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Welcome to my blog, and thank you for stopping by. I hope you find it informative, and if there is anything I have missed or you would like me to talk about please drop me a line of suggestion. After seeing a nutritional therapist I decided from the improvement of my own health that I would like to be there in the same way for others, therefore, I studied two degrees; one in Nutritional Therapy and another in Bioscience Nutrition so that i could be equipped to support a number of health conditions. I now work for a supplement company on a clinical team supporting practitioners and keeping upto date with all new scientific information and provide private consultations too aswel as keeping my blog going :)

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Tuesday, 15 July 2014

Zip into that dress with quick fixes to bloating...



• Make raw juices and drink them as soon as you make them. When freshly made they contain enzymes that aid digestion. Good options would be papaya and pineapple which help support protein digestion.

• Posture is key; back straight and hold your tummy in, this will strengthen your core muscle groups in your abdomen.

• Cut out refined foods such as anything white and fluffy (bread, cakes) and pasta; they make you bloated as they are difficult to digest and are 'water loving'. Too much 'water loving' means they can cause water retention and weight gain around the stomach.

• Chew your food to a pulp; digestive enzymes (amylase) are in your saliva and are crucial to the initial part of your food digestion. Without this process large food particles end up in the digestive tract producing by-products of gas.

• Have a handful of nuts; they contain the fat digestive enzyme lipase.

• Stick to small portion sizes and eat every 3-4 hours; over eating and missing meals disrupts insulin causing fat storage.

• Exercise; go for a run and do crunches, it stimulates digestive flow to reduce constipation.

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