Bec Issell Holistic Clinical Nutrition

6weeks left of clinic 🤩 …then Fraser here we come! 🎄 🏝 🌊

Ps. I am taking limited initial appointments over the next 6wks so if you’ve been thinking of booking in, message me asap 💛

Healthy snacking doesn’t have to be hard

I whipped up this little baby in under 60 secs

How?

🍌 Slice a banana in half length ways
🥜 Lather with almond (or nut butter of your choice)
🥥 Sprinkle with h**p heart, desiccated coconut, cacao nibs and cacao powder.

It’s delicious & nutritious!

Note: Ripe bananas are high in fructose (sugar)...the riper they are, the more fructose. If you want a low sugar version, try using bananas more on the green side. In this state bananas become a prebiotic (food for your gut bugs) OR you could try this on another fruit.

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Vitamin D deficiency is a major epidemic that is off the radar for most doctors and public health officials. ⁣
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Most doctors think that if you don’t have rickets you don’t have vitamin D deficiency. They couldn’t be more wrong. Most ask what is the minimum dosage to avoid rickets? Answer: 400 international units (IU) a day. ⁣
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But the real questions to ask are: how much were we designed to have and how much do we need to be healthy? It depends. If you have a deficiency, you might need somewhere between 5,000 to 10,000 IU a day. Others need about 2,000 to 2500. However, It's best to work with a Functional Medicine practitioner to determine how much vitamin D you need.⁣
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Amazing things start to happen when my patients’ vitamin D statuses reach optimal levels. Having witnessed these changes, there’s no doubt in my mind: vitamin D is an incredible asset to your health.⁣

With the leading causes of death in Australia being from dietary related diseases including diabetes and heart disease etc, it’s about time we realise our food choices can either cause disease or reverse it.

This is such an excellent post and reminder from Mark Hyman, MD 👇🏼

Not too long ago, a group of doctors and public health experts at Massachusetts General Hospital noticed something striking: Many of the patients who routinely showed up in the emergency room requiring the most medical services were also the patients who seemed to be the most nutritionally vulnerable.

They were patients with heart disease, type 2 diabetes, cancer, and other largely food-related chronic diseases. For hospitals and health insurers, these are among the highest cost, highest-need patients. Working with a local nonprofit group called Community Services, the doctors decided to launch a study to see whether providing these patients with nutritious meals would have an impact on their healthcare outcomes.

The researchers recruited Medicaid and Medicare patients and split them into different groups. One group received regular deliveries of healthy meals that were made from scratch and designed by a registered dietitian: Each meal contained ingredients like locally caught seafood and locally grown Brussels sprouts, tomatoes, zucchinis, fruits and other fresh produce that nearby farms donated. Another group received nutritious meals, but they weren’t specifically tailored to their individual medical needs. The third group did not receive any of the nutritious meal deliveries. What the study found in the ensuing weeks was astonishing. The two groups that had nutritious meals had fewer hospital visits, ultimately resulting in a 16 percent reduction in their health care costs. And that was after deducting meal expenses.

The average monthly medical costs for a patient in the nutrition group shrank to about $843—much lower than the roughly $1,413 in medical costs for each patient in the control group.

These types of groups recognize what our federal government sadly does not: To tackle the crisis, our national food policies must be aligned with our healthcare policies. Instead of just treating rampant chronic diseases, we have to start preventing them—and we can do that with our forks.

For my Low FODMAP diet clients and those who love pumpkin. Check out this yummy pumpkin dip 😋

Just make sure it's kent or Jarradale pumpkin rather than butternut pumpkin if doing a low FODMAP diet ✌🏼

https://www.monashfodmap.com/recipe/pumpkin-hummus/

Pumpkin hummus Monash FODMAP Recipe A low FODMAP pumpkin hummus recipe by Monash FODMAP | Suitable for people with IBS.

Time is flying!

