(2171,2,'2015-04-27 20:36:22','2015-04-27 20:36:22','<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"></h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"></h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Gus Worland Jan 2014 @ 145-151kgs\r\n</strong></span></em></h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68841.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2153\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68841-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6884[1]\" width=\"141\" height=\"213\" /></a><a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_5099.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1555\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_5099-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5099\" width=\"160\" height=\"214\" /></a><a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/gus2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1553\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/gus2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"gus2\" width=\"286\" height=\"214\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68851.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2154\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68851-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6885[1]\" width=\"129\" height=\"194\" /></a><a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_5429.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1556\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_5429-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5429\" width=\"205\" height=\"205\" /></a><a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68861.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2155\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68861-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6886[1]\" width=\"303\" height=\"201\" /></a>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>Gus Worland Dec 2014 @ 105-108kgs\r\n</strong></em></span></h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_58041.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1558\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_58041-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5804[1]\" width=\"176\" height=\"235\" /></a><a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/gus.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1626\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/gus-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"gus\" width=\"236\" height=\"236\" /></a><a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68881.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2157\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68881-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6888[1]\" width=\"159\" height=\"239\" /></a>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>Gus Worland Apr 2015 @ 102-104kgs\r\n</strong></em></span></h3>\r\nMany have asked, has Triple M Grill member Gus Worland returned to 150kgs post his New York Marathon Man TV series!\r\nThis event was  6 months post NY, and as you can see the journey towards sustained health has continued - and will continue.\r\nGo Gussy!\r\n\r\nJoining Gus at this event where 3 blokes starting their journey who where inspired by Gus in the \"Marathon Man\". They too, are now on the road to wellness - actually, living!\r\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/o0asPSUu52E\" width=\"636\" height=\"358\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>Gus\' message &amp; purpose @ 93-96kgs\r\n</strong></em></span></h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/ncEsrQ47wkc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><em><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Gus\' Rules - to maintain @ 95kgs (while remaining \"Gus\")\r\n</strong></span></em></h3>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>1. If possible, eat food with little or zero human intervention.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>2. Eat less food but more energy dense - so real fats.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>3. If possible, eat on que - wait for the trigger of \"you should eat now\" (but test hunger first  with carbonated water).</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>4. Be sparing with complex starchy carbohydrates.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>5. Attempt to minimise or eliminate simple sugars.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>6. Schedule in rhythmic movement sessions at the start of the week.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>7. If possible, enjoy 1-or 2 beers, but switch to rted wine of spirits.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>8. If challenged with lifestyle stress, consume high fat zero sugar foods.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>9. Understand that a sub-optimal blow out food choice or a missed training session is only 1 meal of training session away from dialling back into balance.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>10. Make an attempt to support the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. </strong> </span></blockquote>\r\n<a title=\"TRIPLE M SYDNEY\" href=\"http://www.triplem.com.au/sydney/\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-2165 aligncenter\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/tripe-300x184.jpg\" alt=\"tripe\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 17.15 - GUS WORLAND BEYOND THE MARATHON','','inherit','closed','closed','','2150-revision-v1','','','2015-04-27 20:36:22','2015-04-27 20:36:22','',2150,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2150-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2172,2,'2015-04-27 20:37:35','2015-04-27 20:37:35','<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"></h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"></h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Gus Worland Jan 2014 @ 145-151kgs\r\n</strong></span></em></h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68841.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2153\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68841-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6884[1]\" width=\"141\" height=\"213\" /></a><a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_5099.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1555\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_5099-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5099\" width=\"160\" height=\"214\" /></a><a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/gus2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1553\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/gus2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"gus2\" width=\"286\" height=\"214\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68851.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2154\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68851-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6885[1]\" width=\"129\" height=\"194\" /></a><a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_5429.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1556\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_5429-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5429\" width=\"205\" height=\"205\" /></a><a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68861.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2155\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68861-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6886[1]\" width=\"303\" height=\"201\" /></a>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>Gus Worland Dec 2014 @ 105-108kgs\r\n</strong></em></span></h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_58041.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1558\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_58041-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5804[1]\" width=\"176\" height=\"235\" /></a><a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/gus.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1626\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/gus-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"gus\" width=\"236\" height=\"236\" /></a><a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68881.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2157\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68881-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6888[1]\" width=\"159\" height=\"239\" /></a>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>Gus Worland Apr 2015 @ 102-104kgs\r\n</strong></em></span></h3>\r\nMany have asked, has Triple M Grill member Gus Worland returned to 150kgs post his New York Marathon Man TV series!\r\nThis event was  6 months post NY, and as you can see the journey towards sustained health has continued - and will continue.\r\nGo Gussy!\r\n\r\nJoining Gus at this event where 3 blokes starting their journey who where inspired by Gus in the \"Marathon Man\". They too, are now on the road to wellness - actually, living!\r\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/o0asPSUu52E\" width=\"636\" height=\"358\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>Gus\' message &amp; purpose @ 93-96kgs\r\n</strong></em></span></h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/ncEsrQ47wkc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><em><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Gus\' Rules - to maintain @ 95kgs (while remaining \"Gus\")\r\n</strong></span></em></h3>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>1. If possible, eat food with little or zero human intervention.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>2. Eat less food but more energy dense - so real fats.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>3. If possible, eat on que - wait for the trigger of \"you should eat now\" (but test hunger first  with carbonated water).</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>4. Be sparing with complex starchy carbohydrates.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>5. Attempt to minimise or eliminate simple sugars.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>6. Schedule in rhythmic movement sessions at the start of the week.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>7. If possible, enjoy 1-or 2 beers, but switch to rted wine of spirits.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>8. If challenged with lifestyle stress, consume high fat zero sugar foods.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>9. Understand that a sub-optimal blow out food choice or a missed training session is only 1 meal of training session away from dialling back into balance.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>10. Make an attempt to support the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. </strong> </span></blockquote>\r\n<a title=\"TRIPLE M SYDNEY\" href=\"http://www.triplem.com.au/sydney/\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-2165 alignright\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/tripe-300x184.jpg\" alt=\"tripe\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 17.15 - GUS WORLAND BEYOND THE MARATHON','','inherit','closed','closed','','2150-revision-v1','','','2015-04-27 20:37:35','2015-04-27 20:37:35','',2150,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2150-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2174,2,'2015-04-27 22:55:06','2015-04-27 22:55:06','<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"></h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"></h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Gus Worland Jan 2014 @ 145-151kgs\r\n</strong></span></em></h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68841.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2153\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68841-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6884[1]\" width=\"141\" height=\"213\" /></a><a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_5099.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1555\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_5099-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5099\" width=\"160\" height=\"214\" /></a><a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/gus2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1553\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/gus2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"gus2\" width=\"286\" height=\"214\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68851.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2154\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68851-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6885[1]\" width=\"129\" height=\"194\" /></a><a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_5429.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1556\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_5429-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5429\" width=\"205\" height=\"205\" /></a><a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68861.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2155\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68861-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6886[1]\" width=\"303\" height=\"201\" /></a>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>Gus Worland Dec 2014 @ 105-108kgs\r\n</strong></em></span></h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_58041.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1558\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_58041-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5804[1]\" width=\"176\" height=\"235\" /></a><a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/gus.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1626\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/gus-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"gus\" width=\"236\" height=\"236\" /></a><a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68881.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2157\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68881-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6888[1]\" width=\"159\" height=\"239\" /></a>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>Gus Worland Apr 2015 @ 102-104kgs\r\n</strong></em></span></h3>\r\nMany have asked, has Triple M Grill member Gus Worland returned to 150kgs post his New York Marathon Man TV series!\r\nThis event was  6 months post NY, and as you can see the journey towards sustained health has continued - and will continue.\r\nGo Gussy!\r\n\r\nJoining Gus at this event where 3 blokes starting their journey who where inspired by Gus in the \"Marathon Man\". They too, are now on the road to wellness - actually, living!\r\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/o0asPSUu52E\" width=\"636\" height=\"358\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>Gus\' message &amp; purpose @ 93-96kgs\r\n</strong></em></span></h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/ncEsrQ47wkc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><em><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Gus\' Rules - to maintain @ 95kgs (while remaining \"Gus\")\r\n</strong></span></em></h3>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>1. If possible, eat food with little or zero human intervention.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>2. Eat less food but more energy dense - so real fats.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>3. If possible, eat on que - wait for the trigger of \"you should eat now\" (but test hunger first  with carbonated water).</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>4. Be sparing with complex starchy carbohydrates.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>5. Attempt to minimise or eliminate simple sugars.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>6. Schedule in rhythmic movement sessions at the start of the week.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>7. If possible, enjoy 1 or 2 beers, but switch to red wine or spirits.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>8. If challenged with lifestyle stress, consume high fat zero sugar foods &amp; easy exercise.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>9. Understand that a sub-optimal blow out food choice or a missed training session is only 1 meal or training session away from dialling back into balance.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>10. Make an attempt to support the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. </strong> </span></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 17.15 - GUS WORLAND BEYOND THE MARATHON','','inherit','closed','closed','','2150-revision-v1','','','2015-04-27 22:55:06','2015-04-27 22:55:06','',2150,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2150-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2173,2,'2015-04-27 20:39:59','2015-04-27 20:39:59','<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"></h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"></h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Gus Worland Jan 2014 @ 145-151kgs\r\n</strong></span></em></h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68841.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2153\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68841-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6884[1]\" width=\"141\" height=\"213\" /></a><a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_5099.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1555\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_5099-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5099\" width=\"160\" height=\"214\" /></a><a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/gus2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1553\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/gus2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"gus2\" width=\"286\" height=\"214\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68851.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2154\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68851-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6885[1]\" width=\"129\" height=\"194\" /></a><a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_5429.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1556\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_5429-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5429\" width=\"205\" height=\"205\" /></a><a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68861.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2155\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68861-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6886[1]\" width=\"303\" height=\"201\" /></a>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>Gus Worland Dec 2014 @ 105-108kgs\r\n</strong></em></span></h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_58041.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1558\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_58041-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5804[1]\" width=\"176\" height=\"235\" /></a><a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/gus.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1626\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/gus-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"gus\" width=\"236\" height=\"236\" /></a><a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68881.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2157\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68881-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6888[1]\" width=\"159\" height=\"239\" /></a>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>Gus Worland Apr 2015 @ 102-104kgs\r\n</strong></em></span></h3>\r\nMany have asked, has Triple M Grill member Gus Worland returned to 150kgs post his New York Marathon Man TV series!\r\nThis event was  6 months post NY, and as you can see the journey towards sustained health has continued - and will continue.\r\nGo Gussy!\r\n\r\nJoining Gus at this event where 3 blokes starting their journey who where inspired by Gus in the \"Marathon Man\". They too, are now on the road to wellness - actually, living!\r\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/o0asPSUu52E\" width=\"636\" height=\"358\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>Gus\' message &amp; purpose @ 93-96kgs\r\n</strong></em></span></h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/ncEsrQ47wkc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><em><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Gus\' Rules - to maintain @ 95kgs (while remaining \"Gus\")\r\n</strong></span></em></h3>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>1. If possible, eat food with little or zero human intervention.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>2. Eat less food but more energy dense - so real fats.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>3. If possible, eat on que - wait for the trigger of \"you should eat now\" (but test hunger first  with carbonated water).</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>4. Be sparing with complex starchy carbohydrates.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>5. Attempt to minimise or eliminate simple sugars.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>6. Schedule in rhythmic movement sessions at the start of the week.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>7. If possible, enjoy 1 or 2 beers, but switch to red wine or spirits.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>8. If challenged with lifestyle stress, consume high fat zero sugar foods &amp; easy exercise.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>9. Understand that a sub-optimal blow out food choice or a missed training session is only 1 meal or training session away from dialling back into balance.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>10. Make an attempt to support the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. </strong> </span></blockquote>\r\n<a title=\"TRIPLE M SYDNEY\" href=\"http://www.triplem.com.au/sydney/\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-2165 alignright\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/tripe-300x184.jpg\" alt=\"tripe\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 17.15 - GUS WORLAND BEYOND THE MARATHON','','inherit','closed','closed','','2150-revision-v1','','','2015-04-27 20:39:59','2015-04-27 20:39:59','',2150,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2150-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2175,2,'2015-04-28 20:33:21','2015-04-28 20:33:21','<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"></h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"></h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Gus Worland Jan 2014 @ 145-151kgs\r\n</strong></span></em></h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68841.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2153\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68841-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6884[1]\" width=\"141\" height=\"213\" /></a><a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_5099.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1555\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_5099-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5099\" width=\"160\" height=\"214\" /></a><a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/gus2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1553\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/gus2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"gus2\" width=\"286\" height=\"214\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68851.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2154\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68851-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6885[1]\" width=\"129\" height=\"194\" /></a><a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_5429.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1556\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_5429-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5429\" width=\"205\" height=\"205\" /></a><a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68861.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2155\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68861-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6886[1]\" width=\"303\" height=\"201\" /></a>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>Gus Worland Dec 2014 @ 105-108kgs\r\n</strong></em></span></h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_58041.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1558\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_58041-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5804[1]\" width=\"176\" height=\"235\" /></a><a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/gus.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1626\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/gus-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"gus\" width=\"236\" height=\"236\" /></a><a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68881.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2157\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_68881-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6888[1]\" width=\"159\" height=\"239\" /></a>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>Gus Worland Apr 2015 @ 102-104kgs\r\n</strong></em></span></h3>\r\nMany have asked, has Triple M Grill member Gus Worland returned to 150kgs post his New York Marathon Man TV series!\r\nThis event was  6 months post NY, and as you can see the journey towards sustained health has continued - and will continue.\r\nGo Gussy!\r\n\r\nJoining Gus at this event where 3 blokes starting their journey who where inspired by Gus in the \"Marathon Man\". They too, are now on the road to wellness - actually, living!\r\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/o0asPSUu52E\" width=\"636\" height=\"358\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>Gus\' message &amp; purpose @ 93-96kgs\r\n</strong></em></span></h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/ncEsrQ47wkc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><em><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Gus\' Rules - to maintain @ 95kgs (while remaining \"Gus\")\r\n</strong></span></em></h3>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>1. If possible, eat food with little or zero human intervention.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>2. Eat less food but more energy dense - so real fats.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>3. If possible, eat on cue - wait for the trigger of \"you should eat now\" (but test hunger first  with carbonated water).</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>4. Be sparing with complex starchy carbohydrates.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>5. Attempt to minimise or eliminate simple sugars.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>6. Schedule in rhythmic movement sessions at the start of the week.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>7. If possible, enjoy 1 or 2 beers, but switch to red wine or spirits.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>8. If challenged with lifestyle stress, consume high fat zero sugar foods &amp; easy exercise.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>9. Understand that a sub-optimal blow out food choice or a missed training session is only 1 meal or training session away from dialling back into balance.  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>10. Make an attempt to support the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. </strong> </span></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 17.15 - GUS WORLAND BEYOND THE MARATHON','','inherit','closed','closed','','2150-revision-v1','','','2015-04-28 20:33:21','2015-04-28 20:33:21','',2150,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2150-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2253,2,'2015-05-18 07:31:28','2015-05-18 07:31:28','<h5><em><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">It is, game time! Your event is just about to start.</span></strong></em></h5>\r\nSo what’s your race plan? Or – more precisely, what’s your approach to economising your limited energy over the race distance? And furthermore – why DO we even plan?<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/run-51.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2259 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/run-51-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"run 5\" width=\"245\" height=\"166\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\nBecause you want to finish as best YOU can on that day. You want to best represent all your training efforts, talent, interests, and surely the less time you spend out there the better and the sooner you get to enjoy a well deserved celebratory drink! (Not Gatorade!!)\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Check out long time client <span style=\"color: #993366;\">John Burke’s</span> most perfectly paced Sydney Half Marathon.</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_0745.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2254 size-full\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_0745.png\" alt=\"IMG_0745\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHe can run – freakin’ fast – but check out the subtle negative split – on a course that is slow on the back end.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\nWhile John could have tested and exhausted intricate physiological maths in determining his out-pace (1st half), with heart rate, blood lactate testing, gas analysis, metabolic efficiency, and accurate track speed testing, on this day, he simply relied on perceived rate of exertion and the match stick game.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\nOver the course of his training, John has developed an innate sense of appropriate out-pace in training (running reps @ a given pace etc) and of course (failed) races, but now he has also mastered the match stick game.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #993366;\">I should clarify; <span style=\"color: #008080;\">“appropriate out-pace”</span> is; you hit half way and avoid dying in the ar$e during the second half, while hitting your goal end performance. So with minimal technology (although I concede I have tested him scientifically over the years) - below is John’s race plan.</span></blockquote>\r\nThe gun goes and John intuitively knows he has 10 matches of energy to burn to finish in his desired 80 minutes today.<em><strong> The match stick game.</strong></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\nHe starts and paces the first half knowing he must have 7/10 matches left for the second <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/jb2.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2256 size-full\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/jb2.jpeg\" alt=\"jb2\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" /></a>half (not 6 and definitely not &lt;5). Any less and it is unlikely his brain will allow tolerance of physical discomfort at his goal pace. So, he knows it’s OK to hit half way in over 40mins – as long as he has 7 matches left.\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Remember this is all relative.</strong></span></blockquote>\r\nIn order to save matches, but not give up too much time (or placings), he focuses on his breathing, foot strike, posture, running tangents, keeping as cool as possible, and quietens his mind. He is feeling very much in control, unstressed, but accepts he is working. He can still answer questions in 3 words, and still thanks the volunteer who hands him a drink.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhilst waiting for the starters gun, he was not thinking about “future” interests, like I must run 80 minutes today, and he has zero interest in reflecting on his last 3 runs in 82 minutes.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\nMost significantly, he knows if he still has 7 matches left at the half way, he is a chance to <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/athththt.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2262\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/athththt-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"athththt\" width=\"216\" height=\"162\" /></a>run his goal time. He also knows that most runners around him will have burnt more than 7 matches, and WILL classically die in the ar$e. Passing these fading athletes will boost his confidence and notably improve his ability to overcome his own sensations of discomfort (which he knows, and accepts, will come).\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\nHe knows at the 17.5km mark he will momentarily feel terrible. But, knowing he still has sticks to burn, he can call upon his practiced visualisation “go to” file when the sh*t hits. He knows they will leave, and he is good enough to override them if they come again.\r\nAnd they will.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\nHe also will plan to finish with nothing but embers from the 10th and final match as he <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/jb.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2255 size-full\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/jb.jpeg\" alt=\"jb\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" /></a>crosses the line. Not 9, and definitely not &lt;8, as this would rob him of his full potential – on this day.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\nWhile training, nutrition, warm up, assurance of talent, balanced pre-race anxiety, and weather conditions all play a role in his performance, John knows the match stick approach rarely fails.\r\n<blockquote><em><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">His splits (and placing) reflect his perfect negative split.</span></strong></em></blockquote>\r\nThink “I need 7/10 left at the half way”. Let this mindset dictate your next race out-pace.\r\n\r\nBP','PAMPY\'S POST 20.15 - NEGATIVE SPLIT = PERSONAL BEST','','publish','closed','closed','','pampys-post-20-15-negative-split-personal-best','','','2015-05-18 07:45:19','2015-05-18 07:45:19','',0,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/?p=2253',0,'post','',0),(2177,2,'2015-05-03 23:57:28','2015-05-03 23:57:28','&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Is it possible to balance continued wellness with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">fixed non-negotiable lifestyle challenges</span> like stress, alcohol, reduced sleep and aging?</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>It seems the health status of your <span style=\"color: #993366;\">GUT (or GIT <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"198\" height=\"153\" /></a>- Gastro intestinal tract)</span> may have the answer!</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>The Case Study</strong></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em>Over the past 6 months, 3 clients (see below) have kindly allowed me to analyse and report on the status of their lifestyle, wellness, and importantly gut health.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>Why?</strong></em></span>\r\n<em> If you designate a <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 DAY PERIOD (96 hours)</span> to cleaning up, de-flaming, and re-building GUT health, <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>can you</strong></span> avoid sickness and fatness while accepting your lifestyle involves, stress, alcohol, and sleep deprivation?</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>We begin</em></span>\r\n</strong></span>\r\n\r\nJames Barnett (53ys), John Collinson (39Yrs), and Reece Stillman (46 yrs) lead the following and similar lifestyle: NOTE - <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Fixed non-negotiable challenges in bold</strong></span> – it’s just part of what they do!\r\n\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work more than 50+ wk</strong></span>, much of it under<strong> stress</strong>.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work involves travelling</strong> </span>– often varying time-zones and disrupted sleeping patterns.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>EXPECTED to entertain clients 2-4/7</strong></span> – this means consuming alcohol, often beer, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2179 size-full\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\" alt=\"beerrr\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>sometimes lots.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Often eat food prepared by others</strong></span>, and sometimes find themselves eating on the run – at airports, service stations, or vending machines.\r\n• Consume up to 3 coffee’s per day – and often entertain the idea of either an energy drink or pick up sweet.\r\n• Attempt to workout 2-3/7 – but would love more.\r\n• Believe low-fat food is in their health’s best interest.\r\n• Have bought a “Men’s Ultimate Health” pill pack more than once.\r\n• Often find themselves short of 35 hours of sleep Mon to Fri – quality sleep that is.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>And, while they all would like to remain free of sickness, live at their most comfortable weight, and maintain a happy demeanour, the result of their current lifestyle looks something similar to this (see below), but Jim, John and Reece equally recognise it could be A LOT WORSE without addressing the snowballing potential health risks:</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n• Have slowly gained around 0.5kgs per year beyond 35 yrs – but weight seems to fluctuate.\r\n• Complain of muscle and joint aches pains (usually for no defined reason) – back, knee, &amp; <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2187 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dia\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" /></a>foot pain heading the list.\r\n• Suffer from 3-4 colds or flu’s per year – with a real cracker around August.\r\n• Suffer periods of (5-10 days) serious tiredness (as in “I just feel fked”).\r\n• Decided on visiting their GP because they were experiencing a weird intermittent heart beat “thing” (“kinda racing a bit”)\r\n• Every now and then they’d get some of odd skin irritation – usually flaky in nature.\r\n• While LDL (bad) cholesterol is not in the high risk category it has been creeping up year to year.\r\n• While their blood pressure is not considered worth “medicating”, it does spike from time to time.\r\n• They often feel bloated – not only GI distress, but also represented with puffy eyes and reddish cheeks.\r\n• Monthly, they find themselves with brain fog – finding it challenging to concentrate – often leading towards poor decisions, or simply just not feeling themselves.\r\n• When finding themselves in this position “just not themselves” food choices, exercise habits &amp; temperament change behaviour – particularly emotionally.\r\n• One client was challenged with serious fluctuations (plummets) in sexual interest.\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what then?</strong></span></em>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>STEP 1 - </strong></em><strong>while many of these signs seem clear to me, I am not an expert in this field. So, I’ve sent them firstly to their GP and then to a reputable and distinguish Naturopath.</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>THE RESULT:</strong></span> while I won’t go into bio-chemistry detail in this post, each suffered from a chronically inflamed GUT (see pic). Meaning: inflammation of both the stomach and more <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2183\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"inlflamed gut\" width=\"261\" height=\"198\" /></a>distinctly intestinal walls. “Good” gut bacteria counts were seriously low, toxin counts where elevated, and immune balance was compromised. One role of the GUT is to upload “good” nutrients from food. If efficiency of nutrient upload is compromised (inflamed and damaged walls), you could <strong>expect a drop in immune health</strong> (which could lead to sickness), a <strong>drop in energy</strong> (which could lead to weight gain), while a possible <strong>hormonal/ neurotransmitters imbalance</strong> – namely; cortisol/endorphins &amp; serotonin/ melatonin ratio’s. So while physical performance and wellness would seem clear (usually), it’s an emotional imbalance that equally could be compromised.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what causes (GUT) inflammation?</strong></span></em>\r\nWhile stress, lack of quality sleep, and genetics can all play a significant role, it would seem the best way to counter-act GUT inflammation is with food choices.<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2188\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods-300x300.png\" alt=\"fast foods\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Now, as for my 3 clients, while I as a Health Specialist would like, it is simply impractical for me to simply recommend; 1) Committed Stress Management strategies, 2) Eliminate socialising including alcohol, 3) Make all your own meals, &amp; 4) Be certain to nail 8 hours of quality sleep every night. This sh&amp;t ain’t happening!</span></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>So what then?</strong></em></span>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Given lifestyle challenges (namely industrial food &amp; stress) – sh&amp;t that causes GUT inflammation, we\'ll designate a committed 4 DAY GUT CLEAN UP twice a year. 2/52 (hardly a big ask).