Australian Yoga Journal – August 2019

12

august/september 2019

yogajournal.com.au

IN THE NOW

the latest

WHOLEFOODS

FOR HEALTH

Although it certainly seems like common sense, and we

can feel the positive effects of a whole food diet, there hasn’t

been a whole lot of research to support eating a diet low in

processed foods – until now. Two recent studies in the British

Medical Journal illustrated the negative impact of incorporating

highly processed foods into your daily diet. One showed that

a higher consumption of processed foods was linked to

cardiovascular, coronary heart and cerebrovascular disease,

and the other illustrated that more than four servings of

processed foods daily increases mortality by 62% - and

this increases even more with additional servings. In case you

needed yet another excuse to stock your pantry with

wholesome, yogic goodness! For the full studies head to

http://www.bmj.com

Research indicates

that inflammation

increases over

winter, and one

of the best ways to

combat this is

through diet. The

best inflammation

fighting foods

include tomatoes,

olive oil, dark leafy

veggies, fatty fish

and fruits. Hello

Mediterranean

inspired meals!

A recent study published in PLOS

Genetics found that fermented foods

can boost the immune system by

activating immune sells when good

bacteria (aka probiotics) is detected.

Food swarming with all the goodies

include yogurt, sauerkraut, miso,

tempeh and kombucha. They also

happen to be delicious! For science

lovers, see the full study at http://www.

journals.plos.org and look for the

paper titled ‘Metabolites of lactic acid

bacteria present in fermented foods

are highly potent agonists of human

hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 3’

GET OUT OF A WINTER RUT

WITH A HEALTHY GUT

INFLAMMATION

IMMUNITY

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12

august/september 2019

yogajournal.com.au

INTHE NOW

the latest

WHOLEFOODS

FOR HEALTH

Although it certainly seems like common sense, and we

can feel the positive effects of a whole food diet, there hasn’t

been a whole lot of research to support eating a diet low in

processed foods – until now. Two recent studies in the British

Medical Journal illustrated the negative impact of incorporating

highly processed foods into your daily diet. One showed that

a higher consumption of processed foods was linked to

cardiovascular, coronary heart and cerebrovascular disease,

and the other illustrated that more than four servings of

processed foods daily increases mortality by 62% - and

this increases even more with additional servings. In case you

needed yet another excuse to stock your pantry with

wholesome, yogic goodness! For the full studies head to

http://www.bmj.com

Research indicates

that inflammation

increases over

winter, and one

of the best ways to

combat this is

through diet. The

best inflammation

fighting foods

include tomatoes,

olive oil, dark leafy

veggies, fatty fish

and fruits. Hello

Mediterranean

inspired meals!

A recent study published in PLOS

Genetics found that fermented foods

can boost the immune system by

activating immune sells when good

bacteria (aka probiotics) is detected.

Food swarming with all the goodies

include yogurt, sauerkraut, miso,

tempeh and kombucha. They also

happen to be delicious! For science

lovers, see the full study at http://www.

journals.plos.org and look for the

paper titled ‘Metabolites of lactic acid

bacteria present in fermented foods

are highly potent agonists of human

hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 3’

GET OUT OF A WINTER RUT

WITH A HEALTHY GUT

INFLAMMATION

IMMUNITY

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