Is microbiome testing legit?
IBS, Food Intolerance, Microbiome Gut Health Liz Beavis, Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) IBS, Food Intolerance, Microbiome Gut Health Liz Beavis, Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD)

Is microbiome testing legit?

A microbiome test measures your gut bacteria and can show if your gut is imbalanced with elevated levels of inflammatory bacteria or low levels of beneficial bacterial strains which support your health.

Learn how to choose the best microbiome test to help you improve your health.

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Do I have Histamine Intolerance?
IBS, Food Intolerance Liz Beavis, Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) IBS, Food Intolerance Liz Beavis, Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD)

Do I have Histamine Intolerance?

Histamine intolerance can trigger many symptoms including migraines, headaches, IBS, eczema, itchy skin, reflux and sneezing.

A Low Histamine Diet may help to reduce your symptoms in the short term but it is important to learn the underlying drivers for your histmine intolerance.

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How do I reduce my IBS symptoms?
IBS Liz Beavis, Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) IBS Liz Beavis, Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD)

How do I reduce my IBS symptoms?

Trying to understand the triggers to your IBS can be confusing! I follow a 3 step process to make this an easier process for my clients with IBS
1. Reduce your symptoms so that you feel better
2. Identify your triggers so you are in control

3. Get your gut to a happier & healthier place so you can broaden your diet again without symptoms

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Why is your gut microbiome important?
IBS, Food Intolerance, Microbiome Gut Health Liz Beavis, Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) IBS, Food Intolerance, Microbiome Gut Health Liz Beavis, Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD)

Why is your gut microbiome important?

Everyone is talking about the gut microbiome recently, but what is it and can you change it?

It wasn’t that long ago that gut bacteria were considered nasty bugs fermenting your waste in the garbage can. Like prawn shells rotting in the wheelie bin on a hot day, fermenting garbage has to be a bad thing, doesn’t it?

We couldn’t have been more wrong! Your gut microbiome has the potential to influence of your health. Some people consider your gut microbiome the largest organ in your body, and there is so much research now on how your gut microbiome is linked to many diseases, not just gut symptoms but also heart disease, diabetes and mental health!

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Are you Lactose Intolerant or Dairy Intolerant?
IBS, Food Intolerance Liz Beavis, Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) IBS, Food Intolerance Liz Beavis, Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD)

Are you Lactose Intolerant or Dairy Intolerant?

Do you get an upset tummy when you drink milk? Or break out in a rash when you eat cheese? Or have an acne flare after eating yoghurt? A lot of people assume that when they get any symptoms after eating dairy foods that they are Lactose Intolerant, but for some people Lactose is not the main culprit, you could have an issue with Dairy protein, or some other component of dairy foods.

In this blog I break down the most common issues I see with dairy foods.

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What is IBS?
IBS, Food Intolerance Liz Beavis, Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) IBS, Food Intolerance Liz Beavis, Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD)

What is IBS?

Do you suffer with gut symptoms including bloating, abdominal pain and gas?

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) could be caused by many things including FODMAPs, gluten, dairy, stress, digestive enzymes, gut microbiome or SIBO.

A gut health dietitian can help you identify what foods trigger your symptoms.

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