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Eating seasonal food

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Seasonal food Spring UK

Eating seasonal food is healthy – right? Naturopathic healthy eating ideologies encourage eating fresh seasonal food. Why? Are there any health benefits to eating seasonal produce?

Eating Seasonal Food

Seasonal foods have better nutritional value for our overall health. Is this healthy or ethical only?  Eating what’s in season — here’s the lowdown from the Knightsbridge, Chelsea Nutrition Expert.

What is bioavailability?

Nutrient content of foods doesn’t necessarily change but it can be more or less bioavailable. What is the bioavailability of food?
In simple terms, it’s the way our bodies may not benefit from eating the same banana at different times of the year. The nutritional value of the banana might be labelled the same. Bioavailability refers to how nutrients are delivered to feed and heal your body.

 

Food in Season

Food in Season

Organic food

Non-seasonal produce are foods that are often full of pesticides, waxes, preservatives and other chemicals that are used. Why is our produce pumped full of toxic chemicals these days? Well, it’s so the produce look fresher than it actually is. Seasonal foods also have a much higher antioxidant content than non-seasonal foods.
VERY important side note: eating food in season is delicious! It’s fresh produce that is ripe and ready for consumption!

Organic Food and food intolerance

Eating freshly harvested produce means we’ll be rotating our foods. This helps keep our body from developing intolerances to certain foods.

Spring Detox

This enables us to reap the health benefits of a diverse diet that is naturally detoxifying. For example, in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), spring is associated with the liver. The liver is one of the body’s primary detoxification organs. Synergistically, spring is also the time when dandelion and other bitter greens are fresh and available. These bitter greens support the liver and its function of cleansing the blood.

 Paleo

Our ancestors ate seasonal food because they didn’t have much choice. We, on the other hand, can make informed decisions about what we eat. We can choose to opt out of eating food that isn’t harvested in our current season. Coordinating our diets with the seasons naturally cleanses us. It can help build immunity for the body. Generalised eating plans like the paleolithic diet or paleo diet allude to this. Raw food diets, raw veganism, vegetarianism and even gluten free follow fundamental principles. They might have roots in a way of eating that our ancestors did…

Is Paleo best?

However, the bases for eating a paleo diet in this way, for example, is not 100% accurate. Let’s examine the historical evidence… We’ll look at regional specificities, climate and how there are ever changing updates to these campaigns. We need to appreciate the value of food as medicine. No one prescription is right for all.

Eating Seasonal food

Eating Seasonal food

Categorically eliminating whole food groups to improve health (of all human bodies, without exception) in general and quality of life for all, doesn’t make sense. Providing the information your body needs by food does. Find out how personalised nutrition is changing the lives of so many. Taking ownership of our health isn’t easy… BUT it can be Safe. Clinical. Practical. Effective. Nutrition for health and healthy weight loss, really looks at what’s going on and how we can change this simply.

Blood type diet

Eating for our blood type can be positively reinforced by eating seasonably. It’s pretty neat when you think about it. It’s easy to work out.

Sustainable agriculture

Eating foods in season in our area right now, means we’re more likely to be eating local produce that does not require shipping methods. It’s more likely to be grown by local farmers in our community. Sustainable and environmental benefits contribute to our local economy. Also, this way of life reduces the pounds and pounds of produce that are shipped all over the globe every day.

Foods in season

UK – Support your local farmer’s market. Field to Fork eating.

Apricot – Blackcurrant – Strawberry – Tomato – Raspberry

Jersey Royal New potatoes – beetroot
Asparagus – Aubergine – Courgette – Watercress – Spring Onion
Peas – pepper –
Radishes –  Sorrel – Spinach- Pak Choi
Runner beans – borad beans – Watercress – Spring onions

Crab – Scallop – Plaice – Sea Trout – Wild

Whiting – Tuna

Beef steaks – Chicken – Sausages – Spring lamb – Pork – Venison

Imported Produce 

Apple – Pear – Quince

Imported Produce 

 Pomegranate

Health Risks Of Obesity

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What is Obesity

In an adult the diagnosis of obesity is most commonly made using BMI levels. These provide a measure to be viewed in parallel with the health risks of obesity. BMI is calculated as weight in kilograms (kg) divided by height in metres squared (m2). Ideal BMI is 18.5 to 24.9 kg/m2. The following classification is advised by NICE:

  • A BMI of 25-29.9 kg/m2 is overweight.
  • A BMI of 30-34.9 kg/m2 is obese (Grade I).
  • A BMI of 35-39.9 kg/m2 is obese (Grade II).
  • A BMI of ≥40 kg/m2 is obese (Grade III) or morbidly obese, meaning that weight is a real and imminent threat to health.

