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Eiweißriegel sind praktisch und perfekt für die extra Portion Protein zwischendurch. Mit diesem einfachen Trick schmecken die Riegel in Zukunft sogar noch besser

Für Fitness-Fans sind Proteinriegel eine hervorragende Eiweißquelle und die perfekte Ergänzung zu einer ausgewogenen Sporternährung. Im Vergleich zu normalen Schokoriegeln bieten Sie zahlreiche Vorteile: Sie enthalten in der Regel weniger Kalorien, Fett und Kohlenhydrate. Dafür liefert die gesündere Alternative um die 20 Gramm Eiweiß pro Riegel. Das freut nicht nur Ihre Muskeln, sondern macht auch noch satt und beugt Heißhungerattacken vor.

Magnesium is a super supplement for numerous reasons. It helps balance your sugar craving, keeps the bloat away, helps with migraines, improves sleep, and keeps your regular. It also helps balance estrogen levels by binding to xenoestrogen, eliminating them from your body.

In the future, we'll learn more about how estrogen affects our bowel movements. For now, follow these tips to support healthy digestion and hormone balance to keep you regular and avoid the discomfort of constipation.

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This Braised Beef is pure comfort in a bowl and one of my favourite casserole dishes. EVER!!

This popular recipe that was previously published on Slimming Eats has been improved and updated

Low Syn Braised Beef is delicious, filling and flavoursome. Tender pieces of beef in the most amazing gravy sauce that you will want to ladle up with a spoon, my kids love it, we all love it.

It’s one of those types of dishes that taste even better on the second day, so I love trying to keep at least one serving for lunch the next day – yum!!

I like to cook this in my Staub 28cm Cast Iron Casserole Pot. Cast iron is the best cookware ever, as it can be used for stovetop and transferred to the oven.  It’s the perfect cookware for casserole type dishes like this Low Syn Braised Beef

Out for the whole day? This would also be perfect slow cooked in a crockpot slow cooker on low for 8 hours or it can also be cooked in a Instant Pot.

If you haven’t heard of an Instant Pot you are seriously missing out. It is the best kitchen gadget I have purchased. I would even put it above my actifry and that’s saying something. I love this thing so much, that I almost use it EVERY.SINGLE.DAY.

It seriously tops every kitchen appliance I have ever bought.

It is basically a 7in1 cooker, and it slow cooks, pressure cooks, sautes, has settings for soup, chilli, rice, porridge and even makes yoghurt (I haven’t tried that yet).

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That gravy that covers all the meat and vegetable is totally delicious in this Low Syn Braised Beef, it’s sometimes hard to resist not having some yummy bread to mop it up with, the kids especially love their buttered bread with dishes like this so sometimes it can be really tempting. Well, luckily I have this Gluten-Free Soda Bread recipe that is just perfect and can be used as part of your healthy extra b choice.

How can I add a 1/3 speed foods to this Low Syn Braised Beef?

There are some carrots and onion already in the recipe, but pair with some additional greens as a side. My recommendation is this Sauteed Garlic Brussel Sprouts which are delicious by the way. Also, another yummy dish to serve this with is this tasty Cauliflower Mash instead of regular mashed potatoes, I just skipped on the spring onions this time around.

Need some other side recommendations to pair with this Low Syn Braised Beef?

If you can’t cope without the potatoes, then give some of this delicious potato sides a try, just try and add at least a 1/3 speed foods to your plate to help boost weight loss:

This recipe is also perfect for freezing if you are lucky enough to have any leftovers of course. If you want some to freeze, it’s a great idea to double up on the ingredients, make a large pot and then you can put some in some freezer containers and freeze for another day.

To heat up, I fully defrost and heat in the microwave or over a low heat in a pan until heated through. Easy Peasy!!

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Yield: 6

This Low Syn Braised Beef is pure comfort in a bowl and one of my favourite​ casserole dishes. EVER!!

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 2 hours

Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 800g (28oz) of stewing steak/beef (all visible fat removed)
• 1 large red onion (halved and sliced)
• 2 cloves of garlic (crushed and chopped finely)
• 2 large carrots (sliced)
• 2 tablespoons of tomato paste
• 2.5 cups/600ml of beef stock
• couple of sprigs of fresh thyme (or use a sprinkle of dried if you have not got fresh to hand)
• a splash of balsamic vinegar
• cooking oil spray
• 2 tablespoon of cornstarch (3 syns) - *can substitute with tapioca or arrowroot powder
• salt and pepper to season
• freshly​ chopped parsley
• ​

Instructions

Stove Top:

1. Spray a large pot with cooking oil spray, place over a medium high heat, brown the beef and then set aside.
2. Reduce the heat slightly and add onion, garlic and carrot and cook for approx 5 mins until softened (you may need to add a little of the stock to the pan if it starts to stick)
3. Add the stock, and splash of balsamic vinegar. Mix the starch of choice with a little cold water into a paste and add this into the stock.
4. Return the meat to the casserole dish and add the fresh thyme and tomato paste
5. Bring to the boil and then cover and simmer for approx 1.5-2 hours until meat is tender and sauce has thickened. Season with salt and pepper and stir through fresh chopped parsley
6. Serve with your choice of side and enjoy!!

