head cauliflower
2 cups mushrooms – button and portabella mix
1/4 cup pecans + 1/4 cup cashews
Himalayan salt & ground black pepper to taste
Makes two large servings.

Boil the water and steam the vegetbles. Add to vitamix blender along with the nuts and blend. Add seasoning to taste.

Low Back Pain Exercises

Low back pain is common with how to fix back pain being key to living a better life. Easy ways to exercise pain free that you’ve never seen before are part of our programme. The facts on sciatic back pain are covered here. We go over over how to get rid of back pain symptoms that recur while reviewing treatments like cupping, massage, cryotherapy so you can see how with or without spine surgery you can live a better life.

60–80% of people affected at some time in their lives. (1-3) It has a major impact on health and health-related quality of life, diminishing the capacity for standing, walking and sitting. (4,5)

Research shows pelvic floor exercises in combination with routine treatment provide significant benefits in terms of pain relief and disability over routine treatment alone. Back pain exercises work for certain conditions. As an osteopath we’re focused on treating the body as a whole.

Pelvic floor exercises back pain

Pelvic Floor Exercises Back Pain

The pelvic floor muscles are closely connected to the back muscles. Weak pelvic floor muscles frequently cause back pain, while poorly developed back muscles and bad posture weaken your pelvic floor. Strengthening the pelvic floor normalises the tone of the surrounding muscle tissue. This may alleviate symptoms of lower back pain as a secondary effect.

The new training method
for your pelvic floor

For back pain

Magnetic field therapy to strengthen the musculature
Simple and painless training
Non-invasive training, meaning: You take a seat on a chair and train in your normal clothing
More effective than standard individual training
Confirmed by scientific studies
Recommended by doctors and therapists
Noticeable stimulation of your muscles from the first session

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Pelvic floor exercise

Introducing The New Pelvic Floor Training Chair – Training For A Stronger Pelvic Floor

Approximately 1 in 3 women experience health problems from a weak pelvic floor at some point in their lifetime. For many years women thought that their incontinence, bladder control and other problems, especially after childbirth, were to be expected and they just had to tolerate them. They were sometimes either too embarrassed to seek help, or are unaware that there are effective treatments available, and sometimes had to plan their days and journeys around knowing where toilets are located, in order to avoid “accidents”. Very often we can help these people.

Indications include:

Menopause – including non-hormonal treatments and hormone implants
Incontinence (bowel weakness, bladder weakness, leaking, prevention)
Young mothers (post natal, bladder weakness, increased libido) Female vitality (menopause, cellulite, libido)
Male Vitality (increased potency, post- prostatectomy rehabilitation) Back pain (relaxation and posture)
Tissue Toning (prevention, strengthening and tissue toning)

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How does the Pelvic Floor Training Chair work?

The Chair is a new method that trains your pelvic floor and the surrounding muscles effectively. The holistic concept combines state-of-the-art medical technology with targeted support for independent training.

This new non-invasive treatment treats you with Magnetic field therapy to strengthen the musculature. You sit on the chair and train in your normal clothing, for 20 minutes per session (for a minimum of 4 sessions depending on the programme) with a specialist nurse or physiotherapist. It is more effective than standard individual training and is confirmed by scientific studies and recommended by doctors. You will notice improvement in your muscles from the first session.

FAQ about PelviPower Chair and osteopathy – contact us

Is it true that I don’t have to undress and that treatment does not involve attaching or inserting probes or such like?
How long does it take to notice an improvement in muscle tone? How many training sessions are required before I will notice an improvement?
How long do the effects of treatment last?
Are there any health restrictions? Is there an age limit?
What advantages does pelvic floor training on the PelviPower have compared to classic pelvic floor training?

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