Not long now until I finish my clinic nutrition placement block 👏🏻

If you've been considering booking, jump onboard before my clinical rates kick in ↑

If you are suffering from stress, fatigue, gut issues, hormone imbalances, pelvic pain, PMS, food intolerances, headaches, sleep issues, weight issues...or just want to optimise your overall health and vitality....book an appointment here: fb.com/book/EndoReliefFreeYourPain/

Utilising the latest scientific research, nutraceuticals and food as medicine I formulate individualised treatment plans to support your current health, so you can:

✨ Feel more relaxed
✨ Sleep better
✨ Reduce pain and inflammation
✨ Banish the bloat & brain fog
✨ Sail through your periods
✨ Feel good from the inside out, and
✨ P**p like a super star!

I can help support the A-Z of health conditions, chronic or acute. While I focus mostly on womens health & pelvic pain, I can support all ages both men and women.

🌿 Appt fee only $25.00! Until my clinical consult fees will apply very soon

👩🏼‍⚕️I have am booked up this week, but have availability from next Thursday 26th August

✉️ PM me for bookings or head to my booking link below: fb.com/book/EndoReliefFreeYourPain/

On my Endo Relief Page I have been talking about the Pill lately. But I think every lady needs to know what nutrients the Pill depletes:

〰️B2 - Riboflavin. Helps mood, hormone signalling, energy, detoxification, glutathione functioning (our master antioxidant)

〰️B6 - Pyridoxine. Helps mood, fat metabolism, thyroid hormone, energy.

〰️B9 - Folate. DNA synthesis, Mood, foetal development, stem cells, serotonin/adrenaline synthesis.

〰️B12 - Cobalamin. Mood, energy, nerve functioning

〰️Vitamin C - Antioxidant, collagen synthesis, mood, hormone health, iron absorption, thyroid health, histamine, immune system.

〰️Vitamin E - Antioxidant, helps other antioxidants work, fertility, heart health, immune system, inflammation.

〰️Magnesium - Brain & heart health, energy production, nerve functioning, mood, blood pressure, bone structure, muscle relaxation (cramping).

〰️Selenium - Antioxidant, thyroid health, immune functioning, insulin metabolism, male s***m health, female reproductive system.

〰️Zinc - Digestion & gut health, mood, immune system, folate absorption, antioxidant, DNA health.

These are only a few examples of what these nutrients can do in the body!

It’s no wonder taking the pill has side effects of anxiety, depression, lowers libido, reduces thyroid functioning, increases blood pressure, decreases bone health.

Not to mention the pill also upsets your gut and vaginal bacterial balance leading to recurrent thrush, and leaky gut (Gut permeability) in many cases, contributing to inflammation and depression/anxiety. It’s a viscous cycle!

It’s super important to support your health during use of the pill and when coming off it, particularly if you are trying to conceive.

Bec
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Please read this article written by Australian Doctors. Stay informed & always ask questions. Everyone deserves transparency when it comes to their health.

https://covidmedicalnetwork.com/open-letters/first-do-no-harm.aspx

CMN | First Do No Harm | Open Letter To ALL Doctors This global public health experiment has clearly failed, having caused untold harm to literally billions of people.

You are truly what you eat. Food instructs our DNA! It can switch on or off disease processes such as cancer, diabetes and so many others 🙌🏼