Instant Pot:

1. Set Instant Pot to saute mode and spray pot with cooking oil spray, once it displays "HOT" add the beef to brown and then remove and set aside.
2. Add the onion, garlic and carrot and cook for approx 5 mins until softened (you may need to add a little of the stock to the pan to deglaze if it starts to stick.
3. Pour in the stock, and splash of balsamic vinegar, return the meat to the pot and add the fresh thyme and tomato paste
4. Set to manual mode (high pressure) and a cooking time of 30 mins.
5. Once it finishes cooking allow pressure to release naturally for about 10 minutes and then release any remaining pressure.
6. Mix the cornstarch with a little water and stir into a paste.
7. Set Instant Pot to saute mode add the cornstarch slurry and stir until thickened.
8. Season as needed with salt and black pepper and stir through chopped parsley.
9. Serve with your choice of side and enjoy!!

Slow Cooker:

1. Follow steps 1-3 for stove top method
2. Add to a slow cooker and cook for 8 hours on low or 4-6 hours on high.
3. Mix the cornstarch with a little water and stir in to the casserole for the last hour of cooking time to thicken.
4. Season as needed with salt and pepper and stir through parsley prior to serving.
5. Serve with your choice of sides and enjoy!!

Notes

This recipe is gluten free, dairy free, paleo, whole30, Slimming World, Instant Pot, Slow Cooker and Weight Watchers friendly

• Extra Easy - 0.5 syns per serving
• Original/SP - 0.5 syns per serving
• WW Smart Points - 6 per serving

*suitable for freezing

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

6

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 215 Total Fat: 7.5g Saturated Fat: 2.9g Cholesterol: 72mg Sodium: 580mg Carbohydrates: 7.1g Fiber: 0.9g Sugar: 2.4g Protein: 4.2g

Amgen has announced that the price of its proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitor, evolocumab (Repatha), will be reduced by 60%, from an annual price of $14,100 down to $5850.

This morning I took a urine test to find out how much glyphosate is in my urine. In this post, I'll explain why, how you can test your urine yourself, and share some exciting news about a new supplement that may actually remove glyphosate from the gut.

Why I'm Testing My Urine for Glyphosate

I have been having some of my old symptoms back again lately. They have been slowly increasing over the past few months.

Here are my symptoms: Itchy, watery eyes; sneezing and itchy, runny nose; phlegm and drainage; having trouble breathing and walking up stairs (I get very easily winded); fatigue.

I'm wondering if this has something to do with my gut flora. You see, these are the exact same symptoms I had when my gut flora was damaged in my 20s. (Read the post about how I cured my rheumatoid arthritis by rebuilding my gut flora.)

Fast-forward to 2007… after my first child was born, the doctor put me on a birth control pill. I'd never taken birth control pills, so I figured, meh, why not? Turns out the birth control pill kills good gut flora. So within a few months of taking it, I started having all my old symptoms again.

Fast-forward to today — my symptoms are back. Akkk! I'm sneezing like crazy, my nose is running, and my eyes water constantly. I've been feeling great for the past decade — with no symptoms. No allergies or respiratory problems, no fatigue. What's causing this?

Could It Be… Glyphosate?

I have a hunch that it could be glyphosate in GMO foods that might be damaging my gut flora.

In case you don't know what glyphosate is, it's the herbicide/pesticide in Monsanto's weed killer, Roundup, as well as in GMO foods (in other words, many foods we commonly eat on a daily basis).

We now know that glyphosate kills our good gut flora. Just as antibiotics kill gut flora, pesticides like glyphosate also kill living things, including the bacteria in our digestive tracts.

According to the Cornucopia Institute (an organization I trust for accurate information):

“A study examining the effect of glyphosate on bacteria that grow in the GI tract of chickens found that beneficial bacteria were susceptible, and harmful bacteria were resistant, to glyphosate. The growth of four types of beneficial bacteria—Lactobacillus, Bacillus, Bifidobacterium, and Enterococcus—was reduced at low concentrations of glyphosate. [Source] The same types of beneficial bacteria inhabit the human GI tract, and they are sold over the counter as a probiotic supplement. Some strains are also found in yogurt.

