Gut basics8 min read
A mail-order food intolerance test cannot read your gut
A long list of foods and a scientific-looking report can feel like an answer. It may be an expensive route to the wrong restriction.
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Know your ingredients7 min read
Sugar-free does not automatically mean gut-friendly
The sugar may be gone. The sorbitol, mannitol, maltitol or xylitol can still turn a quiet afternoon into a digestive event.
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Gut basics8 min read
Prebiotic, probiotic and fermented are not synonyms
The gut-health aisle has blended three different ideas into one very marketable fog. Here is what the words actually mean.
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Eat real7 min read
Real food can come in a can
Canning is processing. It does not magically turn tomatoes, chickpeas, lentils or sardines into industrial junk.
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Eat real7 min read
Protein got loud. Fibre still does half the work.
Protein is having its main-character moment. Pair it with fibre and dinner becomes far more useful.
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Gut basics8 min read
Low FODMAP is a process, not a life sentence
The restrictive phase is meant to be temporary. The real goal is putting tolerated foods back on the table.
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Gut basics7 min read
Your gut wants variety, not a miracle drink
A neon bottle cannot rescue a diet built from the same five foods. Diversity is less glamorous and more useful.
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Know your ingredients7 min read
Fermented foods are useful. They are not magic.
Kimchi, yoghurt, kefir and miso can earn a place. None of them can perform a miracle on a poor diet.
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Know your ingredients7 min read
The sweetener swap is not the finish line
Removing sugar can be useful. Replacing every sweet hit with another intensely sweet product misses the bigger job.
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Gut basics6 min read
Going gluten free before testing can hide the answer
If coeliac disease is possible, removing gluten first can make the investigation harder. Test before the pantry purge.
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Gut basics6 min read
Dairy is not the same thing as lactose
You can react to lactose without needing to abandon every cheese, yoghurt and milk product on earth.
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Ways of eating8 min read
Keto can work without becoming a bacon festival
Low carb describes the carbohydrate. It does not require every meal to swim in processed meat and butter.
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Ways of eating9 min read
Carnivore with your eyes open
Some people report feeling better. That does not remove the unanswered questions or the need to monitor what happens next.
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Know your ingredients7 min read
Red meat and processed meat are not the same conversation
A lean piece of beef and a daily stack of salami are both meat. That does not make their evidence identical.
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Know your ingredients6 min read
Eggs are back. The fine print still matters.
For most people, eggs can sit comfortably in a healthy pattern. Existing heart disease and diabetes change the detail.
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Know your ingredients7 min read
Protein powder: useful tool or expensive snack?
A scoop can solve a practical problem. It does not automatically improve a diet that was missing food.
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Eat real7 min read
Plant protein is proper protein
Beans, lentils, tofu and tempeh do not need to impersonate meat before they count as dinner.
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Ways of eating8 min read
The Mediterranean diet works because it is ordinary
No powders, points or food-group panic. Just an eating pattern built from meals people can keep making.
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Eat real7 min read
Anti-inflammatory eating without the wellness aisle
Inflammation is real. A turmeric gummy is not a substitute for the pattern around it.
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Read the label6 min read
The salt problem is usually hiding in the packet
The salt shaker gets blamed because you can see it. Bread, sauces, snacks and ready meals work more quietly.
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Kitchen sense5 min read
Best before and use by are not the same date
One date talks about quality. The other talks about safety. Mixing them up wastes food or risks illness.
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Kitchen sense6 min read
Leftovers: cool them fast, reheat them properly
Meal prep is only clever when the food survives the journey from hot pan to cold fridge safely.
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Kitchen sense5 min read
Frozen vegetables are real food
The freezer is not cheating. It is often the reason vegetables make it into a busy Tuesday dinner at all.
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Eat real7 min read
Home cooking is the original health hack
You do not need a perfect meal plan. You need a few ingredients, repeatable skills and dinner made more often than it is delivered.
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Know your ingredients7 min read
Seed oils without the internet noise
The internet made cooking oil a culture war. Your dinner does not need one. Here is the useful bit.
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Gut basics6 min read
Fibre without the confusion
Your gut does not need a miracle powder. It needs more real plants, more variety and a bit of patience.
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Eat real8 min read
Ultra-processed food: when the factory takes over
If it looks more like a laboratory formula than food, it should not be running your diet. Here is how to spot the difference.
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