</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>I believe it\'s in our health\'s best interest to commit seriously to cleaning out our GUT.  A year to year simmering flame can only lead to trouble done the line.  </strong></span></blockquote>\r\nBasically, we clean out the rubbish – put out the fires – send in the re-building team - which – restores the GUT to it’s original settings. Thankfully our bodies are designed to heal – and after a designated period - it (usually) does. This process requires zero pills or potions.\r\nIt’s a GUT re-boot if you like. It doesn’t directly have anything to do with burning fat or <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2182\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"GUT BAC\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" /></a>losing weight (I didn’t test), it’s solely about re-establishing GUT balance – before (sometimes) it’s too late.\r\n\r\nYou certainly have to be committed – but it is only for 4 days. The second day is perhaps the most challenging.\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>A key benefit when returning to a “normal” lifestyle &amp; food choices, it allowed them to recognise the (negative) effect of (inflammatory) choices made on their health. This provided personal knowledge on what they should perhaps (attempt) to avoid most – even when under the pump.</em></span>\r\n<blockquote>Eg – John returned to a simple bowl of pasta and ended up in the foetal position for ½ a day. Maybe the rice next time John.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Next week’s PAMPY’S POST - </strong></span></h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\">PART 2  THE 4 DAY GUT REBOOT</span>\r\n</strong></h3>\r\n<h4>Jim, John &amp; Reece dedicate 4 days to completely cleaning out their entire gut pathway - then re-test their gut health - both straight after the reboot and 16 weeks later, while back into their normal existance.</h4>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\">1) Ridding all the rubbish with <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #993366; text-decoration: underline;\">4 distinct food choices</span></span> (cleaning <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/hvhvv.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2221 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/hvhvv-150x113.jpg\" alt=\"hvhvv\" width=\"179\" height=\"135\" /></a>out toxins with food choices and exercising at their most optimum intensity), 2) Putting out the fires with anti-inflammatory foods <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #993366; text-decoration: underline;\">(6 must consume foods)</span></span>, and, 3) Starting again at rebuilding sustainable “good” gut health balance <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #993366; text-decoration: underline;\">(5 must consume foods in day 3&amp;4)</span></span>. Of course there is a list of absolutely <span style=\"color: #993366;\">non-negotiable foods</span> to avoid (Days 1-4).</span></blockquote>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\">* They loaded up with food choices offering nutrients that heal, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dvgdbf.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2211 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dvgdbf.jpg\" alt=\"dvgdbf\" width=\"167\" height=\"111\" /></a>support, and prosper in their gut.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"> * I guess it’s learning how to counter-balance our <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">1st world lifestyle</span>, while becoming a little more intuitive with your own body awareness.</span></blockquote>\r\n<strong>BP</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 18.15 - CASE STUDY PART 1 - BEER, STRESS, SLEEP DEP & GUT HEALTH','','publish','closed','closed','','pampys-post-18-15-case-study-part-1-beer-stress-sleep-dep-gut-health','','','2015-05-04 11:05:26','2015-05-04 11:05:26','',0,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/?p=2177',0,'post','',0),(2178,2,'2015-05-03 23:57:28','2015-05-03 23:57:28','&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIs it possible to balance continued wellness with fixed non-negotiable lifestyle challenges like stress, alcohol, reduced sleep and aging?\r\nIt seems the health status of your GUT (or GIT - Gastro intestinal tract) may have the answer!\r\nOver the past 6 months, 3 clients (see below) have kindly allowed me to analyse and report on the status of their lifestyle, wellness, and importantly gut health.\r\nWhy?\r\nIf you designate a 4 DAY PERIOD (96 hours) to cleaning up, de-flaming, and re-building GUT health, can you avoid sickness and fatness while accepting your lifestyle involves, stress, alcohol, and sleep deprivation?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTHE CASE STUDY\r\nJames Barnett (53ys), John Collinson (39Yrs), and Reece Stillman (46 yrs) lead the following and similar lifestyle: NOTE - Fixed non-negotiable aspects in bold – it’s just part of what they do!\r\n• Work more than 50+ wk, much of it under stress.\r\n• Work involves travelling – often varying time-zones and disrupted sleeping patterns.\r\n• EXPECTED to entertain clients 2-4/7 – this means consuming alcohol, often beer, sometimes lots.\r\n• Often eat food prepared by others, and sometimes find themselves eating on the run – at airports, service stations, or vending machines.\r\n• Consume up to 3 coffee’s per day – and often entertain the idea of either an energy drink or pick up sweet.\r\n• Attempt to workout 2-3/7 – but would love more.\r\n• Believe low-fat food is in their health’s best interest.\r\n• Have bought a “Men’s Ultimate Health” pill pack more than once.\r\n• Often find themselves short of 35 hours of sleep Mon to Fri – quality sleep that is.\r\n\r\nAnd, while they all would like to remain free of sickness, live at their most comfortable weight, and maintain a happy demeanour, the result of their current lifestyle looks something similar to this (see below), but all equally recognise it could be A LOT WORSE without addressing the snowballing potential health risks:\r\n• Have slowly gained around 0.5kgs per year beyond 35 yrs – but weight seems to fluctuate.\r\n• Complain of muscle and joint aches pains (usually for no defined reason) – back, knee, &amp; foot pain heading the list.\r\n• Suffer from 3-4 colds or flu’s per year – with a real cracker around August.\r\n• Suffer periods of (5-10 days) serious tiredness (as in “I just feel fked”).\r\n• Decided on visiting their GP because they were experiencing a weird intermittent heart beat “thing” (“kinda racing a bit”)\r\n• Every now and then they’d get some of odd skin irritation – usually flaky in nature.\r\n• While LDL (bad) cholesterol is not in the high risk category it has been creeping up year to year.\r\n• While their blood pressure is not considered worth “medicating”, it does spike from time to time.\r\n• They often feel bloated – not only GI distress, but also represented with puffy eyes and reddish cheeks.\r\n• Monthly, they find themselves with brain fog – finding it challenging to concentrate – often leading towards poor decisions, or simply just not feeling themselves.\r\n• When finding themselves in this position “just not themselves” food choices, exercise habits &amp; temperament change behaviour – particularly emotionally.\r\n• One client was challenged with serious fluctuations (plummets) in sexual interest.\r\n\r\nSo what then?\r\nSTEP 1 - while many of these signs seem clear to me, I am not an expert in this field. So, I’ve sent them firstly to their GP and then to a reputable and distinguish Naturopath.\r\nTHE RESULT: while I won’t go into bio-chemistry detail in this post, each suffered from a chronically inflamed GUT (see pic). Meaning: inflammation of both the stomach and more distinctly intestinal walls. “Good” gut bacteria counts were seriously low, toxin counts where elevated, and immune balance was compromised. One role of the GUT is to upload “good” nutrients from food. If efficiency of nutrient upload is compromised (inflamed and damaged walls), you could expect a drop in immune health (which could lead to sickness), a drop in energy (which could lead to weight gain), while a possible hormonal/ neurotransmitters imbalance – namely; cortisol/endorphins &amp; serotonin/ melatonin ratio’s. So while physical performance and wellness would seem clear (usually), it’s an emotional imbalance that equally could be compromised.\r\nSo what causes (GUT) inflammation?\r\nWhile stress, lack of quality sleep, and genetics can all play a significant role, it would seem the best way to counter-act GUT inflammation is with food choices.\r\nNow, as for my 3 clients, it is simply impractical for me to simply recommend; 1) Committed Stress Management strategies, 2) Eliminate socialising including alcohol, 3) make all your own meals, &amp; 4) be certain to nail 8 hours of quality sleep every night. This sh&amp;t ain’t happening!\r\n\r\nSo what then?\r\nGiven lifestyle challenges (namely industrial food &amp; stress) – sh&amp;t that causes GUT inflammation, we designate a committed 4 DAY GUT CLEAN UP twice a year. 2/52 (hardly a big ask)\r\nBasically, we clean out the rubbish – put out the fires – send in the re-building team - which – restores the GUT to it’s original settings. Thankfully our bodies are designed to heal – and after a designated period - it (usually) does. This process requires zero pills or potions.\r\nIt’s a GUT re-boot if you like. It doesn’t directly have anything to do with burning fat or losing weight (I didn’t test), it’s solely about re-establishing GUT balance – before (sometimes) it’s too late.\r\nYou certainly have to be committed – but it is only for 4 days. The second day is perhaps the most challenging.\r\nA key benefit when returning to a “normal” lifestyle &amp; food choices, it allowed them to recognise the (negative) effect of (inflammatory) choices made on their health. This provided personal knowledge on what they should perhaps (attempt) to avoid most – even when under the pump.\r\nEg – John returned to a simple bowl of pasta and ended up in the foetal position for ½ a day. Maybe the rice next time John.\r\n\r\nNext week’s PAMPY’S POST – PART 2\r\nJim, John &amp; Reece dedicate 4 days to completely cleaning out their entire gut pathway.\r\n1) Getting rid of all the rubbish with 4 distinct food choices (cleaning out toxins with food choices and exercising at their most optimum intensity), 2) putting out the fires with anti-inflammatory foods (7 must consume foods), and, 3) starting again at rebuilding sustainable “good” gut health balance (5 must consume foods in day 3&amp;4). Of course there is a list of absolutely non-negotiable foods to avoid (Days 1-4).\r\nThey loaded up with food choices offering nutrients that heal, support, and prosper in their guts.\r\nI guess it’s learning how to counter-balance our 1st world lifestyle, while becoming a little more intuitive with your own body awareness.\r\nBP\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 18.15 - CASE STUDY PART 1 - BEER, STRESS, SLEEP DEP & GUT HEALTH','','inherit','closed','closed','','2177-revision-v1','','','2015-05-03 23:57:28','2015-05-03 23:57:28','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2177-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2179,2,'2015-05-03 23:58:20','2015-05-03 23:58:20','','beerrr','','inherit','closed','closed','','beerrr','','','2015-05-03 23:58:20','2015-05-03 23:58:20','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2180,2,'2015-05-03 23:58:51','2015-05-03 23:58:51','','DIGES','','inherit','closed','closed','','diges','','','2015-05-03 23:58:51','2015-05-03 23:58:51','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGES.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(2181,2,'2015-05-03 23:59:37','2015-05-03 23:59:37','','DIGESTI','','inherit','closed','closed','','digesti','','','2015-05-03 23:59:37','2015-05-03 23:59:37','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(2182,2,'2015-05-03 23:59:45','2015-05-03 23:59:45','','GUT BAC','','inherit','closed','closed','','gut-bac','','','2015-05-03 23:59:45','2015-05-03 23:59:45','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2183,2,'2015-05-03 23:59:48','2015-05-03 23:59:48','','inlflamed gut','','inherit','closed','closed','','inlflamed-gut','','','2015-05-03 23:59:48','2015-05-03 23:59:48','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2184,2,'2015-05-03 23:59:50','2015-05-03 23:59:50','','bc b b','','inherit','closed','closed','','bc-b-b','','','2015-05-03 23:59:50','2015-05-03 23:59:50','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/bc-b-b.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2185,2,'2015-05-04 06:27:38','2015-05-04 06:27:38','&nbsp;\n<blockquote>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Is it possible to balance continued wellness with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">fixed non-negotiable lifestyle challenges</span> like stress, alcohol, reduced sleep and aging?</strong></span></h4>\n</blockquote>\n<h5></h5>\n<blockquote>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>It seems the health status of your <span style=\"color: #993366;\">GUT (or GIT <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"198\" height=\"153\" /></a>- Gastro intestinal tract)</span> may have the answer!</strong></span></h4>\n</blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>The Case Study</strong></span></em>\n\n<em>Over the past 6 months, 3 clients (see below) have kindly allowed me to analyse and report on the status of their lifestyle, wellness, and importantly gut health.</em>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>Why?</strong></em></span>\n<em> If you designate a <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 DAY PERIOD (96 hours)</span> to cleaning up, de-flaming, and re-building GUT health, <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>can you</strong></span> avoid sickness and fatness while accepting your lifestyle involves, stress, alcohol, and sleep deprivation?</em>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>We begin</em></span>\n</strong></span>\n\nJames Barnett (53ys), John Collinson (39Yrs), and Reece Stillman (46 yrs) lead the following and similar lifestyle: NOTE - <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Fixed non-negotiable challenges in bold</strong></span> – it’s just part of what they do!\n\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work more than 50+ wk</strong></span>, much of it under<strong> stress</strong>.\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work involves travelling</strong> </span>– often varying time-zones and disrupted sleeping patterns.\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>EXPECTED to entertain clients 2-4/7</strong></span> – this means consuming alcohol, often beer, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2179 size-full\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\" alt=\"beerrr\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>sometimes lots.\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Often eat food prepared by others</strong></span>, and sometimes find themselves eating on the run – at airports, service stations, or vending machines.\n• Consume up to 3 coffee’s per day – and often entertain the idea of either an energy drink or pick up sweet.\n• Attempt to workout 2-3/7 – but would love more.\n• Believe low-fat food is in their health’s best interest.\n• Have bought a “Men’s Ultimate Health” pill pack more than once.\n• Often find themselves short of 35 hours of sleep Mon to Fri – quality sleep that is.\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>And, while they all would like to remain free of sickness, live at their most comfortable weight, and maintain a happy demeanour, the result of their current lifestyle looks something similar to this (see below), but Jim, John and Reece equally recognise it could be A LOT WORSE without addressing the snowballing potential health risks:</strong></span></blockquote>\n• Have slowly gained around 0.5kgs per year beyond 35 yrs – but weight seems to fluctuate.\n• Complain of muscle and joint aches pains (usually for no defined reason) – back, knee, &amp; <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2187 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dia\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" /></a>foot pain heading the list.\n• Suffer from 3-4 colds or flu’s per year – with a real cracker around August.\n• Suffer periods of (5-10 days) serious tiredness (as in “I just feel fked”).\n• Decided on visiting their GP because they were experiencing a weird intermittent heart beat “thing” (“kinda racing a bit”)\n• Every now and then they’d get some of odd skin irritation – usually flaky in nature.\n• While LDL (bad) cholesterol is not in the high risk category it has been creeping up year to year.\n• While their blood pressure is not considered worth “medicating”, it does spike from time to time.\n• They often feel bloated – not only GI distress, but also represented with puffy eyes and reddish cheeks.\n• Monthly, they find themselves with brain fog – finding it challenging to concentrate – often leading towards poor decisions, or simply just not feeling themselves.\n• When finding themselves in this position “just not themselves” food choices, exercise habits &amp; temperament change behaviour – particularly emotionally.\n• One client was challenged with serious fluctuations (plummets) in sexual interest.\n\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what then?</strong></span></em>\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>STEP 1 - </strong></em><strong>while many of these signs seem clear to me, I am not an expert in this field. So, I’ve sent them firstly to their GP and then to a reputable and distinguish Naturopath.</strong></span></blockquote>\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>THE RESULT:</strong></span> while I won’t go into bio-chemistry detail in this post, each suffered from a chronically inflamed GUT (see pic). Meaning: inflammation of both the stomach and more <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2183\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"inlflamed gut\" width=\"261\" height=\"198\" /></a>distinctly intestinal walls. “Good” gut bacteria counts were seriously low, toxin counts where elevated, and immune balance was compromised. One role of the GUT is to upload “good” nutrients from food. If efficiency of nutrient upload is compromised (inflamed and damaged walls), you could expect a drop in immune health (which could lead to sickness), a drop in energy (which could lead to weight gain), while a possible hormonal/ neurotransmitters imbalance – namely; cortisol/endorphins &amp; serotonin/ melatonin ratio’s. So while physical performance and wellness would seem clear (usually), it’s an emotional imbalance that equally could be compromised.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what causes (GUT) inflammation?</strong></span></em>\nWhile stress, lack of quality sleep, and genetics can all play a significant role, it would seem the best way to counter-act GUT inflammation is with food choices.<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2188\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods-300x300.png\" alt=\"fast foods\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\n\n<em><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Now, as for my 3 clients, while I as a Health Specialist would like, it is simply impractical for me to simply recommend; 1) Committed Stress Management strategies, 2) Eliminate socialising including alcohol, 3) Make all your own meals, &amp; 4) Be certain to nail 8 hours of quality sleep every night. This sh&amp;t ain’t happening!</span></em>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>So what then?</strong></em></span>\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Given lifestyle challenges (namely industrial food &amp; stress) – sh&amp;t that causes GUT inflammation, we\'ll designate a committed 4 DAY GUT CLEAN UP twice a year. 2/52 (hardly a big ask).</strong></span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>I believe it\'s in our health\'s best interest to commit seriously to cleaning out our GUT.  A year to year simmering flame can only lead to trouble done the line.  </strong></span></blockquote>\nBasically, we clean out the rubbish – put out the fires – send in the re-building team - which – restores the GUT to it’s original settings. Thankfully our bodies are designed to heal – and after a designated period - it (usually) does. This process requires zero pills or potions.\nIt’s a GUT re-boot if you like. It doesn’t directly have anything to do with burning fat or <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2182\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"GUT BAC\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" /></a>losing weight (I didn’t test), it’s solely about re-establishing GUT balance – before (sometimes) it’s too late.\n\nYou certainly have to be committed – but it is only for 4 days. The second day is perhaps the most challenging.\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>A key benefit when returning to a “normal” lifestyle &amp; food choices, it allowed them to recognise the (negative) effect of (inflammatory) choices made on their health. This provided personal knowledge on what they should perhaps (attempt) to avoid most – even when under the pump.</em></span>\n<blockquote>Eg – John returned to a simple bowl of pasta and ended up in the foetal position for ½ a day. Maybe the rice next time John.</blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Next week’s PAMPY’S POST – PART 2 - THE ULTIMATE 4 GUT REBOOT</span>\n</strong></h3>\n<h4>Jim, John &amp; Reece dedicate 4 days to completely cleaning out their entire gut pathway - then re-test their gut health - straight after and 16 weeks after, while back into their normal existance.</h4>\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\">1) Ridding all the rubbish with <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #993366; text-decoration: underline;\">4 distinct food choices</span></span> (cleaning <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/hvhvv.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2221\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/hvhvv-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"hvhvv\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>out toxins with food choices and exercising at their most optimum intensity), 2) Putting out the fires with anti-inflammatory foods <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #993366; text-decoration: underline;\">(6 must consume foods)</span></span>, and, 3) Starting again at rebuilding sustainable “good” gut health balance <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #993366; text-decoration: underline;\">(5 must consume foods in day 3&amp;4)</span></span>. Of course there is a list of absolutely <span style=\"color: #993366;\">non-negotiable foods</span> to avoid (Days 1-4).</span></blockquote>\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\">* They loaded up with food choices offering nutrients that heal, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dvgdbf.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2211 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dvgdbf.jpg\" alt=\"dvgdbf\" width=\"167\" height=\"111\" /></a>support, and prosper in their gut.</span>\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"> * I guess it’s learning how to counter-balance our <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">1st world lifestyle</span>, while becoming a little more intuitive with your own body awareness.</span></blockquote>\n<strong>BP</strong>\n\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 18.15 - CASE STUDY PART 1 - BEER, STRESS, SLEEP DEP & GUT HEALTH','','inherit','closed','closed','','2177-autosave-v1','','','2015-05-04 06:27:38','2015-05-04 06:27:38','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2177-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2186,2,'2015-05-04 00:10:06','2015-05-04 00:10:06','','fat runner','','inherit','closed','closed','','fat-runner','','','2015-05-04 00:10:06','2015-05-04 00:10:06','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fat-runner.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2187,2,'2015-05-04 00:11:40','2015-05-04 00:11:40','','dia','','inherit','closed','closed','','dia','','','2015-05-04 00:11:40','2015-05-04 00:11:40','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2188,2,'2015-05-04 00:15:13','2015-05-04 00:15:13','','fast foods','','inherit','closed','closed','','fast-foods','','','2015-05-04 00:15:13','2015-05-04 00:15:13','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(2189,2,'2015-05-04 00:17:32','2015-05-04 00:17:32','&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><strong>Is it possible to balance continued wellness <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/bc-b-b.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2184 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/bc-b-b-300x148.jpg\" alt=\"bc b b\" width=\"255\" height=\"126\" /></a>with fixed non-negotiable lifestyle challenges like stress, alcohol, reduced sleep and aging?</strong></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h5><strong>It seems the health status of your GUT (or GIT - Gastro intestinal tract) may have the answer!</strong></h5>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOver the past 6 months, 3 clients (see below) have kindly allowed me to analyse and report on the status of their lifestyle, wellness, and importantly gut health.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><strong>Why?</strong>\r\nIf you designate a 4 DAY PERIOD (96 hours) to cleaning up, de-flaming, and re-building GUT health, <strong>can you</strong> avoid sickness and fatness while accepting your lifestyle involves, stress, alcohol, and sleep deprivation?</h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>THE CASE STUDY</strong>\r\n<blockquote>\r\nJames Barnett (53ys), John Collinson (39Yrs), and Reece Stillman (46 yrs) lead the following and similar lifestyle: NOTE - <strong>Fixed non-negotiable aspects in bold</strong> – it’s just part of what they do!</blockquote>\r\n• Work more than 50+ wk, much of it under stress.\r\n• Work involves travelling – often varying time-zones and disrupted sleeping patterns.\r\n• EXPECTED to entertain clients 2-4/7 – this means consuming alcohol, often beer, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2179 size-full\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\" alt=\"beerrr\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>sometimes lots.\r\n• Often eat food prepared by others, and sometimes find themselves eating on the run – at airports, service stations, or vending machines.\r\n• Consume up to 3 coffee’s per day – and often entertain the idea of either an energy drink or pick up sweet.\r\n• Attempt to workout 2-3/7 – but would love more.\r\n• Believe low-fat food is in their health’s best interest.\r\n• Have bought a “Men’s Ultimate Health” pill pack more than once.\r\n• Often find themselves short of 35 hours of sleep Mon to Fri – quality sleep that is.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>And, while they all would like to remain free of sickness, live at their most comfortable weight, and maintain a happy demeanour, the result of their current lifestyle looks something similar to this (see below), but all equally recognise it could be A LOT WORSE without addressing the snowballing potential health risks:</strong></blockquote>\r\n• Have slowly gained around 0.5kgs per year beyond 35 yrs – but weight seems to fluctuate.\r\n• Complain of muscle and joint aches pains (usually for no defined reason) – back, knee, &amp; <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2187 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dia\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" /></a>foot pain heading the list.\r\n• Suffer from 3-4 colds or flu’s per year – with a real cracker around August.\r\n• Suffer periods of (5-10 days) serious tiredness (as in “I just feel fked”).\r\n• Decided on visiting their GP because they were experiencing a weird intermittent heart beat “thing” (“kinda racing a bit”)\r\n• Every now and then they’d get some of odd skin irritation – usually flaky in nature.\r\n• While LDL (bad) cholesterol is not in the high risk category it has been creeping up year to year.\r\n• While their blood pressure is not considered worth “medicating”, it does spike from time to time.\r\n• They often feel bloated – not only GI distress, but also represented with puffy eyes and reddish cheeks.\r\n• Monthly, they find themselves with brain fog – finding it challenging to concentrate – often leading towards poor decisions, or simply just not feeling themselves.\r\n• When finding themselves in this position “just not themselves” food choices, exercise habits &amp; temperament change behaviour – particularly emotionally.\r\n• One client was challenged with serious fluctuations (plummets) in sexual interest.\r\n\r\n<strong>So what then?</strong>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<em><strong>STEP 1 - </strong></em><strong>while many of these signs seem clear to me, I am not an expert in this field. So, I’ve sent them firstly to their GP and then to a reputable and distinguish Naturopath.</strong></blockquote>\r\n<strong>THE RESULT:</strong> while I won’t go into bio-chemistry detail in this post, each suffered from <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"222\" height=\"172\" /></a>a chronically inflamed GUT (see pic). Meaning: inflammation of both the stomach and more distinctly intestinal walls. “Good” gut bacteria counts were seriously low, toxin counts where elevated, and immune balance was compromised. One role of the GUT is to upload “good” nutrients from food. If efficiency of nutrient upload is compromised (inflamed and damaged walls), you could expect a drop in immune health (which could lead to sickness), a drop in energy (which could lead to weight gain), while a possible hormonal/ neurotransmitters imbalance – namely; cortisol/endorphins &amp; serotonin/ melatonin ratio’s. So while physical performance and wellness would seem clear (usually), it’s an emotional imbalance that equally could be compromised.\r\n\r\nEG: Inflammed gut lining\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut.jpg\"><img class=\" size-medium wp-image-2183 aligncenter\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"inlflamed gut\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" /></a>\r\n<strong>So what causes (GUT) inflammation?</strong>\r\nWhile stress, lack of quality sleep, and genetics can all play a significant role, it would seem the best way to counter-act GUT inflammation is with food choices.<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2188\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods-300x300.png\" alt=\"fast foods\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNow, as for my 3 clients, it is simply impractical for me to simply recommend; 1) Committed Stress Management strategies, 2) Eliminate socialising including alcohol, 3) make all your own meals, &amp; 4) be certain to nail 8 hours of quality sleep every night. This sh&amp;t ain’t happening!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>So what then?</strong>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<strong>Given lifestyle challenges (namely industrial food &amp; stress) – sh&amp;t that causes GUT inflammation, we designate a committed 4 DAY GUT CLEAN UP twice a year. 2/52 (hardly a big ask)</strong></blockquote>\r\nBasically, we clean out the rubbish – put out the fires – send in the re-building team - which – restores the GUT to it’s original settings. Thankfully our bodies are designed to heal – and after a designated period - it (usually) does. This process requires zero pills or potions.\r\nIt’s a GUT re-boot if you like. It doesn’t directly have anything to do with burning fat or <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2182\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"GUT BAC\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" /></a>losing weight (I didn’t test), it’s solely about re-establishing GUT balance – before (sometimes) it’s too late.\r\nYou certainly have to be committed – but it is only for 4 days. The second day is perhaps the most challenging.\r\nA key benefit when returning to a “normal” lifestyle &amp; food choices, it allowed them to recognise the (negative) effect of (inflammatory) choices made on their health. This provided personal knowledge on what they should perhaps (attempt) to avoid most – even when under the pump.\r\n<blockquote>Eg – John returned to a simple bowl of pasta and ended up in the foetal position for ½ a day. Maybe the rice next time John.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Next week’s PAMPY’S POST – PART 2</strong>\r\nJim, John &amp; Reece dedicate 4 days to completely cleaning out their entire gut pathway.\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<strong>1) Getting rid of all the rubbish with 4 distinct food choices (cleaning out toxins with food choices and exercising at their most optimum intensity), 2) putting out the fires with anti-inflammatory foods (7 must consume foods), and, 3) starting again at rebuilding sustainable “good” gut health balance (5 must consume foods in day 3&amp;4). Of course there is a list of absolutely non-negotiable foods to avoid (Days 1-4).</strong></blockquote>\r\nThey loaded up with food choices offering nutrients that heal, support, and prosper in their guts.\r\nI guess it’s learning how to counter-balance our 1st world lifestyle, while becoming a little more intuitive with your own body awareness.\r\n\r\nBP\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 18.15 - CASE STUDY PART 1 - BEER, STRESS, SLEEP DEP & GUT HEALTH','','inherit','closed','closed','','2177-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 00:17:32','2015-05-04 00:17:32','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2177-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2190,2,'2015-05-04 00:19:55','2015-05-04 00:19:55','&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Is it possible to balance continued wellness with fixed non-negotiable lifestyle challenges like stress, alcohol, reduced sleep and aging?</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h4><strong><a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/bc-b-b.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-2184  aligncenter\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/bc-b-b-300x148.jpg\" alt=\"bc b b\" width=\"302\" height=\"149\" /></a></strong></h4>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<h5><strong>It seems the health status of your GUT (or GIT - Gastro intestinal tract) may have the answer!</strong></h5>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOver the past 6 months, 3 clients (see below) have kindly allowed me to analyse and report on the status of their lifestyle, wellness, and importantly gut health.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><strong>Why?</strong>\r\nIf you designate a 4 DAY PERIOD (96 hours) to cleaning up, de-flaming, and re-building GUT health, <strong>can you</strong> avoid sickness and fatness while accepting your lifestyle involves, stress, alcohol, and sleep deprivation?</h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>THE CASE STUDY</strong>\r\n<blockquote>James Barnett (53ys), John Collinson (39Yrs), and Reece Stillman (46 yrs) lead the following and similar lifestyle: NOTE - <strong>Fixed non-negotiable aspects in bold</strong> – it’s just part of what they do!</blockquote>\r\n• Work more than 50+ wk, much of it under stress.\r\n• Work involves travelling – often varying time-zones and disrupted sleeping patterns.\r\n• EXPECTED to entertain clients 2-4/7 – this means consuming alcohol, often beer, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2179 size-full\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\" alt=\"beerrr\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>sometimes lots.\r\n• Often eat food prepared by others, and sometimes find themselves eating on the run – at airports, service stations, or vending machines.\r\n• Consume up to 3 coffee’s per day – and often entertain the idea of either an energy drink or pick up sweet.\r\n• Attempt to workout 2-3/7 – but would love more.\r\n• Believe low-fat food is in their health’s best interest.\r\n• Have bought a “Men’s Ultimate Health” pill pack more than once.\r\n• Often find themselves short of 35 hours of sleep Mon to Fri – quality sleep that is.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>And, while they all would like to remain free of sickness, live at their most comfortable weight, and maintain a happy demeanour, the result of their current lifestyle looks something similar to this (see below), but all equally recognise it could be A LOT WORSE without addressing the snowballing potential health risks:</strong></blockquote>\r\n• Have slowly gained around 0.5kgs per year beyond 35 yrs – but weight seems to fluctuate.\r\n• Complain of muscle and joint aches pains (usually for no defined reason) – back, knee, &amp; <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2187 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dia\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" /></a>foot pain heading the list.\r\n• Suffer from 3-4 colds or flu’s per year – with a real cracker around August.\r\n• Suffer periods of (5-10 days) serious tiredness (as in “I just feel fked”).\r\n• Decided on visiting their GP because they were experiencing a weird intermittent heart beat “thing” (“kinda racing a bit”)\r\n• Every now and then they’d get some of odd skin irritation – usually flaky in nature.\r\n• While LDL (bad) cholesterol is not in the high risk category it has been creeping up year to year.\r\n• While their blood pressure is not considered worth “medicating”, it does spike from time to time.\r\n• They often feel bloated – not only GI distress, but also represented with puffy eyes and reddish cheeks.\r\n• Monthly, they find themselves with brain fog – finding it challenging to concentrate – often leading towards poor decisions, or simply just not feeling themselves.\r\n• When finding themselves in this position “just not themselves” food choices, exercise habits &amp; temperament change behaviour – particularly emotionally.\r\n• One client was challenged with serious fluctuations (plummets) in sexual interest.\r\n\r\n<strong>So what then?</strong>\r\n<blockquote><em><strong>STEP 1 - </strong></em><strong>while many of these signs seem clear to me, I am not an expert in this field. So, I’ve sent them firstly to their GP and then to a reputable and distinguish Naturopath.</strong></blockquote>\r\n<strong>THE RESULT:</strong> while I won’t go into bio-chemistry detail in this post, each suffered from <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"222\" height=\"172\" /></a>a chronically inflamed GUT (see pic). Meaning: inflammation of both the stomach and more distinctly intestinal walls. “Good” gut bacteria counts were seriously low, toxin counts where elevated, and immune balance was compromised. One role of the GUT is to upload “good” nutrients from food. If efficiency of nutrient upload is compromised (inflamed and damaged walls), you could expect a drop in immune health (which could lead to sickness), a drop in energy (which could lead to weight gain), while a possible hormonal/ neurotransmitters imbalance – namely; cortisol/endorphins &amp; serotonin/ melatonin ratio’s. So while physical performance and wellness would seem clear (usually), it’s an emotional imbalance that equally could be compromised.\r\n\r\nEG: Inflammed gut lining\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut.jpg\"><img class=\" size-medium wp-image-2183 aligncenter\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"inlflamed gut\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" /></a>\r\n<strong>So what causes (GUT) inflammation?</strong>\r\nWhile stress, lack of quality sleep, and genetics can all play a significant role, it would seem the best way to counter-act GUT inflammation is with food choices.<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2188\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods-300x300.png\" alt=\"fast foods\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNow, as for my 3 clients, it is simply impractical for me to simply recommend; 1) Committed Stress Management strategies, 2) Eliminate socialising including alcohol, 3) make all your own meals, &amp; 4) be certain to nail 8 hours of quality sleep every night. This sh&amp;t ain’t happening!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>So what then?</strong>\r\n<blockquote><strong>Given lifestyle challenges (namely industrial food &amp; stress) – sh&amp;t that causes GUT inflammation, we designate a committed 4 DAY GUT CLEAN UP twice a year. 2/52 (hardly a big ask)</strong></blockquote>\r\nBasically, we clean out the rubbish – put out the fires – send in the re-building team - which – restores the GUT to it’s original settings. Thankfully our bodies are designed to heal – and after a designated period - it (usually) does. This process requires zero pills or potions.\r\nIt’s a GUT re-boot if you like. It doesn’t directly have anything to do with burning fat or <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2182\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"GUT BAC\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" /></a>losing weight (I didn’t test), it’s solely about re-establishing GUT balance – before (sometimes) it’s too late.\r\nYou certainly have to be committed – but it is only for 4 days. The second day is perhaps the most challenging.