Women's Fitness

22 womensfitness.co.uk | September 2016

WORDS: NICOLA SHUBROOK SOURCE: THE FASEB JOURNAL PICTURE: SHUTTERSTOCK

ESSENTIALS

A RED HERRING

Q

Is red wine really

that good for me?

A

In theory – but it’s the

active compound found

in red wine called resveratrol

that has been found to reduce

the risk of heart disease by

changing your gut microbiome

(see below). However you’d

need to drink vast amounts

to see any real benefit so

the jury is still out.Keep

your alcohol units within

the recommended guidelines

for optimum health.

Q

A

CHEAT SHEET:

MICROBIOME

Your microbiome is the community

of trillions of go od bacteria that live

mainly in your digestiv e system but

also in your mouth lungs skin and

brain. You’ll star t to hear this word

more and more over the coming

years as researchers are finding

out how it can help us manage

our weight and control our moods.

Watch this space...

Books welove

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by DervalO’Rourke

Retired athl ete Derval O’Rourke

believes that to be healthy

and happy you need to eat well

and keep moving. This book is

packed with delicious yet

simple recipes and incl udes

advice on how to get organised

so that food and exercise is

a seamless part of your life.

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TWO-FISH

MISHMASH

Ingredients

(serves 2)

●2 x 100g salmon

fillets skinned

●180g cod fillet skinned

●3tbsp natural yoghurt

●2tbsp chopped fresh

dill (or 1tsp dried dill)

●Juice of 1 lime

●A few drops ofTabasco

sauce (optional)

●1 ripe avocado

peeled and diced

1

Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas

mark 4. Place the fish fillets in a

large ovenpr oof dish and fill the

dish with water. Cover the dish with

foil and bake the fish for 20 minutes

or until cooked through. Transfer

the cooked fish to a plate and set

aside to cool for 10 minutes.

2

Use a forkto gently flake the

cooked fish in to a large bowl.

Add the yogh urt dill lime juice and

Tabasc o and mash well. Arrange

the chopped avocado in a neat

layer on each serving plate. Top

with th e fish mishmash and serve.

Nourishing news and nutritional know-how

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PASS

THE PURÉE!

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