Having a curious mindset is of major importance in all areas of life, and is especially crucial in the area of health and wellbeing. If you find yourself shutting down anyone who challenges your thinking around health and diet, you may be shutting down opportunities to learn and grow, and prolonging your health struggles.

In this podcast I talk about the difference between having a curious mindset and a conclusive mindset:

– Looking at the world around you with open eyes vs shutting off anything that goes against what you “know”

– Learning to look at health as principles to apply to your unique situation, rather than a set of black & white rules

– How curiosity helps us grow, and how our health can flourish when we consider the principles of a traditional, whole food diet rather than relying on ‘diet rules and regulations’ and a ‘one size fits all’ approach.

I also discuss the question, “Is this food/product/supplement good for me?” Learn to work out the answer to this question for yourself, simply by asking yourself some questions relating to a traditional, “whole food” way of thinking. (See resources below for the list of questions I mention in the video.)

If you have a question you’d love for me to answer, email me at help@quirkycooking.com.au with the subject line, “Ask Me a Question”.

HELPFUL RESOURCES:

Article: “Principles of a Whole-Food Diet” and questions to ask yourself when trying to decide if something is healthy or not – see my “Beginner’s Guide” here

Article: Is Dairy Bad for You? “What Have We Done to Dairy?”

Podcast: Curiosity and Regenerative Farming – “Dave Westbrook, The Farm Business Coach Giving Life Lessons to Help Farmers Achieve Their Goals”

Help with Gut Healing: The Gut Health Formula, 8 Week Program

Watch the YouTube video of this Podcast here!

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“Q&A and Dairy-Free Nacho Cheese Sauce”

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This week I answer listener’s questions which include:

– When will your new cookbook be available?

– What kind of things you can make with meat stock?

– How many hours a day do you cook?

– How can I heal my toddler’s gut? She’s a very fussy eater!

– Where do you buy your almond meal/almond flour?

– How much almond meal is too much in our diet?

– Will you share your Dairy-Free Nacho Cheese Sauce recipe? … and the answer to the cheese sauce recipe question is YES! You will find the how-to instructions at the end of this Q&A, and the recipe is available here!: Link to the instructional Youtube video, Here!

RESOURCES –

“A Taster” ebook: 12 delicious, gut-healing recipes from my upcoming cookbook “Simple, Healing Food”. This ebook costs $10 and you will receive a $10 discount voucher for my new cookbook once it is released! Find it here!

– The extra special chocolate cake mentioned in this video will be in my new cookbook, but if you’re dying to try a decadent chocolate cake right NOW, try this one from my blog here

– How to make and use meat stocks, and the difference between meat stocks and bone broths

– The last cookbook published by Quirky Cooking, Life-Changing Food

– Our 8 week program for improved gut health, The Gut Health Formula

Watch the video here!

If you have a question you’d love for me to answer, email me at help@quirkycooking.com.au with the subject line, “Ask Me a Question”.

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“Activating Nuts & Seeds – Why, How and When?”

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This week I answer listener’s questions about activating nuts & seeds, such as:

– Why activate nuts & seeds, and do you always do it?

– Are some nuts harder on the digestive system than others?

– What is the difference between activating, soaking and fermenting?

– Can you use an oven for dehydrating soaked nuts & seeds?

– How do you avoid activated nuts/seeds from going mouldy?

– If I blanch and remove almond skins is that same as activating?

– What do you do with the pulp from nut milk?

– Can you activate nut meal or does it have to be whole nuts?

Learn the reasons behind soaking, fermenting and activating and what the best options are for those on a gut-healing diet!

RESOURCES:

– Soaking & Activating Nuts & Seeds – ratios & times: see page 23 in my Life-Changing Food Cookbook:

– Program: If you need support, recipes and professional health advice to help you on your gut-healing journey, consider joining The Gut Health Formula, an 8 week program I run with Elyse Comerford, Integrative Nutritionist and GAPS Practitioner: Find Her Here!

RECIPES:

– Blender Batter Pancakes/Waffles

– Blender Batter Muffins

Watch the video Here!

If you have a question you’d love for me to answer, email me at help@quirkycooking.com.au with the subject line, “Ask Me a Question”.

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