\r\nA key benefit when returning to a “normal” lifestyle &amp; food choices, it allowed them to recognise the (negative) effect of (inflammatory) choices made on their health. This provided personal knowledge on what they should perhaps (attempt) to avoid most – even when under the pump.\r\n<blockquote>Eg – John returned to a simple bowl of pasta and ended up in the foetal position for ½ a day. Maybe the rice next time John.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Next week’s PAMPY’S POST – PART 2</strong>\r\nJim, John &amp; Reece dedicate 4 days to completely cleaning out their entire gut pathway.\r\n<blockquote><strong>1) Getting rid of all the rubbish with 4 distinct food choices (cleaning out toxins with food choices and exercising at their most optimum intensity), 2) putting out the fires with anti-inflammatory foods (7 must consume foods), and, 3) starting again at rebuilding sustainable “good” gut health balance (5 must consume foods in day 3&amp;4). Of course there is a list of absolutely non-negotiable foods to avoid (Days 1-4).</strong></blockquote>\r\nThey loaded up with food choices offering nutrients that heal, support, and prosper in their guts.\r\nI guess it’s learning how to counter-balance our 1st world lifestyle, while becoming a little more intuitive with your own body awareness.\r\n\r\nBP\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 18.15 - CASE STUDY PART 1 - BEER, STRESS, SLEEP DEP & GUT HEALTH','','inherit','closed','closed','','2177-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 00:19:55','2015-05-04 00:19:55','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2177-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2191,2,'2015-05-04 00:20:31','2015-05-04 00:20:31','&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Is it possible to balance continued wellness with fixed non-negotiable lifestyle challenges like stress, alcohol, reduced sleep and aging?</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h4><strong><a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/bc-b-b.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-2184  aligncenter\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/bc-b-b-300x148.jpg\" alt=\"bc b b\" width=\"302\" height=\"149\" /></a></strong></h4>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<h5><strong>It seems the health status of your GUT (or GIT - Gastro intestinal tract) may have the answer!</strong></h5>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOver the past 6 months, 3 clients (see below) have kindly allowed me to analyse and report on the status of their lifestyle, wellness, and importantly gut health.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><strong>Why?</strong>\r\nIf you designate a 4 DAY PERIOD (96 hours) to cleaning up, de-flaming, and re-building GUT health, <strong>can you</strong> avoid sickness and fatness while accepting your lifestyle involves, stress, alcohol, and sleep deprivation?</h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>THE CASE STUDY</strong>\r\n<blockquote>James Barnett (53ys), John Collinson (39Yrs), and Reece Stillman (46 yrs) lead the following and similar lifestyle: NOTE - <strong>Fixed non-negotiable aspects in bold</strong> – it’s just part of what they do!</blockquote>\r\n• Work more than 50+ wk, much of it under stress.\r\n• Work involves travelling – often varying time-zones and disrupted sleeping patterns.\r\n• EXPECTED to entertain clients 2-4/7 – this means consuming alcohol, often beer, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2179 size-full\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\" alt=\"beerrr\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>sometimes lots.\r\n• Often eat food prepared by others, and sometimes find themselves eating on the run – at airports, service stations, or vending machines.\r\n• Consume up to 3 coffee’s per day – and often entertain the idea of either an energy drink or pick up sweet.\r\n• Attempt to workout 2-3/7 – but would love more.\r\n• Believe low-fat food is in their health’s best interest.\r\n• Have bought a “Men’s Ultimate Health” pill pack more than once.\r\n• Often find themselves short of 35 hours of sleep Mon to Fri – quality sleep that is.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>And, while they all would like to remain free of sickness, live at their most comfortable weight, and maintain a happy demeanour, the result of their current lifestyle looks something similar to this (see below), but all equally recognise it could be A LOT WORSE without addressing the snowballing potential health risks:</strong></blockquote>\r\n• Have slowly gained around 0.5kgs per year beyond 35 yrs – but weight seems to fluctuate.\r\n• Complain of muscle and joint aches pains (usually for no defined reason) – back, knee, &amp; <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2187 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dia\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" /></a>foot pain heading the list.\r\n• Suffer from 3-4 colds or flu’s per year – with a real cracker around August.\r\n• Suffer periods of (5-10 days) serious tiredness (as in “I just feel fked”).\r\n• Decided on visiting their GP because they were experiencing a weird intermittent heart beat “thing” (“kinda racing a bit”)\r\n• Every now and then they’d get some of odd skin irritation – usually flaky in nature.\r\n• While LDL (bad) cholesterol is not in the high risk category it has been creeping up year to year.\r\n• While their blood pressure is not considered worth “medicating”, it does spike from time to time.\r\n• They often feel bloated – not only GI distress, but also represented with puffy eyes and reddish cheeks.\r\n• Monthly, they find themselves with brain fog – finding it challenging to concentrate – often leading towards poor decisions, or simply just not feeling themselves.\r\n• When finding themselves in this position “just not themselves” food choices, exercise habits &amp; temperament change behaviour – particularly emotionally.\r\n• One client was challenged with serious fluctuations (plummets) in sexual interest.\r\n\r\n<strong>So what then?</strong>\r\n<blockquote><em><strong>STEP 1 - </strong></em><strong>while many of these signs seem clear to me, I am not an expert in this field. So, I’ve sent them firstly to their GP and then to a reputable and distinguish Naturopath.</strong></blockquote>\r\n<strong>THE RESULT:</strong> while I won’t go into bio-chemistry detail in this post, each suffered from <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"222\" height=\"172\" /></a>a chronically inflamed GUT (see pic). Meaning: inflammation of both the stomach and more distinctly intestinal walls. “Good” gut bacteria counts were seriously low, toxin counts where elevated, and immune balance was compromised. One role of the GUT is to upload “good” nutrients from food. If efficiency of nutrient upload is compromised (inflamed and damaged walls), you could expect a drop in immune health (which could lead to sickness), a drop in energy (which could lead to weight gain), while a possible hormonal/ neurotransmitters imbalance – namely; cortisol/endorphins &amp; serotonin/ melatonin ratio’s. So while physical performance and wellness would seem clear (usually), it’s an emotional imbalance that equally could be compromised.\r\n\r\nEG: Inflammed gut lining\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut.jpg\"><img class=\" size-medium wp-image-2183 aligncenter\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"inlflamed gut\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" /></a>\r\n<strong>So what causes (GUT) inflammation?</strong>\r\nWhile stress, lack of quality sleep, and genetics can all play a significant role, it would seem the best way to counter-act GUT inflammation is with food choices.<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2188\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods-300x300.png\" alt=\"fast foods\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNow, as for my 3 clients, it is simply impractical for me to simply recommend; 1) Committed Stress Management strategies, 2) Eliminate socialising including alcohol, 3) make all your own meals, &amp; 4) be certain to nail 8 hours of quality sleep every night. This sh&amp;t ain’t happening!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>So what then?</strong>\r\n<blockquote><strong>Given lifestyle challenges (namely industrial food &amp; stress) – sh&amp;t that causes GUT inflammation, we designate a committed 4 DAY GUT CLEAN UP twice a year. 2/52 (hardly a big ask)</strong></blockquote>\r\nBasically, we clean out the rubbish – put out the fires – send in the re-building team - which – restores the GUT to it’s original settings. Thankfully our bodies are designed to heal – and after a designated period - it (usually) does. This process requires zero pills or potions.\r\nIt’s a GUT re-boot if you like. It doesn’t directly have anything to do with burning fat or <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2182\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"GUT BAC\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" /></a>losing weight (I didn’t test), it’s solely about re-establishing GUT balance – before (sometimes) it’s too late.\r\nYou certainly have to be committed – but it is only for 4 days. The second day is perhaps the most challenging.\r\nA key benefit when returning to a “normal” lifestyle &amp; food choices, it allowed them to recognise the (negative) effect of (inflammatory) choices made on their health. This provided personal knowledge on what they should perhaps (attempt) to avoid most – even when under the pump.\r\n<blockquote>Eg – John returned to a simple bowl of pasta and ended up in the foetal position for ½ a day. Maybe the rice next time John.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Next week’s PAMPY’S POST – PART 2</strong>\r\nJim, John &amp; Reece dedicate 4 days to completely cleaning out their entire gut pathway.\r\n<blockquote><strong>1) Getting rid of all the rubbish with 4 distinct food choices (cleaning out toxins with food choices and exercising at their most optimum intensity), 2) putting out the fires with anti-inflammatory foods (7 must consume foods), and, 3) starting again at rebuilding sustainable “good” gut health balance (5 must consume foods in day 3&amp;4). Of course there is a list of absolutely non-negotiable foods to avoid (Days 1-4).</strong></blockquote>\r\nThey loaded up with food choices offering nutrients that heal, support, and prosper in their guts.\r\nI guess it’s learning how to counter-balance our 1st world lifestyle, while becoming a little more intuitive with your own body awareness.\r\n\r\nBP\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 18.15 - CASE STUDY PART 1 - BEER, STRESS, SLEEP DEP & GUT HEALTH','','inherit','closed','closed','','2177-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 00:20:31','2015-05-04 00:20:31','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2177-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2192,2,'2015-05-04 00:24:56','2015-05-04 00:24:56','&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Is it possible to balance continued wellness with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">fixed non-negotiable lifestyle challenges</span> like stress, alcohol, reduced sleep and aging?</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>It seems the health status of your <span style=\"color: #993366;\">GUT (or GIT - Gastro intestinal tract)</span> may have the answer!</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOver the past 6 months, 3 clients (see below) have kindly allowed me to analyse and report <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/bc-b-b.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2184\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/bc-b-b-300x148.jpg\" alt=\"bc b b\" width=\"243\" height=\"120\" /></a>on the status of their lifestyle, wellness, and importantly gut health.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4></h4>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Why?</strong></span>\r\nIf you designate a <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 DAY PERIOD (96 hours)</span> to cleaning up, de-flaming, and re-building GUT health, <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>can you</strong></span> avoid sickness and fatness while accepting your lifestyle involves, stress, alcohol, and sleep deprivation?</h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>THE CASE STUDY</strong></span>\r\n<blockquote>James Barnett (53ys), John Collinson (39Yrs), and Reece Stillman (46 yrs) lead the following and similar lifestyle: NOTE - <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Fixed non-negotiable aspects in bold</strong></span> – it’s just part of what they do!</blockquote>\r\n• Work more than 50+ wk, much of it under stress.\r\n• Work involves travelling – often varying time-zones and disrupted sleeping patterns.\r\n• EXPECTED to entertain clients 2-4/7 – this means consuming alcohol, often beer, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2179 size-full\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\" alt=\"beerrr\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>sometimes lots.\r\n• Often eat food prepared by others, and sometimes find themselves eating on the run – at airports, service stations, or vending machines.\r\n• Consume up to 3 coffee’s per day – and often entertain the idea of either an energy drink or pick up sweet.\r\n• Attempt to workout 2-3/7 – but would love more.\r\n• Believe low-fat food is in their health’s best interest.\r\n• Have bought a “Men’s Ultimate Health” pill pack more than once.\r\n• Often find themselves short of 35 hours of sleep Mon to Fri – quality sleep that is.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>And, while they all would like to remain free of sickness, live at their most comfortable weight, and maintain a happy demeanour, the result of their current lifestyle looks something similar to this (see below), but all equally recognise it could be A LOT WORSE without addressing the snowballing potential health risks:</strong></blockquote>\r\n• Have slowly gained around 0.5kgs per year beyond 35 yrs – but weight seems to fluctuate.\r\n• Complain of muscle and joint aches pains (usually for no defined reason) – back, knee, &amp; <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2187 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dia\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" /></a>foot pain heading the list.\r\n• Suffer from 3-4 colds or flu’s per year – with a real cracker around August.\r\n• Suffer periods of (5-10 days) serious tiredness (as in “I just feel fked”).\r\n• Decided on visiting their GP because they were experiencing a weird intermittent heart beat “thing” (“kinda racing a bit”)\r\n• Every now and then they’d get some of odd skin irritation – usually flaky in nature.\r\n• While LDL (bad) cholesterol is not in the high risk category it has been creeping up year to year.\r\n• While their blood pressure is not considered worth “medicating”, it does spike from time to time.\r\n• They often feel bloated – not only GI distress, but also represented with puffy eyes and reddish cheeks.\r\n• Monthly, they find themselves with brain fog – finding it challenging to concentrate – often leading towards poor decisions, or simply just not feeling themselves.\r\n• When finding themselves in this position “just not themselves” food choices, exercise habits &amp; temperament change behaviour – particularly emotionally.\r\n• One client was challenged with serious fluctuations (plummets) in sexual interest.\r\n\r\n<strong>So what then?</strong>\r\n<blockquote><em><strong>STEP 1 - </strong></em><strong>while many of these signs seem clear to me, I am not an expert in this field. So, I’ve sent them firstly to their GP and then to a reputable and distinguish Naturopath.</strong></blockquote>\r\n<strong>THE RESULT:</strong> while I won’t go into bio-chemistry detail in this post, each suffered from <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"222\" height=\"172\" /></a>a chronically inflamed GUT (see pic). Meaning: inflammation of both the stomach and more distinctly intestinal walls. “Good” gut bacteria counts were seriously low, toxin counts where elevated, and immune balance was compromised. One role of the GUT is to upload “good” nutrients from food. If efficiency of nutrient upload is compromised (inflamed and damaged walls), you could expect a drop in immune health (which could lead to sickness), a drop in energy (which could lead to weight gain), while a possible hormonal/ neurotransmitters imbalance – namely; cortisol/endorphins &amp; serotonin/ melatonin ratio’s. So while physical performance and wellness would seem clear (usually), it’s an emotional imbalance that equally could be compromised.\r\n\r\nEG: Inflammed gut lining\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut.jpg\"><img class=\" size-medium wp-image-2183 aligncenter\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"inlflamed gut\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" /></a>\r\n<strong>So what causes (GUT) inflammation?</strong>\r\nWhile stress, lack of quality sleep, and genetics can all play a significant role, it would seem the best way to counter-act GUT inflammation is with food choices.<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2188\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods-300x300.png\" alt=\"fast foods\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNow, as for my 3 clients, it is simply impractical for me to simply recommend; 1) Committed Stress Management strategies, 2) Eliminate socialising including alcohol, 3) make all your own meals, &amp; 4) be certain to nail 8 hours of quality sleep every night. This sh&amp;t ain’t happening!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>So what then?</strong>\r\n<blockquote><strong>Given lifestyle challenges (namely industrial food &amp; stress) – sh&amp;t that causes GUT inflammation, we designate a committed 4 DAY GUT CLEAN UP twice a year. 2/52 (hardly a big ask)</strong></blockquote>\r\nBasically, we clean out the rubbish – put out the fires – send in the re-building team - which – restores the GUT to it’s original settings. Thankfully our bodies are designed to heal – and after a designated period - it (usually) does. This process requires zero pills or potions.\r\nIt’s a GUT re-boot if you like. It doesn’t directly have anything to do with burning fat or <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2182\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"GUT BAC\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" /></a>losing weight (I didn’t test), it’s solely about re-establishing GUT balance – before (sometimes) it’s too late.\r\nYou certainly have to be committed – but it is only for 4 days. The second day is perhaps the most challenging.\r\nA key benefit when returning to a “normal” lifestyle &amp; food choices, it allowed them to recognise the (negative) effect of (inflammatory) choices made on their health. This provided personal knowledge on what they should perhaps (attempt) to avoid most – even when under the pump.\r\n<blockquote>Eg – John returned to a simple bowl of pasta and ended up in the foetal position for ½ a day. Maybe the rice next time John.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Next week’s PAMPY’S POST – PART 2</strong>\r\nJim, John &amp; Reece dedicate 4 days to completely cleaning out their entire gut pathway.\r\n<blockquote><strong>1) Getting rid of all the rubbish with 4 distinct food choices (cleaning out toxins with food choices and exercising at their most optimum intensity), 2) putting out the fires with anti-inflammatory foods (7 must consume foods), and, 3) starting again at rebuilding sustainable “good” gut health balance (5 must consume foods in day 3&amp;4). Of course there is a list of absolutely non-negotiable foods to avoid (Days 1-4).</strong></blockquote>\r\nThey loaded up with food choices offering nutrients that heal, support, and prosper in their guts.\r\nI guess it’s learning how to counter-balance our 1st world lifestyle, while becoming a little more intuitive with your own body awareness.\r\n\r\nBP\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 18.15 - CASE STUDY PART 1 - BEER, STRESS, SLEEP DEP & GUT HEALTH','','inherit','closed','closed','','2177-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 00:24:56','2015-05-04 00:24:56','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2177-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2193,2,'2015-05-04 00:26:01','2015-05-04 00:26:01','&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Is it possible to balance continued wellness with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">fixed non-negotiable lifestyle challenges</span> like stress, alcohol, reduced sleep and aging?</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>It seems the health status of your <span style=\"color: #993366;\">GUT (or GIT - Gastro intestinal tract)</span> may have the answer!</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOver the past 6 months, 3 clients (see below) have kindly allowed me to analyse and report <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/bc-b-b.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2184\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/bc-b-b-300x148.jpg\" alt=\"bc b b\" width=\"243\" height=\"120\" /></a>on the status of their lifestyle, wellness, and importantly gut health.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4></h4>\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Why?</strong></span>\r\nIf you designate a <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 DAY PERIOD (96 hours)</span> to cleaning up, de-flaming, and re-building GUT health, <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>can you</strong></span> avoid sickness and fatness while accepting your lifestyle involves, stress, alcohol, and sleep deprivation?</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>THE CASE STUDY</strong></span>\r\n<blockquote>James Barnett (53ys), John Collinson (39Yrs), and Reece Stillman (46 yrs) lead the following and similar lifestyle: NOTE - <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Fixed non-negotiable aspects in bold</strong></span> – it’s just part of what they do!</blockquote>\r\n• Work more than 50+ wk, much of it under stress.\r\n• Work involves travelling – often varying time-zones and disrupted sleeping patterns.\r\n• EXPECTED to entertain clients 2-4/7 – this means consuming alcohol, often beer, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2179 size-full\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\" alt=\"beerrr\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>sometimes lots.\r\n• Often eat food prepared by others, and sometimes find themselves eating on the run – at airports, service stations, or vending machines.\r\n• Consume up to 3 coffee’s per day – and often entertain the idea of either an energy drink or pick up sweet.\r\n• Attempt to workout 2-3/7 – but would love more.\r\n• Believe low-fat food is in their health’s best interest.\r\n• Have bought a “Men’s Ultimate Health” pill pack more than once.\r\n• Often find themselves short of 35 hours of sleep Mon to Fri – quality sleep that is.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>And, while they all would like to remain free of sickness, live at their most comfortable weight, and maintain a happy demeanour, the result of their current lifestyle looks something similar to this (see below), but all equally recognise it could be A LOT WORSE without addressing the snowballing potential health risks:</strong></blockquote>\r\n• Have slowly gained around 0.5kgs per year beyond 35 yrs – but weight seems to fluctuate.\r\n• Complain of muscle and joint aches pains (usually for no defined reason) – back, knee, &amp; <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2187 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dia\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" /></a>foot pain heading the list.\r\n• Suffer from 3-4 colds or flu’s per year – with a real cracker around August.\r\n• Suffer periods of (5-10 days) serious tiredness (as in “I just feel fked”).\r\n• Decided on visiting their GP because they were experiencing a weird intermittent heart beat “thing” (“kinda racing a bit”)\r\n• Every now and then they’d get some of odd skin irritation – usually flaky in nature.\r\n• While LDL (bad) cholesterol is not in the high risk category it has been creeping up year to year.\r\n• While their blood pressure is not considered worth “medicating”, it does spike from time to time.\r\n• They often feel bloated – not only GI distress, but also represented with puffy eyes and reddish cheeks.\r\n• Monthly, they find themselves with brain fog – finding it challenging to concentrate – often leading towards poor decisions, or simply just not feeling themselves.\r\n• When finding themselves in this position “just not themselves” food choices, exercise habits &amp; temperament change behaviour – particularly emotionally.\r\n• One client was challenged with serious fluctuations (plummets) in sexual interest.\r\n\r\n<strong>So what then?</strong>\r\n<blockquote><em><strong>STEP 1 - </strong></em><strong>while many of these signs seem clear to me, I am not an expert in this field. So, I’ve sent them firstly to their GP and then to a reputable and distinguish Naturopath.</strong></blockquote>\r\n<strong>THE RESULT:</strong> while I won’t go into bio-chemistry detail in this post, each suffered from <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"222\" height=\"172\" /></a>a chronically inflamed GUT (see pic). Meaning: inflammation of both the stomach and more distinctly intestinal walls. “Good” gut bacteria counts were seriously low, toxin counts where elevated, and immune balance was compromised. One role of the GUT is to upload “good” nutrients from food. If efficiency of nutrient upload is compromised (inflamed and damaged walls), you could expect a drop in immune health (which could lead to sickness), a drop in energy (which could lead to weight gain), while a possible hormonal/ neurotransmitters imbalance – namely; cortisol/endorphins &amp; serotonin/ melatonin ratio’s. So while physical performance and wellness would seem clear (usually), it’s an emotional imbalance that equally could be compromised.\r\n\r\nEG: Inflammed gut lining\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut.jpg\"><img class=\" size-medium wp-image-2183 aligncenter\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"inlflamed gut\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" /></a>\r\n<strong>So what causes (GUT) inflammation?</strong>\r\nWhile stress, lack of quality sleep, and genetics can all play a significant role, it would seem the best way to counter-act GUT inflammation is with food choices.<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2188\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods-300x300.png\" alt=\"fast foods\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNow, as for my 3 clients, it is simply impractical for me to simply recommend; 1) Committed Stress Management strategies, 2) Eliminate socialising including alcohol, 3) make all your own meals, &amp; 4) be certain to nail 8 hours of quality sleep every night. This sh&amp;t ain’t happening!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>So what then?</strong>\r\n<blockquote><strong>Given lifestyle challenges (namely industrial food &amp; stress) – sh&amp;t that causes GUT inflammation, we designate a committed 4 DAY GUT CLEAN UP twice a year. 2/52 (hardly a big ask)</strong></blockquote>\r\nBasically, we clean out the rubbish – put out the fires – send in the re-building team - which – restores the GUT to it’s original settings. Thankfully our bodies are designed to heal – and after a designated period - it (usually) does. This process requires zero pills or potions.\r\nIt’s a GUT re-boot if you like. It doesn’t directly have anything to do with burning fat or <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2182\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"GUT BAC\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" /></a>losing weight (I didn’t test), it’s solely about re-establishing GUT balance – before (sometimes) it’s too late.\r\nYou certainly have to be committed – but it is only for 4 days. The second day is perhaps the most challenging.\r\nA key benefit when returning to a “normal” lifestyle &amp; food choices, it allowed them to recognise the (negative) effect of (inflammatory) choices made on their health. This provided personal knowledge on what they should perhaps (attempt) to avoid most – even when under the pump.\r\n<blockquote>Eg – John returned to a simple bowl of pasta and ended up in the foetal position for ½ a day. Maybe the rice next time John.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Next week’s PAMPY’S POST – PART 2</strong>\r\nJim, John &amp; Reece dedicate 4 days to completely cleaning out their entire gut pathway.\r\n<blockquote><strong>1) Getting rid of all the rubbish with 4 distinct food choices (cleaning out toxins with food choices and exercising at their most optimum intensity), 2) putting out the fires with anti-inflammatory foods (7 must consume foods), and, 3) starting again at rebuilding sustainable “good” gut health balance (5 must consume foods in day 3&amp;4). Of course there is a list of absolutely non-negotiable foods to avoid (Days 1-4).</strong></blockquote>\r\nThey loaded up with food choices offering nutrients that heal, support, and prosper in their guts.\r\nI guess it’s learning how to counter-balance our 1st world lifestyle, while becoming a little more intuitive with your own body awareness.\r\n\r\nBP\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 18.15 - CASE STUDY PART 1 - BEER, STRESS, SLEEP DEP & GUT HEALTH','','inherit','closed','closed','','2177-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 00:26:01','2015-05-04 00:26:01','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2177-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2194,2,'2015-05-04 00:27:07','2015-05-04 00:27:07','&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Is it possible to balance continued wellness with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">fixed non-negotiable lifestyle challenges</span> like stress, alcohol, reduced sleep and aging?</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>It seems the health status of your <span style=\"color: #993366;\">GUT (or GIT - Gastro intestinal tract)</span> may have the answer!</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/bc-b-b.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2184\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/bc-b-b-300x148.jpg\" alt=\"bc b b\" width=\"243\" height=\"120\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOver the past 6 months, 3 clients (see below) have kindly allowed me to analyse and report on the status of their lifestyle, wellness, and importantly gut health.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4></h4>\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Why?</strong></span>\r\nIf you designate a <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 DAY PERIOD (96 hours)</span> to cleaning up, de-flaming, and re-building GUT health, <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>can you</strong></span> avoid sickness and fatness while accepting your lifestyle involves, stress, alcohol, and sleep deprivation?</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>THE CASE STUDY</strong></span>\r\n<blockquote>James Barnett (53ys), John Collinson (39Yrs), and Reece Stillman (46 yrs) lead the following and similar lifestyle: NOTE - <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Fixed non-negotiable aspects in bold</strong></span> – it’s just part of what they do!</blockquote>\r\n• Work more than 50+ wk, much of it under stress.\r\n• Work involves travelling – often varying time-zones and disrupted sleeping patterns.\r\n• EXPECTED to entertain clients 2-4/7 – this means consuming alcohol, often beer, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2179 size-full\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\" alt=\"beerrr\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>sometimes lots.\r\n• Often eat food prepared by others, and sometimes find themselves eating on the run – at airports, service stations, or vending machines.\r\n• Consume up to 3 coffee’s per day – and often entertain the idea of either an energy drink or pick up sweet.\r\n• Attempt to workout 2-3/7 – but would love more.\r\n• Believe low-fat food is in their health’s best interest.\r\n• Have bought a “Men’s Ultimate Health” pill pack more than once.\r\n• Often find themselves short of 35 hours of sleep Mon to Fri – quality sleep that is.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>And, while they all would like to remain free of sickness, live at their most comfortable weight, and maintain a happy demeanour, the result of their current lifestyle looks something similar to this (see below), but all equally recognise it could be A LOT WORSE without addressing the snowballing potential health risks:</strong></blockquote>\r\n• Have slowly gained around 0.5kgs per year beyond 35 yrs – but weight seems to fluctuate.\r\n• Complain of muscle and joint aches pains (usually for no defined reason) – back, knee, &amp; <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2187 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dia\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" /></a>foot pain heading the list.\r\n• Suffer from 3-4 colds or flu’s per year – with a real cracker around August.\r\n• Suffer periods of (5-10 days) serious tiredness (as in “I just feel fked”).\r\n• Decided on visiting their GP because they were experiencing a weird intermittent heart beat “thing” (“kinda racing a bit”)\r\n• Every now and then they’d get some of odd skin irritation – usually flaky in nature.\r\n• While LDL (bad) cholesterol is not in the high risk category it has been creeping up year to year.\r\n• While their blood pressure is not considered worth “medicating”, it does spike from time to time.\r\n• They often feel bloated – not only GI distress, but also represented with puffy eyes and reddish cheeks.\r\n• Monthly, they find themselves with brain fog – finding it challenging to concentrate – often leading towards poor decisions, or simply just not feeling themselves.\r\n• When finding themselves in this position “just not themselves” food choices, exercise habits &amp; temperament change behaviour – particularly emotionally.\r\n• One client was challenged with serious fluctuations (plummets) in sexual interest.\r\n\r\n<strong>So what then?</strong>\r\n<blockquote><em><strong>STEP 1 - </strong></em><strong>while many of these signs seem clear to me, I am not an expert in this field. So, I’ve sent them firstly to their GP and then to a reputable and distinguish Naturopath.</strong></blockquote>\r\n<strong>THE RESULT:</strong> while I won’t go into bio-chemistry detail in this post, each suffered from <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"222\" height=\"172\" /></a>a chronically inflamed GUT (see pic). Meaning: inflammation of both the stomach and more distinctly intestinal walls. “Good” gut bacteria counts were seriously low, toxin counts where elevated, and immune balance was compromised. One role of the GUT is to upload “good” nutrients from food. If efficiency of nutrient upload is compromised (inflamed and damaged walls), you could expect a drop in immune health (which could lead to sickness), a drop in energy (which could lead to weight gain), while a possible hormonal/ neurotransmitters imbalance – namely; cortisol/endorphins &amp; serotonin/ melatonin ratio’s. So while physical performance and wellness would seem clear (usually), it’s an emotional imbalance that equally could be compromised.\r\n\r\nEG: Inflammed gut lining\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut.jpg\"><img class=\" size-medium wp-image-2183 aligncenter\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"inlflamed gut\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" /></a>\r\n<strong>So what causes (GUT) inflammation?</strong>\r\nWhile stress, lack of quality sleep, and genetics can all play a significant role, it would seem the best way to counter-act GUT inflammation is with food choices.<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2188\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods-300x300.png\" alt=\"fast foods\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNow, as for my 3 clients, it is simply impractical for me to simply recommend; 1) Committed Stress Management strategies, 2) Eliminate socialising including alcohol, 3) make all your own meals, &amp; 4) be certain to nail 8 hours of quality sleep every night. This sh&amp;t ain’t happening!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>So what then?</strong>\r\n<blockquote><strong>Given lifestyle challenges (namely industrial food &amp; stress) – sh&amp;t that causes GUT inflammation, we designate a committed 4 DAY GUT CLEAN UP twice a year. 2/52 (hardly a big ask)</strong></blockquote>\r\nBasically, we clean out the rubbish – put out the fires – send in the re-building team - which – restores the GUT to it’s original settings. Thankfully our bodies are designed to heal – and after a designated period - it (usually) does. This process requires zero pills or potions.\r\nIt’s a GUT re-boot if you like. It doesn’t directly have anything to do with burning fat or <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2182\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"GUT BAC\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" /></a>losing weight (I didn’t test), it’s solely about re-establishing GUT balance – before (sometimes) it’s too late.\r\nYou certainly have to be committed – but it is only for 4 days. The second day is perhaps the most challenging.\r\nA key benefit when returning to a “normal” lifestyle &amp; food choices, it allowed them to recognise the (negative) effect of (inflammatory) choices made on their health. This provided personal knowledge on what they should perhaps (attempt) to avoid most – even when under the pump.\r\n<blockquote>Eg – John returned to a simple bowl of pasta and ended up in the foetal position for ½ a day. Maybe the rice next time John.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Next week’s PAMPY’S POST – PART 2</strong>\r\nJim, John &amp; Reece dedicate 4 days to completely cleaning out their entire gut pathway.\r\n<blockquote><strong>1) Getting rid of all the rubbish with 4 distinct food choices (cleaning out toxins with food choices and exercising at their most optimum intensity), 2) putting out the fires with anti-inflammatory foods (7 must consume foods), and, 3) starting again at rebuilding sustainable “good” gut health balance (5 must consume foods in day 3&amp;4). Of course there is a list of absolutely non-negotiable foods to avoid (Days 1-4).</strong></blockquote>\r\nThey loaded up with food choices offering nutrients that heal, support, and prosper in their guts.\r\nI guess it’s learning how to counter-balance our 1st world lifestyle, while becoming a little more intuitive with your own body awareness.\r\n\r\nBP\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 18.15 - CASE STUDY PART 1 - BEER, STRESS, SLEEP DEP & GUT HEALTH','','inherit','closed','closed','','2177-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 00:27:07','2015-05-04 00:27:07','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2177-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2196,2,'2015-05-04 00:29:19','2015-05-04 00:29:19','&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Is it possible to balance continued wellness with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">fixed non-negotiable lifestyle challenges</span> like stress, alcohol, reduced sleep and aging?</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>It seems the health status of your <span style=\"color: #993366;\">GUT (or GIT - Gastro intestinal tract)</span> may have the answer!</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/bc-b-b.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2184\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/bc-b-b-300x148.jpg\" alt=\"bc b b\" width=\"243\" height=\"120\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOver the past 6 months, 3 clients (see below) have kindly allowed me to analyse and report on the status of their lifestyle, wellness, and importantly gut health.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Why?</strong></span></em>\r\n<em> If you designate a <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 DAY PERIOD (96 hours)</span> to cleaning up, de-flaming, and re-building GUT health, <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>can you</strong></span> avoid sickness and fatness while accepting your lifestyle involves, stress, alcohol, and sleep deprivation?</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>THE CASE STUDY</strong></span>\r\n\r\nJames Barnett (53ys), John Collinson (39Yrs), and Reece Stillman (46 yrs) lead the following and similar lifestyle: NOTE - <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Fixed non-negotiable aspects in bold</strong></span> – it’s just part of what they do!\r\n\r\n• Work more than 50+ wk, much of it under stress.\r\n• Work involves travelling – often varying time-zones and disrupted sleeping patterns.\r\n• EXPECTED to entertain clients 2-4/7 – this means consuming alcohol, often beer, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2179 size-full\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\" alt=\"beerrr\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>sometimes lots.\r\n• Often eat food prepared by others, and sometimes find themselves eating on the run – at airports, service stations, or vending machines.