When exposed to the same levels of glyphosate that harmed the beneficial bacteria, several harmful bacteria, including Salmonella, grew successfully. The authors concluded that ingestion of glyphosate can disturb the normal microbial community and predispose chickens to carrying high levels of Salmonella or other harmful bacteria.

A similar study found that glyphosate was toxic to beneficial bacteria in cattle, and hypothesized that glyphosate residues on cattle feed may predispose cattle to infection by Clostridium botulinum, the bacterium that causes botulism.” [Source]

Why Do I Think It Might Be Glyphosate?

There are a few reasons I think glyphosate may be the culprit…

1.) I haven't taken any antibiotics or other drugs would kill gut flora.

2.) I have been eating more “conventional” (non-organic) food lately… much more than I normally do. Especially over the past couple since we've been moving and we no longer have a nanny. Because I've been spending so much time on the move and getting acclimated in our new homeschool group, I haven't been cooking as much and we've been eating lots of take-out food. I've also eased up lately and been eating stuff here and there like conventional Raisin Bran and non-organic muffins.

I normally follow the 80/20 rule (80% organic) but lately it's probably more like 70/30 or even 60/40 or even 50/50, seeing how we have been eating out so much and I've been less strict about buying organic food.

3.) Since we moved into our new house at the end of July (2 months ago), I've been using unfiltered tap water to cook, in my ice cubes, and to make coffee every day (although I do drink organic coffee). I'm planning on installing a whole-house filter but we need to wait to sell our old house before I do that (due to the cost). This is probably less of an issue (from what I have read there is less glyphosate in tap water than in food) but it is cumulative, so I wanted to document it.

4.) I stopped taking my regular probiotic, Gutpro a few months ago. Things got crazy this summer with our move and I ran out. So I haven't taken a probiotic since May.

5.) I just found out that the city is spraying glyphosate in my new neighborhood.

A Facebook friend posted this last week:

Weirdly enough, the intersection she posted is one block away from our new house. My friend made some phone calls and updated her post, and yes, she called and it turns out our city is spraying Roundup, and has done so for years and years (they say they just don't do it near schools).

I don't know if they sprayed glyphosate in my old neighborhood. Could I be reacting to glyphosate “drift” in the air? Could it be in our water? I don't know. But it's worth mentioning.

A New Supplement Claims to Remove Glyphosate from the Gut

So… meanwhile I heard from another friend just in the past few weeks that there is a brand new supplement that came out this summer that is supposed to help remove glyphosate from the gut and rebuild/regrow the villi and microvilli…

I'm starting this supplement today (I took it after I did the urine test) and will do a second urine test in a month to see what happens. I will post about my results in mid-November after I get the test results back.

In the meantime, I signed up as an affiliate of this new supplement. I have a very good feeling about this. After reading multiple studies on the ingredients (which I will elaborate on in a future post), I'm obviously very confident it's going to help.

Why This Supplement Is Unique

In an upcoming post, I'll go over all the ingredients in great detail (for those of you who are detail-oriented, like me) and why I'm so excited. As my regular readers know, I'm very suspicious and critical of most supplements, and am not easily impressed.

I'll also write about my personal experience taking it. If this product really does work to remove glyphosate from the gut and help grow the villi, I will continue to take this on an ongoing basis… since we are constantly exposed to glyphosate in the environment (sorry, but I'm NOT gonna stop eating out at restaurants!) I will also be giving this to my kids and husband. (Note: I plan to use this new probiotic in conjunction with Gutpro, my regular probiotic… for a number of reasons which I will elaborate on in a future blog post.)

In brief, it contains three ingredients that are very exciting:

1.) HumicSure (TM), made from humic acid and fulvic acid, this is a mineral compound that absorbs and removes glyphosate and other pesticides and heavy metals and other toxins like a sponge, and carries them out of the digestive tract.

2.) PrebioSure (TM) (made by GCI, the same company that makes HumicSure), an ingredient that helps grow the villi and microvilli in the gut, which strengthens the mucosal lining and helps grow the microvilli which is what secretes enzymes to help us digest our food. (It normally takes, on average 1-3 years to regrow microvilli — it took me 2 years on therapeutic grade probiotics to recover from gluten intolerance. Read my post: Yes, You Can Reverse Food Allergies: How I Did It.)

3.) LactoSpore (R), a probiotic made from Bacillus coagulans. This contains the same strain used in one of the formulations I currently recommend (I'll go into more detail on this in an upcoming post.)

