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Mediterranean Vegetable Soup

Mediterranean Vegetable Soup

Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, diced 1 carrot, halved lengthwise and sliced 2 stalks celery, sliced 3 cloves garlic, crushed 2 cups vegetable stock (salt reduced) 2 cups water 400g diced ripe tomatoes 1 tbsp fresh basil, chopped ½ tsp dried oregano Salt and pepper to taste 400g cannellini or white beans 1

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Vitamin B6 and MTHFR

Vitamin B6 and MTHFR

The vitamins B12, B6, and folate are vital in developing and maintaining function of the brain. Deficiency in these vitamins at any stage of the life cycle has been linked to psychiatric and neurologic diseases, but exactly how a deficiency causes this is uncertain. The relationship between B vitamins and neurological diseases are thought to

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Health Tips for MTHFR

Health Tips for MTHFR

Living a normal life unhindered by an MTHFR deficiency is very attainable and prevention is definitely the best course of action. Making the changes recommended in this article are important so you can optimize your folate levels and minimize the effects that the environment may have on the expression of the gene. Remember that you

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Tasty Quinoa Cereal

Tasty Quinoa Cereal

Ingredients: 1 cup of white quinoa uncooked 1 cup of water 1 cup of almond milk 1 grated green apple (with peel and juice) 1 cup of frozen or fresh berries 2 Tbsp of pepitas 2 Tbsp of sunflower seeds 1 tsp of cinnamon 1 vanilla pod (and/or seeds scaped from the inside) Method: Bring

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How Camping Can Improve Your Sleep

How Camping Can Improve Your Sleep

Our Environments Are Artificial In today’s age our environments are almost completely artificial, we have artificial light, artificial environments, artificial food (think packaged and fast foods), and artificial sleeping schedules. Our ancestors were not exposed to artificial light all day long. Our ancestors evolved to sleep and wake up with cycles of the sun, and

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Coconut Shake

Coconut Shake

Ingredients: 6 coconut ice cubes (freeze coconut milk in an ice tray the night before) 1 banana (can be frozen) 1 Tbsp flax oil 2 tsp chia seeds (if you have a problem with oxalates, leave these out and replace with flaxseeds. 150ml water 150ml almond milk Seeds of 1 vanilla pod (optional) 1 Tbsp

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Grilled Asparagus with Warm Tomato Dressing

Grilled Asparagus with Warm Tomato Dressing

Ingredients: 1 medium tomato (150g) finely chopped (leave out if allergic) 1 clove of garlic, crushed 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice 1 Tbsp finely chopped fresh basil 1 Tbsp finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley 125g asparagus, trimmed 25g curly endive, torn 25g rocket leaves Method: Combine tomato, garlic and juice in a small pan, bring

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Anesthesia and MTHFR Mutations

Anesthesia and MTHFR Mutations

How do your genes affect anaesthetics? The effect of genes on anesthetics is a complex topic that is still being researched. However, some genetic variations have been found to influence an individual’s response to anesthetics. One important group of genes that can affect anesthetic response is the cytochrome P450 (CYP) family of enzymes. These enzymes

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Gluten and MTHFR

Gluten and MTHFR

Gluten is ubiquitous in many processed foods of today, this should come as a concern, as it negatively affects some of us without ever knowing it is the cause. Individuals with gluten sensitivity and MTHFR can be dealt a double blow where the conditions of both symptoms may amplify each other. We will look at

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Avocado and Sprout Rice Crackers

Avocado and Sprout Rice Crackers

Avocado and Sprout Rice Crackers Ingredients: 2 x organic brown rice cakes or paleo crackers ¼ – ½ x avocado 2 x Tbsp sprouts (alfalfa, snow pea sprouts) Lemon juice to drizzle Cracked pepper to season Method: Spread avocado between the 2 crackers, sprinkle with sprouts, squeeze a little lemon juice and season with cracked

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