\r\n• Consume up to 3 coffee’s per day – and often entertain the idea of either an energy drink or pick up sweet.\r\n• Attempt to workout 2-3/7 – but would love more.\r\n• Believe low-fat food is in their health’s best interest.\r\n• Have bought a “Men’s Ultimate Health” pill pack more than once.\r\n• Often find themselves short of 35 hours of sleep Mon to Fri – quality sleep that is.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>And, while they all would like to remain free of sickness, live at their most comfortable weight, and maintain a happy demeanour, the result of their current lifestyle looks something similar to this (see below), but all equally recognise it could be A LOT WORSE without addressing the snowballing potential health risks:</strong></blockquote>\r\n• Have slowly gained around 0.5kgs per year beyond 35 yrs – but weight seems to fluctuate.\r\n• Complain of muscle and joint aches pains (usually for no defined reason) – back, knee, &amp; <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2187 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dia\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" /></a>foot pain heading the list.\r\n• Suffer from 3-4 colds or flu’s per year – with a real cracker around August.\r\n• Suffer periods of (5-10 days) serious tiredness (as in “I just feel fked”).\r\n• Decided on visiting their GP because they were experiencing a weird intermittent heart beat “thing” (“kinda racing a bit”)\r\n• Every now and then they’d get some of odd skin irritation – usually flaky in nature.\r\n• While LDL (bad) cholesterol is not in the high risk category it has been creeping up year to year.\r\n• While their blood pressure is not considered worth “medicating”, it does spike from time to time.\r\n• They often feel bloated – not only GI distress, but also represented with puffy eyes and reddish cheeks.\r\n• Monthly, they find themselves with brain fog – finding it challenging to concentrate – often leading towards poor decisions, or simply just not feeling themselves.\r\n• When finding themselves in this position “just not themselves” food choices, exercise habits &amp; temperament change behaviour – particularly emotionally.\r\n• One client was challenged with serious fluctuations (plummets) in sexual interest.\r\n\r\n<strong>So what then?</strong>\r\n<blockquote><em><strong>STEP 1 - </strong></em><strong>while many of these signs seem clear to me, I am not an expert in this field. So, I’ve sent them firstly to their GP and then to a reputable and distinguish Naturopath.</strong></blockquote>\r\n<strong>THE RESULT:</strong> while I won’t go into bio-chemistry detail in this post, each suffered from <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"222\" height=\"172\" /></a>a chronically inflamed GUT (see pic). Meaning: inflammation of both the stomach and more distinctly intestinal walls. “Good” gut bacteria counts were seriously low, toxin counts where elevated, and immune balance was compromised. One role of the GUT is to upload “good” nutrients from food. If efficiency of nutrient upload is compromised (inflamed and damaged walls), you could expect a drop in immune health (which could lead to sickness), a drop in energy (which could lead to weight gain), while a possible hormonal/ neurotransmitters imbalance – namely; cortisol/endorphins &amp; serotonin/ melatonin ratio’s. So while physical performance and wellness would seem clear (usually), it’s an emotional imbalance that equally could be compromised.\r\n\r\nEG: Inflammed gut lining\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut.jpg\"><img class=\" size-medium wp-image-2183 aligncenter\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"inlflamed gut\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" /></a>\r\n<strong>So what causes (GUT) inflammation?</strong>\r\nWhile stress, lack of quality sleep, and genetics can all play a significant role, it would seem the best way to counter-act GUT inflammation is with food choices.<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2188\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods-300x300.png\" alt=\"fast foods\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNow, as for my 3 clients, it is simply impractical for me to simply recommend; 1) Committed Stress Management strategies, 2) Eliminate socialising including alcohol, 3) make all your own meals, &amp; 4) be certain to nail 8 hours of quality sleep every night. This sh&amp;t ain’t happening!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>So what then?</strong>\r\n<blockquote><strong>Given lifestyle challenges (namely industrial food &amp; stress) – sh&amp;t that causes GUT inflammation, we designate a committed 4 DAY GUT CLEAN UP twice a year. 2/52 (hardly a big ask)</strong></blockquote>\r\nBasically, we clean out the rubbish – put out the fires – send in the re-building team - which – restores the GUT to it’s original settings. Thankfully our bodies are designed to heal – and after a designated period - it (usually) does. This process requires zero pills or potions.\r\nIt’s a GUT re-boot if you like. It doesn’t directly have anything to do with burning fat or <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2182\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"GUT BAC\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" /></a>losing weight (I didn’t test), it’s solely about re-establishing GUT balance – before (sometimes) it’s too late.\r\nYou certainly have to be committed – but it is only for 4 days. The second day is perhaps the most challenging.\r\nA key benefit when returning to a “normal” lifestyle &amp; food choices, it allowed them to recognise the (negative) effect of (inflammatory) choices made on their health. This provided personal knowledge on what they should perhaps (attempt) to avoid most – even when under the pump.\r\n<blockquote>Eg – John returned to a simple bowl of pasta and ended up in the foetal position for ½ a day. Maybe the rice next time John.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Next week’s PAMPY’S POST – PART 2</strong>\r\nJim, John &amp; Reece dedicate 4 days to completely cleaning out their entire gut pathway.\r\n<blockquote><strong>1) Getting rid of all the rubbish with 4 distinct food choices (cleaning out toxins with food choices and exercising at their most optimum intensity), 2) putting out the fires with anti-inflammatory foods (7 must consume foods), and, 3) starting again at rebuilding sustainable “good” gut health balance (5 must consume foods in day 3&amp;4). Of course there is a list of absolutely non-negotiable foods to avoid (Days 1-4).</strong></blockquote>\r\nThey loaded up with food choices offering nutrients that heal, support, and prosper in their guts.\r\nI guess it’s learning how to counter-balance our 1st world lifestyle, while becoming a little more intuitive with your own body awareness.\r\n\r\nBP\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 18.15 - CASE STUDY PART 1 - BEER, STRESS, SLEEP DEP & GUT HEALTH','','inherit','closed','closed','','2177-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 00:29:19','2015-05-04 00:29:19','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2177-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2195,2,'2015-05-04 00:28:23','2015-05-04 00:28:23','&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Is it possible to balance continued wellness with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">fixed non-negotiable lifestyle challenges</span> like stress, alcohol, reduced sleep and aging?</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>It seems the health status of your <span style=\"color: #993366;\">GUT (or GIT - Gastro intestinal tract)</span> may have the answer!</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/bc-b-b.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2184\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/bc-b-b-300x148.jpg\" alt=\"bc b b\" width=\"243\" height=\"120\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOver the past 6 months, 3 clients (see below) have kindly allowed me to analyse and report on the status of their lifestyle, wellness, and importantly gut health.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4></h4>\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Why?</strong></span></em>\r\n<em> If you designate a <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 DAY PERIOD (96 hours)</span> to cleaning up, de-flaming, and re-building GUT health, <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>can you</strong></span> avoid sickness and fatness while accepting your lifestyle involves, stress, alcohol, and sleep deprivation?</em></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>THE CASE STUDY</strong></span>\r\n<blockquote>James Barnett (53ys), John Collinson (39Yrs), and Reece Stillman (46 yrs) lead the following and similar lifestyle: NOTE - <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Fixed non-negotiable aspects in bold</strong></span> – it’s just part of what they do!</blockquote>\r\n• Work more than 50+ wk, much of it under stress.\r\n• Work involves travelling – often varying time-zones and disrupted sleeping patterns.\r\n• EXPECTED to entertain clients 2-4/7 – this means consuming alcohol, often beer, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2179 size-full\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\" alt=\"beerrr\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>sometimes lots.\r\n• Often eat food prepared by others, and sometimes find themselves eating on the run – at airports, service stations, or vending machines.\r\n• Consume up to 3 coffee’s per day – and often entertain the idea of either an energy drink or pick up sweet.\r\n• Attempt to workout 2-3/7 – but would love more.\r\n• Believe low-fat food is in their health’s best interest.\r\n• Have bought a “Men’s Ultimate Health” pill pack more than once.\r\n• Often find themselves short of 35 hours of sleep Mon to Fri – quality sleep that is.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>And, while they all would like to remain free of sickness, live at their most comfortable weight, and maintain a happy demeanour, the result of their current lifestyle looks something similar to this (see below), but all equally recognise it could be A LOT WORSE without addressing the snowballing potential health risks:</strong></blockquote>\r\n• Have slowly gained around 0.5kgs per year beyond 35 yrs – but weight seems to fluctuate.\r\n• Complain of muscle and joint aches pains (usually for no defined reason) – back, knee, &amp; <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2187 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dia\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" /></a>foot pain heading the list.\r\n• Suffer from 3-4 colds or flu’s per year – with a real cracker around August.\r\n• Suffer periods of (5-10 days) serious tiredness (as in “I just feel fked”).\r\n• Decided on visiting their GP because they were experiencing a weird intermittent heart beat “thing” (“kinda racing a bit”)\r\n• Every now and then they’d get some of odd skin irritation – usually flaky in nature.\r\n• While LDL (bad) cholesterol is not in the high risk category it has been creeping up year to year.\r\n• While their blood pressure is not considered worth “medicating”, it does spike from time to time.\r\n• They often feel bloated – not only GI distress, but also represented with puffy eyes and reddish cheeks.\r\n• Monthly, they find themselves with brain fog – finding it challenging to concentrate – often leading towards poor decisions, or simply just not feeling themselves.\r\n• When finding themselves in this position “just not themselves” food choices, exercise habits &amp; temperament change behaviour – particularly emotionally.\r\n• One client was challenged with serious fluctuations (plummets) in sexual interest.\r\n\r\n<strong>So what then?</strong>\r\n<blockquote><em><strong>STEP 1 - </strong></em><strong>while many of these signs seem clear to me, I am not an expert in this field. So, I’ve sent them firstly to their GP and then to a reputable and distinguish Naturopath.</strong></blockquote>\r\n<strong>THE RESULT:</strong> while I won’t go into bio-chemistry detail in this post, each suffered from <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"222\" height=\"172\" /></a>a chronically inflamed GUT (see pic). Meaning: inflammation of both the stomach and more distinctly intestinal walls. “Good” gut bacteria counts were seriously low, toxin counts where elevated, and immune balance was compromised. One role of the GUT is to upload “good” nutrients from food. If efficiency of nutrient upload is compromised (inflamed and damaged walls), you could expect a drop in immune health (which could lead to sickness), a drop in energy (which could lead to weight gain), while a possible hormonal/ neurotransmitters imbalance – namely; cortisol/endorphins &amp; serotonin/ melatonin ratio’s. So while physical performance and wellness would seem clear (usually), it’s an emotional imbalance that equally could be compromised.\r\n\r\nEG: Inflammed gut lining\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut.jpg\"><img class=\" size-medium wp-image-2183 aligncenter\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"inlflamed gut\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" /></a>\r\n<strong>So what causes (GUT) inflammation?</strong>\r\nWhile stress, lack of quality sleep, and genetics can all play a significant role, it would seem the best way to counter-act GUT inflammation is with food choices.<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2188\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods-300x300.png\" alt=\"fast foods\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNow, as for my 3 clients, it is simply impractical for me to simply recommend; 1) Committed Stress Management strategies, 2) Eliminate socialising including alcohol, 3) make all your own meals, &amp; 4) be certain to nail 8 hours of quality sleep every night. This sh&amp;t ain’t happening!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>So what then?</strong>\r\n<blockquote><strong>Given lifestyle challenges (namely industrial food &amp; stress) – sh&amp;t that causes GUT inflammation, we designate a committed 4 DAY GUT CLEAN UP twice a year. 2/52 (hardly a big ask)</strong></blockquote>\r\nBasically, we clean out the rubbish – put out the fires – send in the re-building team - which – restores the GUT to it’s original settings. Thankfully our bodies are designed to heal – and after a designated period - it (usually) does. This process requires zero pills or potions.\r\nIt’s a GUT re-boot if you like. It doesn’t directly have anything to do with burning fat or <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2182\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"GUT BAC\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" /></a>losing weight (I didn’t test), it’s solely about re-establishing GUT balance – before (sometimes) it’s too late.\r\nYou certainly have to be committed – but it is only for 4 days. The second day is perhaps the most challenging.\r\nA key benefit when returning to a “normal” lifestyle &amp; food choices, it allowed them to recognise the (negative) effect of (inflammatory) choices made on their health. This provided personal knowledge on what they should perhaps (attempt) to avoid most – even when under the pump.\r\n<blockquote>Eg – John returned to a simple bowl of pasta and ended up in the foetal position for ½ a day. Maybe the rice next time John.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Next week’s PAMPY’S POST – PART 2</strong>\r\nJim, John &amp; Reece dedicate 4 days to completely cleaning out their entire gut pathway.\r\n<blockquote><strong>1) Getting rid of all the rubbish with 4 distinct food choices (cleaning out toxins with food choices and exercising at their most optimum intensity), 2) putting out the fires with anti-inflammatory foods (7 must consume foods), and, 3) starting again at rebuilding sustainable “good” gut health balance (5 must consume foods in day 3&amp;4). Of course there is a list of absolutely non-negotiable foods to avoid (Days 1-4).</strong></blockquote>\r\nThey loaded up with food choices offering nutrients that heal, support, and prosper in their guts.\r\nI guess it’s learning how to counter-balance our 1st world lifestyle, while becoming a little more intuitive with your own body awareness.\r\n\r\nBP\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 18.15 - CASE STUDY PART 1 - BEER, STRESS, SLEEP DEP & GUT HEALTH','','inherit','closed','closed','','2177-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 00:28:23','2015-05-04 00:28:23','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2177-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2197,2,'2015-05-04 00:30:53','2015-05-04 00:30:53','&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Is it possible to balance continued wellness with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">fixed non-negotiable lifestyle challenges</span> like stress, alcohol, reduced sleep and aging?</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>It seems the health status of your <span style=\"color: #993366;\">GUT (or GIT <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"198\" height=\"153\" /></a>- Gastro intestinal tract)</span> may have the answer!</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOver the past 6 months, 3 clients (see below) have kindly allowed me to analyse and report on the status of their lifestyle, wellness, and importantly gut health.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Why?</strong></span></em>\r\n<em> If you designate a <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 DAY PERIOD (96 hours)</span> to cleaning up, de-flaming, and re-building GUT health, <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>can you</strong></span> avoid sickness and fatness while accepting your lifestyle involves, stress, alcohol, and sleep deprivation?</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>THE CASE STUDY</strong></span>\r\n\r\nJames Barnett (53ys), John Collinson (39Yrs), and Reece Stillman (46 yrs) lead the following and similar lifestyle: NOTE - <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Fixed non-negotiable aspects in bold</strong></span> – it’s just part of what they do!\r\n\r\n• Work more than 50+ wk, much of it under stress.\r\n• Work involves travelling – often varying time-zones and disrupted sleeping patterns.\r\n• EXPECTED to entertain clients 2-4/7 – this means consuming alcohol, often beer, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2179 size-full\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\" alt=\"beerrr\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>sometimes lots.\r\n• Often eat food prepared by others, and sometimes find themselves eating on the run – at airports, service stations, or vending machines.\r\n• Consume up to 3 coffee’s per day – and often entertain the idea of either an energy drink or pick up sweet.\r\n• Attempt to workout 2-3/7 – but would love more.\r\n• Believe low-fat food is in their health’s best interest.\r\n• Have bought a “Men’s Ultimate Health” pill pack more than once.\r\n• Often find themselves short of 35 hours of sleep Mon to Fri – quality sleep that is.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>And, while they all would like to remain free of sickness, live at their most comfortable weight, and maintain a happy demeanour, the result of their current lifestyle looks something similar to this (see below), but all equally recognise it could be A LOT WORSE without addressing the snowballing potential health risks:</strong></blockquote>\r\n• Have slowly gained around 0.5kgs per year beyond 35 yrs – but weight seems to fluctuate.\r\n• Complain of muscle and joint aches pains (usually for no defined reason) – back, knee, &amp; <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2187 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dia\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" /></a>foot pain heading the list.\r\n• Suffer from 3-4 colds or flu’s per year – with a real cracker around August.\r\n• Suffer periods of (5-10 days) serious tiredness (as in “I just feel fked”).\r\n• Decided on visiting their GP because they were experiencing a weird intermittent heart beat “thing” (“kinda racing a bit”)\r\n• Every now and then they’d get some of odd skin irritation – usually flaky in nature.\r\n• While LDL (bad) cholesterol is not in the high risk category it has been creeping up year to year.\r\n• While their blood pressure is not considered worth “medicating”, it does spike from time to time.\r\n• They often feel bloated – not only GI distress, but also represented with puffy eyes and reddish cheeks.\r\n• Monthly, they find themselves with brain fog – finding it challenging to concentrate – often leading towards poor decisions, or simply just not feeling themselves.\r\n• When finding themselves in this position “just not themselves” food choices, exercise habits &amp; temperament change behaviour – particularly emotionally.\r\n• One client was challenged with serious fluctuations (plummets) in sexual interest.\r\n\r\n<strong>So what then?</strong>\r\n<blockquote><em><strong>STEP 1 - </strong></em><strong>while many of these signs seem clear to me, I am not an expert in this field. So, I’ve sent them firstly to their GP and then to a reputable and distinguish Naturopath.</strong></blockquote>\r\n<strong>THE RESULT:</strong> while I won’t go into bio-chemistry detail in this post, each suffered from <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"222\" height=\"172\" /></a>a chronically inflamed GUT (see pic). Meaning: inflammation of both the stomach and more distinctly intestinal walls. “Good” gut bacteria counts were seriously low, toxin counts where elevated, and immune balance was compromised. One role of the GUT is to upload “good” nutrients from food. If efficiency of nutrient upload is compromised (inflamed and damaged walls), you could expect a drop in immune health (which could lead to sickness), a drop in energy (which could lead to weight gain), while a possible hormonal/ neurotransmitters imbalance – namely; cortisol/endorphins &amp; serotonin/ melatonin ratio’s. So while physical performance and wellness would seem clear (usually), it’s an emotional imbalance that equally could be compromised.\r\n\r\nEG: Inflammed gut lining\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut.jpg\"><img class=\" size-medium wp-image-2183 aligncenter\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"inlflamed gut\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" /></a>\r\n<strong>So what causes (GUT) inflammation?</strong>\r\nWhile stress, lack of quality sleep, and genetics can all play a significant role, it would seem the best way to counter-act GUT inflammation is with food choices.<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2188\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods-300x300.png\" alt=\"fast foods\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNow, as for my 3 clients, it is simply impractical for me to simply recommend; 1) Committed Stress Management strategies, 2) Eliminate socialising including alcohol, 3) make all your own meals, &amp; 4) be certain to nail 8 hours of quality sleep every night. This sh&amp;t ain’t happening!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>So what then?</strong>\r\n<blockquote><strong>Given lifestyle challenges (namely industrial food &amp; stress) – sh&amp;t that causes GUT inflammation, we designate a committed 4 DAY GUT CLEAN UP twice a year. 2/52 (hardly a big ask)</strong></blockquote>\r\nBasically, we clean out the rubbish – put out the fires – send in the re-building team - which – restores the GUT to it’s original settings. Thankfully our bodies are designed to heal – and after a designated period - it (usually) does. This process requires zero pills or potions.\r\nIt’s a GUT re-boot if you like. It doesn’t directly have anything to do with burning fat or <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2182\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"GUT BAC\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" /></a>losing weight (I didn’t test), it’s solely about re-establishing GUT balance – before (sometimes) it’s too late.\r\nYou certainly have to be committed – but it is only for 4 days. The second day is perhaps the most challenging.\r\nA key benefit when returning to a “normal” lifestyle &amp; food choices, it allowed them to recognise the (negative) effect of (inflammatory) choices made on their health. This provided personal knowledge on what they should perhaps (attempt) to avoid most – even when under the pump.\r\n<blockquote>Eg – John returned to a simple bowl of pasta and ended up in the foetal position for ½ a day. Maybe the rice next time John.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Next week’s PAMPY’S POST – PART 2</strong>\r\nJim, John &amp; Reece dedicate 4 days to completely cleaning out their entire gut pathway.\r\n<blockquote><strong>1) Getting rid of all the rubbish with 4 distinct food choices (cleaning out toxins with food choices and exercising at their most optimum intensity), 2) putting out the fires with anti-inflammatory foods (7 must consume foods), and, 3) starting again at rebuilding sustainable “good” gut health balance (5 must consume foods in day 3&amp;4). Of course there is a list of absolutely non-negotiable foods to avoid (Days 1-4).</strong></blockquote>\r\nThey loaded up with food choices offering nutrients that heal, support, and prosper in their guts.\r\nI guess it’s learning how to counter-balance our 1st world lifestyle, while becoming a little more intuitive with your own body awareness.\r\n\r\nBP\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 18.15 - CASE STUDY PART 1 - BEER, STRESS, SLEEP DEP & GUT HEALTH','','inherit','closed','closed','','2177-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 00:30:53','2015-05-04 00:30:53','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2177-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2198,2,'2015-05-04 00:33:22','2015-05-04 00:33:22','&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Is it possible to balance continued wellness with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">fixed non-negotiable lifestyle challenges</span> like stress, alcohol, reduced sleep and aging?</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>It seems the health status of your <span style=\"color: #993366;\">GUT (or GIT <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"198\" height=\"153\" /></a>- Gastro intestinal tract)</span> may have the answer!</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>The Case Study</strong></em></span>\r\n\r\nOver the past 6 months, 3 clients (see below) have kindly allowed me to analyse and report on the status of their lifestyle, wellness, and importantly gut health.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>Why?</strong></em></span>\r\n<em> If you designate a <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 DAY PERIOD (96 hours)</span> to cleaning up, de-flaming, and re-building GUT health, <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>can you</strong></span> avoid sickness and fatness while accepting your lifestyle involves, stress, alcohol, and sleep deprivation?</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>We begin</em></span>\r\n</strong></span>\r\n\r\nJames Barnett (53ys), John Collinson (39Yrs), and Reece Stillman (46 yrs) lead the following and similar lifestyle: NOTE - <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Fixed non-negotiable aspects in bold</strong></span> – it’s just part of what they do!\r\n\r\n• Work more than 50+ wk, much of it under stress.\r\n• Work involves travelling – often varying time-zones and disrupted sleeping patterns.\r\n• EXPECTED to entertain clients 2-4/7 – this means consuming alcohol, often beer, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2179 size-full\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\" alt=\"beerrr\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>sometimes lots.\r\n• Often eat food prepared by others, and sometimes find themselves eating on the run – at airports, service stations, or vending machines.\r\n• Consume up to 3 coffee’s per day – and often entertain the idea of either an energy drink or pick up sweet.\r\n• Attempt to workout 2-3/7 – but would love more.\r\n• Believe low-fat food is in their health’s best interest.\r\n• Have bought a “Men’s Ultimate Health” pill pack more than once.\r\n• Often find themselves short of 35 hours of sleep Mon to Fri – quality sleep that is.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>And, while they all would like to remain free of sickness, live at their most comfortable weight, and maintain a happy demeanour, the result of their current lifestyle looks something similar to this (see below), but all equally recognise it could be A LOT WORSE without addressing the snowballing potential health risks:</strong></blockquote>\r\n• Have slowly gained around 0.5kgs per year beyond 35 yrs – but weight seems to fluctuate.\r\n• Complain of muscle and joint aches pains (usually for no defined reason) – back, knee, &amp; <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2187 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dia\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" /></a>foot pain heading the list.\r\n• Suffer from 3-4 colds or flu’s per year – with a real cracker around August.\r\n• Suffer periods of (5-10 days) serious tiredness (as in “I just feel fked”).\r\n• Decided on visiting their GP because they were experiencing a weird intermittent heart beat “thing” (“kinda racing a bit”)\r\n• Every now and then they’d get some of odd skin irritation – usually flaky in nature.\r\n• While LDL (bad) cholesterol is not in the high risk category it has been creeping up year to year.\r\n• While their blood pressure is not considered worth “medicating”, it does spike from time to time.\r\n• They often feel bloated – not only GI distress, but also represented with puffy eyes and reddish cheeks.\r\n• Monthly, they find themselves with brain fog – finding it challenging to concentrate – often leading towards poor decisions, or simply just not feeling themselves.\r\n• When finding themselves in this position “just not themselves” food choices, exercise habits &amp; temperament change behaviour – particularly emotionally.\r\n• One client was challenged with serious fluctuations (plummets) in sexual interest.\r\n\r\n<strong>So what then?</strong>\r\n<blockquote><em><strong>STEP 1 - </strong></em><strong>while many of these signs seem clear to me, I am not an expert in this field. So, I’ve sent them firstly to their GP and then to a reputable and distinguish Naturopath.</strong></blockquote>\r\n<strong>THE RESULT:</strong> while I won’t go into bio-chemistry detail in this post, each suffered from <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"222\" height=\"172\" /></a>a chronically inflamed GUT (see pic). Meaning: inflammation of both the stomach and more distinctly intestinal walls. “Good” gut bacteria counts were seriously low, toxin counts where elevated, and immune balance was compromised. One role of the GUT is to upload “good” nutrients from food. If efficiency of nutrient upload is compromised (inflamed and damaged walls), you could expect a drop in immune health (which could lead to sickness), a drop in energy (which could lead to weight gain), while a possible hormonal/ neurotransmitters imbalance – namely; cortisol/endorphins &amp; serotonin/ melatonin ratio’s. So while physical performance and wellness would seem clear (usually), it’s an emotional imbalance that equally could be compromised.\r\n\r\nEG: Inflammed gut lining\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut.jpg\"><img class=\" size-medium wp-image-2183 aligncenter\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"inlflamed gut\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" /></a>\r\n<strong>So what causes (GUT) inflammation?</strong>\r\nWhile stress, lack of quality sleep, and genetics can all play a significant role, it would seem the best way to counter-act GUT inflammation is with food choices.<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2188\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods-300x300.png\" alt=\"fast foods\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNow, as for my 3 clients, it is simply impractical for me to simply recommend; 1) Committed Stress Management strategies, 2) Eliminate socialising including alcohol, 3) make all your own meals, &amp; 4) be certain to nail 8 hours of quality sleep every night. This sh&amp;t ain’t happening!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>So what then?</strong>\r\n<blockquote><strong>Given lifestyle challenges (namely industrial food &amp; stress) – sh&amp;t that causes GUT inflammation, we designate a committed 4 DAY GUT CLEAN UP twice a year. 2/52 (hardly a big ask)</strong></blockquote>\r\nBasically, we clean out the rubbish – put out the fires – send in the re-building team - which – restores the GUT to it’s original settings. Thankfully our bodies are designed to heal – and after a designated period - it (usually) does. This process requires zero pills or potions.\r\nIt’s a GUT re-boot if you like. It doesn’t directly have anything to do with burning fat or <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2182\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"GUT BAC\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" /></a>losing weight (I didn’t test), it’s solely about re-establishing GUT balance – before (sometimes) it’s too late.\r\nYou certainly have to be committed – but it is only for 4 days. The second day is perhaps the most challenging.\r\nA key benefit when returning to a “normal” lifestyle &amp; food choices, it allowed them to recognise the (negative) effect of (inflammatory) choices made on their health. This provided personal knowledge on what they should perhaps (attempt) to avoid most – even when under the pump.\r\n<blockquote>Eg – John returned to a simple bowl of pasta and ended up in the foetal position for ½ a day. Maybe the rice next time John.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Next week’s PAMPY’S POST – PART 2</strong>\r\nJim, John &amp; Reece dedicate 4 days to completely cleaning out their entire gut pathway.\r\n<blockquote><strong>1) Getting rid of all the rubbish with 4 distinct food choices (cleaning out toxins with food choices and exercising at their most optimum intensity), 2) putting out the fires with anti-inflammatory foods (7 must consume foods), and, 3) starting again at rebuilding sustainable “good” gut health balance (5 must consume foods in day 3&amp;4). Of course there is a list of absolutely non-negotiable foods to avoid (Days 1-4).</strong></blockquote>\r\nThey loaded up with food choices offering nutrients that heal, support, and prosper in their guts.\r\nI guess it’s learning how to counter-balance our 1st world lifestyle, while becoming a little more intuitive with your own body awareness.\r\n\r\nBP\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 18.15 - CASE STUDY PART 1 - BEER, STRESS, SLEEP DEP & GUT HEALTH','','inherit','closed','closed','','2177-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 00:33:22','2015-05-04 00:33:22','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2177-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2199,2,'2015-05-04 00:34:36','2015-05-04 00:34:36','&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Is it possible to balance continued wellness with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">fixed non-negotiable lifestyle challenges</span> like stress, alcohol, reduced sleep and aging?</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>It seems the health status of your <span style=\"color: #993366;\">GUT (or GIT <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"198\" height=\"153\" /></a>- Gastro intestinal tract)</span> may have the answer!</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>The Case Study</strong></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em>Over the past 6 months, 3 clients (see below) have kindly allowed me to analyse and report on the status of their lifestyle, wellness, and importantly gut health.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>Why?</strong></em></span>\r\n<em> If you designate a <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 DAY PERIOD (96 hours)</span> to cleaning up, de-flaming, and re-building GUT health, <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>can you</strong></span> avoid sickness and fatness while accepting your lifestyle involves, stress, alcohol, and sleep deprivation?</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>We begin</em></span>\r\n</strong></span>\r\n\r\nJames Barnett (53ys), John Collinson (39Yrs), and Reece Stillman (46 yrs) lead the following and similar lifestyle: NOTE - <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Fixed non-negotiable aspects in bold</strong></span> – it’s just part of what they do!\r\n\r\n• Work more than 50+ wk, much of it under stress.\r\n• Work involves travelling – often varying time-zones and disrupted sleeping patterns.\r\n• EXPECTED to entertain clients 2-4/7 – this means consuming alcohol, often beer, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2179 size-full\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\" alt=\"beerrr\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>sometimes lots.\r\n• Often eat food prepared by others, and sometimes find themselves eating on the run – at airports, service stations, or vending machines.\r\n• Consume up to 3 coffee’s per day – and often entertain the idea of either an energy drink or pick up sweet.\r\n• Attempt to workout 2-3/7 – but would love more.\r\n• Believe low-fat food is in their health’s best interest.\r\n• Have bought a “Men’s Ultimate Health” pill pack more than once.\r\n• Often find themselves short of 35 hours of sleep Mon to Fri – quality sleep that is.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>And, while they all would like to remain free of sickness, live at their most comfortable weight, and maintain a happy demeanour, the result of their current lifestyle looks something similar to this (see below), but all equally recognise it could be A LOT WORSE without addressing the snowballing potential health risks:</strong></blockquote>\r\n• Have slowly gained around 0.5kgs per year beyond 35 yrs – but weight seems to fluctuate.\r\n• Complain of muscle and joint aches pains (usually for no defined reason) – back, knee, &amp; <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2187 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dia\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" /></a>foot pain heading the list.\r\n• Suffer from 3-4 colds or flu’s per year – with a real cracker around August.\r\n• Suffer periods of (5-10 days) serious tiredness (as in “I just feel fked”).\r\n• Decided on visiting their GP because they were experiencing a weird intermittent heart beat “thing” (“kinda racing a bit”)\r\n• Every now and then they’d get some of odd skin irritation – usually flaky in nature.\r\n• While LDL (bad) cholesterol is not in the high risk category it has been creeping up year to year.\r\n• While their blood pressure is not considered worth “medicating”, it does spike from time to time.\r\n• They often feel bloated – not only GI distress, but also represented with puffy eyes and reddish cheeks.\r\n• Monthly, they find themselves with brain fog – finding it challenging to concentrate – often leading towards poor decisions, or simply just not feeling themselves.\r\n• When finding themselves in this position “just not themselves” food choices, exercise habits &amp; temperament change behaviour – particularly emotionally.\r\n• One client was challenged with serious fluctuations (plummets) in sexual interest.\r\n\r\n<strong>So what then?</strong>\r\n<blockquote><em><strong>STEP 1 - </strong></em><strong>while many of these signs seem clear to me, I am not an expert in this field. So, I’ve sent them firstly to their GP and then to a reputable and distinguish Naturopath.</strong></blockquote>\r\n<strong>THE RESULT:</strong> while I won’t go into bio-chemistry detail in this post, each suffered from <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"222\" height=\"172\" /></a>a chronically inflamed GUT (see pic). Meaning: inflammation of both the stomach and more distinctly intestinal walls. “Good” gut bacteria counts were seriously low, toxin counts where elevated, and immune balance was compromised. One role of the GUT is to upload “good” nutrients from food. If efficiency of nutrient upload is compromised (inflamed and damaged walls), you could expect a drop in immune health (which could lead to sickness), a drop in energy (which could lead to weight gain), while a possible hormonal/ neurotransmitters imbalance – namely; cortisol/endorphins &amp; serotonin/ melatonin ratio’s. So while physical performance and wellness would seem clear (usually), it’s an emotional imbalance that equally could be compromised.\r\n\r\nEG: Inflammed gut lining\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut.jpg\"><img class=\" size-medium wp-image-2183 aligncenter\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"inlflamed gut\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" /></a>\r\n<strong>So what causes (GUT) inflammation?</strong>\r\nWhile stress, lack of quality sleep, and genetics can all play a significant role, it would seem the best way to counter-act GUT inflammation is with food choices.<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2188\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods-300x300.png\" alt=\"fast foods\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNow, as for my 3 clients, it is simply impractical for me to simply recommend; 1) Committed Stress Management strategies, 2) Eliminate socialising including alcohol, 3) make all your own meals, &amp; 4) be certain to nail 8 hours of quality sleep every night. This sh&amp;t ain’t happening!