Note: The second ingredient, PrebioSure, is made from wheat germ which works as a prebiotic — but before you freak out about gluten, let me explain. This product is an extract of wheat germ, not wheat germ itself. According to GCI, the company that makes it, it is gluten-free:

PrebioSure is based on several years of research and development of a proprietary enzymatic extraction of biologically active compounds from non-GMO and organic food grade wheat germ, which is also gluten-free, gliadin-free, and fructon-free. [Source]

So Biome Medic is safe for people who react to gluten. (Yes, I will be giving this to my husband who is gluten-free.)

Try Biome Medic and Save $45 with My Coupon Code

If you want to try this new probiotic supplement, it's called Biome Medic by Purium, click this link. If you use coupon code “CHEESESLAVE” you will get $50 off toward a $75 purchase. (Which means you can get two bottles (a 2-month supply) for $75 instead of $120. You save $45.)

This weekend only, you can order just ONE bottle for only $10. As of this coming Monday (Sept. 29, 2017), Purium is launching their new website. When that happens, it is my understanding that there will be a $75 minimum. However, right now (before it launches) you can use my coupon code CHEESESLAVE toward any order with no minimum. So right now, through this weekend, you can order just ONE bottle of Biome Medic and apply the $50. In other words, it's only $10 (a savings of 80%)!

All purchases have a 60-day guarantee, so if you're unhappy for any reason you can get your money back. What have you got to lose? (That's what I figured, anyway!)

And yes, because I am an affiliate, I will earn a commission if you order. Thank you for helping to support my blog.

How To Test Your Urine for Glyphosate

I was referred to 3 different labs that test glyphosate in the urine by Zen Honeycutt, founder of Moms Across America. (Moms Across America did a study a while back where they found “high levels” of glyphosate in 3 out of 10 samples of breast milk — shocking and horrifying, eh?)

The first 2 labs I checked out didn't allow me to buy 2 kits (I need one for the before test and one for the after test), so I went with the third lab, Health Research Institute Labs.

If you want to test your own urine for glyphosate, just click this link. (I'm not an affiliate or anything — just wanted to give you guys the info in case you are interested in doing this yourselves.)

It costs $99 per test, which includes shipping, so you don't have to mess around trying to find stamps. All you do is pee into a cup first thing in the morning, then seal everything up according to the instructions, fill out the paper that comes with it, and toss into a mailbox. They also have you take a short online survey — so they can crowdfund the test results.

So far, they have been really great in terms of customer service. I emailed and told them I am going to blog about my experiment and I have gotten emails back from them saying they will rush my test results so I can post about it sooner.

They also said their scientists will be available to answer any of my questions. If the supplement works to remove glyphosate, I'm thinking I may see more glyphosate in my urine… not sure… we'll see what they say.

Note: In the instructions that come with the kit it says you should ship it on a Monday or Tuesday. The person I corresponded with said that is not necessary — they wrote these instructions as a precautionary measure but have since discovered that glyphosate in urine remains very stable and it is not necessary to freeze it or rush the shipping.

Got Questions? Ask Below

If you have any questions please ask in the comments below. Also, please let me know if you decide to test your urine — or if you try the new supplement. I'm curious to hear other people's experiences.

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You probably don’t have a limitless amount of time to train. But if you have a half-hour, you can get your sweat in — and enjoy a little piece of the Men’s Health 30th anniversary celebration at a Crunch gym near you.

Men's Health turned 30 in November, and to celebrate, we partnered with Crunch gym for a special group fitness workout. The electric workout, dubbed the “30-in-30,” will help you develop strength, explosiveness, and agility in a fun way that’ll keep you off-balance for the full half-hour session.

It’s available at select Crunch locations for Crunch members — so check in with the gym's booking site to find “30-in-30” sessions near you.

Get to 30 On Your Own

Can’t get to Crunch? You can use the workout's format to build your own full-body burners. You’ll gut out 30 minutes of high-intensity interval training, squeezing a whopping 30 different exercises into that window.

How do you fit in that many exercises? You do one 1-minute round of each move, working as hard as possible for 30 seconds, then resting for 30 seconds. Once you finish that, you move onto the next exercise.

Crunch trainers build each “30-in-30” class independently aiming to use a diverse variety of moves. You should do the same when using this format; don’t just load up on, say, biceps curls and strength moves, or 30 minutes of ladder drills.

Instead, mix and match agility moves, strength moves, and plyometric drills. Use exercises like burpees and jumping jacks to spike your heart rate, then weave in strength moves like lunges and shoulder presses to challenge your strength while you recover your breath. Not sure how to build a Crunch “30-in-30” workout? Check out the video above for a sampling of Men’s Health favorites that can easily fit into a “30-in-30” session.