I’m so excited to let you know about the launch of my brand new Four Week Heal Your Gut program.  

If you’ve been feeling bloated, gassy, foggy or tired lately or  getting sick more often than usual, then this program can help. Or if you’re suffering from a condition that can be aggravated by diet and a poorly functioning digestive system, food allergies or intolerances, rashes, acne or IBD, IBS, Crohn’s disease, Celiac disease, leaky gut, inflammatory issues, thyroid problems, neurological disorders, obesity, diabetes, arthritis, fibromyalgia or other auto immune conditions my Heal Your Gut program will appeal to you and put you on the right path to better health.

As many of you already know, six years ago I was diagnosed with a non-specific autoimmune disease and fibromyalgia. I spent the first two years going from doctor to doctor, taking immuno-suppressants, antibiotics, steroids, anti-cancer drugs, anti-inflammatories and the list goes on, in fact I was taking up to twenty pills a day, whilst not feeling any better. I felt nauseous, exhausted and foggy almost every day and was crippled by food intolerances and arthritis. Sick of being constantly sick I looked inside and found that the health of my gut was responsible for many of my symptoms.

Once I started healing my gut, I was better able to absorb the nutrients from the food I was eating, and getting a lot more nourishment, which in turn supported my healing process.  I began by including lots of easily digestible foods in my diet to give my digestive system a chance to heal and recover. I stayed on this elemental diet for four weeks and the results were nothing short of incredible.  After I started repairing and replenishing my gut, I was able to reintroduce more foods and by then I was actually absorbing more nutrients and my health started to greatly improve.

The gut protocol that I followed has changed my life for the better and I now live an energetic, full and healthy life.

Many of you already have my eBook Heal Your Gut, and have been enjoying great results from the program and now even more people have come to me asking for help with their digestive issues. There’s so much conflicting information out there, I know how confusing and frustrating trying to be healthy can be.

That’s why I’ve decided to bring the program online so that you have all of the information in one place and 24/7 access to help from myself and my dream team of experts including integrative medical practitioners, nutritionists, naturopaths, kinesiologists, meditation and mindfulness experts and scientists.  The program is also suitable for vegetarians.

You desperately want to heal yourself and feel vibrant again but you don’t know where to start. I have been there!

That’s why I’ve created a program where I share all the knowledge and information I’ve gathered during those years spent investigating and overcoming my own health issues.

Your gut is the gateway to a healthy brain and immune system. Approximately seventy to eighty percent of your immune tissue is located within your digestive system, which is why it needs to be thriving and healthy in order to avoid illness.  The health of your digestive system directly impacts the functioning of your brain.  Which is why a dysregulated gut is linked to the development of a range of illnesses from autism and depression, to autoimmune conditions such as Hashimoto’s, inflammatory bowel disease and type 1diabetes.

As you can see, having a healthy gut has a great impact on your overall health.

This program is for you if you have been suffering from any of the following:

• digestive disturbances such as bloating, gas, constipation, or diarrhea, new sensitivities to foods eaten regularly
• stress
• chronic fatigue, lethargy, brain fog
• depression
• muscle and joint pain and fibromyalgia
• autoimmune diseases such as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis, lupus, psoriasis, scleroderma or multiple sclerosis
• low immune system
• acne
• skin and allergy problems
• oral and vaginal thrush, urinary tract infections

You'll also benefit from the program if you are:

• eating a diet high in sugar, carbohydrates, preservatives and additives (the typical modern diet)
• taking antibiotics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents (NSAIDS), steroids, antidepressants, statins, laxatives and antacids
• taking the birth-control pill
• drinking tap water, which contains chemicals such as fluoride and chlorine
• exposed to and absorbing toxins (conventional beauty and household products)

The Heal Your Gut program will provide you with information and a healing gut protocol along with easy to make, anti-inflammatory and easy to digest delicious recipes.  By following the protocol you’ll feel more vibrant and alive and have energy to burn.

Although changing the way you nourish your body and following the Heal Your Gut diet will have a major role in healing your gut, this program is not only about telling you what to eat and what not to eat. Food can nourish or harm your body but other factors can have the same effect too.

If you are sleep-deprived, hate your job, constantly argue with your partner and overload your body with toxins and chemicals, your health will suffer as well.

This is why I will share with you a holistic approach to healing your gut where I will encourage you to look at all areas of your life and reconsider what being healthy means.

I will teach you self-care, stress-relieving practices and ways to avoid toxins in your body, house and emotional life.

To see long-lasting results, you need a holistic approach that goes beyond eating a good diet only. The simple changes I will show you during the program will impact your health in such a positive way, your body and mind will thank you for it.

The program starts on Monday 8th August 2016 and runs for four weeks where you will be supported every step of the way. 