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>So what then?</strong>\r\n<blockquote><strong>Given lifestyle challenges (namely industrial food &amp; stress) – sh&amp;t that causes GUT inflammation, we designate a committed 4 DAY GUT CLEAN UP twice a year. 2/52 (hardly a big ask)</strong></blockquote>\r\nBasically, we clean out the rubbish – put out the fires – send in the re-building team - which – restores the GUT to it’s original settings. Thankfully our bodies are designed to heal – and after a designated period - it (usually) does. This process requires zero pills or potions.\r\nIt’s a GUT re-boot if you like. It doesn’t directly have anything to do with burning fat or <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2182\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"GUT BAC\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" /></a>losing weight (I didn’t test), it’s solely about re-establishing GUT balance – before (sometimes) it’s too late.\r\nYou certainly have to be committed – but it is only for 4 days. The second day is perhaps the most challenging.\r\nA key benefit when returning to a “normal” lifestyle &amp; food choices, it allowed them to recognise the (negative) effect of (inflammatory) choices made on their health. This provided personal knowledge on what they should perhaps (attempt) to avoid most – even when under the pump.\r\n<blockquote>Eg – John returned to a simple bowl of pasta and ended up in the foetal position for ½ a day. Maybe the rice next time John.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Next week’s PAMPY’S POST – PART 2</strong>\r\nJim, John &amp; Reece dedicate 4 days to completely cleaning out their entire gut pathway.\r\n<blockquote><strong>1) Getting rid of all the rubbish with 4 distinct food choices (cleaning out toxins with food choices and exercising at their most optimum intensity), 2) putting out the fires with anti-inflammatory foods (7 must consume foods), and, 3) starting again at rebuilding sustainable “good” gut health balance (5 must consume foods in day 3&amp;4). Of course there is a list of absolutely non-negotiable foods to avoid (Days 1-4).</strong></blockquote>\r\nThey loaded up with food choices offering nutrients that heal, support, and prosper in their guts.\r\nI guess it’s learning how to counter-balance our 1st world lifestyle, while becoming a little more intuitive with your own body awareness.\r\n\r\nBP\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 18.15 - CASE STUDY PART 1 - BEER, STRESS, SLEEP DEP & GUT HEALTH','','inherit','closed','closed','','2177-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 00:34:36','2015-05-04 00:34:36','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2177-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2200,2,'2015-05-04 00:36:04','2015-05-04 00:36:04','&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Is it possible to balance continued wellness with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">fixed non-negotiable lifestyle challenges</span> like stress, alcohol, reduced sleep and aging?</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>It seems the health status of your <span style=\"color: #993366;\">GUT (or GIT <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"198\" height=\"153\" /></a>- Gastro intestinal tract)</span> may have the answer!</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>The Case Study</strong></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em>Over the past 6 months, 3 clients (see below) have kindly allowed me to analyse and report on the status of their lifestyle, wellness, and importantly gut health.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>Why?</strong></em></span>\r\n<em> If you designate a <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 DAY PERIOD (96 hours)</span> to cleaning up, de-flaming, and re-building GUT health, <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>can you</strong></span> avoid sickness and fatness while accepting your lifestyle involves, stress, alcohol, and sleep deprivation?</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>We begin</em></span>\r\n</strong></span>\r\n\r\nJames Barnett (53ys), John Collinson (39Yrs), and Reece Stillman (46 yrs) lead the following and similar lifestyle: NOTE - <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Fixed non-negotiable aspects in bold</strong></span> – it’s just part of what they do!\r\n\r\n• <strong>Work more than 50+ wk</strong>, much of it under<strong> stress</strong>.\r\n• <strong>Work involves travelling</strong> – often varying time-zones and disrupted sleeping patterns.\r\n• <strong>EXPECTED to entertain clients 2-4/7</strong> – this means consuming alcohol, often beer, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2179 size-full\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\" alt=\"beerrr\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>sometimes lots.\r\n• <strong>Often eat food prepared by others</strong>, and sometimes find themselves eating on the run – at airports, service stations, or vending machines.\r\n• Consume up to 3 coffee’s per day – and often entertain the idea of either an energy drink or pick up sweet.\r\n• Attempt to workout 2-3/7 – but would love more.\r\n• Believe low-fat food is in their health’s best interest.\r\n• Have bought a “Men’s Ultimate Health” pill pack more than once.\r\n• Often find themselves short of 35 hours of sleep Mon to Fri – quality sleep that is.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>And, while they all would like to remain free of sickness, live at their most comfortable weight, and maintain a happy demeanour, the result of their current lifestyle looks something similar to this (see below), but all equally recognise it could be A LOT WORSE without addressing the snowballing potential health risks:</strong></blockquote>\r\n• Have slowly gained around 0.5kgs per year beyond 35 yrs – but weight seems to fluctuate.\r\n• Complain of muscle and joint aches pains (usually for no defined reason) – back, knee, &amp; <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2187 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dia\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" /></a>foot pain heading the list.\r\n• Suffer from 3-4 colds or flu’s per year – with a real cracker around August.\r\n• Suffer periods of (5-10 days) serious tiredness (as in “I just feel fked”).\r\n• Decided on visiting their GP because they were experiencing a weird intermittent heart beat “thing” (“kinda racing a bit”)\r\n• Every now and then they’d get some of odd skin irritation – usually flaky in nature.\r\n• While LDL (bad) cholesterol is not in the high risk category it has been creeping up year to year.\r\n• While their blood pressure is not considered worth “medicating”, it does spike from time to time.\r\n• They often feel bloated – not only GI distress, but also represented with puffy eyes and reddish cheeks.\r\n• Monthly, they find themselves with brain fog – finding it challenging to concentrate – often leading towards poor decisions, or simply just not feeling themselves.\r\n• When finding themselves in this position “just not themselves” food choices, exercise habits &amp; temperament change behaviour – particularly emotionally.\r\n• One client was challenged with serious fluctuations (plummets) in sexual interest.\r\n\r\n<strong>So what then?</strong>\r\n<blockquote><em><strong>STEP 1 - </strong></em><strong>while many of these signs seem clear to me, I am not an expert in this field. So, I’ve sent them firstly to their GP and then to a reputable and distinguish Naturopath.</strong></blockquote>\r\n<strong>THE RESULT:</strong> while I won’t go into bio-chemistry detail in this post, each suffered from <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"222\" height=\"172\" /></a>a chronically inflamed GUT (see pic). Meaning: inflammation of both the stomach and more distinctly intestinal walls. “Good” gut bacteria counts were seriously low, toxin counts where elevated, and immune balance was compromised. One role of the GUT is to upload “good” nutrients from food. If efficiency of nutrient upload is compromised (inflamed and damaged walls), you could expect a drop in immune health (which could lead to sickness), a drop in energy (which could lead to weight gain), while a possible hormonal/ neurotransmitters imbalance – namely; cortisol/endorphins &amp; serotonin/ melatonin ratio’s. So while physical performance and wellness would seem clear (usually), it’s an emotional imbalance that equally could be compromised.\r\n\r\nEG: Inflammed gut lining\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut.jpg\"><img class=\" size-medium wp-image-2183 aligncenter\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"inlflamed gut\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" /></a>\r\n<strong>So what causes (GUT) inflammation?</strong>\r\nWhile stress, lack of quality sleep, and genetics can all play a significant role, it would seem the best way to counter-act GUT inflammation is with food choices.<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2188\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods-300x300.png\" alt=\"fast foods\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNow, as for my 3 clients, it is simply impractical for me to simply recommend; 1) Committed Stress Management strategies, 2) Eliminate socialising including alcohol, 3) make all your own meals, &amp; 4) be certain to nail 8 hours of quality sleep every night. This sh&amp;t ain’t happening!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>So what then?</strong>\r\n<blockquote><strong>Given lifestyle challenges (namely industrial food &amp; stress) – sh&amp;t that causes GUT inflammation, we designate a committed 4 DAY GUT CLEAN UP twice a year. 2/52 (hardly a big ask)</strong></blockquote>\r\nBasically, we clean out the rubbish – put out the fires – send in the re-building team - which – restores the GUT to it’s original settings. Thankfully our bodies are designed to heal – and after a designated period - it (usually) does. This process requires zero pills or potions.\r\nIt’s a GUT re-boot if you like. It doesn’t directly have anything to do with burning fat or <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2182\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"GUT BAC\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" /></a>losing weight (I didn’t test), it’s solely about re-establishing GUT balance – before (sometimes) it’s too late.\r\nYou certainly have to be committed – but it is only for 4 days. The second day is perhaps the most challenging.\r\nA key benefit when returning to a “normal” lifestyle &amp; food choices, it allowed them to recognise the (negative) effect of (inflammatory) choices made on their health. This provided personal knowledge on what they should perhaps (attempt) to avoid most – even when under the pump.\r\n<blockquote>Eg – John returned to a simple bowl of pasta and ended up in the foetal position for ½ a day. Maybe the rice next time John.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Next week’s PAMPY’S POST – PART 2</strong>\r\nJim, John &amp; Reece dedicate 4 days to completely cleaning out their entire gut pathway.\r\n<blockquote><strong>1) Getting rid of all the rubbish with 4 distinct food choices (cleaning out toxins with food choices and exercising at their most optimum intensity), 2) putting out the fires with anti-inflammatory foods (7 must consume foods), and, 3) starting again at rebuilding sustainable “good” gut health balance (5 must consume foods in day 3&amp;4). Of course there is a list of absolutely non-negotiable foods to avoid (Days 1-4).</strong></blockquote>\r\nThey loaded up with food choices offering nutrients that heal, support, and prosper in their guts.\r\nI guess it’s learning how to counter-balance our 1st world lifestyle, while becoming a little more intuitive with your own body awareness.\r\n\r\nBP\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 18.15 - CASE STUDY PART 1 - BEER, STRESS, SLEEP DEP & GUT HEALTH','','inherit','closed','closed','','2177-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 00:36:04','2015-05-04 00:36:04','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2177-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2201,2,'2015-05-04 00:36:50','2015-05-04 00:36:50','&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Is it possible to balance continued wellness with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">fixed non-negotiable lifestyle challenges</span> like stress, alcohol, reduced sleep and aging?</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>It seems the health status of your <span style=\"color: #993366;\">GUT (or GIT <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"198\" height=\"153\" /></a>- Gastro intestinal tract)</span> may have the answer!</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>The Case Study</strong></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em>Over the past 6 months, 3 clients (see below) have kindly allowed me to analyse and report on the status of their lifestyle, wellness, and importantly gut health.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>Why?</strong></em></span>\r\n<em> If you designate a <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 DAY PERIOD (96 hours)</span> to cleaning up, de-flaming, and re-building GUT health, <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>can you</strong></span> avoid sickness and fatness while accepting your lifestyle involves, stress, alcohol, and sleep deprivation?</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>We begin</em></span>\r\n</strong></span>\r\n\r\nJames Barnett (53ys), John Collinson (39Yrs), and Reece Stillman (46 yrs) lead the following and similar lifestyle: NOTE - <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Fixed non-negotiable aspects in bold</strong></span> – it’s just part of what they do!\r\n\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work more than 50+ wk</strong></span>, much of it under<strong> stress</strong>.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work involves travelling</strong> </span>– often varying time-zones and disrupted sleeping patterns.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>EXPECTED to entertain clients 2-4/7</strong></span> – this means consuming alcohol, often beer, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2179 size-full\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\" alt=\"beerrr\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>sometimes lots.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Often eat food prepared by others</strong></span>, and sometimes find themselves eating on the run – at airports, service stations, or vending machines.\r\n• Consume up to 3 coffee’s per day – and often entertain the idea of either an energy drink or pick up sweet.\r\n• Attempt to workout 2-3/7 – but would love more.\r\n• Believe low-fat food is in their health’s best interest.\r\n• Have bought a “Men’s Ultimate Health” pill pack more than once.\r\n• Often find themselves short of 35 hours of sleep Mon to Fri – quality sleep that is.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>And, while they all would like to remain free of sickness, live at their most comfortable weight, and maintain a happy demeanour, the result of their current lifestyle looks something similar to this (see below), but all equally recognise it could be A LOT WORSE without addressing the snowballing potential health risks:</strong></blockquote>\r\n• Have slowly gained around 0.5kgs per year beyond 35 yrs – but weight seems to fluctuate.\r\n• Complain of muscle and joint aches pains (usually for no defined reason) – back, knee, &amp; <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2187 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dia\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" /></a>foot pain heading the list.\r\n• Suffer from 3-4 colds or flu’s per year – with a real cracker around August.\r\n• Suffer periods of (5-10 days) serious tiredness (as in “I just feel fked”).\r\n• Decided on visiting their GP because they were experiencing a weird intermittent heart beat “thing” (“kinda racing a bit”)\r\n• Every now and then they’d get some of odd skin irritation – usually flaky in nature.\r\n• While LDL (bad) cholesterol is not in the high risk category it has been creeping up year to year.\r\n• While their blood pressure is not considered worth “medicating”, it does spike from time to time.\r\n• They often feel bloated – not only GI distress, but also represented with puffy eyes and reddish cheeks.\r\n• Monthly, they find themselves with brain fog – finding it challenging to concentrate – often leading towards poor decisions, or simply just not feeling themselves.\r\n• When finding themselves in this position “just not themselves” food choices, exercise habits &amp; temperament change behaviour – particularly emotionally.\r\n• One client was challenged with serious fluctuations (plummets) in sexual interest.\r\n\r\n<strong>So what then?</strong>\r\n<blockquote><em><strong>STEP 1 - </strong></em><strong>while many of these signs seem clear to me, I am not an expert in this field. So, I’ve sent them firstly to their GP and then to a reputable and distinguish Naturopath.</strong></blockquote>\r\n<strong>THE RESULT:</strong> while I won’t go into bio-chemistry detail in this post, each suffered from <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"222\" height=\"172\" /></a>a chronically inflamed GUT (see pic). Meaning: inflammation of both the stomach and more distinctly intestinal walls. “Good” gut bacteria counts were seriously low, toxin counts where elevated, and immune balance was compromised. One role of the GUT is to upload “good” nutrients from food. If efficiency of nutrient upload is compromised (inflamed and damaged walls), you could expect a drop in immune health (which could lead to sickness), a drop in energy (which could lead to weight gain), while a possible hormonal/ neurotransmitters imbalance – namely; cortisol/endorphins &amp; serotonin/ melatonin ratio’s. So while physical performance and wellness would seem clear (usually), it’s an emotional imbalance that equally could be compromised.\r\n\r\nEG: Inflammed gut lining\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut.jpg\"><img class=\" size-medium wp-image-2183 aligncenter\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"inlflamed gut\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" /></a>\r\n<strong>So what causes (GUT) inflammation?</strong>\r\nWhile stress, lack of quality sleep, and genetics can all play a significant role, it would seem the best way to counter-act GUT inflammation is with food choices.<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2188\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods-300x300.png\" alt=\"fast foods\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNow, as for my 3 clients, it is simply impractical for me to simply recommend; 1) Committed Stress Management strategies, 2) Eliminate socialising including alcohol, 3) make all your own meals, &amp; 4) be certain to nail 8 hours of quality sleep every night. This sh&amp;t ain’t happening!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>So what then?</strong>\r\n<blockquote><strong>Given lifestyle challenges (namely industrial food &amp; stress) – sh&amp;t that causes GUT inflammation, we designate a committed 4 DAY GUT CLEAN UP twice a year. 2/52 (hardly a big ask)</strong></blockquote>\r\nBasically, we clean out the rubbish – put out the fires – send in the re-building team - which – restores the GUT to it’s original settings. Thankfully our bodies are designed to heal – and after a designated period - it (usually) does. This process requires zero pills or potions.\r\nIt’s a GUT re-boot if you like. It doesn’t directly have anything to do with burning fat or <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2182\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"GUT BAC\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" /></a>losing weight (I didn’t test), it’s solely about re-establishing GUT balance – before (sometimes) it’s too late.\r\nYou certainly have to be committed – but it is only for 4 days. The second day is perhaps the most challenging.\r\nA key benefit when returning to a “normal” lifestyle &amp; food choices, it allowed them to recognise the (negative) effect of (inflammatory) choices made on their health. This provided personal knowledge on what they should perhaps (attempt) to avoid most – even when under the pump.\r\n<blockquote>Eg – John returned to a simple bowl of pasta and ended up in the foetal position for ½ a day. Maybe the rice next time John.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Next week’s PAMPY’S POST – PART 2</strong>\r\nJim, John &amp; Reece dedicate 4 days to completely cleaning out their entire gut pathway.\r\n<blockquote><strong>1) Getting rid of all the rubbish with 4 distinct food choices (cleaning out toxins with food choices and exercising at their most optimum intensity), 2) putting out the fires with anti-inflammatory foods (7 must consume foods), and, 3) starting again at rebuilding sustainable “good” gut health balance (5 must consume foods in day 3&amp;4). Of course there is a list of absolutely non-negotiable foods to avoid (Days 1-4).</strong></blockquote>\r\nThey loaded up with food choices offering nutrients that heal, support, and prosper in their guts.\r\nI guess it’s learning how to counter-balance our 1st world lifestyle, while becoming a little more intuitive with your own body awareness.\r\n\r\nBP\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 18.15 - CASE STUDY PART 1 - BEER, STRESS, SLEEP DEP & GUT HEALTH','','inherit','closed','closed','','2177-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 00:36:50','2015-05-04 00:36:50','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2177-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2202,2,'2015-05-04 00:37:35','2015-05-04 00:37:35','&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Is it possible to balance continued wellness with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">fixed non-negotiable lifestyle challenges</span> like stress, alcohol, reduced sleep and aging?</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>It seems the health status of your <span style=\"color: #993366;\">GUT (or GIT <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"198\" height=\"153\" /></a>- Gastro intestinal tract)</span> may have the answer!</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>The Case Study</strong></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em>Over the past 6 months, 3 clients (see below) have kindly allowed me to analyse and report on the status of their lifestyle, wellness, and importantly gut health.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>Why?</strong></em></span>\r\n<em> If you designate a <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 DAY PERIOD (96 hours)</span> to cleaning up, de-flaming, and re-building GUT health, <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>can you</strong></span> avoid sickness and fatness while accepting your lifestyle involves, stress, alcohol, and sleep deprivation?</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>We begin</em></span>\r\n</strong></span>\r\n\r\nJames Barnett (53ys), John Collinson (39Yrs), and Reece Stillman (46 yrs) lead the following and similar lifestyle: NOTE - <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Fixed non-negotiable aspects in bold</strong></span> – it’s just part of what they do!\r\n\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work more than 50+ wk</strong></span>, much of it under<strong> stress</strong>.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work involves travelling</strong> </span>– often varying time-zones and disrupted sleeping patterns.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>EXPECTED to entertain clients 2-4/7</strong></span> – this means consuming alcohol, often beer, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2179 size-full\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\" alt=\"beerrr\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>sometimes lots.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Often eat food prepared by others</strong></span>, and sometimes find themselves eating on the run – at airports, service stations, or vending machines.\r\n• Consume up to 3 coffee’s per day – and often entertain the idea of either an energy drink or pick up sweet.\r\n• Attempt to workout 2-3/7 – but would love more.\r\n• Believe low-fat food is in their health’s best interest.\r\n• Have bought a “Men’s Ultimate Health” pill pack more than once.\r\n• Often find themselves short of 35 hours of sleep Mon to Fri – quality sleep that is.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>And, while they all would like to remain free of sickness, live at their most comfortable weight, and maintain a happy demeanour, the result of their current lifestyle looks something similar to this (see below), but all equally recognise it could be A LOT WORSE without addressing the snowballing potential health risks:</strong></blockquote>\r\n• Have slowly gained around 0.5kgs per year beyond 35 yrs – but weight seems to fluctuate.\r\n• Complain of muscle and joint aches pains (usually for no defined reason) – back, knee, &amp; <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2187 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dia\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" /></a>foot pain heading the list.\r\n• Suffer from 3-4 colds or flu’s per year – with a real cracker around August.\r\n• Suffer periods of (5-10 days) serious tiredness (as in “I just feel fked”).\r\n• Decided on visiting their GP because they were experiencing a weird intermittent heart beat “thing” (“kinda racing a bit”)\r\n• Every now and then they’d get some of odd skin irritation – usually flaky in nature.\r\n• While LDL (bad) cholesterol is not in the high risk category it has been creeping up year to year.\r\n• While their blood pressure is not considered worth “medicating”, it does spike from time to time.\r\n• They often feel bloated – not only GI distress, but also represented with puffy eyes and reddish cheeks.\r\n• Monthly, they find themselves with brain fog – finding it challenging to concentrate – often leading towards poor decisions, or simply just not feeling themselves.\r\n• When finding themselves in this position “just not themselves” food choices, exercise habits &amp; temperament change behaviour – particularly emotionally.\r\n• One client was challenged with serious fluctuations (plummets) in sexual interest.\r\n\r\n<strong>So what then?</strong>\r\n<blockquote><em><strong>STEP 1 - </strong></em><strong>while many of these signs seem clear to me, I am not an expert in this field. So, I’ve sent them firstly to their GP and then to a reputable and distinguish Naturopath.</strong></blockquote>\r\n<strong>THE RESULT:</strong> while I won’t go into bio-chemistry detail in this post, each suffered from <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"222\" height=\"172\" /></a>a chronically inflamed GUT (see pic). Meaning: inflammation of both the stomach and more distinctly intestinal walls. “Good” gut bacteria counts were seriously low, toxin counts where elevated, and immune balance was compromised. One role of the GUT is to upload “good” nutrients from food. If efficiency of nutrient upload is compromised (inflamed and damaged walls), you could expect a drop in immune health (which could lead to sickness), a drop in energy (which could lead to weight gain), while a possible hormonal/ neurotransmitters imbalance – namely; cortisol/endorphins &amp; serotonin/ melatonin ratio’s. So while physical performance and wellness would seem clear (usually), it’s an emotional imbalance that equally could be compromised.\r\n\r\nEG: Inflammed gut lining\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut.jpg\"><img class=\" size-medium wp-image-2183 aligncenter\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"inlflamed gut\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" /></a>\r\n<strong>So what causes (GUT) inflammation?</strong>\r\nWhile stress, lack of quality sleep, and genetics can all play a significant role, it would seem the best way to counter-act GUT inflammation is with food choices.<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2188\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods-300x300.png\" alt=\"fast foods\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNow, as for my 3 clients, it is simply impractical for me to simply recommend; 1) Committed Stress Management strategies, 2) Eliminate socialising including alcohol, 3) make all your own meals, &amp; 4) be certain to nail 8 hours of quality sleep every night. This sh&amp;t ain’t happening!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>So what then?</strong>\r\n<blockquote><strong>Given lifestyle challenges (namely industrial food &amp; stress) – sh&amp;t that causes GUT inflammation, we designate a committed 4 DAY GUT CLEAN UP twice a year. 2/52 (hardly a big ask)</strong></blockquote>\r\nBasically, we clean out the rubbish – put out the fires – send in the re-building team - which – restores the GUT to it’s original settings. Thankfully our bodies are designed to heal – and after a designated period - it (usually) does. This process requires zero pills or potions.\r\nIt’s a GUT re-boot if you like. It doesn’t directly have anything to do with burning fat or <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2182\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"GUT BAC\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" /></a>losing weight (I didn’t test), it’s solely about re-establishing GUT balance – before (sometimes) it’s too late.\r\nYou certainly have to be committed – but it is only for 4 days. The second day is perhaps the most challenging.\r\nA key benefit when returning to a “normal” lifestyle &amp; food choices, it allowed them to recognise the (negative) effect of (inflammatory) choices made on their health. This provided personal knowledge on what they should perhaps (attempt) to avoid most – even when under the pump.\r\n<blockquote>Eg – John returned to a simple bowl of pasta and ended up in the foetal position for ½ a day. Maybe the rice next time John.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Next week’s PAMPY’S POST – PART 2</strong>\r\nJim, John &amp; Reece dedicate 4 days to completely cleaning out their entire gut pathway.\r\n<blockquote><strong>1) Getting rid of all the rubbish with 4 distinct food choices (cleaning out toxins with food choices and exercising at their most optimum intensity), 2) putting out the fires with anti-inflammatory foods (7 must consume foods), and, 3) starting again at rebuilding sustainable “good” gut health balance (5 must consume foods in day 3&amp;4). Of course there is a list of absolutely non-negotiable foods to avoid (Days 1-4).</strong></blockquote>\r\nThey loaded up with food choices offering nutrients that heal, support, and prosper in their guts.\r\nI guess it’s learning how to counter-balance our 1st world lifestyle, while becoming a little more intuitive with your own body awareness.\r\n\r\nBP\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 18.15 - CASE STUDY PART 1 - BEER, STRESS, SLEEP DEP & GUT HEALTH','','inherit','closed','closed','','2177-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 00:37:35','2015-05-04 00:37:35','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2177-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2203,2,'2015-05-04 00:38:21','2015-05-04 00:38:21','&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Is it possible to balance continued wellness with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">fixed non-negotiable lifestyle challenges</span> like stress, alcohol, reduced sleep and aging?</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>It seems the health status of your <span style=\"color: #993366;\">GUT (or GIT <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"198\" height=\"153\" /></a>- Gastro intestinal tract)</span> may have the answer!</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>The Case Study</strong></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em>Over the past 6 months, 3 clients (see below) have kindly allowed me to analyse and report on the status of their lifestyle, wellness, and importantly gut health.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>Why?</strong></em></span>\r\n<em> If you designate a <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 DAY PERIOD (96 hours)</span> to cleaning up, de-flaming, and re-building GUT health, <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>can you</strong></span> avoid sickness and fatness while accepting your lifestyle involves, stress, alcohol, and sleep deprivation?</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>We begin</em></span>\r\n</strong></span>\r\n\r\nJames Barnett (53ys), John Collinson (39Yrs), and Reece Stillman (46 yrs) lead the following and similar lifestyle: NOTE - <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Fixed non-negotiable aspects in bold</strong></span> – it’s just part of what they do!\r\n\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work more than 50+ wk</strong></span>, much of it under<strong> stress</strong>.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work involves travelling</strong> </span>– often varying time-zones and disrupted sleeping patterns.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>EXPECTED to entertain clients 2-4/7</strong></span> – this means consuming alcohol, often beer, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2179 size-full\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\" alt=\"beerrr\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>sometimes lots.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Often eat food prepared by others</strong></span>, and sometimes find themselves eating on the run – at airports, service stations, or vending machines.\r\n• Consume up to 3 coffee’s per day – and often entertain the idea of either an energy drink or pick up sweet.\r\n• Attempt to workout 2-3/7 – but would love more.\r\n• Believe low-fat food is in their health’s best interest.\r\n• Have bought a “Men’s Ultimate Health” pill pack more than once.\r\n• Often find themselves short of 35 hours of sleep Mon to Fri – quality sleep that is.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>And, while they all would like to remain free of sickness, live at their most comfortable weight, and maintain a happy demeanour, the result of their current lifestyle looks something similar to this (see below), but all equally recognise it could be A LOT WORSE without addressing the snowballing potential health risks:</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n• Have slowly gained around 0.5kgs per year beyond 35 yrs – but weight seems to fluctuate.\r\n• Complain of muscle and joint aches pains (usually for no defined reason) – back, knee, &amp; <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2187 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dia\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" /></a>foot pain heading the list.\r\n• Suffer from 3-4 colds or flu’s per year – with a real cracker around August.\r\n• Suffer periods of (5-10 days) serious tiredness (as in “I just feel fked”).\r\n• Decided on visiting their GP because they were experiencing a weird intermittent heart beat “thing” (“kinda racing a bit”)\r\n• Every now and then they’d get some of odd skin irritation – usually flaky in nature.\r\n• While LDL (bad) cholesterol is not in the high risk category it has been creeping up year to year.\r\n• While their blood pressure is not considered worth “medicating”, it does spike from time to time.\r\n• They often feel bloated – not only GI distress, but also represented with puffy eyes and reddish cheeks.\r\n• Monthly, they find themselves with brain fog – finding it challenging to concentrate – often leading towards poor decisions, or simply just not feeling themselves.\r\n• When finding themselves in this position “just not themselves” food choices, exercise habits &amp; temperament change behaviour – particularly emotionally.\r\n• One client was challenged with serious fluctuations (plummets) in sexual interest.\r\n\r\n<strong>So what then?</strong>\r\n<blockquote><em><strong>STEP 1 - </strong></em><strong>while many of these signs seem clear to me, I am not an expert in this field. So, I’ve sent them firstly to their GP and then to a reputable and distinguish Naturopath.</strong></blockquote>\r\n<strong>THE RESULT:</strong> while I won’t go into bio-chemistry detail in this post, each suffered from <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"222\" height=\"172\" /></a>a chronically inflamed GUT (see pic). Meaning: inflammation of both the stomach and more distinctly intestinal walls. “Good” gut bacteria counts were seriously low, toxin counts where elevated, and immune balance was compromised. One role of the GUT is to upload “good” nutrients from food. If efficiency of nutrient upload is compromised (inflamed and damaged walls), you could expect a drop in immune health (which could lead to sickness), a drop in energy (which could lead to weight gain), while a possible hormonal/ neurotransmitters imbalance – namely; cortisol/endorphins &amp; serotonin/ melatonin ratio’s. So while physical performance and wellness would seem clear (usually), it’s an emotional imbalance that equally could be compromised.\r\n\r\nEG: Inflammed gut lining\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut.jpg\"><img class=\" size-medium wp-image-2183 aligncenter\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"inlflamed gut\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" /></a>\r\n<strong>So what causes (GUT) inflammation?</strong>\r\nWhile stress, lack of quality sleep, and genetics can all play a significant role, it would seem the best way to counter-act GUT inflammation is with food choices.<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2188\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods-300x300.png\" alt=\"fast foods\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNow, as for my 3 clients, it is simply impractical for me to simply recommend; 1) Committed Stress Management strategies, 2) Eliminate socialising including alcohol, 3) make all your own meals, &amp; 4) be certain to nail 8 hours of quality sleep every night. This sh&amp;t ain’t happening!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>So what then?</strong>\r\n<blockquote><strong>Given lifestyle challenges (namely industrial food &amp; stress) – sh&amp;t that causes GUT inflammation, we designate a committed 4 DAY GUT CLEAN UP twice a year. 2/52 (hardly a big ask)</strong></blockquote>\r\nBasically, we clean out the rubbish – put out the fires – send in the re-building team - which – restores the GUT to it’s original settings. Thankfully our bodies are designed to heal – and after a designated period - it (usually) does. This process requires zero pills or potions.\r\nIt’s a GUT re-boot if you like. It doesn’t directly have anything to do with burning fat or <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2182\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"GUT BAC\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" /></a>losing weight (I didn’t test), it’s solely about re-establishing GUT balance – before (sometimes) it’s too late.\r\nYou certainly have to be committed – but it is only for 4 days. The second day is perhaps the most challenging.\r\nA key benefit when returning to a “normal” lifestyle &amp; food choices, it allowed them to recognise the (negative) effect of (inflammatory) choices made on their health. This provided personal knowledge on what they should perhaps (attempt) to avoid most – even when under the pump.\r\n<blockquote>Eg – John returned to a simple bowl of pasta and ended up in the foetal position for ½ a day. Maybe the rice next time John.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Next week’s PAMPY’S POST – PART 2</strong>\r\nJim, John &amp; Reece dedicate 4 days to completely cleaning out their entire gut pathway.\r\n<blockquote><strong>1) Getting rid of all the rubbish with 4 distinct food choices (cleaning out toxins with food choices and exercising at their most optimum intensity), 2) putting out the fires with anti-inflammatory foods (7 must consume foods), and, 3) starting again at rebuilding sustainable “good” gut health balance (5 must consume foods in day 3&amp;4). Of course there is a list of absolutely non-negotiable foods to avoid (Days 1-4).</strong></blockquote>\r\nThey loaded up with food choices offering nutrients that heal, support, and prosper in their guts.\r\nI guess it’s learning how to counter-balance our 1st world lifestyle, while becoming a little more intuitive with your own body awareness.\r\n\r\nBP\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 18.15 - CASE STUDY PART 1 - BEER, STRESS, SLEEP DEP & GUT HEALTH','','inherit','closed','closed','','2177-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 00:38:21','2015-05-04 00:38:21','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2177-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2205,2,'2015-05-04 00:41:38','2015-05-04 00:41:38','&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Is it possible to balance continued wellness with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">fixed non-negotiable lifestyle challenges</span> like stress, alcohol, reduced sleep and aging?