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Nena Foster.Food.

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LEAKY GUT SYNDROME//⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We've been talking this week over on my Facebook fermentation/gut health group about leaky gut. There have been some really inspiring, life changing stories shared too.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You may or may not have heard of this term, and/or understand it's relevance to gut health (and fermentation), which is fair, as it is not talked about often enough.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Leaky gut occurs when the intestinal lining has been eroded, and this can be due a combination of factors, such as poor diet, repeated exposure to antibiotics as well as exposure to chemical toxins (in medication or foods), to name a few.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When the gut lining is eroded, it is unable to maintain both its structural integrity, meaning the lining becomes porous and it is unable to sustain and healthy microbial system. As a result, undigested food particles escape into the bloodstream causing general and systemic inflammation. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The resulting inflammation is linked to issues ranging from IBS to Alzheimer's. And a host of other conditions.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Both pre and probiotic foods thatshould form part of a gut healing plan that takes into account both dietary and lifestyle changes. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Who has heard of leaky gut? Has anyone been diagnosed with it? If so, what does your gut recovery plan include?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photo credit: @indi_petrucci⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #fermentation #guthealth #guthealthy #goodforthegut #guthealings #gutbrainaxis #gutbrainconnection #microbiome #microbiomehealth #gutmicrobiome #naturalchef #brineclub Summer?! Is that you?! I really should check my excitement for the warm weather at the door, but still, I can appreciate these delicious ice cream flavours that I enjoyed re-creating with @jansjan for @greg_wallace_official recent cookbook. Shot by the amazing team at @jamesmurphyphoto. 🍦🍦 . . . . . #icecream #foodphotgraphy #gelato #foodstyling #italiancooking #nenafosterfood GUT HEALTHY⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Looking after you gut health isn't just about tossing back a bit of kombucha or piling sauerkraut on sandwhich. Delicious, though, but sadly not enough.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Being good to your gut is crucial for your overall health and can require a complete dietary and lifestyle shift.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But what to do? Follow the link in my bio to The Brine Club, join my mailing list and to get my 5 Tips for Improving your Gut..Before Adding Fermented Foods. These are 5 things that you can start working on today--this very minute. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Once you've got your hands on a copy, comment below what you plan to do first!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Those of you lovelies already on my mailing list, a copy will be winging it's way over at weekend! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photo credit: @indi_petrucci, kitchen sink my very own .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #fermentation #guthealth #goodforthegut #guthealing #fermented #fermentedfood #fermentedfoods #fermenteddrinks #fermentedtea #lactofermentation #healthyfood #healthyeating #healthylifestyle #healthyrecipes #gutbrainaxis #gutbrainconnection #microbiome #microbiomehealth #gutmicrobiome #sauerkraut #kimchi #kombucha #foodie #kefir #onlinecourses #nenafosterfood #naturalcooking #naturalchef #brineclub A big hello to my new followers! Thanks for coming over. You who might be wondering what's this Brine Club that I keep banging on about! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I'm in the final stretch in terms of finalising the platform content and want your help! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The Brine Club will be hosted on a platform called Mighty Networks? Heard of it? If not, you'll know and love it soon enough. Might Networks is a platform designed to help people with shared interests (not matter how niche and some might say fermenting is a bit niche) connect and interact in a supportive, interactive and fun way. And come September, there will be courses. ALL. IN. ONE. PLACE. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In a few weeks, we go live and I want to make sure that I have everything covered. I want to make this as useful and fun for you as I possibly can, so tell me what you need to help you along your fermentation journey. ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I live by the motto of ‘ask for what you need’. It may not be possible (sorry, yacht excursions, private island holidays and your own unicorn aren't possible--yet!), but it doesn’t hurt to ask! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So tell me what you need to nail down this fermenting lark! And I'll do my best to make it happen! ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ P.s. The link to join the mailing list and get a little thank you freebie are in my bio above. Click on The Brine Club. Photo credit @indi_petrucci 🍋🍋and that by me . . . . . #fermentation #guthealth #goodforthegut #guthealing #fermented #fermentedfood #fermentedfoods #fermenteddrinks #fermentedtea #lactofermentation #healthyfood #healthyeating #healthylifestyle #healthyrecipes #gutbrainaxis #gutbrainconnection #microbiome #microbiomehealth #gutmicrobiome #sauerkraut #kimchi #kombucha #foodie #kefir #onlinecourses #nenafosterfood #naturalcooking #naturalchef #brineclub Kombucha or water kefir, which do you prefer? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I can never decide.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I like that the neutral flavour of a first ferment of a water kefir lends itself to taking on pretty much any flavour you use in your second ferment. And that it gets super fizzy, which makes it feel slightly more celebratory. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But I do love the tangy, vinegary kick you get from a properly home-brewed kombucha. And I find I like to drink kombucha between meals which helps to keep me off the snacks, especially when working from home.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So tell me? Do you prefer water kefir or kombucha? Or like me prefer them for different occasions. And when do you like to drink it? Tell me!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photo @lesley_lau⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #fermentation #guthealth #goodforthegut #guthealing #fermented #fermenteddrinks #fermentedtea #healthylifestyle #healthyrecipes #kombucha #foodie #kefir #onlinecourses #naturalcooking #naturalchef #brineclub Summer salads. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It is supposed to be summer, but after yesterday's torrential rains here in London I am questioning whether summer has come and gone. But with no rain in sight today I am quietly confident that there is more summer to come. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I love summer for obvious reasons--the warmth, the produce and for being able to slow down (a bit). But I also love the fact that making a delicious meals can be colourful, quick and easy! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Summer salads are my favourite. And my all time favourite has to be a pretty traditional panzanella, a tomato based salad with chunks of toasted bread. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I like to tweak my recipe and make it a bit more gut-friendly by using a mix of red wine vinegar and raw ACV along and wholegrain sourdough bread (only @lbpedlar will do). I also roast my own red peppers, rather than buying the jarred ones-- it's quick and easy to do. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Here's a picture of the beginnings of our panzanella the other week in my Family Feast class @gardenmuseum Everyone loved it, including the kids. I pickled the onions in the vinegar on their own for a bit to take out some of the bite. And the vinegary, soft, but still crunchy bread was secretly the best bit. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What are your favourite summer salads? I'd love to hear! Pop it in the comments. . . . . #familycookery #cookingwithkids #seasonalrecipes #healthyrecipes #naturalcooking #naturalfood #naturalchef #nenafosterfood

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