Once you sign up, you’ll be able to log onto the private Heal Your Gut portal where you’ll have access to: 

• Heal Your Gut treatment protocol
• 100 delicious, healing recipes
• Printable meal planners
• Shopping list
• Information on gut-healing herbs and natural antibiotics and anti-microbials
• Yoga poses for digestion
• Latest research and scientific findings
• Reading list
• Information on how to safely reintroduce food after completion of the program
• The Heal Your Gut eBook
• Resident experts in their fields who will share their knowledge on specific gut-healing topics
• Information on dealing with cravings, managing detox reactions, avoiding chemicals in your house and beauty cabinet, how to eat get organised

As a Heal Your Gut participant, you will also:

• receive regular emails and videos where I will share additional tips to support and enhance your gut healing process
• be invited to the Heal Your Gut private facebook group where you’ll be able to share your experience and ask questions
• have access to 24/7 support for any questions, concerns or needs you may have
• be able to participate in weekly giveaways 

If this sounds like it would benefit you, click here to find more information about the program. 

Or watch my video here.

If you’re sick of being sick and ready to heal your gut once and for all and get your health and vitality back, I would love to have you on the program.

Join me here for four weeks of deep healing and self-care!

Let’s Do This…

Together.

Pancakes stack up to be one of the most versatile breakfast foods, sweet or savoury, thick or thin, plain or filled and topped with all sorts of deliciousness.

Since they’re straightforward and speedy to make, they end up as a firm favourite upon my breakfast table on lazy weekend mornings. But the flipside of pancakes is their unhealthy reputation, think refined white flour, white sugar, additives and homogenised milk.

But not all pancakes need to be filled with questionable ingredients. Enter coconut flour, blueberries and pistachios, a combination of ingredients that collide effortlessly; the sweetness and freshness of blueberries complemented beautifully by the crunchy, earthy, nuttiness of the pistachios all resting delicately upon a fluffy, finely balanced base.

Both blueberries and pistachios are nutritional livewires and including them both in your recipes will enhance your health.

Blueberries….

• Are rich in antioxidants: anthocyanidin, carotenoids, flavonoids, vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin A, selenium, zinc.
• Contain phytonutrients, which decrease harmful free radicals levels in the body, protecting it against aging, degenerative diseases and infections.
• Are good for lowering blood sugar levels because they contain chlorogenic acid.
• Can help prevent bladder infections by preventing bacteria from attaching to the walls of the bladder, according to the National Institutes of Health.
• Catechins found in blueberries have fat-burning properties to assist with abdominal fat loss. According to research at Tufts University, regularly ingesting catechins increases abdominal fat loss by 77 percent and double total weight loss!
• Have a high fibre content.

Remember that berries are heavily sprayed with pesticides so choose organic when possible. Organic frozen blueberries are a very good option as the berries are picked at the peak of their season and quickly packed after they are harvested, preserving their vitamins and mineral content.

Pistachios are one of my favourite tasting nuts and one of the few nuts that contain most of the nutrients that are required by humans for complete health.

Anti- inflammatory pistachios contain nutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins, fats, dietary fibre, phosphorus, potassium, thiamine, vitamin B-6, beta-carotene, lutein and zeaxanthin, calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc, copper, manganese, vitamin C, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, folate, vitamin E, vitamin A, and vitamin K.  They’re also protein rich and have been shown to reduce LDL ("bad") cholesterol and increase the good HDL cholesterol after only a short period of regular consumption.

A healthy immune system requires adequate intake of vitamin B6, which pistachios abound in. Vitamin B6 found in pistachios also helps the body make healthy red blood cells, and maintain the health of lymphoid glands, ensuring the production of white blood cells that defend the body from infections.

My latest pancake batter is very adaptable and stays fresh in the fridge for at least three days. The blueberries and pistachios can be replaced with strawberries and pecans or walnuts or whatever you have in your nut stash.

If nuts aren’t on the agenda for you, omit them altogether and replace with shredded coconut.

Just remember to have fun with it!  I often serve mine with a respectable dollop of chai spiced coconut whipped cream and I’ve included the recipe for this below.

Serves 4

Ingredients

Pancakes

• 4 eggs
• 1 ½ cup almond milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup coconut flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• stevia to taste
• 1 cup blueberries
• 2/3 cup pistachios, finely chopped
• coconut oil for frying

Chai coconut cream

• 1 can of coconut milk
• ½ tsp ground cardamom
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• ½ tsp nutmeg
• stevia to taste

Pancakes, method

• In a medium bowl, beat the eggs until frothy.
• Add the milk and vanilla until and mix well.
• Sift the flour, baking soda, salt and stevia into the wet mixture and stir until combined.
• Fold in blueberries and pistachios.
• Grease the pan with coconut oil over medium heat. Once the pan is hot ladle ¼ cup of the pancake mixture and cook until golden brown. Flip and cook until golden. Repeat with remaining batter.

Chai coconut cream

• Place the can of coconut milk in the fridge overnight (or even up to 24 hours).
• When you open the can, scoop out the thick layer of cream on top. Take only the cream and leave the coconut water (use in your next smoothie!)
• Place the coconut cream in your blender or hand mixer and whip on high for 1 minute.
• Add in cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla extract and stevia and whip for another couple of minutes or until you get a whipped cream consistency.

To serve:

• Stack the pancakes on a plate and top with chai coconut cream, fresh berries and a few pistachios. Drizzle some rice malt syrup over the stack.
• Enjoy!

Let me know what you think in the comments section below.

PS: Have you heard about my new four week Heal Your Gut program yet? It starts on Monday 8th August 2016.  Find out more here.