There are many mixed, mostly wrong, messages about fat. Many fats are vital. We need fats for immune health and digestion. They act as antioxidants and also get rid of heavy metals and toxins in our systems. Vitamins A, D, E, and K, the essential vitamins in vegetables, are soluble in fat only. We need fat to be nourished fully and to ensure our metabolisms are running correctly.
Read your weekend read to get the full facts on fat.
When dealing with cravings you have probably been told before to ‘just not think about it’. Unfortunately, avoidant techniques like this just don’t work because once we know what we are meant to avoid it's already in our head.
This is known as The Pink Elephant Paradox; the more you try to suppress a thought or feeling, the stronger it will get. E.g. don’t think of a pink elephant…what are you thinking about?! Enter: Urge Surfing.
Sydney Greene teaches you a great technique on how to put the focus on what you get to add rather than subtract.
Here at IQS we believe in raiding the fridge to reuse your ingredients in strange and marvellous ways, eating left overs and cooking as sustainable (and cheaply!) as possible.
In fact our meal plans are designed to be low waste!
Watch Kate's latest video on how to reduce food waste saving you time and money.
Use the "Download as PDF" button to save this week's Meal Plan and recipes, or print them off to keep with you in the kitchen as you cook.
Each day, we recommend you drink a glass of hot water and slice of lemon upon rising to alkalise your bodyand stimulate digestive enzymes.
Oh, and don't worry, we haven't forgotten the ingredients for Sunday night's dinner! We'll include these on the Week 2 Shopping List to ensure freshness.
Follow our weekly sustainability hacks to stretch your groceries longer!
Jennifer Ward is the senior naturopath owner at Hälsa Health, a naturopathic clinic centred around women’s health and fertility. Jennifer takes you through why blood sugar is so important in your conception journey.
It’s your second week on the Program, and from here on we eliminate all fructose and boost our healthy fat intake. Why?
A lot of contemporary research shows long workout sessions are not the way to go, and that “doing it everyday” is the bit that counts. This very much fits in with how all of us at IQS do things. The bonus of committing to 20 minutes only is that if it feels good, you can choose to go longer!
In this week’s Tuesday Eats, we’re giving you three of our favourite snacks for you to try when you’re feeling like you need something before your next meal.
Each week our international chef and author Sarah Glover will be hosting a live cookup where she will make an amazing meal to help entertain friends or just share with family. Click below to get the recipe and shopping list.
Perfect for a mid-week meal for family or friends these delicious taco's are quick to make and are sure to please.
Essential Fatty Acids are a group of poly-unsaturated fatty acids that are exactly that… essential! Meaning we cannot create them within the body so they must be consumed from the diet.
This widely researched group of fats have many health benefits, including supporting hormone balance and a number of other women’s health complaints.
Kate is a naturopath, nutritionist, health educator and speaker. She’s also the founder of Holism Health Co. – an online naturopathic clinic and postpartum meal delivery service designed to support women and their families through the challenges of preconception, pregnancy and postpartum.
For a functioning body and optimal health, we need to be consuming foods like avocados, nuts and olive oil. But that doesn’t mean it’s open season on fats – find out how to find the balance and what it means for your health.
Anti-fat diets and misinformation have left a lot of us in the dark about fat and its place in a healthy diet, along with hiding the true dietary culprit for heart disease – sugar. Find out how sugar is sending heart disease cases through the roof.