</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>It seems the health status of your <span style=\"color: #993366;\">GUT (or GIT <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"198\" height=\"153\" /></a>- Gastro intestinal tract)</span> may have the answer!</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>The Case Study</strong></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em>Over the past 6 months, 3 clients (see below) have kindly allowed me to analyse and report on the status of their lifestyle, wellness, and importantly gut health.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>Why?</strong></em></span>\r\n<em> If you designate a <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 DAY PERIOD (96 hours)</span> to cleaning up, de-flaming, and re-building GUT health, <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>can you</strong></span> avoid sickness and fatness while accepting your lifestyle involves, stress, alcohol, and sleep deprivation?</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>We begin</em></span>\r\n</strong></span>\r\n\r\nJames Barnett (53ys), John Collinson (39Yrs), and Reece Stillman (46 yrs) lead the following and similar lifestyle: NOTE - <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Fixed non-negotiable aspects in bold</strong></span> – it’s just part of what they do!\r\n\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work more than 50+ wk</strong></span>, much of it under<strong> stress</strong>.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work involves travelling</strong> </span>– often varying time-zones and disrupted sleeping patterns.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>EXPECTED to entertain clients 2-4/7</strong></span> – this means consuming alcohol, often beer, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2179 size-full\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\" alt=\"beerrr\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>sometimes lots.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Often eat food prepared by others</strong></span>, and sometimes find themselves eating on the run – at airports, service stations, or vending machines.\r\n• Consume up to 3 coffee’s per day – and often entertain the idea of either an energy drink or pick up sweet.\r\n• Attempt to workout 2-3/7 – but would love more.\r\n• Believe low-fat food is in their health’s best interest.\r\n• Have bought a “Men’s Ultimate Health” pill pack more than once.\r\n• Often find themselves short of 35 hours of sleep Mon to Fri – quality sleep that is.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>And, while they all would like to remain free of sickness, live at their most comfortable weight, and maintain a happy demeanour, the result of their current lifestyle looks something similar to this (see below), but all equally recognise it could be A LOT WORSE without addressing the snowballing potential health risks:</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n• Have slowly gained around 0.5kgs per year beyond 35 yrs – but weight seems to fluctuate.\r\n• Complain of muscle and joint aches pains (usually for no defined reason) – back, knee, &amp; <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2187 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dia\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" /></a>foot pain heading the list.\r\n• Suffer from 3-4 colds or flu’s per year – with a real cracker around August.\r\n• Suffer periods of (5-10 days) serious tiredness (as in “I just feel fked”).\r\n• Decided on visiting their GP because they were experiencing a weird intermittent heart beat “thing” (“kinda racing a bit”)\r\n• Every now and then they’d get some of odd skin irritation – usually flaky in nature.\r\n• While LDL (bad) cholesterol is not in the high risk category it has been creeping up year to year.\r\n• While their blood pressure is not considered worth “medicating”, it does spike from time to time.\r\n• They often feel bloated – not only GI distress, but also represented with puffy eyes and reddish cheeks.\r\n• Monthly, they find themselves with brain fog – finding it challenging to concentrate – often leading towards poor decisions, or simply just not feeling themselves.\r\n• When finding themselves in this position “just not themselves” food choices, exercise habits &amp; temperament change behaviour – particularly emotionally.\r\n• One client was challenged with serious fluctuations (plummets) in sexual interest.\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what then?</strong></span></em>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>STEP 1 - </strong></em><strong>while many of these signs seem clear to me, I am not an expert in this field. So, I’ve sent them firstly to their GP and then to a reputable and distinguish Naturopath.</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>THE RESULT:</strong></span> while I won’t go into bio-chemistry detail in this post, each suffered from a chronically inflamed GUT (see pic). Meaning: inflammation of both the stomach and more <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2183\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"inlflamed gut\" width=\"261\" height=\"198\" /></a>distinctly intestinal walls. “Good” gut bacteria counts were seriously low, toxin counts where elevated, and immune balance was compromised. One role of the GUT is to upload “good” nutrients from food. If efficiency of nutrient upload is compromised (inflamed and damaged walls), you could expect a drop in immune health (which could lead to sickness), a drop in energy (which could lead to weight gain), while a possible hormonal/ neurotransmitters imbalance – namely; cortisol/endorphins &amp; serotonin/ melatonin ratio’s. So while physical performance and wellness would seem clear (usually), it’s an emotional imbalance that equally could be compromised.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what causes (GUT) inflammation?</strong></span></em>\r\nWhile stress, lack of quality sleep, and genetics can all play a significant role, it would seem the best way to counter-act GUT inflammation is with food choices.<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2188\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods-300x300.png\" alt=\"fast foods\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNow, as for my 3 clients, it is simply impractical for me to simply recommend; 1) Committed Stress Management strategies, 2) Eliminate socialising including alcohol, 3) make all your own meals, &amp; 4) be certain to nail 8 hours of quality sleep every night. This sh&amp;t ain’t happening!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>So what then?</strong>\r\n<blockquote><strong>Given lifestyle challenges (namely industrial food &amp; stress) – sh&amp;t that causes GUT inflammation, we designate a committed 4 DAY GUT CLEAN UP twice a year. 2/52 (hardly a big ask)</strong></blockquote>\r\nBasically, we clean out the rubbish – put out the fires – send in the re-building team - which – restores the GUT to it’s original settings. Thankfully our bodies are designed to heal – and after a designated period - it (usually) does. This process requires zero pills or potions.\r\nIt’s a GUT re-boot if you like. It doesn’t directly have anything to do with burning fat or <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2182\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"GUT BAC\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" /></a>losing weight (I didn’t test), it’s solely about re-establishing GUT balance – before (sometimes) it’s too late.\r\nYou certainly have to be committed – but it is only for 4 days. The second day is perhaps the most challenging.\r\nA key benefit when returning to a “normal” lifestyle &amp; food choices, it allowed them to recognise the (negative) effect of (inflammatory) choices made on their health. This provided personal knowledge on what they should perhaps (attempt) to avoid most – even when under the pump.\r\n<blockquote>Eg – John returned to a simple bowl of pasta and ended up in the foetal position for ½ a day. Maybe the rice next time John.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Next week’s PAMPY’S POST – PART 2</strong>\r\nJim, John &amp; Reece dedicate 4 days to completely cleaning out their entire gut pathway.\r\n<blockquote><strong>1) Getting rid of all the rubbish with 4 distinct food choices (cleaning out toxins with food choices and exercising at their most optimum intensity), 2) putting out the fires with anti-inflammatory foods (7 must consume foods), and, 3) starting again at rebuilding sustainable “good” gut health balance (5 must consume foods in day 3&amp;4). Of course there is a list of absolutely non-negotiable foods to avoid (Days 1-4).</strong></blockquote>\r\nThey loaded up with food choices offering nutrients that heal, support, and prosper in their guts.\r\nI guess it’s learning how to counter-balance our 1st world lifestyle, while becoming a little more intuitive with your own body awareness.\r\n\r\nBP\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 18.15 - CASE STUDY PART 1 - BEER, STRESS, SLEEP DEP & GUT HEALTH','','inherit','closed','closed','','2177-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 00:41:38','2015-05-04 00:41:38','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2177-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2204,2,'2015-05-04 00:39:53','2015-05-04 00:39:53','&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Is it possible to balance continued wellness with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">fixed non-negotiable lifestyle challenges</span> like stress, alcohol, reduced sleep and aging?</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>It seems the health status of your <span style=\"color: #993366;\">GUT (or GIT <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"198\" height=\"153\" /></a>- Gastro intestinal tract)</span> may have the answer!</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>The Case Study</strong></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em>Over the past 6 months, 3 clients (see below) have kindly allowed me to analyse and report on the status of their lifestyle, wellness, and importantly gut health.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>Why?</strong></em></span>\r\n<em> If you designate a <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 DAY PERIOD (96 hours)</span> to cleaning up, de-flaming, and re-building GUT health, <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>can you</strong></span> avoid sickness and fatness while accepting your lifestyle involves, stress, alcohol, and sleep deprivation?</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>We begin</em></span>\r\n</strong></span>\r\n\r\nJames Barnett (53ys), John Collinson (39Yrs), and Reece Stillman (46 yrs) lead the following and similar lifestyle: NOTE - <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Fixed non-negotiable aspects in bold</strong></span> – it’s just part of what they do!\r\n\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work more than 50+ wk</strong></span>, much of it under<strong> stress</strong>.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work involves travelling</strong> </span>– often varying time-zones and disrupted sleeping patterns.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>EXPECTED to entertain clients 2-4/7</strong></span> – this means consuming alcohol, often beer, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2179 size-full\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\" alt=\"beerrr\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>sometimes lots.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Often eat food prepared by others</strong></span>, and sometimes find themselves eating on the run – at airports, service stations, or vending machines.\r\n• Consume up to 3 coffee’s per day – and often entertain the idea of either an energy drink or pick up sweet.\r\n• Attempt to workout 2-3/7 – but would love more.\r\n• Believe low-fat food is in their health’s best interest.\r\n• Have bought a “Men’s Ultimate Health” pill pack more than once.\r\n• Often find themselves short of 35 hours of sleep Mon to Fri – quality sleep that is.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>And, while they all would like to remain free of sickness, live at their most comfortable weight, and maintain a happy demeanour, the result of their current lifestyle looks something similar to this (see below), but all equally recognise it could be A LOT WORSE without addressing the snowballing potential health risks:</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n• Have slowly gained around 0.5kgs per year beyond 35 yrs – but weight seems to fluctuate.\r\n• Complain of muscle and joint aches pains (usually for no defined reason) – back, knee, &amp; <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2187 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dia\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" /></a>foot pain heading the list.\r\n• Suffer from 3-4 colds or flu’s per year – with a real cracker around August.\r\n• Suffer periods of (5-10 days) serious tiredness (as in “I just feel fked”).\r\n• Decided on visiting their GP because they were experiencing a weird intermittent heart beat “thing” (“kinda racing a bit”)\r\n• Every now and then they’d get some of odd skin irritation – usually flaky in nature.\r\n• While LDL (bad) cholesterol is not in the high risk category it has been creeping up year to year.\r\n• While their blood pressure is not considered worth “medicating”, it does spike from time to time.\r\n• They often feel bloated – not only GI distress, but also represented with puffy eyes and reddish cheeks.\r\n• Monthly, they find themselves with brain fog – finding it challenging to concentrate – often leading towards poor decisions, or simply just not feeling themselves.\r\n• When finding themselves in this position “just not themselves” food choices, exercise habits &amp; temperament change behaviour – particularly emotionally.\r\n• One client was challenged with serious fluctuations (plummets) in sexual interest.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what then?</strong></span>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>STEP 1 - </strong></em><strong>while many of these signs seem clear to me, I am not an expert in this field. So, I’ve sent them firstly to their GP and then to a reputable and distinguish Naturopath.</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>THE RESULT:</strong></span> while I won’t go into bio-chemistry detail in this post, each suffered from <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"222\" height=\"172\" /></a>a chronically inflamed GUT (see pic). Meaning: inflammation of both the stomach and more distinctly intestinal walls. “Good” gut bacteria counts were seriously low, toxin counts where elevated, and immune balance was compromised. One role of the GUT is to upload “good” nutrients from food. If efficiency of nutrient upload is compromised (inflamed and damaged walls), you could expect a drop in immune health (which could lead to sickness), a drop in energy (which could lead to weight gain), while a possible hormonal/ neurotransmitters imbalance – namely; cortisol/endorphins &amp; serotonin/ melatonin ratio’s. So while physical performance and wellness would seem clear (usually), it’s an emotional imbalance that equally could be compromised.\r\n\r\nEG: Inflammed gut lining\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut.jpg\"><img class=\" size-medium wp-image-2183 aligncenter\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"inlflamed gut\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" /></a>\r\n<strong>So what causes (GUT) inflammation?</strong>\r\nWhile stress, lack of quality sleep, and genetics can all play a significant role, it would seem the best way to counter-act GUT inflammation is with food choices.<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2188\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods-300x300.png\" alt=\"fast foods\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNow, as for my 3 clients, it is simply impractical for me to simply recommend; 1) Committed Stress Management strategies, 2) Eliminate socialising including alcohol, 3) make all your own meals, &amp; 4) be certain to nail 8 hours of quality sleep every night. This sh&amp;t ain’t happening!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>So what then?</strong>\r\n<blockquote><strong>Given lifestyle challenges (namely industrial food &amp; stress) – sh&amp;t that causes GUT inflammation, we designate a committed 4 DAY GUT CLEAN UP twice a year. 2/52 (hardly a big ask)</strong></blockquote>\r\nBasically, we clean out the rubbish – put out the fires – send in the re-building team - which – restores the GUT to it’s original settings. Thankfully our bodies are designed to heal – and after a designated period - it (usually) does. This process requires zero pills or potions.\r\nIt’s a GUT re-boot if you like. It doesn’t directly have anything to do with burning fat or <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2182\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"GUT BAC\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" /></a>losing weight (I didn’t test), it’s solely about re-establishing GUT balance – before (sometimes) it’s too late.\r\nYou certainly have to be committed – but it is only for 4 days. The second day is perhaps the most challenging.\r\nA key benefit when returning to a “normal” lifestyle &amp; food choices, it allowed them to recognise the (negative) effect of (inflammatory) choices made on their health. This provided personal knowledge on what they should perhaps (attempt) to avoid most – even when under the pump.\r\n<blockquote>Eg – John returned to a simple bowl of pasta and ended up in the foetal position for ½ a day. Maybe the rice next time John.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Next week’s PAMPY’S POST – PART 2</strong>\r\nJim, John &amp; Reece dedicate 4 days to completely cleaning out their entire gut pathway.\r\n<blockquote><strong>1) Getting rid of all the rubbish with 4 distinct food choices (cleaning out toxins with food choices and exercising at their most optimum intensity), 2) putting out the fires with anti-inflammatory foods (7 must consume foods), and, 3) starting again at rebuilding sustainable “good” gut health balance (5 must consume foods in day 3&amp;4). Of course there is a list of absolutely non-negotiable foods to avoid (Days 1-4).</strong></blockquote>\r\nThey loaded up with food choices offering nutrients that heal, support, and prosper in their guts.\r\nI guess it’s learning how to counter-balance our 1st world lifestyle, while becoming a little more intuitive with your own body awareness.\r\n\r\nBP\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 18.15 - CASE STUDY PART 1 - BEER, STRESS, SLEEP DEP & GUT HEALTH','','inherit','closed','closed','','2177-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 00:39:53','2015-05-04 00:39:53','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2177-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2206,2,'2015-05-04 00:42:07','2015-05-04 00:42:07','&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Is it possible to balance continued wellness with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">fixed non-negotiable lifestyle challenges</span> like stress, alcohol, reduced sleep and aging?</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>It seems the health status of your <span style=\"color: #993366;\">GUT (or GIT <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"198\" height=\"153\" /></a>- Gastro intestinal tract)</span> may have the answer!</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>The Case Study</strong></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em>Over the past 6 months, 3 clients (see below) have kindly allowed me to analyse and report on the status of their lifestyle, wellness, and importantly gut health.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>Why?</strong></em></span>\r\n<em> If you designate a <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 DAY PERIOD (96 hours)</span> to cleaning up, de-flaming, and re-building GUT health, <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>can you</strong></span> avoid sickness and fatness while accepting your lifestyle involves, stress, alcohol, and sleep deprivation?</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>We begin</em></span>\r\n</strong></span>\r\n\r\nJames Barnett (53ys), John Collinson (39Yrs), and Reece Stillman (46 yrs) lead the following and similar lifestyle: NOTE - <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Fixed non-negotiable aspects in bold</strong></span> – it’s just part of what they do!\r\n\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work more than 50+ wk</strong></span>, much of it under<strong> stress</strong>.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work involves travelling</strong> </span>– often varying time-zones and disrupted sleeping patterns.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>EXPECTED to entertain clients 2-4/7</strong></span> – this means consuming alcohol, often beer, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2179 size-full\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\" alt=\"beerrr\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>sometimes lots.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Often eat food prepared by others</strong></span>, and sometimes find themselves eating on the run – at airports, service stations, or vending machines.\r\n• Consume up to 3 coffee’s per day – and often entertain the idea of either an energy drink or pick up sweet.\r\n• Attempt to workout 2-3/7 – but would love more.\r\n• Believe low-fat food is in their health’s best interest.\r\n• Have bought a “Men’s Ultimate Health” pill pack more than once.\r\n• Often find themselves short of 35 hours of sleep Mon to Fri – quality sleep that is.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>And, while they all would like to remain free of sickness, live at their most comfortable weight, and maintain a happy demeanour, the result of their current lifestyle looks something similar to this (see below), but all equally recognise it could be A LOT WORSE without addressing the snowballing potential health risks:</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n• Have slowly gained around 0.5kgs per year beyond 35 yrs – but weight seems to fluctuate.\r\n• Complain of muscle and joint aches pains (usually for no defined reason) – back, knee, &amp; <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2187 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dia\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" /></a>foot pain heading the list.\r\n• Suffer from 3-4 colds or flu’s per year – with a real cracker around August.\r\n• Suffer periods of (5-10 days) serious tiredness (as in “I just feel fked”).\r\n• Decided on visiting their GP because they were experiencing a weird intermittent heart beat “thing” (“kinda racing a bit”)\r\n• Every now and then they’d get some of odd skin irritation – usually flaky in nature.\r\n• While LDL (bad) cholesterol is not in the high risk category it has been creeping up year to year.\r\n• While their blood pressure is not considered worth “medicating”, it does spike from time to time.\r\n• They often feel bloated – not only GI distress, but also represented with puffy eyes and reddish cheeks.\r\n• Monthly, they find themselves with brain fog – finding it challenging to concentrate – often leading towards poor decisions, or simply just not feeling themselves.\r\n• When finding themselves in this position “just not themselves” food choices, exercise habits &amp; temperament change behaviour – particularly emotionally.\r\n• One client was challenged with serious fluctuations (plummets) in sexual interest.\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what then?</strong></span></em>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>STEP 1 - </strong></em><strong>while many of these signs seem clear to me, I am not an expert in this field. So, I’ve sent them firstly to their GP and then to a reputable and distinguish Naturopath.</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>THE RESULT:</strong></span> while I won’t go into bio-chemistry detail in this post, each suffered from a chronically inflamed GUT (see pic). Meaning: inflammation of both the stomach and more <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2183\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"inlflamed gut\" width=\"261\" height=\"198\" /></a>distinctly intestinal walls. “Good” gut bacteria counts were seriously low, toxin counts where elevated, and immune balance was compromised. One role of the GUT is to upload “good” nutrients from food. If efficiency of nutrient upload is compromised (inflamed and damaged walls), you could expect a drop in immune health (which could lead to sickness), a drop in energy (which could lead to weight gain), while a possible hormonal/ neurotransmitters imbalance – namely; cortisol/endorphins &amp; serotonin/ melatonin ratio’s. So while physical performance and wellness would seem clear (usually), it’s an emotional imbalance that equally could be compromised.\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what causes (GUT) inflammation?</strong></span></em>\r\nWhile stress, lack of quality sleep, and genetics can all play a significant role, it would seem the best way to counter-act GUT inflammation is with food choices.<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2188\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods-300x300.png\" alt=\"fast foods\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNow, as for my 3 clients, it is simply impractical for me to simply recommend; 1) Committed Stress Management strategies, 2) Eliminate socialising including alcohol, 3) make all your own meals, &amp; 4) be certain to nail 8 hours of quality sleep every night. This sh&amp;t ain’t happening!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>So what then?</strong>\r\n<blockquote><strong>Given lifestyle challenges (namely industrial food &amp; stress) – sh&amp;t that causes GUT inflammation, we designate a committed 4 DAY GUT CLEAN UP twice a year. 2/52 (hardly a big ask)</strong></blockquote>\r\nBasically, we clean out the rubbish – put out the fires – send in the re-building team - which – restores the GUT to it’s original settings. Thankfully our bodies are designed to heal – and after a designated period - it (usually) does. This process requires zero pills or potions.\r\nIt’s a GUT re-boot if you like. It doesn’t directly have anything to do with burning fat or <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2182\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"GUT BAC\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" /></a>losing weight (I didn’t test), it’s solely about re-establishing GUT balance – before (sometimes) it’s too late.\r\nYou certainly have to be committed – but it is only for 4 days. The second day is perhaps the most challenging.\r\nA key benefit when returning to a “normal” lifestyle &amp; food choices, it allowed them to recognise the (negative) effect of (inflammatory) choices made on their health. This provided personal knowledge on what they should perhaps (attempt) to avoid most – even when under the pump.\r\n<blockquote>Eg – John returned to a simple bowl of pasta and ended up in the foetal position for ½ a day. Maybe the rice next time John.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Next week’s PAMPY’S POST – PART 2</strong>\r\nJim, John &amp; Reece dedicate 4 days to completely cleaning out their entire gut pathway.\r\n<blockquote><strong>1) Getting rid of all the rubbish with 4 distinct food choices (cleaning out toxins with food choices and exercising at their most optimum intensity), 2) putting out the fires with anti-inflammatory foods (7 must consume foods), and, 3) starting again at rebuilding sustainable “good” gut health balance (5 must consume foods in day 3&amp;4). Of course there is a list of absolutely non-negotiable foods to avoid (Days 1-4).</strong></blockquote>\r\nThey loaded up with food choices offering nutrients that heal, support, and prosper in their guts.\r\nI guess it’s learning how to counter-balance our 1st world lifestyle, while becoming a little more intuitive with your own body awareness.\r\n\r\nBP\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 18.15 - CASE STUDY PART 1 - BEER, STRESS, SLEEP DEP & GUT HEALTH','','inherit','closed','closed','','2177-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 00:42:07','2015-05-04 00:42:07','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2177-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2207,2,'2015-05-04 00:42:54','2015-05-04 00:42:54','&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Is it possible to balance continued wellness with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">fixed non-negotiable lifestyle challenges</span> like stress, alcohol, reduced sleep and aging?</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>It seems the health status of your <span style=\"color: #993366;\">GUT (or GIT <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"198\" height=\"153\" /></a>- Gastro intestinal tract)</span> may have the answer!</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>The Case Study</strong></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em>Over the past 6 months, 3 clients (see below) have kindly allowed me to analyse and report on the status of their lifestyle, wellness, and importantly gut health.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>Why?</strong></em></span>\r\n<em> If you designate a <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 DAY PERIOD (96 hours)</span> to cleaning up, de-flaming, and re-building GUT health, <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>can you</strong></span> avoid sickness and fatness while accepting your lifestyle involves, stress, alcohol, and sleep deprivation?</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>We begin</em></span>\r\n</strong></span>\r\n\r\nJames Barnett (53ys), John Collinson (39Yrs), and Reece Stillman (46 yrs) lead the following and similar lifestyle: NOTE - <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Fixed non-negotiable aspects in bold</strong></span> – it’s just part of what they do!\r\n\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work more than 50+ wk</strong></span>, much of it under<strong> stress</strong>.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work involves travelling</strong> </span>– often varying time-zones and disrupted sleeping patterns.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>EXPECTED to entertain clients 2-4/7</strong></span> – this means consuming alcohol, often beer, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2179 size-full\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\" alt=\"beerrr\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>sometimes lots.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Often eat food prepared by others</strong></span>, and sometimes find themselves eating on the run – at airports, service stations, or vending machines.\r\n• Consume up to 3 coffee’s per day – and often entertain the idea of either an energy drink or pick up sweet.\r\n• Attempt to workout 2-3/7 – but would love more.\r\n• Believe low-fat food is in their health’s best interest.\r\n• Have bought a “Men’s Ultimate Health” pill pack more than once.\r\n• Often find themselves short of 35 hours of sleep Mon to Fri – quality sleep that is.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>And, while they all would like to remain free of sickness, live at their most comfortable weight, and maintain a happy demeanour, the result of their current lifestyle looks something similar to this (see below), but all equally recognise it could be A LOT WORSE without addressing the snowballing potential health risks:</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n• Have slowly gained around 0.5kgs per year beyond 35 yrs – but weight seems to fluctuate.\r\n• Complain of muscle and joint aches pains (usually for no defined reason) – back, knee, &amp; <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2187 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dia\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" /></a>foot pain heading the list.\r\n• Suffer from 3-4 colds or flu’s per year – with a real cracker around August.\r\n• Suffer periods of (5-10 days) serious tiredness (as in “I just feel fked”).\r\n• Decided on visiting their GP because they were experiencing a weird intermittent heart beat “thing” (“kinda racing a bit”)\r\n• Every now and then they’d get some of odd skin irritation – usually flaky in nature.\r\n• While LDL (bad) cholesterol is not in the high risk category it has been creeping up year to year.\r\n• While their blood pressure is not considered worth “medicating”, it does spike from time to time.\r\n• They often feel bloated – not only GI distress, but also represented with puffy eyes and reddish cheeks.\r\n• Monthly, they find themselves with brain fog – finding it challenging to concentrate – often leading towards poor decisions, or simply just not feeling themselves.\r\n• When finding themselves in this position “just not themselves” food choices, exercise habits &amp; temperament change behaviour – particularly emotionally.\r\n• One client was challenged with serious fluctuations (plummets) in sexual interest.\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what then?</strong></span></em>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>STEP 1 - </strong></em><strong>while many of these signs seem clear to me, I am not an expert in this field. So, I’ve sent them firstly to their GP and then to a reputable and distinguish Naturopath.</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>THE RESULT:</strong></span> while I won’t go into bio-chemistry detail in this post, each suffered from a chronically inflamed GUT (see pic). Meaning: inflammation of both the stomach and more <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2183\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"inlflamed gut\" width=\"261\" height=\"198\" /></a>distinctly intestinal walls. “Good” gut bacteria counts were seriously low, toxin counts where elevated, and immune balance was compromised. One role of the GUT is to upload “good” nutrients from food. If efficiency of nutrient upload is compromised (inflamed and damaged walls), you could expect a drop in immune health (which could lead to sickness), a drop in energy (which could lead to weight gain), while a possible hormonal/ neurotransmitters imbalance – namely; cortisol/endorphins &amp; serotonin/ melatonin ratio’s. So while physical performance and wellness would seem clear (usually), it’s an emotional imbalance that equally could be compromised.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what causes (GUT) inflammation?</strong></span></em>\r\nWhile stress, lack of quality sleep, and genetics can all play a significant role, it would seem the best way to counter-act GUT inflammation is with food choices.<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2188\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods-300x300.png\" alt=\"fast foods\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNow, as for my 3 clients, it is simply impractical for me to simply recommend; 1) Committed Stress Management strategies, 2) Eliminate socialising including alcohol, 3) make all your own meals, &amp; 4) be certain to nail 8 hours of quality sleep every night. This sh&amp;t ain’t happening!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what then?</strong></span></em>\r\n<blockquote><strong>Given lifestyle challenges (namely industrial food &amp; stress) – sh&amp;t that causes GUT inflammation, we designate a committed 4 DAY GUT CLEAN UP twice a year. 2/52 (hardly a big ask)</strong></blockquote>\r\nBasically, we clean out the rubbish – put out the fires – send in the re-building team - which – restores the GUT to it’s original settings. Thankfully our bodies are designed to heal – and after a designated period - it (usually) does. This process requires zero pills or potions.\r\nIt’s a GUT re-boot if you like. It doesn’t directly have anything to do with burning fat or <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2182\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"GUT BAC\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" /></a>losing weight (I didn’t test), it’s solely about re-establishing GUT balance – before (sometimes) it’s too late.\r\nYou certainly have to be committed – but it is only for 4 days. The second day is perhaps the most challenging.\r\nA key benefit when returning to a “normal” lifestyle &amp; food choices, it allowed them to recognise the (negative) effect of (inflammatory) choices made on their health. This provided personal knowledge on what they should perhaps (attempt) to avoid most – even when under the pump.\r\n<blockquote>Eg – John returned to a simple bowl of pasta and ended up in the foetal position for ½ a day. Maybe the rice next time John.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Next week’s PAMPY’S POST – PART 2</strong>\r\nJim, John &amp; Reece dedicate 4 days to completely cleaning out their entire gut pathway.\r\n<blockquote><strong>1) Getting rid of all the rubbish with 4 distinct food choices (cleaning out toxins with food choices and exercising at their most optimum intensity), 2) putting out the fires with anti-inflammatory foods (7 must consume foods), and, 3) starting again at rebuilding sustainable “good” gut health balance (5 must consume foods in day 3&amp;4). Of course there is a list of absolutely non-negotiable foods to avoid (Days 1-4).</strong></blockquote>\r\nThey loaded up with food choices offering nutrients that heal, support, and prosper in their guts.\r\nI guess it’s learning how to counter-balance our 1st world lifestyle, while becoming a little more intuitive with your own body awareness.\r\n\r\nBP\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 18.15 - CASE STUDY PART 1 - BEER, STRESS, SLEEP DEP & GUT HEALTH','','inherit','closed','closed','','2177-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 00:42:54','2015-05-04 00:42:54','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2177-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2208,2,'2015-05-04 00:45:22','2015-05-04 00:45:22','&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Is it possible to balance continued wellness with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">fixed non-negotiable lifestyle challenges</span> like stress, alcohol, reduced sleep and aging?</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>It seems the health status of your <span style=\"color: #993366;\">GUT (or GIT <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"198\" height=\"153\" /></a>- Gastro intestinal tract)</span> may have the answer!</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>The Case Study</strong></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em>Over the past 6 months, 3 clients (see below) have kindly allowed me to analyse and report on the status of their lifestyle, wellness, and importantly gut health.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>Why?</strong></em></span>\r\n<em> If you designate a <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 DAY PERIOD (96 hours)</span> to cleaning up, de-flaming, and re-building GUT health, <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>can you</strong></span> avoid sickness and fatness while accepting your lifestyle involves, stress, alcohol, and sleep deprivation?</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>We begin</em></span>\r\n</strong></span>\r\n\r\nJames Barnett (53ys), John Collinson (39Yrs), and Reece Stillman (46 yrs) lead the following and similar lifestyle: NOTE - <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Fixed non-negotiable aspects in bold</strong></span> – it’s just part of what they do!\r\n\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work more than 50+ wk</strong></span>, much of it under<strong> stress</strong>.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work involves travelling</strong> </span>– often varying time-zones and disrupted sleeping patterns.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>EXPECTED to entertain clients 2-4/7</strong></span> – this means consuming alcohol, often beer, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2179 size-full\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\" alt=\"beerrr\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>sometimes lots.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Often eat food prepared by others</strong></span>, and sometimes find themselves eating on the run – at airports, service stations, or vending machines.\r\n• Consume up to 3 coffee’s per day – and often entertain the idea of either an energy drink or pick up sweet.\r\n• Attempt to workout 2-3/7 – but would love more.\r\n• Believe low-fat food is in their health’s best interest.\r\n• Have bought a “Men’s Ultimate Health” pill pack more than once.\r\n• Often find themselves short of 35 hours of sleep Mon to Fri – quality sleep that is.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>And, while they all would like to remain free of sickness, live at their most comfortable weight, and maintain a happy demeanour, the result of their current lifestyle looks something similar to this (see below), but all equally recognise it could be A LOT WORSE without addressing the snowballing potential health risks:</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n• Have slowly gained around 0.5kgs per year beyond 35 yrs – but weight seems to fluctuate.