Our immune system protects us against bacteria, viruses, and other disease-causing organisms. It is an efficient, complex defence system shielding us against disease and is on constant high alert on a mission to search and destroy any potentially harmful organisms from invading.
Category: Plant Based Nutrition
Do I need to supplement Choline when pregnant & plant based?
Choline is an essential nutrient in our foods. When we use the term essential, it basically means that the body is unable to produce something by itself and we therefore need to source it from our diet or by supplementation. Although widely distributed in the diet, choline is absent from most prenatal vitamins currently on the market, and less than ten percent of pregnant women achieve target intake levels.
Healthy Vegan Brownies
These are quite simply the tastiest, healthiest, chocolaty vegan brownies you’ll ever try. Plus I bet you can’t guess the secret ingredient.
Are Soy Products Safe during Pregnancy?
Now that you’re pregnant, you might be wondering if including soy in your diet is safe for you and your growing baby and scrolling through countless search engines trying to find an answer that isn’t shrouded in conflicting information is hard to do.. am i right?
Good Fats Versus Bad Fats
As oxymoronic as it sounds, there are actually good fats—the unsaturated kind that help fight the very diseases that consuming excess fat was said to cause.
How to ensure you get your Calcium when you don’t eat dairy.
Dairy is the richest source of calcium, however by switching to alternative sources during a vegan pregnancy you can ensure you still get the right amount
Which plant based milks have the best nutritional value?
Remember the days when the only milk you had to choose from was skimmed, semi skimmed or full fat and a bloated, gurgling stomach and regular trips to the toilet were just part of the norm?
Well, thankfully those days are long gone my friend.
How to ensure you and your baby get the right amount of B Complex
Vitamin B complex comprises of eight different vitamins all of which play an integral role in converting food into energy. Next time you take a look at your vitamins, check to see if it contains Vitamin B complex
The role of Iodine and Zinc during pregnancy
Iodine helps regulate metabolism and plays an important role within the thyroid in controlling many
body processes.
Where do we get our vitamin D from? ?
Answer- sunlight, Okay so here’s a question?? What happens when it’s winter, freezing cold and we’re in the middle of a pandemic and our daylight activities have been restricted. Where do we get our Vitamin D from then? As we’re now finding ourselves indoors more than usual and since our main source of vitamin D is sunlight, we need to ensure we’re getting the right levels through supplements and food sources.
High Folate Foods for Pregnancy
Folic acid, also known as folate or Vitamin B9 is a group of B Vitamins that is crucial during pregnancy. The need for folic acid is not only important during pregnancy but should also be taken in the months leading up to conception if you are actively trying to conceive.