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The perfect soup on a chilly fall day! *Plot twist 🚨: using white beans as the "thickener" instead of white potato or [gasp] #dairy adds extra #fibre , #protein and a creamy texture! 🤤 • This seasonally on-point soup recipe is comforting, healthy, and tastes even better the next day. 🍂 • #Bonebroth , onion and ginger give your body a huge #immuneboost , which is crucial at this time of year! 🤧 • Ingredients: ♥️ - 1L bone broth (I used home made turkey stock) - 1 butternut squash, quartered - 1 white onion, finely diced - 2-3 inches of fresh ginger, grated - 1-2 tbsp olive oil - 1 19oz can of white beans (any type), rinsed - 1/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce - 1 tsp white wine/white balsamic vinegar - 1/2 tsp allspice - salt and pepper to taste - garnish with pumpkin seeds • Recipe: ♥️ 1. Quarter butternut squash and scoop out seeds. Roast at 400F with a little water in the bottom of the pan for about 30 min, or until soft. 2. Dice onion and grate ginger, and sauté in olive oil on medium low heat in the bottom of your large soup pot, until soft. 3. Pour soup stock into pot to deglaze (aka get all the good stuff off the bottom), cover pot and bring to a simmer. 4. When squash is ready, scoop out the insides (leave skin out) and add to soup. 5. Add rinsed beans, apple sauce and nutmeg to soup. 6. Transfer to blender or use hand blender to purée until smooth. Transfer back to pot, simmer for 20 minutes, then add vinegar, salt and pepper to taste. • *NOTE: apple sauce (sweet), vinegar (acid), ginger (heat) + salt (well, salt) is the key to balancing a soup and giving it a depth of flavour! Trust me ☺️ • What's your favourite way to use bone broth? Comment below! 👇🏼👇🏼 • #soupson #torontonaturpath #guthealth #fiber #souprecipe #dinnerrecipe #mealplan #myfcpexp #firstcanadianplace #etobicoke #villageofislington #ibs #mealprep #fallrecipes #pumpkinspice
Are you missing out on certain #nutrients in your diet? 🤷🏼‍♀️It's common to either not get enough from our food sources 🍎, or for your body poorly to absorb nutrients 😢. • I use clues 🧐 from how you're feeling + an in-depth diet review + blood testing to determine which nutrients you need to boost in your diet, and which you may need to supplement with a vitamin. 💊 • 1. Calcium 🦴 - Requirement: 1000mg per day from leafy greens, dairy, bone broth, and dairy - substitutes (fortified) - Deficiency causes #osteoporosis (bone density loss) long term with no obvious signs before it's too late - About 50% of people don't get enough calcium from dietary sources 😱 • 2. Vitamin B12 💉 - Less about daily food intake and more about absorption and body demand. Having #heartburn #GERD, being on medications that impact stomach acidity, #celiac disease and some genetics prevent absorption. - Blood testing is the best way to see if you're getting enough - look for >400pmol/L to prevent fatigue and anxiety. • 3. Vitamin D 🌞 - Absorbed from the sun, so 93% of Canadians are deficient! - Ask for lab testing (never OHIP covered) and aim for lab values of 100-150nnol/L - WARNING: too much vitamin D is TOXIC ☠️ • 4. Magnesium 🥑 - Requirement: 320mg females, 420mg males found in almonds, spinach, cashews, legumes and avocado. - 80% of people are deficient - Magnesium relaxes the body, so deficiency may contribute to #headaches #pain #anxiety #hypertenstion #insomnia and #constipation • 5. Iron 🥩 - Recommended intakes: 8mg males, 18mg females, but you may require more if you're deficient or have #heavyperiods - Lab testing for ferritin (iron stores) should be done annually, aiming for a lab value of about 70 ug/L - Too much iron is TOXIC ☠️, so supplementation should always be done with lab testing 🔬 • Book an appointment for an in-depth diet analysis and lab testing to determine which deficiencies are contributing to how you're feeling, and to promote long term wellness: www.drhilarychambers.com/book-your-appointment/ 👩🏼‍⚕️ • #torontonaturopath #myfcpexp #irondeficient #nutrition #anxiety #depression #fatigue #etobicoke #firstcanadianplace
Controversial statement alert 🚨 ! #Kombucha is not all it's cracked up to be! 🤯 Here's why: • Kombucha is a fermented tea made from a #yeast culture. We naturally do have a small amount of yeast in our gut #microbiome, but drinking tons and tons of extra yeast can negatively skew the types of good bacteria of our digestive system. 🦠 • There are no positive research studies supporting the use of kombucha for gut health. In fact, there are case reports of people who have been hospitalized from drinking spoiled kombucha #DIYfail . 😱 • If you have a HEALTHY digestive system, it's fine to drink kombucha on occasion because you enjoy the taste. ✅ • If you have #IBS , #bloating , #indigestion or an #autoimmune condition like #eczema , #Crohn's or #colitis - please avoid kombucha all together. ❌ • Bottom line: the TYPE of flora you're putting into your gut matters A LOT. This goes for #probiotics , too. There is no one-size fits all - book an appointment to learn which strains of probiotics are best for you (hint: the answer is never kombucha!). 👩🏼‍⚕️ • Learn more about yeast and your gut health here: www.drhilarychambers.com/candida/ 👆🏻👆🏻link in bio. • #guthealth #digestion #digestivehealth #torontonaturopath #gutflora #candida #IBD #ulcerativecolitis #crohnswarrior #myfcpexp #firstcanadianplace #etobicoke #villageofislington
Our #complexion is a reflection of what is happening inside the body ☺️. If we’re relying on topical #acne treatments alone, we’re usually not addressing the underlying cause of #breakouts, and they keep coming back! 😥 • Let’s dig deeper into the most common causes of acne: • 1. Food Intolerances 🍎 Acne caused by an #inflammatory response to foods is often on the forehead and cheeks, and present as small bumps that can look almost rash-like. Testing for #foodintolerances can be done through blood work to assess which foods are causing the most #inflammation. • 2. Hormone Imbalance 🚻 #Hormonalacne tends to be around the jawline and chin, and presents as deep, cystic, and painful. This type of acne is often accompanied by irregular or heavy periods. Blood work can help us determine if #CysticAcne is being caused by high testosterone, #PCOS, estrogen dominance, or high progesterone. • 3. #Constipation or #IBS 💩 You should be having at least one fully evacuated bowel movement per day. If not, your body is not effectively eliminating toxins and waste from the bowel, so instead, it comes out in the skin. Breakouts can be anywhere on the face, and pimples tend to be red with a whitehead. • 4. Unhealthy gut flora 🦠 Antibiotics, processed foods, sugar, stress, and some medications alter our #gutflora, and promote the growth of unhealthy strains of bacteria and #yeast (aka #Candida). An unhealthy gut #microbiome causes increased inflammation in the body, which can present as acne. Other hints that may have an unhealthy gut microbiome include #bloating, #indigestion, mucous in the stool, fatigue, and/or vaginal yeast infections. • 5. Other factors include: - #Stress and #anxiety - Not drinking enough #water - Liver over-burden - Nutrient deficiencies (zinc, vitamin A) - Sugar & #dairy 🍭 • Read the full article --> drhilarychambers.com/acne 👆🏻link in bio Book an appointment to assess and treat the underlying cause(s) of acne 👩🏼‍⚕️ drhilarychambers.com/book-your-appointment #torotntonaturopath #skincare #accutane #etobicoke #firstcanadianplace #myfcpexp
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