\r\n• Complain of muscle and joint aches pains (usually for no defined reason) – back, knee, &amp; <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2187 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dia\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" /></a>foot pain heading the list.\r\n• Suffer from 3-4 colds or flu’s per year – with a real cracker around August.\r\n• Suffer periods of (5-10 days) serious tiredness (as in “I just feel fked”).\r\n• Decided on visiting their GP because they were experiencing a weird intermittent heart beat “thing” (“kinda racing a bit”)\r\n• Every now and then they’d get some of odd skin irritation – usually flaky in nature.\r\n• While LDL (bad) cholesterol is not in the high risk category it has been creeping up year to year.\r\n• While their blood pressure is not considered worth “medicating”, it does spike from time to time.\r\n• They often feel bloated – not only GI distress, but also represented with puffy eyes and reddish cheeks.\r\n• Monthly, they find themselves with brain fog – finding it challenging to concentrate – often leading towards poor decisions, or simply just not feeling themselves.\r\n• When finding themselves in this position “just not themselves” food choices, exercise habits &amp; temperament change behaviour – particularly emotionally.\r\n• One client was challenged with serious fluctuations (plummets) in sexual interest.\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what then?</strong></span></em>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>STEP 1 - </strong></em><strong>while many of these signs seem clear to me, I am not an expert in this field. So, I’ve sent them firstly to their GP and then to a reputable and distinguish Naturopath.</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>THE RESULT:</strong></span> while I won’t go into bio-chemistry detail in this post, each suffered from a chronically inflamed GUT (see pic). Meaning: inflammation of both the stomach and more <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2183\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"inlflamed gut\" width=\"261\" height=\"198\" /></a>distinctly intestinal walls. “Good” gut bacteria counts were seriously low, toxin counts where elevated, and immune balance was compromised. One role of the GUT is to upload “good” nutrients from food. If efficiency of nutrient upload is compromised (inflamed and damaged walls), you could expect a drop in immune health (which could lead to sickness), a drop in energy (which could lead to weight gain), while a possible hormonal/ neurotransmitters imbalance – namely; cortisol/endorphins &amp; serotonin/ melatonin ratio’s. So while physical performance and wellness would seem clear (usually), it’s an emotional imbalance that equally could be compromised.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what causes (GUT) inflammation?</strong></span></em>\r\nWhile stress, lack of quality sleep, and genetics can all play a significant role, it would seem the best way to counter-act GUT inflammation is with food choices.<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2188\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods-300x300.png\" alt=\"fast foods\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Now, as for my 3 clients, it is simply impractical for me to simply recommend; 1) Committed Stress Management strategies, 2) Eliminate socialising including alcohol, 3) make all your own meals, &amp; 4) be certain to nail 8 hours of quality sleep every night. This sh&amp;t ain’t happening!</span></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>So what then?</strong></em></span>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Given lifestyle challenges (namely industrial food &amp; stress) – sh&amp;t that causes GUT inflammation, we designate a committed 4 DAY GUT CLEAN UP twice a year. 2/52 (hardly a big ask)</strong></span></blockquote>\r\nBasically, we clean out the rubbish – put out the fires – send in the re-building team - which – restores the GUT to it’s original settings. Thankfully our bodies are designed to heal – and after a designated period - it (usually) does. This process requires zero pills or potions.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\nIt’s a GUT re-boot if you like. It doesn’t directly have anything to do with burning fat or <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2182\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"GUT BAC\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" /></a>losing weight (I didn’t test), it’s solely about re-establishing GUT balance – before (sometimes) it’s too late.\r\n\r\nYou certainly have to be committed – but it is only for 4 days. The second day is perhaps the most challenging.\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em>A key benefit when returning to a “normal” lifestyle &amp; food choices, it allowed them to recognise the (negative) effect of (inflammatory) choices made on their health. This provided personal knowledge on what they should perhaps (attempt) to avoid most – even when under the pump.</em></span>\r\n<blockquote>Eg – John returned to a simple bowl of pasta and ended up in the foetal position for ½ a day. Maybe the rice next time John.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Next week’s PAMPY’S POST – PART 2</strong>\r\nJim, John &amp; Reece dedicate 4 days to completely cleaning out their entire gut pathway.\r\n<blockquote><strong>1) Getting rid of all the rubbish with 4 distinct food choices (cleaning out toxins with food choices and exercising at their most optimum intensity), 2) putting out the fires with anti-inflammatory foods (7 must consume foods), and, 3) starting again at rebuilding sustainable “good” gut health balance (5 must consume foods in day 3&amp;4). Of course there is a list of absolutely non-negotiable foods to avoid (Days 1-4).</strong></blockquote>\r\nThey loaded up with food choices offering nutrients that heal, support, and prosper in their guts.\r\nI guess it’s learning how to counter-balance our 1st world lifestyle, while becoming a little more intuitive with your own body awareness.\r\n\r\nBP\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 18.15 - CASE STUDY PART 1 - BEER, STRESS, SLEEP DEP & GUT HEALTH','','inherit','closed','closed','','2177-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 00:45:22','2015-05-04 00:45:22','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2177-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2209,2,'2015-05-04 00:47:52','2015-05-04 00:47:52','&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Is it possible to balance continued wellness with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">fixed non-negotiable lifestyle challenges</span> like stress, alcohol, reduced sleep and aging?</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>It seems the health status of your <span style=\"color: #993366;\">GUT (or GIT <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"198\" height=\"153\" /></a>- Gastro intestinal tract)</span> may have the answer!</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>The Case Study</strong></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em>Over the past 6 months, 3 clients (see below) have kindly allowed me to analyse and report on the status of their lifestyle, wellness, and importantly gut health.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>Why?</strong></em></span>\r\n<em> If you designate a <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 DAY PERIOD (96 hours)</span> to cleaning up, de-flaming, and re-building GUT health, <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>can you</strong></span> avoid sickness and fatness while accepting your lifestyle involves, stress, alcohol, and sleep deprivation?</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>We begin</em></span>\r\n</strong></span>\r\n\r\nJames Barnett (53ys), John Collinson (39Yrs), and Reece Stillman (46 yrs) lead the following and similar lifestyle: NOTE - <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Fixed non-negotiable aspects in bold</strong></span> – it’s just part of what they do!\r\n\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work more than 50+ wk</strong></span>, much of it under<strong> stress</strong>.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work involves travelling</strong> </span>– often varying time-zones and disrupted sleeping patterns.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>EXPECTED to entertain clients 2-4/7</strong></span> – this means consuming alcohol, often beer, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2179 size-full\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\" alt=\"beerrr\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>sometimes lots.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Often eat food prepared by others</strong></span>, and sometimes find themselves eating on the run – at airports, service stations, or vending machines.\r\n• Consume up to 3 coffee’s per day – and often entertain the idea of either an energy drink or pick up sweet.\r\n• Attempt to workout 2-3/7 – but would love more.\r\n• Believe low-fat food is in their health’s best interest.\r\n• Have bought a “Men’s Ultimate Health” pill pack more than once.\r\n• Often find themselves short of 35 hours of sleep Mon to Fri – quality sleep that is.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>And, while they all would like to remain free of sickness, live at their most comfortable weight, and maintain a happy demeanour, the result of their current lifestyle looks something similar to this (see below), but all equally recognise it could be A LOT WORSE without addressing the snowballing potential health risks:</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n• Have slowly gained around 0.5kgs per year beyond 35 yrs – but weight seems to fluctuate.\r\n• Complain of muscle and joint aches pains (usually for no defined reason) – back, knee, &amp; <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2187 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dia\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" /></a>foot pain heading the list.\r\n• Suffer from 3-4 colds or flu’s per year – with a real cracker around August.\r\n• Suffer periods of (5-10 days) serious tiredness (as in “I just feel fked”).\r\n• Decided on visiting their GP because they were experiencing a weird intermittent heart beat “thing” (“kinda racing a bit”)\r\n• Every now and then they’d get some of odd skin irritation – usually flaky in nature.\r\n• While LDL (bad) cholesterol is not in the high risk category it has been creeping up year to year.\r\n• While their blood pressure is not considered worth “medicating”, it does spike from time to time.\r\n• They often feel bloated – not only GI distress, but also represented with puffy eyes and reddish cheeks.\r\n• Monthly, they find themselves with brain fog – finding it challenging to concentrate – often leading towards poor decisions, or simply just not feeling themselves.\r\n• When finding themselves in this position “just not themselves” food choices, exercise habits &amp; temperament change behaviour – particularly emotionally.\r\n• One client was challenged with serious fluctuations (plummets) in sexual interest.\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what then?</strong></span></em>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>STEP 1 - </strong></em><strong>while many of these signs seem clear to me, I am not an expert in this field. So, I’ve sent them firstly to their GP and then to a reputable and distinguish Naturopath.</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>THE RESULT:</strong></span> while I won’t go into bio-chemistry detail in this post, each suffered from a chronically inflamed GUT (see pic). Meaning: inflammation of both the stomach and more <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2183\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"inlflamed gut\" width=\"261\" height=\"198\" /></a>distinctly intestinal walls. “Good” gut bacteria counts were seriously low, toxin counts where elevated, and immune balance was compromised. One role of the GUT is to upload “good” nutrients from food. If efficiency of nutrient upload is compromised (inflamed and damaged walls), you could expect a drop in immune health (which could lead to sickness), a drop in energy (which could lead to weight gain), while a possible hormonal/ neurotransmitters imbalance – namely; cortisol/endorphins &amp; serotonin/ melatonin ratio’s. So while physical performance and wellness would seem clear (usually), it’s an emotional imbalance that equally could be compromised.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what causes (GUT) inflammation?</strong></span></em>\r\nWhile stress, lack of quality sleep, and genetics can all play a significant role, it would seem the best way to counter-act GUT inflammation is with food choices.<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2188\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods-300x300.png\" alt=\"fast foods\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Now, as for my 3 clients, it is simply impractical for me to simply recommend; 1) Committed Stress Management strategies, 2) Eliminate socialising including alcohol, 3) make all your own meals, &amp; 4) be certain to nail 8 hours of quality sleep every night. This sh&amp;t ain’t happening!</span></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>So what then?</strong></em></span>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Given lifestyle challenges (namely industrial food &amp; stress) – sh&amp;t that causes GUT inflammation, we designate a committed 4 DAY GUT CLEAN UP twice a year. 2/52 (hardly a big ask)</strong></span></blockquote>\r\nBasically, we clean out the rubbish – put out the fires – send in the re-building team - which – restores the GUT to it’s original settings. Thankfully our bodies are designed to heal – and after a designated period - it (usually) does. This process requires zero pills or potions.\r\nIt’s a GUT re-boot if you like. It doesn’t directly have anything to do with burning fat or <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2182\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"GUT BAC\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" /></a>losing weight (I didn’t test), it’s solely about re-establishing GUT balance – before (sometimes) it’s too late.\r\n\r\nYou certainly have to be committed – but it is only for 4 days. The second day is perhaps the most challenging.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>A key benefit when returning to a “normal” lifestyle &amp; food choices, it allowed them to recognise the (negative) effect of (inflammatory) choices made on their health. This provided personal knowledge on what they should perhaps (attempt) to avoid most – even when under the pump.</em></span>\r\n<blockquote>Eg – John returned to a simple bowl of pasta and ended up in the foetal position for ½ a day. Maybe the rice next time John.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h4><strong>Next week’s PAMPY’S POST – PART 2</strong> <strong>VIDEO</strong>\r\nJim, John &amp; Reece dedicate 4 days to completely cleaning out their entire gut pathway.</h4>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>1) Getting rid of all the rubbish with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 distinct food choices</span> (cleaning out toxins with food choices and exercising at their most optimum intensity), 2) putting out the fires with anti-inflammatory foods <span style=\"color: #993366;\">(7 must consume foods)</span>, and, 3) starting again at rebuilding sustainable “good” gut health balance <span style=\"color: #993366;\">(5 must consume foods in day 3&amp;4)</span>. Of course there is a list of absolutely non-negotiable foods to avoid (Days 1-4).</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\">They loaded up with food choices offering nutrients that heal, support, and prosper in their guts.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"> I guess it’s learning how to counter-balance our 1st world lifestyle, while becoming a little more intuitive with your own body awareness.</span></blockquote>\r\n<strong>BP</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 18.15 - CASE STUDY PART 1 - BEER, STRESS, SLEEP DEP & GUT HEALTH','','inherit','closed','closed','','2177-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 00:47:52','2015-05-04 00:47:52','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2177-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2210,2,'2015-05-04 00:49:28','2015-05-04 00:49:28','&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Is it possible to balance continued wellness with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">fixed non-negotiable lifestyle challenges</span> like stress, alcohol, reduced sleep and aging?</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>It seems the health status of your <span style=\"color: #993366;\">GUT (or GIT <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"198\" height=\"153\" /></a>- Gastro intestinal tract)</span> may have the answer!</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>The Case Study</strong></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em>Over the past 6 months, 3 clients (see below) have kindly allowed me to analyse and report on the status of their lifestyle, wellness, and importantly gut health.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>Why?</strong></em></span>\r\n<em> If you designate a <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 DAY PERIOD (96 hours)</span> to cleaning up, de-flaming, and re-building GUT health, <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>can you</strong></span> avoid sickness and fatness while accepting your lifestyle involves, stress, alcohol, and sleep deprivation?</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>We begin</em></span>\r\n</strong></span>\r\n\r\nJames Barnett (53ys), John Collinson (39Yrs), and Reece Stillman (46 yrs) lead the following and similar lifestyle: NOTE - <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Fixed non-negotiable aspects in bold</strong></span> – it’s just part of what they do!\r\n\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work more than 50+ wk</strong></span>, much of it under<strong> stress</strong>.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work involves travelling</strong> </span>– often varying time-zones and disrupted sleeping patterns.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>EXPECTED to entertain clients 2-4/7</strong></span> – this means consuming alcohol, often beer, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2179 size-full\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\" alt=\"beerrr\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>sometimes lots.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Often eat food prepared by others</strong></span>, and sometimes find themselves eating on the run – at airports, service stations, or vending machines.\r\n• Consume up to 3 coffee’s per day – and often entertain the idea of either an energy drink or pick up sweet.\r\n• Attempt to workout 2-3/7 – but would love more.\r\n• Believe low-fat food is in their health’s best interest.\r\n• Have bought a “Men’s Ultimate Health” pill pack more than once.\r\n• Often find themselves short of 35 hours of sleep Mon to Fri – quality sleep that is.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>And, while they all would like to remain free of sickness, live at their most comfortable weight, and maintain a happy demeanour, the result of their current lifestyle looks something similar to this (see below), but all equally recognise it could be A LOT WORSE without addressing the snowballing potential health risks:</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n• Have slowly gained around 0.5kgs per year beyond 35 yrs – but weight seems to fluctuate.\r\n• Complain of muscle and joint aches pains (usually for no defined reason) – back, knee, &amp; <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2187 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dia\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" /></a>foot pain heading the list.\r\n• Suffer from 3-4 colds or flu’s per year – with a real cracker around August.\r\n• Suffer periods of (5-10 days) serious tiredness (as in “I just feel fked”).\r\n• Decided on visiting their GP because they were experiencing a weird intermittent heart beat “thing” (“kinda racing a bit”)\r\n• Every now and then they’d get some of odd skin irritation – usually flaky in nature.\r\n• While LDL (bad) cholesterol is not in the high risk category it has been creeping up year to year.\r\n• While their blood pressure is not considered worth “medicating”, it does spike from time to time.\r\n• They often feel bloated – not only GI distress, but also represented with puffy eyes and reddish cheeks.\r\n• Monthly, they find themselves with brain fog – finding it challenging to concentrate – often leading towards poor decisions, or simply just not feeling themselves.\r\n• When finding themselves in this position “just not themselves” food choices, exercise habits &amp; temperament change behaviour – particularly emotionally.\r\n• One client was challenged with serious fluctuations (plummets) in sexual interest.\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what then?</strong></span></em>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>STEP 1 - </strong></em><strong>while many of these signs seem clear to me, I am not an expert in this field. So, I’ve sent them firstly to their GP and then to a reputable and distinguish Naturopath.</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>THE RESULT:</strong></span> while I won’t go into bio-chemistry detail in this post, each suffered from a chronically inflamed GUT (see pic). Meaning: inflammation of both the stomach and more <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2183\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"inlflamed gut\" width=\"261\" height=\"198\" /></a>distinctly intestinal walls. “Good” gut bacteria counts were seriously low, toxin counts where elevated, and immune balance was compromised. One role of the GUT is to upload “good” nutrients from food. If efficiency of nutrient upload is compromised (inflamed and damaged walls), you could expect a drop in immune health (which could lead to sickness), a drop in energy (which could lead to weight gain), while a possible hormonal/ neurotransmitters imbalance – namely; cortisol/endorphins &amp; serotonin/ melatonin ratio’s. So while physical performance and wellness would seem clear (usually), it’s an emotional imbalance that equally could be compromised.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what causes (GUT) inflammation?</strong></span></em>\r\nWhile stress, lack of quality sleep, and genetics can all play a significant role, it would seem the best way to counter-act GUT inflammation is with food choices.<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2188\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods-300x300.png\" alt=\"fast foods\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Now, as for my 3 clients, it is simply impractical for me to simply recommend; 1) Committed Stress Management strategies, 2) Eliminate socialising including alcohol, 3) make all your own meals, &amp; 4) be certain to nail 8 hours of quality sleep every night. This sh&amp;t ain’t happening!</span></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>So what then?</strong></em></span>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Given lifestyle challenges (namely industrial food &amp; stress) – sh&amp;t that causes GUT inflammation, we designate a committed 4 DAY GUT CLEAN UP twice a year. 2/52 (hardly a big ask)</strong></span></blockquote>\r\nBasically, we clean out the rubbish – put out the fires – send in the re-building team - which – restores the GUT to it’s original settings. Thankfully our bodies are designed to heal – and after a designated period - it (usually) does. This process requires zero pills or potions.\r\nIt’s a GUT re-boot if you like. It doesn’t directly have anything to do with burning fat or <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2182\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"GUT BAC\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" /></a>losing weight (I didn’t test), it’s solely about re-establishing GUT balance – before (sometimes) it’s too late.\r\n\r\nYou certainly have to be committed – but it is only for 4 days. The second day is perhaps the most challenging.\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>A key benefit when returning to a “normal” lifestyle &amp; food choices, it allowed them to recognise the (negative) effect of (inflammatory) choices made on their health. This provided personal knowledge on what they should perhaps (attempt) to avoid most – even when under the pump.</em></span>\r\n<blockquote>Eg – John returned to a simple bowl of pasta and ended up in the foetal position for ½ a day. Maybe the rice next time John.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h4><strong>Next week’s PAMPY’S POST – PART 2</strong> <strong>VIDEO</strong>\r\nJim, John &amp; Reece dedicate 4 days to completely cleaning out their entire gut pathway.</h4>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\">1) Getting rid of all the rubbish with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 distinct food choices</span> (cleaning out toxins with food choices and exercising at their most optimum intensity), 2) putting out the fires with anti-inflammatory foods <span style=\"color: #993366;\">(7 must consume foods)</span>, and, 3) starting again at rebuilding sustainable “good” gut health balance <span style=\"color: #993366;\">(5 must consume foods in day 3&amp;4)</span>. Of course there is a list of absolutely non-negotiable foods to avoid (Days 1-4).</span></blockquote>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\">* They loaded up with food choices offering nutrients that heal, support, and prosper in their guts.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"> * I guess it’s learning how to counter-balance our 1st world lifestyle, while becoming a little more intuitive with your own body awareness.</span></blockquote>\r\n<strong>BP</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 18.15 - CASE STUDY PART 1 - BEER, STRESS, SLEEP DEP & GUT HEALTH','','inherit','closed','closed','','2177-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 00:49:28','2015-05-04 00:49:28','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2177-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2211,2,'2015-05-04 00:53:17','2015-05-04 00:53:17','','dvgdbf','','inherit','closed','closed','','dvgdbf','','','2015-05-04 00:53:17','2015-05-04 00:53:17','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dvgdbf.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2212,2,'2015-05-04 00:53:38','2015-05-04 00:53:38','&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Is it possible to balance continued wellness with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">fixed non-negotiable lifestyle challenges</span> like stress, alcohol, reduced sleep and aging?</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>It seems the health status of your <span style=\"color: #993366;\">GUT (or GIT <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"198\" height=\"153\" /></a>- Gastro intestinal tract)</span> may have the answer!</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>The Case Study</strong></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em>Over the past 6 months, 3 clients (see below) have kindly allowed me to analyse and report on the status of their lifestyle, wellness, and importantly gut health.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>Why?</strong></em></span>\r\n<em> If you designate a <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 DAY PERIOD (96 hours)</span> to cleaning up, de-flaming, and re-building GUT health, <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>can you</strong></span> avoid sickness and fatness while accepting your lifestyle involves, stress, alcohol, and sleep deprivation?</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>We begin</em></span>\r\n</strong></span>\r\n\r\nJames Barnett (53ys), John Collinson (39Yrs), and Reece Stillman (46 yrs) lead the following and similar lifestyle: NOTE - <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Fixed non-negotiable aspects in bold</strong></span> – it’s just part of what they do!\r\n\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work more than 50+ wk</strong></span>, much of it under<strong> stress</strong>.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work involves travelling</strong> </span>– often varying time-zones and disrupted sleeping patterns.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>EXPECTED to entertain clients 2-4/7</strong></span> – this means consuming alcohol, often beer, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2179 size-full\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\" alt=\"beerrr\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>sometimes lots.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Often eat food prepared by others</strong></span>, and sometimes find themselves eating on the run – at airports, service stations, or vending machines.\r\n• Consume up to 3 coffee’s per day – and often entertain the idea of either an energy drink or pick up sweet.\r\n• Attempt to workout 2-3/7 – but would love more.\r\n• Believe low-fat food is in their health’s best interest.\r\n• Have bought a “Men’s Ultimate Health” pill pack more than once.\r\n• Often find themselves short of 35 hours of sleep Mon to Fri – quality sleep that is.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>And, while they all would like to remain free of sickness, live at their most comfortable weight, and maintain a happy demeanour, the result of their current lifestyle looks something similar to this (see below), but all equally recognise it could be A LOT WORSE without addressing the snowballing potential health risks:</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n• Have slowly gained around 0.5kgs per year beyond 35 yrs – but weight seems to fluctuate.\r\n• Complain of muscle and joint aches pains (usually for no defined reason) – back, knee, &amp; <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2187 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dia\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" /></a>foot pain heading the list.\r\n• Suffer from 3-4 colds or flu’s per year – with a real cracker around August.\r\n• Suffer periods of (5-10 days) serious tiredness (as in “I just feel fked”).\r\n• Decided on visiting their GP because they were experiencing a weird intermittent heart beat “thing” (“kinda racing a bit”)\r\n• Every now and then they’d get some of odd skin irritation – usually flaky in nature.\r\n• While LDL (bad) cholesterol is not in the high risk category it has been creeping up year to year.\r\n• While their blood pressure is not considered worth “medicating”, it does spike from time to time.\r\n• They often feel bloated – not only GI distress, but also represented with puffy eyes and reddish cheeks.\r\n• Monthly, they find themselves with brain fog – finding it challenging to concentrate – often leading towards poor decisions, or simply just not feeling themselves.\r\n• When finding themselves in this position “just not themselves” food choices, exercise habits &amp; temperament change behaviour – particularly emotionally.\r\n• One client was challenged with serious fluctuations (plummets) in sexual interest.\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what then?</strong></span></em>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>STEP 1 - </strong></em><strong>while many of these signs seem clear to me, I am not an expert in this field. So, I’ve sent them firstly to their GP and then to a reputable and distinguish Naturopath.</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>THE RESULT:</strong></span> while I won’t go into bio-chemistry detail in this post, each suffered from a chronically inflamed GUT (see pic). Meaning: inflammation of both the stomach and more <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2183\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"inlflamed gut\" width=\"261\" height=\"198\" /></a>distinctly intestinal walls. “Good” gut bacteria counts were seriously low, toxin counts where elevated, and immune balance was compromised. One role of the GUT is to upload “good” nutrients from food. If efficiency of nutrient upload is compromised (inflamed and damaged walls), you could expect a drop in immune health (which could lead to sickness), a drop in energy (which could lead to weight gain), while a possible hormonal/ neurotransmitters imbalance – namely; cortisol/endorphins &amp; serotonin/ melatonin ratio’s. So while physical performance and wellness would seem clear (usually), it’s an emotional imbalance that equally could be compromised.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what causes (GUT) inflammation?</strong></span></em>\r\nWhile stress, lack of quality sleep, and genetics can all play a significant role, it would seem the best way to counter-act GUT inflammation is with food choices.<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2188\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods-300x300.png\" alt=\"fast foods\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Now, as for my 3 clients, it is simply impractical for me to simply recommend; 1) Committed Stress Management strategies, 2) Eliminate socialising including alcohol, 3) make all your own meals, &amp; 4) be certain to nail 8 hours of quality sleep every night. This sh&amp;t ain’t happening!</span></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>So what then?</strong></em></span>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Given lifestyle challenges (namely industrial food &amp; stress) – sh&amp;t that causes GUT inflammation, we designate a committed 4 DAY GUT CLEAN UP twice a year. 2/52 (hardly a big ask)</strong></span></blockquote>\r\nBasically, we clean out the rubbish – put out the fires – send in the re-building team - which – restores the GUT to it’s original settings. Thankfully our bodies are designed to heal – and after a designated period - it (usually) does. This process requires zero pills or potions.\r\nIt’s a GUT re-boot if you like. It doesn’t directly have anything to do with burning fat or <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2182\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"GUT BAC\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" /></a>losing weight (I didn’t test), it’s solely about re-establishing GUT balance – before (sometimes) it’s too late.\r\n\r\nYou certainly have to be committed – but it is only for 4 days. The second day is perhaps the most challenging.\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>A key benefit when returning to a “normal” lifestyle &amp; food choices, it allowed them to recognise the (negative) effect of (inflammatory) choices made on their health. This provided personal knowledge on what they should perhaps (attempt) to avoid most – even when under the pump.</em></span>\r\n<blockquote>Eg – John returned to a simple bowl of pasta and ended up in the foetal position for ½ a day. Maybe the rice next time John.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h4><strong>Next week’s PAMPY’S POST – PART 2</strong> <strong>VIDEO</strong></h4>\r\n<h4>\r\nJim, John &amp; Reece dedicate 4 days to completely cleaning out their entire gut pathway.</h4>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\">1) Getting rid of all the rubbish with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 distinct food choices</span> (cleaning out toxins with food choices and exercising at their most optimum intensity), 2) putting out the fires with anti-inflammatory foods <span style=\"color: #993366;\">(7 must consume foods)</span>, and, 3) starting again at rebuilding sustainable “good” gut health balance <span style=\"color: #993366;\">(5 must consume foods in day 3&amp;4)</span>. Of course there is a list of absolutely non-negotiable foods to avoid (Days 1-4).</span></blockquote>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\">* They loaded up with food choices offering nutrients that heal, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dvgdbf.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2211 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dvgdbf.jpg\" alt=\"dvgdbf\" width=\"167\" height=\"111\" /></a>support, and prosper in their guts.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"> * I guess it’s learning how to counter-balance our 1st world lifestyle, while becoming a little more intuitive with your own body awareness.</span></blockquote>\r\n<strong>BP</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 18.15 - CASE STUDY PART 1 - BEER, STRESS, SLEEP DEP & GUT HEALTH','','inherit','closed','closed','','2177-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 00:53:38','2015-05-04 00:53:38','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2177-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2214,2,'2015-05-04 05:32:59','2015-05-04 05:32:59','&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Is it possible to balance continued wellness with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">fixed non-negotiable lifestyle challenges</span> like stress, alcohol, reduced sleep and aging?</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>It seems the health status of your <span style=\"color: #993366;\">GUT (or GIT <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"198\" height=\"153\" /></a>- Gastro intestinal tract)</span> may have the answer!</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>The Case Study</strong></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em>Over the past 6 months, 3 clients (see below) have kindly allowed me to analyse and report on the status of their lifestyle, wellness, and importantly gut health.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>Why?</strong></em></span>\r\n<em> If you designate a <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 DAY PERIOD (96 hours)</span> to cleaning up, de-flaming, and re-building GUT health, <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>can you</strong></span> avoid sickness and fatness while accepting your lifestyle involves, stress, alcohol, and sleep deprivation?</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>We begin</em></span>\r\n</strong></span>\r\n\r\nJames Barnett (53ys), John Collinson (39Yrs), and Reece Stillman (46 yrs) lead the following and similar lifestyle: NOTE - <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Fixed non-negotiable challenges in bold</strong></span> – it’s just part of what they do!\r\n\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work more than 50+ wk</strong></span>, much of it under<strong> stress</strong>.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work involves travelling</strong> </span>– often varying time-zones and disrupted sleeping patterns.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>EXPECTED to entertain clients 2-4/7</strong></span> – this means consuming alcohol, often beer, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2179 size-full\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\" alt=\"beerrr\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>sometimes lots.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Often eat food prepared by others</strong></span>, and sometimes find themselves eating on the run – at airports, service stations, or vending machines.\r\n• Consume up to 3 coffee’s per day – and often entertain the idea of either an energy drink or pick up sweet.\r\n• Attempt to workout 2-3/7 – but would love more.\r\n• Believe low-fat food is in their health’s best interest.\r\n• Have bought a “Men’s Ultimate Health” pill pack more than once.\r\n• Often find themselves short of 35 hours of sleep Mon to Fri – quality sleep that is.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>And, while they all would like to remain free of sickness, live at their most comfortable weight, and maintain a happy demeanour, the result of their current lifestyle looks something similar to this (see below), but all equally recognise it could be A LOT WORSE without addressing the snowballing potential health risks:</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n• Have slowly gained around 0.5kgs per year beyond 35 yrs – but weight seems to fluctuate.\r\n• Complain of muscle and joint aches pains (usually for no defined reason) – back, knee, &amp; <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2187 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dia\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" /></a>foot pain heading the list.\r\n• Suffer from 3-4 colds or flu’s per year – with a real cracker around August.\r\n• Suffer periods of (5-10 days) serious tiredness (as in “I just feel fked”).\r\n• Decided on visiting their GP because they were experiencing a weird intermittent heart beat “thing” (“kinda racing a bit”)\r\n• Every now and then they’d get some of odd skin irritation – usually flaky in nature.\r\n• While LDL (bad) cholesterol is not in the high risk category it has been creeping up year to year.\r\n• While their blood pressure is not considered worth “medicating”, it does spike from time to time.\r\n• They often feel bloated – not only GI distress, but also represented with puffy eyes and reddish cheeks.\r\n• Monthly, they find themselves with brain fog – finding it challenging to concentrate – often leading towards poor decisions, or simply just not feeling themselves.\r\n• When finding themselves in this position “just not themselves” food choices, exercise habits &amp; temperament change behaviour – particularly emotionally.