Special Diets

Find out about intolerance’s, food and chemical sensitivity including Candida, Fructose Malabsorption and Amine and Salicylate sensitivity.

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Coconuts and Salicylate Sensitivity

When I recently found out that my daughter had food sensitivities I was not thinking about coconuts. My family has been reaping the benefits...
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Leaky Gut – Do you have it?

When I was first diagnosed with IBS (way back when they called it Spastic Colon - yes you read that right) Leaky Gut was...
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Parsley Cashew Pesto

Since starting a low salicylate diet with my daughter I've had to abandon all the usual "go to's" to make snacks and condiments. Before...
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Why You Should Avoid Gluten if You Have a Candida Overgrowth

Ever wondered why some people seem to have no sensitivity to gluten, while others do? The answer could be in the following article. For those of...
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Chicken Coconut Curry

A great way to use coconut milk is in curries. If you have seen my article on the benefits of coconut milk you will know...
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Quinoa Stuffed Red Peppers

This recipe comes from the Body Ecology Diet Book. It's a great vegetarian alternative to meat stuffing and goes well with a green salad...
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Fodmap Friendly Eggplant Dip

Baba ghanoush was one of my favourite recipes before I went onto a fodmaps diet. In fact, anything that had eggplant in it was...

Coconut – nutty Granola

This yummy granola is great to eat as a snack or to add to a grain porridge, quinoa and buckwheat is my favourite at...
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Coconut Crisp

This delightful recipe is only made with 3 ingredients and I'm sure will satisfy any sugar craving. They look like an Anzac biscuit and...
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How to treat an IBS episode

If you suffer from IBS you will know that an episode (string of symptoms in a few short minutes) can leave you feeling wasted....