Imagine building your house out of rotten wood or disintegrating bricks. Remember the fable about building your house on sand? Or the one about the three pigs? Your structure and foundation matter. Why would you build your body from defective ingredients? ⁣
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For example, we need the best quality fats—our brain is 60 percent fat, our nerve coverings are all made from fat, every one of your 10 trillion cells is wrapped in a little fatty membrane. Do you really want to make them from oxidized damaged refined oils in your French fries or KFC? ⁣
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We also need the best quality protein. The body makes most of its important molecules from protein including muscle, cells, and immune molecules. Not all protein is the same. The best type of protein to build muscle is other muscle—animal protein. You can get protein from plant foods, but the quality is lower and it has lower levels of key amino acids needed to synthesize new muscle, especially the branched chain amino acids (leucine, isoleucine and valine and also lysine and sulfur based amino acids). ⁣
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There are also compounds such as phytates in plant proteins like beans and nuts that impair protein absorption. Rather than being turned into muscle, plant proteins are often just burned as calories. ⁣
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If you are vegan, especially as you age, you need to ensure you get these by increasing the overall volume of protein rich plant foods, adding protein powders, and supplementing with BCAA. If you want to eat less meat and include more plant proteins, combining them helps the body utilize the plant protein from beans. Think chili con carne! ⁣
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And don’t forget all the vitamins and minerals we need to build tissues, muscles, and bones, including vitamin D, vitamin K, calcium, magnesium, and more. Next time you chomp down on something, ask yourself if you are fine with it becoming part of you for the long term. If not, don’t eat it and find the best quality ingredients you can, ingredients that help you thrive. ⁣

Another day in clinic helping people kick health goals & overcome illness. So amazing that I get to do this & see transformation in people’s lives. Still pinching myself, what a privilege 😍

Feeling sluggish, stressed, burnt out, with weight gain, thyroid issues, gut upset, constipation, chronic pain, period problems, endometriosis, PMS, or other health conditions…come see me!

Clinical nutrition can turn your life around!

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I’ll be at the Wellnation Clinic Gold Coast (Southport) until the end of the year. Take advantage of the lowered fee until then.

😲 Only $25 for your 90min initial appointment

What you will get👇🏼
〰️Personalised nutrition advice & treatment plan
〰️Physical examinations like blood pressure
〰️Dietary analysis
〰️Comprehensive pathology interpretation
〰️Individualised nutrients & compounds (optional)
〰️Professional & expert scientific advice
And more!

👉🏻Message me or hit the link to book http://fb.com/book/EndoReliefFreeYourPain/

I'll then add you to our internal booking system.

2 kiwi’s per day keeps constipation away 💩🥝

Are you pooping less than once per day, with poops type 1-3 on the Bristol stool chart? (Google it 😆)

Consuming just two kiwi’s per day for 4 weeks has been researched to increase the number of weekly defecations in IBS-C (constipation) subjects. In addition, kiwifruits are safe for those with SIBO (small intestine bacterial overgrowth) and do not ferment in the gut.

Give it a shot! If still struggling after then, come see me…there’s several underlying reasons why you might be constipated, and it’s pretty important to sort it out since it can lead to other health issues ✌🏼

Bec 💚

Guess who’s bookings just opened?

Struggling with feeling sluggish, stressed, burnt out, weight gain, thyroid issues, constipation, chronic pain, period problems, endometriosis, PMS, health conditions…come see me!

Clinical nutrition can turn your life around!

I’ll be at the Wellnation Clinic Gold Coast (Southport) until the end of the year. Take advantage of the lowered fee until then.

$25 for 90min initial appointments ✨

〰️Comprehensive case history
〰️Physical examination like blood pressure
〰️Dietary analysis
〰️Comprehensive pathology interpretation
〰️Personalised treatment plans
〰️Individualised nutrients & compounds
〰️Professional & expert advice
And more!

Message me to book or hit the book now button at http://fb.com/book/EndoReliefFreeYourPain/C

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Monday morning thoughts 🤔

I’ve always loved this quote. And revisit it every year because work life balance is pretty important and has been a challenge for us. Do you find it hard as well? To live in the moment and not be continually consumed by work?

Learning to be mindful has certainly helped embrace the present. After all, it’s today that matters most.

Do you struggle drinking water this time of year when it’s a bit chilly? 🥶

I do! 🙋🏼‍♀️

Drink tea instead! I love drinking ginger tea this time of year, so warming and nourishing for the digestive tract.

OR just drink hot water.

I bought this mug from Kmart for a few dollars and it holds 500ml of water. A few cups with this big boy and well on the way to drinking the required daily amount of about 1.8L water.

So why should you drink adequate water?

