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Yes please!! 🤤 Let me introduce you to fat bombs! These gems are #glutenfree #keto #vegan #lowfodmap and #sibo diet friendly, and MOST IMPORTANTLY they’re easy and SO delicious!🍫💜 • Photo and recipes courtesy of Chocolate Covered Katie https://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2018/07/23/fat-bombs-recipe-keto/ • Ingredients (#chocolate flavour) 1/2 cup any nut butter 1/4 cup cocoa or cacao powder 1/4 cup melted coconut oil stevia to taste 1/8 tsp salt • Directions Stir all ingredients together until smooth. If too dry (depending on nut butter used), add additional coconut oil if needed. Pour into a small container, ice cube trays or candy molds. Freeze to set. Store in the freezer, and enjoy as a healthy dessert or filling snack! 🙌🏻💕 • #healthysnacks #myfcpex #firstcanadianplace #healthyrecipies #ibs #celiac #dairfree #nobake #torontonaturopath
Do you feel #anxious? 😢 #Anxiety can make us feel restless, #worried, nervous, #overwhelmed and even cause a #panicattack 😱. We often jump straight to trying to eliminate the symptoms, which results in reoccurring feelings of anxiety 🚧. Instead, let's focus on understanding why we feel this way, and working to treat the cause! 💯 • HERE ARE THE TOP 6 OVERLOOKED (and surprising) UNDERLYING CAUSES OF ANXIETY: • 1. Blood sugar imbalances🍭 Eating simple sugars causes a spike in our blood #sugar, and we temporarily get a boost of energy and #mood, and a subsequent crash. When our blood sugar is more stabilized throughout the day, our mood also feels more stable. The best way to keep blood sugar levels stable is to have fat + fibre + protein with every meal and snack. 🥑🥓 • 2. Protein & Nutrient Deficiencies 💪🏻 #Serotonin controls mood and anxiety, and it’s made from protein. We need 0.8g of protein per kg of body weight per day, and getting enough protein is a simple way to make enough protein to manage anxiety. Low #B12, B6, and #magnesium can also contribute to anxiety. Some nutrients are important for making serotonin, and others help us to relax. Lab testing for nutrient deficiencies is SO important for treating anxiety. 💉 • 3. Gut flora dysbiosis🦠 Serotonin is 90-95% produced and stored in the gut. Research shows that disrupted #gutflora increases the likelihood of experiencing anxiety. 50-90% of patients with #IBS experience anxiety and 90%+ of #SIBO patients experience anxiety. If you experience both digestive upset and anxiety, treating your #digestion should help address the underlying cause of your anxiety.💩 • Read my FULL ARTICLE (link in bio ) or at www.drhilarychambers.com/anxiety to find out the other 3 surprising causes of anxiety, and how to treat them.4️⃣5️⃣6️⃣ • Book an appointment to address the underlying cause(s) of your anxiety at www.drhilarychambers.com/book-your-appointment 👩🏼‍⚕️ • #torontonaturopath #myfcpex #firstcanadianplace #raptorsanxiety #insomnia #etobicoke #villageofislington #treatthecause #bloodsugar #healthtips #probiotic #gutbacteria #microbiome #gutbrainconnection
What's holding you back from healthy eating? 🧐 It's important to be honest about our barriers and blind spots, especially when it comes to nutrition habits. 🚦🚧 • Here are the TOP 5 ways that even the BEST nutrition intentions get de-railed: 1. Are you realistic about meal prepping? 🥒 - Failing to plan is planning to fail! If Sundays don't consistently work, try meal prepping on Mondays instead. • 2. Are you grazing instead of listening to hunger cues? 🥐🍪🧁 - Constant grazing makes us less hungry at meals and promotes skipping our healthy lunch in favour of yummier (but less healthy!) snacks. Instead, focus on meals first + snacks if needed. • 3. Are you emotional eating? 😢 - Notice how you feel when you're eating, especially sugar, and if it's from a place of boredom, sadness, or to seek a reward, try substituting a walk, shower, calling a friend or other healthy activity. • 4. Are you letting yourself get too hungry? 🤤 - If you're starving after work, consider pre-emptively having a small healthy snack (handful of nuts / veggies and hummus) before you're doubled-over with hunger. • 5. Do you have a PLAN about what to eat, how much, and when to eat it? 👩🏼‍⚕️ 📋 Let's work together to make a customized nutrition plan to help get you back on track, and stay there for the long term! 💯 • www.drhilarychambers.com/book-your-appointment • #torontohealth #torontonaturopath #myfcpex #firstcanadianplace #mealprep #goals #weightloss #etobicoke #nutritiontips #myweightlossjourney #healthysnacks
I'm a few days late, but happy belated World #IBD Day! #Canada has one of the highest rates of #Crohns and #colitis in the world. 😱🇨🇦 • There's no official explanation, but I have a few thoughts on why this is the case: 🧐 • Read more at: https://drhilarychambers.com/ibd-in-canada/ • #ulcerativecolitis #worldibdday #ibdawareness #chronswarrior #chronicillness #crohnsdisease #torontonaturopath #myfcpex #etobicoke #villageofislington #firstcanadianplace
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