Waist circumference in men:

  • <94 cm is defined as low risk.
  • 94 to 102 cm is defined as high risk.
  • >102 cm is defined as very high risk.

Waist circumference in women:

  • <80 cm is defined as low risk.
  • 80 to 88 cm is defined as high risk.
  • >88cm is defined as high risk.

Waist circumference is used in combination with BMI to assess your health risk of obesity       [tweetthis]Waist circumference is used in combination with #BMI to assess #health risk of #obesity[/tweetthis]

Obesity and Genetics

Obesity is the result of a complex pathophysiological pathway involving many factors that control adipose tissue metabolism. Cytokines, free fatty acids and insulin all play a part and genetic defects are likely to have a significant effect on the fine balance of this process. Nam H, Ferguson BS, Stephens JM, et al; Impact of obesity on IL-12 family gene expression  in insulin responsive tissues. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2013 Jan;1832(1):11-9. 

Obesity and Health

Obesity and Health

KRS2 is one gene that has recently been identified as being implicated in obesity and metabolic rate. DNA sequencing in over 2,000 obese individuals identified multiple mutations of the KRS2 gene, and mutation carriers exhibited severe insulin resistance and a reduced metabolic rate. It may be that modulation of KSR2-mediated effects may have the potential to have therapeutic implications for obesity.
Pearce LR, Atanassova N, Banton MC, et al; KSR2 mutations are associated with obesity, insulin resistance, and impaired cellular fuel oxidation. Cell. 2013 Nov 7;155(4):765-77.

Find Out More…

Living with morbid obesity means living at risk for serious health conditions for both men and women combined where applicable. For example, the health risks of obesity are – in terms of the following diseases:-

Type 2 Diabetes
Hypertension
Myocardial Infarction
Colon Cancer
Angina Pectoris
Gall Bladder Disease
Ovarian cancer
Osteoarthritis
Stroke

Obesity and Health

Obesity increases the risk of breast cancer. It also increases the risk of carcinoma of the endometrium. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome PCOS is usually associated with obesity, as is stress incontinence. Obesity impairs fertility in males and females. Obesity increases the risk of fatty liver, along with other features of the metabolic syndrome. Obesity is an important risk factor in the development of chronic respiratory disorders such as COPD, asthma, obesity hypoventilation syndrome, obstructive sleep apnoea. If the person develops a surgical condition, diagnosis is more difficult and almost every postoperative complication is more frequent, including deep vein thrombosis DVT chest infection and wound dehiscence. Not only is osteoarthritis  more common but treatments such as total hip replacements are more likely to be problematical in obesity.

How to get the health benefits of chocolate

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How to get the health benefits of chocolate

Forget eating dark chocolate only. Here’s how to get the health benefits of chocolate. Even if you hate dark chocolate, vegan chocolate or and kind of dairy free chocolate, you’ll love this. 

Chocolate lovers need to know how to get the health benefits of chocolate.  Chocolate advertised with a high cacao content is advertised as having chocolate health benefits. This is not accurate, however.
Cocoa vs cacao health benefits are not to be ignored. Raw cacao is made by cold press of unroasted cocoa beans. The process keeps the living enzymes in the cocoa and removes the fat (cacao butter). Cocoa looks the same but it’s not. Cocoa powder is raw cacao that’s been roasted at high temperatures. When it’s unfrosted the cocoa bean does not lose its molecular structure so the enzyme content and overall nutritional value is retained.

Easy ways to eat cacao

Look no further than this delicious, creamy shake. Super Protein powder-Brown rice and Cacao
Not only is this easy to make shake delicious, it’s also intensely rich with organic raw cacao blended with the complete amino acid punch of organic brown rice protein for an amazing 2 in 1 plant protein and superfood boost.

