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How the Food You Eat Directly Affects Your Mood (Gut-Brain Connection)
We all know our emotions can impact the kind of foods we want to consume. However, did you know that the food you eat also has a significant impact on your mood? Think about how you feel; how your body feels after shovelling down a pizza, or a big bowl of pasta. Do...
Are You Addicted To Gluten?
The term ‘once you pop you just can’t stop’ fits very perfectly when it comes to any wheat product. Think of a slice of white bread with butter and jam, honey, vegemite or avocado on top. Did you ever stop at one piece or did you continue to eat more? Those who have...
Why You Need to Eliminate Gluten Completely If You Have an Autoimmune Disease
What is an Autoimmune Disease? An autoimmune disease is when your immune system is confused and starts to attack the body’s own cells, tissues and or organs when it’s not supposed to. Your body is working hard to defend itself against something potentially dangerous,...
Looking to Avoid Gluten? Say No to These 5 Common Foods!
Change and the unknown can be difficult for some people. Imagine if for your whole life you ate cereal for breakfast, a sandwich for lunch, crackers for a snack and pasta for dinner most days. Then with the knowledge you have about how gluten affects your body, you...
What Exactly Is Leaky Gut And How Do I Start Healing It?
You’re probably aware of the effect gluten has on our bodies and might have read the phrase ‘leaky gut’ and wondered what it is? Leaky gut is the slang term for ‘intestinal hyperpermeability’. This literally means that there are holes in your intestinal lining that...
Are Your Gluten Free Foods Really Gluten Free?
While avoiding gluten may seem very daunting to some people, we’re here to let you know that it is possible. However when going gluten free, there are other things you need to consider than solely focusing on eliminating wheat and gluten containing foods from your...
Kickstart Your Gluten Free New Year
One of the biggest problems with modern wheat varieties is that they aren’t the same as they used to be a few hundred years ago… or even a few decades ago! So it’s no wonder that so many people are looking for gluten free substitutes. If you have just watched the...
The Ultimate Guide to Gluten Free Alcohol
When you first begin a gluten-free diet, it’s also really important to not only consider the food you eat but also the beverages you’re consuming as well. Many people think that once they’re gluten free, they are no longer allowed to drink alcohol. This isn’t the case...
A Complete Gluten Free Christmas Menu
It has been a long time since I let Christmas affect my health and I feel this year a number of other people are feeling the same way. At Changing Habits, we hear many positive stories of transformation when people make their health a priority and start to eat real...
12 Healthy GF Christmas Sweet Treats Your Guests Will Love
Do you want to stay healthy over the festive season but you’re feeling a little confused as to what to make that will still be tasty, nourishing and healthy? We have compiled a few of our favourite healthy gluten free sweet treats that are super easy to make that your...
5 Ultimate Gluten Free Burger Recipes
Burgers are such a popular food – whether it is beef, lamb, chicken, salmon, tuna or vegetarian, we’re all bound to find at least one burger that totally hits the spot. They're also easy to make yourself, so there’s no need to buy packaged ones which are often full of...
Life After Gluten: How to Start Repairing Your Gut
Of course, the removal of gluten is your first step to brilliant health, though for some people this may not be enough. Compromising our gut and immune system may have led to deeper issues that may require more healing. When the protein ‘gliadin’ found in wheat and...
Live Gluten Free Without Forfeiting Your Social Life
It is common to think that because you are going gluten free, it is impossible to eat out at all. However is this really true? I love eating out and if I can travel across Europe, eat out nearly every day and not have a drop of gluten, then you can eat out in an...
Sourdough; What’s So Good About It and Should You Eat It?
It is not just the hybridisation of the wheat grain that has caused extreme increases in illness today; it is also the lack of traditional preparation. Yes, the modern hybridised wheat grain (triticum aestivum) can barely even be called wheat due to the huge...
How to Stock a Naturally Gluten Free Pantry
One of the things a lot of people find difficult when starting out on a gluten free diet is learning to cope with what they can’t eat, instead of focusing on the huge array of gorgeous and nourishing foods that they can eat. By changing your approach and by giving...
The Great Oat Debate – Are They Gluten Free or Not?
When it comes to oats and consuming a gluten free diet, things can be a little complicated. So it’s no surprise that we’re often asked ‘are oats gluten free?’ Well, oats can be contaminated with gluten in 2 ways: They can be grown on the same land and in rotation with...
The Gluten Free Baking Guide – Kitchen Hacks
Have you just gone gluten free and are looking for some freedom to occasionally enjoy some baked goods, but have no idea where to start? Don’t worry, let us walk you through some of the basics so you can begin to create your own gluten free baked goods with more...
What’s in Your Breakfast Cereal and Are You Getting The Nutrition You Think?
For the past 50 to 60 years, we have been convinced that cereal for breakfast is the best way to start your day. Many years ago, before I became a nutritionist, I believed this too as I was starting to gain weight and started to consider what I was actually consuming....