Improves energy, helps clear skin, decreases headaches, lubricates joints, skin hydration, mental focus & clarity...is that enough reasons? Or should I go on? Liver detoxification, hydrolysis reactions. Ok you get the point I’m sure.

It’s quite amazing the difference drinking water can make. Something so simple, yet we often forget.

Try hot water if you’re struggling and let me know how you go

Bec

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Mould.
It’s something we don’t think about very often...but we should.

It can lurk in the most unexpected places from new homes and to medical prosthesis including breast implants.

It only takes 24-48hrs to multiply.

An estimated 25% of the population are genetically susceptible to Mould hypersensitivity, yet everyone will be affected somewhat by their excretion of biotoxins.

Unfortunately it’s frequently not diagnosed unless visiting a specialist integrative GP.

Mould toxicity causes a chronic inflammatory response, due to the production of biotoxins, resulting in Chonic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS).

CIRS patients present with a wide range of non-specific symptoms, including:

Fatigue, weakness
Post-exertional malaise
Memory problems, difficulties with concentration and executive function
Disorientation and confusion
Headaches
Vertigo, lightheadedness
Muscle aches, cramping, joint pains without inflammatory arthritis
Hypersensitivity to bright light, blurred vision, burning or red eyes, tearing
Cough, asthma-like illness, shortness of breath, chronic sinus congestion
Air hunger or unusual shortness of breath at rest
Chronic abdominal problems including nausea, cramping, secretory diarrhea
A propensity to experience static shocks

If you have, or know someone experiencing these symptoms, with no known cause, please encourage them to investigate Mould toxicity with an intergrative specialised physician.

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Success or heart attack...those are the outcomes many are weighing up without actually realising.

A sobering thought, I know!

In this day and age we are stressed and busier than ever being entrepreneurs, running businesses, in demanding careers, working long hours while juggling home life running around after kids, trying to attend all the social events, dinners, birthdays, weddings, baby showers (have you noticed an influx since covid? 👶 🤪).

All at the expense of our
H E A L T H

The rates of cancer, heart disease, obesity, depression, and anxiety have skyrocketed over the past 10yrs. Old peoples diseases are happening to YOUNG people.

I wonder if all these things really align with our sense of purpose and what we truly value. Or are we simply in a school of fish swimming up stream, apart of a bigger social conundrum unconsciously driving our choices. Having choices made for us as we swim by in oblivion.

It’s the 1% choices we make towards our health each day that truly matter in the longer run. It’s not like you just wake up with a huge belly, love handles, and thunderous thighs, on blood pressure medication, antidepressants, and a walking heart attack.

It’s the
“I’ll choose gin over beer”
“I’ll swap the white potato to sweet potato”
“I’ll drink a few extra glasses of water”
“I’ll take Sundays off and spend time with my family”
“I’ll park a block away and walk the extra amount to move my body”
“I’ll get to bed by 9:30pm so I get a solid 8 hrs”
“I’ll get a salad sanga instead of Big Mac”
“I’ll hold the bread and get just eggs, bacon & avo”

It’s the M I C R O choices that really are going to make a difference over the long run.

We have to ask the question, are our current life choices serving us, or working against us in the long run

What will you choose to do differently tomorrow?

Bec 🌿

PS. Will be writing a book about this one day I’m sure 😂

Just saying... 💁‍♀️ 🥦

Fibre-filled carrot cake 🥕🍰

Need a boost of fibre to get those bowels moving and want something that tastes a whole lot better than Metamucil?

Why not enjoy a slice of DELICIOUS carrot cake. Who would have thought this recipe is gluten and dairy free. I’m a real sucker for warming spices like cinnamon. So this cake really hits the spot.

Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups almond meal
2 1/2 cups grated carrot
60 ml of light flavoured olive oil
2 1/2 tsp cinnamon
Vanilla essence to taste (1-2 tsp)
1 tbsp maple syrup
3 eggs
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup desiccated coconut
1 cup pitted dates soaked in warm water

Method:
Preheat oven to 160 degrees
Combine all ingredients except eggs and dates
When dates are soft, drain off water and blend in a food processor to a paste
Then add eggs to date and blend again
Stir into rest of mixture and pour the thick combined mixture into a 20cm round baking tin smoothing the top
Allow to cook in oven for 1 hr.

