Janellas Iron Week: Where to get your iron on a plant-based diet?

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Where to get you iron on a plant-based diet? Check out these levels below. It’s not about trying to get your daily intake of iron in one hit, from one meal. Just be mindful of eating these foods regularly, and keeping an eye on your levels to ensure your gut is absorbing enough. (I add […]

Janellas Iron Week: Recommended Daily Intakes.

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(RDI) #SPIRULINA Men 19 years+: 7 mg/day Women 19-54 yo: 12–16 mg/day Women 54 yo+: 5–7 mg/day Pregnant: 22–36 mg/day Children 1-11 yo: 6–8 mg/day Children 12-18 yo: 10–13 mg/day I use and recommend Lifestream spirulina as it has the highest amount of phycocyanin of any spirulina on the market, and by a long way. […]

Janella’s Immunity Week: Gubinge

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GUBINGE is the Nyul Nyul language name for the Kimberley version of the Kakadu Plum. It is wild-harvested from the Dampier Peninsula just north of Broome and is the highest natural source of vitamin C on the planet. And less flight miles than superfoods from the Amazon is a definite bonus Add it to your […]

Janella’s Immunity Week: Vitamin C

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We are only 1 of 2 mammals that don’t make Vitamin C, so its essential we get enough from your food. This is practically impossible when your stress hormones are going nuts 24/7! Vitamin C stays in your body only for about 2 hours so you need to take it 2-3 times a day for […]

Janellas Womens Health Week: Ovulation issues and natural healing

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For many women, #ovulation passes by unnoticed – but when it’s not working properly it can impact on more than your fertility. Naturopath Janella Purcell looks at improving ovarian health naturally. See FULL Article:Ovulation issues and natural healing Foods for healthy ovaries: 1. Wholegrains: Barley, rye, spelt, freekeh, brown rice, millet and amaranth. 2. Foods […]

Why we need Hemp.

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First of all, what’s the difference between CBD & THC? Hemp and marijuana are both varieties of cannabis – but ‘Industrial Hemp’ contains very little if any (0.03 or les) THC (the stuff that gets one ’high’) while marijuana contains around 30%. Btw, CBD oil is cannabidiol in canabis. It does NOT have intoxicating effects. See […]

Health benefits of ACV

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Interested in incorporating ACV into your daily routine/diet? Below is a morning detox tea and a raw ACV+honey drink that I would recommend trying out>

New years cleanse: Turmeric Paste

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An incredible anti inflammatory agent, liver tonic and estrogen balancer. I dug up about 2 cups of turmeric root from the garden and gave it a good scrub before popping it in the blender with black peppercorns (to help the turmeric do its thing) and dulse flakes (seaweed) for an extra hit of goodness. Namely […]

Vitamin C for Adrenal fatigue

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Vitamn C is really important here. Studies have shown that when your adrenal glands release cortisol (a stress hormone), your Vitamin c levels drop dramatically. We are only 1 of 2 mammals that don’t make Vitamin C, so its essential we get enough from your food. This is practically impossible when your stress hormones are […]

Vitamin E- for menopause

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During menopause, the need for vitamin E increases drastically – 10 to 50 times more in fact. Hot flushes, night sweats and other symptoms of menopause often disappear when 50 to 100 units of vitamin E are taken daily. The symptoms recur quickly if the vitamin is discontinued. And try to eat foods high in […]