How to get the health benefits of chocolate

How to get the health benefits of chocolate

Health benefits of chocolate

We can’t vouch for regular store bought chocolate anymore. There are over 500 chemicals in consumer chocolate products. So there is a lifetime of chemical analysis still to be done. The next question: does it have to be raw cacao to be healthy?


Raw, unprocessed cocoa beans are among the HIGHEST SCORING ORAC foods that have been tested


ORAC is an abbreviation for Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity and was developed by the National Institutes of Health in Baltimore.


Chocolate Benefits Health but ALWAYS READ THE LABEL.


A 100 gram bar of dark chocolate with 70-85% cocoa contains

  • 11 grams of fibre
  • 67% of the RDA for Iron
  • 58% of the RDA for Magnesium
  • 89% of the RDA for Copper
  • 98% of the RDA for Manganese
  • It also has plenty of potassium, phosphorus, zinc and selenium

Quality dark chocolate is: rich in Fibre, Iron, Magnesium, Copper, Manganese & a few other minerals. Add a kick of unprocessed, top quality amino acids to that and you’e got Super Protein powder-Brown rice and Cacao


How to get the health benefits of chocolate start with rule number one, ALWAYS READ THE LABEL


Added sugars

Rule of Thumb –  Less than 5g per 100g is low, more than 15g per 100g is high


Anything ending in ‘os’ is also sugar e.g. glucose, sucrose, fructose, lactose, maltose) – are all forms of sugar. As are honey, agave, molasses and syrups like corn and rice syrup.

Fast Fact -> If you’re unsure whether your chocolate is raw or not, look for the word ‘cacao’ rather than ‘cocoa’ on the ingredients label.   Like in this product read cacao Super Protein powder-Brown rice and Cacao
Dark chocolate can also reduce insulin resistance, which is another common risk factor for many diseases like heart disease and diabetes

 STRIVE FOR QUALITY IN CONTENT

Chocolate Benefits Heath

Chocolate Benefits Heath


Find out more about quality dark chocolate and antioxidants here

 

Genetics of Stubborn Belly Fat

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Belly Fat Stubborn 

At Susannah Makram Clinics we test for 13 genes impacting metabolism and exercise. Isn’t it frustrating exercising and dieting but never losing weight – the stubborn belly fat?

Healthy weight loss requires knowledge found in our GENES.
This DNA test provides specific information regarding fat distribution so we can burn stubborn belly fat with the right changes to our diet,

Stubborn body fat and body mass index BMI in particular have genes or SNPs we’re interested in. Do they hold the key to your successful healthy weight loss?

Let’s not waste more time on the wrong diet. In fact, stop dieting. These genes all meet stringent criteria for utility in genetic screening tests. Start losing stubborn fat like belly fat.

Fat Gene

Fat Gene

 

Lose Belly Fat

What’s the right percentage of carbs, fat, protein for us to lose weight?

What genetics are involved to get rid of stubborn belly fat?

Your test results may tell you the personalised answers you need to achieve your healthy weight loss goals.

All genes tested meet the following stringent criteria for utility in genetic screening tests:

Fat Gene

Fat Gene

  • Have proven biological function. Many of the genetic variations in the test panel produce a change in the amino acid structure of the protein and change theactivity of the protein. Other variations in the panel affect transcription factors in DNA-based communications.
  • Have a plausible biological role in weight management. For example, some of the gene variations produce a change in the amount of fat absorbed from a meal or alter carbohydrate metabolism that has a direct correlation to stubborn belly fat.
  • Have evidence from clinical studies, that individuals with different genotypes have a differential response to either certain diets or different levels of physical activity.

Weight Loss

Weight Management Genetic Testing has been all over the news in the US – The Today ShowThe Wall Street JournalCBS Morning News – In America they are calling it personalised medicine

We are calling it boundary breaking functional medicine at Susannah Makram Clinics because we know who this test will work for and why so there is no time wasting and false hope

The DNA test for healthy weight loss

Fat Gene

Fat Gene

  • Genetic testing

    Who is the right candidate? Find out here


Safe, clinical, practical and effective.


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