For icing I used whipping coconut and followed the instructions on the packet.
Or you could do it yourself by putting ayam 400ml coconut cream in the fridge overnight upside down, the next day spoon the firm part into a bowl and discard water. Add a few drops or stevia and vanilla essence then Blend for about 5 mins until it has fluffed up. Then spoon onto cake and sprinkle with cinnamon and desiccated coconut .

Hope you enjoy this cake as much as I did 🤤

Let me know how you go!

Bec xx

Did you know in the Gold Coast student clinic I can formulate personalised nutritional compounds?

What is compounding?
It's utilising individual nutrients to support a specific health concerns - backed by scientific research.

What is the benefit of compounding nutrients?

✔️ I can target your treatment prescription addressing any nutrient deficiencies or excesses, and supporting any health conditions

✔️It is very cost effective and can be formulated over a shorter period of time

✔️It saves having to take 20 different tablets as it comes in a powder form

✔️All nutrients are high quality pharmaceutical grade, TGA approved to prevent wasting your money on cheap and ineffective supermarket supplements

I have created a video demo of a compound for stress, sleep and hormones in my feed. Feel free to take a look 👀

https://fb.watch/4DM1XUeLvq/

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"Fruit and vegetables are not what they used to be. The use of pesticides, fertilisers, hydroponics, irradiation, force ripening, genetic modification, growth inhibitors and storage chemicals, are used to increase the resilience, mass production, transportation and enhanced storage life for the humble fruit and vegetable..."

How do you select the best fruit and veggies to optimise your health? Read this fab article my clinic supervisor wrote below 👇🏻
https://earthlyvitals.com/2020/02/19/the-secret-world-of-commercial-fruit-vegetable/

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I always buy honey from the markets...or, if possible, straight from the farmer! It's hard to trust anything in the supermarkets these days 👇🏻😱

https://returntonow.net/2019/04/21/fake-honey-up-to-half-of-honey-is-not-honey-new-testing-technology-reveals/?fbclid=IwAR0X_iVdq-S7I_REvfQU_i9g7FJXHVlVbgYroYdBD7QUOydqxnfWNL1I11I

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Did you know probiotics can prevent or reduce asthma in kids?

Taking this strain of probiotic during pregnancy, or administering to your child later on can prevent the occurrence of atopic eczema, peanut allergy and even asthma!

Gut microflora is key when it comes to immune modulation.

https://www.inessawellness.com/blogs/wellness-hub/health-benefits-of-lactobacillus-rhamnosus-gg?fbclid=IwAR3ax12eunrHiMxjbbp80Ejaez2NTqtOgKO7umkYIIJvJUp8xAppn_IJY0E

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Health benefits of Lactobacillus Rhamnosus GG Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) is one of the most widely studied probiotic strains which has been shown in clinical studies to have some very important health benefits.

Are oats gluten free?
And should we be eating them?
I love that oats have beta-glucan which exert cholesterol lowering properties and feed our gut bugs. (Steel cut form is the best)
But if you have coeliac disease or gluten sensitivity...be mindful of Avenin, the gluten like protein.

https://ceres.co.nz/blog/no-oats-are-not-gluten-free-heres-why/?fbclid=IwAR2aVmM65fftA5uBndH_8y5mEpc1kvGb0Owtn4L0hDeYkCRwTE_B99CGW28

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Want to feel younger and look younger? This amazing medicinal mushroom has been used over centuries for it's incredible antioxidant properties...🍄

https://universityhealthnews.com/daily/nutrition/chaga-benefits-that-are-not-found-in-any-other-herb/?fbclid=IwAR2aVmM65fftA5uBndH_8y5mEpc1kvGb0Owtn4L0hDeYkCRwTE_B99CGW28

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