\r\n• One client was challenged with serious fluctuations (plummets) in sexual interest.\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what then?</strong></span></em>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>STEP 1 - </strong></em><strong>while many of these signs seem clear to me, I am not an expert in this field. So, I’ve sent them firstly to their GP and then to a reputable and distinguish Naturopath.</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>THE RESULT:</strong></span> while I won’t go into bio-chemistry detail in this post, each suffered from a chronically inflamed GUT (see pic). Meaning: inflammation of both the stomach and more <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2183\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"inlflamed gut\" width=\"261\" height=\"198\" /></a>distinctly intestinal walls. “Good” gut bacteria counts were seriously low, toxin counts where elevated, and immune balance was compromised. One role of the GUT is to upload “good” nutrients from food. If efficiency of nutrient upload is compromised (inflamed and damaged walls), you could expect a drop in immune health (which could lead to sickness), a drop in energy (which could lead to weight gain), while a possible hormonal/ neurotransmitters imbalance – namely; cortisol/endorphins &amp; serotonin/ melatonin ratio’s. So while physical performance and wellness would seem clear (usually), it’s an emotional imbalance that equally could be compromised.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what causes (GUT) inflammation?</strong></span></em>\r\nWhile stress, lack of quality sleep, and genetics can all play a significant role, it would seem the best way to counter-act GUT inflammation is with food choices.<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2188\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods-300x300.png\" alt=\"fast foods\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Now, as for my 3 clients, it is simply impractical for me to simply recommend; 1) Committed Stress Management strategies, 2) Eliminate socialising including alcohol, 3) make all your own meals, &amp; 4) be certain to nail 8 hours of quality sleep every night. This sh&amp;t ain’t happening!</span></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>So what then?</strong></em></span>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Given lifestyle challenges (namely industrial food &amp; stress) – sh&amp;t that causes GUT inflammation, we designate a committed 4 DAY GUT CLEAN UP twice a year. 2/52 (hardly a big ask)</strong></span></blockquote>\r\nBasically, we clean out the rubbish – put out the fires – send in the re-building team - which – restores the GUT to it’s original settings. Thankfully our bodies are designed to heal – and after a designated period - it (usually) does. This process requires zero pills or potions.\r\nIt’s a GUT re-boot if you like. It doesn’t directly have anything to do with burning fat or <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2182\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"GUT BAC\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" /></a>losing weight (I didn’t test), it’s solely about re-establishing GUT balance – before (sometimes) it’s too late.\r\n\r\nYou certainly have to be committed – but it is only for 4 days. The second day is perhaps the most challenging.\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>A key benefit when returning to a “normal” lifestyle &amp; food choices, it allowed them to recognise the (negative) effect of (inflammatory) choices made on their health. This provided personal knowledge on what they should perhaps (attempt) to avoid most – even when under the pump.</em></span>\r\n<blockquote>Eg – John returned to a simple bowl of pasta and ended up in the foetal position for ½ a day. Maybe the rice next time John.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h4><strong>Next week’s PAMPY’S POST – PART 2</strong> <strong>VIDEO</strong></h4>\r\n<h4>Jim, John &amp; Reece dedicate 4 days to completely cleaning out their entire gut pathway.</h4>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\">1) Getting rid of all the rubbish with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 distinct food choices</span> (cleaning out toxins with food choices and exercising at their most optimum intensity), 2) putting out the fires with anti-inflammatory foods <span style=\"color: #993366;\">(7 must consume foods)</span>, and, 3) starting again at rebuilding sustainable “good” gut health balance <span style=\"color: #993366;\">(5 must consume foods in day 3&amp;4)</span>. Of course there is a list of absolutely non-negotiable foods to avoid (Days 1-4).</span></blockquote>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\">* They loaded up with food choices offering nutrients that heal, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dvgdbf.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2211 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dvgdbf.jpg\" alt=\"dvgdbf\" width=\"167\" height=\"111\" /></a>support, and prosper in their guts.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"> * I guess it’s learning how to counter-balance our 1st world lifestyle, while becoming a little more intuitive with your own body awareness.</span></blockquote>\r\n<strong>BP</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 18.15 - CASE STUDY PART 1 - BEER, STRESS, SLEEP DEP & GUT HEALTH','','inherit','closed','closed','','2177-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 05:32:59','2015-05-04 05:32:59','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2177-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2215,2,'2015-05-04 05:35:22','2015-05-04 05:35:22','&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Is it possible to balance continued wellness with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">fixed non-negotiable lifestyle challenges</span> like stress, alcohol, reduced sleep and aging?</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>It seems the health status of your <span style=\"color: #993366;\">GUT (or GIT <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"198\" height=\"153\" /></a>- Gastro intestinal tract)</span> may have the answer!</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>The Case Study</strong></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em>Over the past 6 months, 3 clients (see below) have kindly allowed me to analyse and report on the status of their lifestyle, wellness, and importantly gut health.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>Why?</strong></em></span>\r\n<em> If you designate a <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 DAY PERIOD (96 hours)</span> to cleaning up, de-flaming, and re-building GUT health, <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>can you</strong></span> avoid sickness and fatness while accepting your lifestyle involves, stress, alcohol, and sleep deprivation?</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>We begin</em></span>\r\n</strong></span>\r\n\r\nJames Barnett (53ys), John Collinson (39Yrs), and Reece Stillman (46 yrs) lead the following and similar lifestyle: NOTE - <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Fixed non-negotiable challenges in bold</strong></span> – it’s just part of what they do!\r\n\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work more than 50+ wk</strong></span>, much of it under<strong> stress</strong>.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work involves travelling</strong> </span>– often varying time-zones and disrupted sleeping patterns.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>EXPECTED to entertain clients 2-4/7</strong></span> – this means consuming alcohol, often beer, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2179 size-full\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\" alt=\"beerrr\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>sometimes lots.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Often eat food prepared by others</strong></span>, and sometimes find themselves eating on the run – at airports, service stations, or vending machines.\r\n• Consume up to 3 coffee’s per day – and often entertain the idea of either an energy drink or pick up sweet.\r\n• Attempt to workout 2-3/7 – but would love more.\r\n• Believe low-fat food is in their health’s best interest.\r\n• Have bought a “Men’s Ultimate Health” pill pack more than once.\r\n• Often find themselves short of 35 hours of sleep Mon to Fri – quality sleep that is.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>And, while they all would like to remain free of sickness, live at their most comfortable weight, and maintain a happy demeanour, the result of their current lifestyle looks something similar to this (see below), but Jim, John and Reece equally recognise it could be A LOT WORSE without addressing the snowballing potential health risks:</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n• Have slowly gained around 0.5kgs per year beyond 35 yrs – but weight seems to fluctuate.\r\n• Complain of muscle and joint aches pains (usually for no defined reason) – back, knee, &amp; <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2187 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dia\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" /></a>foot pain heading the list.\r\n• Suffer from 3-4 colds or flu’s per year – with a real cracker around August.\r\n• Suffer periods of (5-10 days) serious tiredness (as in “I just feel fked”).\r\n• Decided on visiting their GP because they were experiencing a weird intermittent heart beat “thing” (“kinda racing a bit”)\r\n• Every now and then they’d get some of odd skin irritation – usually flaky in nature.\r\n• While LDL (bad) cholesterol is not in the high risk category it has been creeping up year to year.\r\n• While their blood pressure is not considered worth “medicating”, it does spike from time to time.\r\n• They often feel bloated – not only GI distress, but also represented with puffy eyes and reddish cheeks.\r\n• Monthly, they find themselves with brain fog – finding it challenging to concentrate – often leading towards poor decisions, or simply just not feeling themselves.\r\n• When finding themselves in this position “just not themselves” food choices, exercise habits &amp; temperament change behaviour – particularly emotionally.\r\n• One client was challenged with serious fluctuations (plummets) in sexual interest.\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what then?</strong></span></em>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>STEP 1 - </strong></em><strong>while many of these signs seem clear to me, I am not an expert in this field. So, I’ve sent them firstly to their GP and then to a reputable and distinguish Naturopath.</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>THE RESULT:</strong></span> while I won’t go into bio-chemistry detail in this post, each suffered from a chronically inflamed GUT (see pic). Meaning: inflammation of both the stomach and more <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2183\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"inlflamed gut\" width=\"261\" height=\"198\" /></a>distinctly intestinal walls. “Good” gut bacteria counts were seriously low, toxin counts where elevated, and immune balance was compromised. One role of the GUT is to upload “good” nutrients from food. If efficiency of nutrient upload is compromised (inflamed and damaged walls), you could expect a drop in immune health (which could lead to sickness), a drop in energy (which could lead to weight gain), while a possible hormonal/ neurotransmitters imbalance – namely; cortisol/endorphins &amp; serotonin/ melatonin ratio’s. So while physical performance and wellness would seem clear (usually), it’s an emotional imbalance that equally could be compromised.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what causes (GUT) inflammation?</strong></span></em>\r\nWhile stress, lack of quality sleep, and genetics can all play a significant role, it would seem the best way to counter-act GUT inflammation is with food choices.<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2188\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods-300x300.png\" alt=\"fast foods\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Now, as for my 3 clients, it is simply impractical for me to simply recommend; 1) Committed Stress Management strategies, 2) Eliminate socialising including alcohol, 3) make all your own meals, &amp; 4) be certain to nail 8 hours of quality sleep every night. This sh&amp;t ain’t happening!</span></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>So what then?</strong></em></span>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Given lifestyle challenges (namely industrial food &amp; stress) – sh&amp;t that causes GUT inflammation, we designate a committed 4 DAY GUT CLEAN UP twice a year. 2/52 (hardly a big ask)</strong></span></blockquote>\r\nBasically, we clean out the rubbish – put out the fires – send in the re-building team - which – restores the GUT to it’s original settings. Thankfully our bodies are designed to heal – and after a designated period - it (usually) does. This process requires zero pills or potions.\r\nIt’s a GUT re-boot if you like. It doesn’t directly have anything to do with burning fat or <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2182\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"GUT BAC\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" /></a>losing weight (I didn’t test), it’s solely about re-establishing GUT balance – before (sometimes) it’s too late.\r\n\r\nYou certainly have to be committed – but it is only for 4 days. The second day is perhaps the most challenging.\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>A key benefit when returning to a “normal” lifestyle &amp; food choices, it allowed them to recognise the (negative) effect of (inflammatory) choices made on their health. This provided personal knowledge on what they should perhaps (attempt) to avoid most – even when under the pump.</em></span>\r\n<blockquote>Eg – John returned to a simple bowl of pasta and ended up in the foetal position for ½ a day. Maybe the rice next time John.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h4><strong>Next week’s PAMPY’S POST – PART 2</strong> <strong>VIDEO</strong></h4>\r\n<h4>Jim, John &amp; Reece dedicate 4 days to completely cleaning out their entire gut pathway.</h4>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\">1) Getting rid of all the rubbish with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 distinct food choices</span> (cleaning out toxins with food choices and exercising at their most optimum intensity), 2) putting out the fires with anti-inflammatory foods <span style=\"color: #993366;\">(7 must consume foods)</span>, and, 3) starting again at rebuilding sustainable “good” gut health balance <span style=\"color: #993366;\">(5 must consume foods in day 3&amp;4)</span>. Of course there is a list of absolutely non-negotiable foods to avoid (Days 1-4).</span></blockquote>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\">* They loaded up with food choices offering nutrients that heal, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dvgdbf.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2211 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dvgdbf.jpg\" alt=\"dvgdbf\" width=\"167\" height=\"111\" /></a>support, and prosper in their guts.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"> * I guess it’s learning how to counter-balance our 1st world lifestyle, while becoming a little more intuitive with your own body awareness.</span></blockquote>\r\n<strong>BP</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 18.15 - CASE STUDY PART 1 - BEER, STRESS, SLEEP DEP & GUT HEALTH','','inherit','closed','closed','','2177-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 05:35:22','2015-05-04 05:35:22','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2177-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2216,2,'2015-05-04 05:40:58','2015-05-04 05:40:58','&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Is it possible to balance continued wellness with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">fixed non-negotiable lifestyle challenges</span> like stress, alcohol, reduced sleep and aging?</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>It seems the health status of your <span style=\"color: #993366;\">GUT (or GIT <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"198\" height=\"153\" /></a>- Gastro intestinal tract)</span> may have the answer!</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>The Case Study</strong></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em>Over the past 6 months, 3 clients (see below) have kindly allowed me to analyse and report on the status of their lifestyle, wellness, and importantly gut health.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>Why?</strong></em></span>\r\n<em> If you designate a <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 DAY PERIOD (96 hours)</span> to cleaning up, de-flaming, and re-building GUT health, <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>can you</strong></span> avoid sickness and fatness while accepting your lifestyle involves, stress, alcohol, and sleep deprivation?</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>We begin</em></span>\r\n</strong></span>\r\n\r\nJames Barnett (53ys), John Collinson (39Yrs), and Reece Stillman (46 yrs) lead the following and similar lifestyle: NOTE - <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Fixed non-negotiable challenges in bold</strong></span> – it’s just part of what they do!\r\n\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work more than 50+ wk</strong></span>, much of it under<strong> stress</strong>.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work involves travelling</strong> </span>– often varying time-zones and disrupted sleeping patterns.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>EXPECTED to entertain clients 2-4/7</strong></span> – this means consuming alcohol, often beer, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2179 size-full\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\" alt=\"beerrr\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>sometimes lots.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Often eat food prepared by others</strong></span>, and sometimes find themselves eating on the run – at airports, service stations, or vending machines.\r\n• Consume up to 3 coffee’s per day – and often entertain the idea of either an energy drink or pick up sweet.\r\n• Attempt to workout 2-3/7 – but would love more.\r\n• Believe low-fat food is in their health’s best interest.\r\n• Have bought a “Men’s Ultimate Health” pill pack more than once.\r\n• Often find themselves short of 35 hours of sleep Mon to Fri – quality sleep that is.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>And, while they all would like to remain free of sickness, live at their most comfortable weight, and maintain a happy demeanour, the result of their current lifestyle looks something similar to this (see below), but Jim, John and Reece equally recognise it could be A LOT WORSE without addressing the snowballing potential health risks:</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n• Have slowly gained around 0.5kgs per year beyond 35 yrs – but weight seems to fluctuate.\r\n• Complain of muscle and joint aches pains (usually for no defined reason) – back, knee, &amp; <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2187 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dia\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" /></a>foot pain heading the list.\r\n• Suffer from 3-4 colds or flu’s per year – with a real cracker around August.\r\n• Suffer periods of (5-10 days) serious tiredness (as in “I just feel fked”).\r\n• Decided on visiting their GP because they were experiencing a weird intermittent heart beat “thing” (“kinda racing a bit”)\r\n• Every now and then they’d get some of odd skin irritation – usually flaky in nature.\r\n• While LDL (bad) cholesterol is not in the high risk category it has been creeping up year to year.\r\n• While their blood pressure is not considered worth “medicating”, it does spike from time to time.\r\n• They often feel bloated – not only GI distress, but also represented with puffy eyes and reddish cheeks.\r\n• Monthly, they find themselves with brain fog – finding it challenging to concentrate – often leading towards poor decisions, or simply just not feeling themselves.\r\n• When finding themselves in this position “just not themselves” food choices, exercise habits &amp; temperament change behaviour – particularly emotionally.\r\n• One client was challenged with serious fluctuations (plummets) in sexual interest.\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what then?</strong></span></em>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>STEP 1 - </strong></em><strong>while many of these signs seem clear to me, I am not an expert in this field. So, I’ve sent them firstly to their GP and then to a reputable and distinguish Naturopath.</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>THE RESULT:</strong></span> while I won’t go into bio-chemistry detail in this post, each suffered from a chronically inflamed GUT (see pic). Meaning: inflammation of both the stomach and more <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2183\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"inlflamed gut\" width=\"261\" height=\"198\" /></a>distinctly intestinal walls. “Good” gut bacteria counts were seriously low, toxin counts where elevated, and immune balance was compromised. One role of the GUT is to upload “good” nutrients from food. If efficiency of nutrient upload is compromised (inflamed and damaged walls), you could expect a drop in immune health (which could lead to sickness), a drop in energy (which could lead to weight gain), while a possible hormonal/ neurotransmitters imbalance – namely; cortisol/endorphins &amp; serotonin/ melatonin ratio’s. So while physical performance and wellness would seem clear (usually), it’s an emotional imbalance that equally could be compromised.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what causes (GUT) inflammation?</strong></span></em>\r\nWhile stress, lack of quality sleep, and genetics can all play a significant role, it would seem the best way to counter-act GUT inflammation is with food choices.<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2188\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods-300x300.png\" alt=\"fast foods\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Now, as for my 3 clients, it is simply impractical for me to simply recommend; 1) Committed Stress Management strategies, 2) Eliminate socialising including alcohol, 3) make all your own meals, &amp; 4) be certain to nail 8 hours of quality sleep every night. This sh&amp;t ain’t happening!</span></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>So what then?</strong></em></span>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Given lifestyle challenges (namely industrial food &amp; stress) – sh&amp;t that causes GUT inflammation, we\'ll designate a committed 4 DAY GUT CLEAN UP twice a year. 2/52 (hardly a big ask).</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>I believe it\'s in our health\'s best interest to commit seriously to cleaning out our GUT.  A year to year simmering flame can only lead to rtouble don the line.  </strong></span></blockquote>\r\nBasically, we clean out the rubbish – put out the fires – send in the re-building team - which – restores the GUT to it’s original settings. Thankfully our bodies are designed to heal – and after a designated period - it (usually) does. This process requires zero pills or potions.\r\nIt’s a GUT re-boot if you like. It doesn’t directly have anything to do with burning fat or <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2182\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"GUT BAC\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" /></a>losing weight (I didn’t test), it’s solely about re-establishing GUT balance – before (sometimes) it’s too late.\r\n\r\nYou certainly have to be committed – but it is only for 4 days. The second day is perhaps the most challenging.\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>A key benefit when returning to a “normal” lifestyle &amp; food choices, it allowed them to recognise the (negative) effect of (inflammatory) choices made on their health. This provided personal knowledge on what they should perhaps (attempt) to avoid most – even when under the pump.</em></span>\r\n<blockquote>Eg – John returned to a simple bowl of pasta and ended up in the foetal position for ½ a day. Maybe the rice next time John.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h4><strong>Next week’s PAMPY’S POST – PART 2</strong> <strong>VIDEO</strong></h4>\r\n<h4>Jim, John &amp; Reece dedicate 4 days to completely cleaning out their entire gut pathway.</h4>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\">1) Getting rid of all the rubbish with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 distinct food choices</span> (cleaning out toxins with food choices and exercising at their most optimum intensity), 2) putting out the fires with anti-inflammatory foods <span style=\"color: #993366;\">(7 must consume foods)</span>, and, 3) starting again at rebuilding sustainable “good” gut health balance <span style=\"color: #993366;\">(5 must consume foods in day 3&amp;4)</span>. Of course there is a list of absolutely non-negotiable foods to avoid (Days 1-4).</span></blockquote>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\">* They loaded up with food choices offering nutrients that heal, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dvgdbf.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2211 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dvgdbf.jpg\" alt=\"dvgdbf\" width=\"167\" height=\"111\" /></a>support, and prosper in their guts.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"> * I guess it’s learning how to counter-balance our 1st world lifestyle, while becoming a little more intuitive with your own body awareness.</span></blockquote>\r\n<strong>BP</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 18.15 - CASE STUDY PART 1 - BEER, STRESS, SLEEP DEP & GUT HEALTH','','inherit','closed','closed','','2177-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 05:40:58','2015-05-04 05:40:58','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2177-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2217,2,'2015-05-04 05:42:16','2015-05-04 05:42:16','&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Is it possible to balance continued wellness with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">fixed non-negotiable lifestyle challenges</span> like stress, alcohol, reduced sleep and aging?</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>It seems the health status of your <span style=\"color: #993366;\">GUT (or GIT <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"198\" height=\"153\" /></a>- Gastro intestinal tract)</span> may have the answer!</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>The Case Study</strong></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em>Over the past 6 months, 3 clients (see below) have kindly allowed me to analyse and report on the status of their lifestyle, wellness, and importantly gut health.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>Why?</strong></em></span>\r\n<em> If you designate a <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 DAY PERIOD (96 hours)</span> to cleaning up, de-flaming, and re-building GUT health, <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>can you</strong></span> avoid sickness and fatness while accepting your lifestyle involves, stress, alcohol, and sleep deprivation?</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>We begin</em></span>\r\n</strong></span>\r\n\r\nJames Barnett (53ys), John Collinson (39Yrs), and Reece Stillman (46 yrs) lead the following and similar lifestyle: NOTE - <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Fixed non-negotiable challenges in bold</strong></span> – it’s just part of what they do!\r\n\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work more than 50+ wk</strong></span>, much of it under<strong> stress</strong>.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work involves travelling</strong> </span>– often varying time-zones and disrupted sleeping patterns.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>EXPECTED to entertain clients 2-4/7</strong></span> – this means consuming alcohol, often beer, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2179 size-full\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\" alt=\"beerrr\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>sometimes lots.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Often eat food prepared by others</strong></span>, and sometimes find themselves eating on the run – at airports, service stations, or vending machines.\r\n• Consume up to 3 coffee’s per day – and often entertain the idea of either an energy drink or pick up sweet.\r\n• Attempt to workout 2-3/7 – but would love more.\r\n• Believe low-fat food is in their health’s best interest.\r\n• Have bought a “Men’s Ultimate Health” pill pack more than once.\r\n• Often find themselves short of 35 hours of sleep Mon to Fri – quality sleep that is.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>And, while they all would like to remain free of sickness, live at their most comfortable weight, and maintain a happy demeanour, the result of their current lifestyle looks something similar to this (see below), but Jim, John and Reece equally recognise it could be A LOT WORSE without addressing the snowballing potential health risks:</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n• Have slowly gained around 0.5kgs per year beyond 35 yrs – but weight seems to fluctuate.\r\n• Complain of muscle and joint aches pains (usually for no defined reason) – back, knee, &amp; <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2187 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dia\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" /></a>foot pain heading the list.\r\n• Suffer from 3-4 colds or flu’s per year – with a real cracker around August.\r\n• Suffer periods of (5-10 days) serious tiredness (as in “I just feel fked”).\r\n• Decided on visiting their GP because they were experiencing a weird intermittent heart beat “thing” (“kinda racing a bit”)\r\n• Every now and then they’d get some of odd skin irritation – usually flaky in nature.\r\n• While LDL (bad) cholesterol is not in the high risk category it has been creeping up year to year.\r\n• While their blood pressure is not considered worth “medicating”, it does spike from time to time.\r\n• They often feel bloated – not only GI distress, but also represented with puffy eyes and reddish cheeks.\r\n• Monthly, they find themselves with brain fog – finding it challenging to concentrate – often leading towards poor decisions, or simply just not feeling themselves.\r\n• When finding themselves in this position “just not themselves” food choices, exercise habits &amp; temperament change behaviour – particularly emotionally.\r\n• One client was challenged with serious fluctuations (plummets) in sexual interest.\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what then?</strong></span></em>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>STEP 1 - </strong></em><strong>while many of these signs seem clear to me, I am not an expert in this field. So, I’ve sent them firstly to their GP and then to a reputable and distinguish Naturopath.</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>THE RESULT:</strong></span> while I won’t go into bio-chemistry detail in this post, each suffered from a chronically inflamed GUT (see pic). Meaning: inflammation of both the stomach and more <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2183\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"inlflamed gut\" width=\"261\" height=\"198\" /></a>distinctly intestinal walls. “Good” gut bacteria counts were seriously low, toxin counts where elevated, and immune balance was compromised. One role of the GUT is to upload “good” nutrients from food. If efficiency of nutrient upload is compromised (inflamed and damaged walls), you could expect a drop in immune health (which could lead to sickness), a drop in energy (which could lead to weight gain), while a possible hormonal/ neurotransmitters imbalance – namely; cortisol/endorphins &amp; serotonin/ melatonin ratio’s. So while physical performance and wellness would seem clear (usually), it’s an emotional imbalance that equally could be compromised.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what causes (GUT) inflammation?</strong></span></em>\r\nWhile stress, lack of quality sleep, and genetics can all play a significant role, it would seem the best way to counter-act GUT inflammation is with food choices.<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2188\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods-300x300.png\" alt=\"fast foods\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Now, as for my 3 clients, it is simply impractical for me to simply recommend; 1) Committed Stress Management strategies, 2) Eliminate socialising including alcohol, 3) make all your own meals, &amp; 4) be certain to nail 8 hours of quality sleep every night. This sh&amp;t ain’t happening!</span></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>So what then?</strong></em></span>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Given lifestyle challenges (namely industrial food &amp; stress) – sh&amp;t that causes GUT inflammation, we\'ll designate a committed 4 DAY GUT CLEAN UP twice a year. 2/52 (hardly a big ask).</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>I believe it\'s in our health\'s best interest to commit seriously to cleaning out our GUT.  A year to year simmering flame can only lead to trouble done the line.  </strong></span></blockquote>\r\nBasically, we clean out the rubbish – put out the fires – send in the re-building team - which – restores the GUT to it’s original settings. Thankfully our bodies are designed to heal – and after a designated period - it (usually) does. This process requires zero pills or potions.\r\nIt’s a GUT re-boot if you like. It doesn’t directly have anything to do with burning fat or <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2182\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"GUT BAC\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" /></a>losing weight (I didn’t test), it’s solely about re-establishing GUT balance – before (sometimes) it’s too late.\r\n\r\nYou certainly have to be committed – but it is only for 4 days. The second day is perhaps the most challenging.\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>A key benefit when returning to a “normal” lifestyle &amp; food choices, it allowed them to recognise the (negative) effect of (inflammatory) choices made on their health. This provided personal knowledge on what they should perhaps (attempt) to avoid most – even when under the pump.</em></span>\r\n<blockquote>Eg – John returned to a simple bowl of pasta and ended up in the foetal position for ½ a day. Maybe the rice next time John.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h4><strong>Next week’s PAMPY’S POST – PART 2</strong> <strong>VIDEO</strong></h4>\r\n<h4>Jim, John &amp; Reece dedicate 4 days to completely cleaning out their entire gut pathway.</h4>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\">1) Getting rid of all the rubbish with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 distinct food choices</span> (cleaning out toxins with food choices and exercising at their most optimum intensity), 2) putting out the fires with anti-inflammatory foods <span style=\"color: #993366;\">(7 must consume foods)</span>, and, 3) starting again at rebuilding sustainable “good” gut health balance <span style=\"color: #993366;\">(5 must consume foods in day 3&amp;4)</span>. Of course there is a list of absolutely non-negotiable foods to avoid (Days 1-4).</span></blockquote>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\">* They loaded up with food choices offering nutrients that heal, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dvgdbf.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2211 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dvgdbf.jpg\" alt=\"dvgdbf\" width=\"167\" height=\"111\" /></a>support, and prosper in their guts.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"> * I guess it’s learning how to counter-balance our 1st world lifestyle, while becoming a little more intuitive with your own body awareness.</span></blockquote>\r\n<strong>BP</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 18.15 - CASE STUDY PART 1 - BEER, STRESS, SLEEP DEP & GUT HEALTH','','inherit','closed','closed','','2177-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 05:42:16','2015-05-04 05:42:16','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2177-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2218,2,'2015-05-04 06:14:14','2015-05-04 06:14:14','&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Is it possible to balance continued wellness with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">fixed non-negotiable lifestyle challenges</span> like stress, alcohol, reduced sleep and aging?</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>It seems the health status of your <span style=\"color: #993366;\">GUT (or GIT <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"198\" height=\"153\" /></a>- Gastro intestinal tract)</span> may have the answer!</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>The Case Study</strong></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em>Over the past 6 months, 3 clients (see below) have kindly allowed me to analyse and report on the status of their lifestyle, wellness, and importantly gut health.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>Why?</strong></em></span>\r\n<em> If you designate a <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 DAY PERIOD (96 hours)</span> to cleaning up, de-flaming, and re-building GUT health, <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>can you</strong></span> avoid sickness and fatness while accepting your lifestyle involves, stress, alcohol, and sleep deprivation?</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>We begin</em></span>\r\n</strong></span>\r\n\r\nJames Barnett (53ys), John Collinson (39Yrs), and Reece Stillman (46 yrs) lead the following and similar lifestyle: NOTE - <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Fixed non-negotiable challenges in bold</strong></span> – it’s just part of what they do!\r\n\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work more than 50+ wk</strong></span>, much of it under<strong> stress</strong>.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work involves travelling</strong> </span>– often varying time-zones and disrupted sleeping patterns.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>EXPECTED to entertain clients 2-4/7</strong></span> – this means consuming alcohol, often beer, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2179 size-full\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\" alt=\"beerrr\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>sometimes lots.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Often eat food prepared by others</strong></span>, and sometimes find themselves eating on the run – at airports, service stations, or vending machines.\r\n• Consume up to 3 coffee’s per day – and often entertain the idea of either an energy drink or pick up sweet.\r\n• Attempt to workout 2-3/7 – but would love more.\r\n• Believe low-fat food is in their health’s best interest.\r\n• Have bought a “Men’s Ultimate Health” pill pack more than once.\r\n• Often find themselves short of 35 hours of sleep Mon to Fri – quality sleep that is.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>And, while they all would like to remain free of sickness, live at their most comfortable weight, and maintain a happy demeanour, the result of their current lifestyle looks something similar to this (see below), but Jim, John and Reece equally recognise it could be A LOT WORSE without addressing the snowballing potential health risks:</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n• Have slowly gained around 0.5kgs per year beyond 35 yrs – but weight seems to fluctuate.\r\n• Complain of muscle and joint aches pains (usually for no defined reason) – back, knee, &amp; <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2187 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dia\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" /></a>foot pain heading the list.\r\n• Suffer from 3-4 colds or flu’s per year – with a real cracker around August.\r\n• Suffer periods of (5-10 days) serious tiredness (as in “I just feel fked”).\r\n• Decided on visiting their GP because they were experiencing a weird intermittent heart beat “thing” (“kinda racing a bit”)\r\n• Every now and then they’d get some of odd skin irritation – usually flaky in nature.\r\n• While LDL (bad) cholesterol is not in the high risk category it has been creeping up year to year.\r\n• While their blood pressure is not considered worth “medicating”, it does spike from time to time.\r\n• They often feel bloated – not only GI distress, but also represented with puffy eyes and reddish cheeks.\r\n• Monthly, they find themselves with brain fog – finding it challenging to concentrate – often leading towards poor decisions, or simply just not feeling themselves.\r\n• When finding themselves in this position “just not themselves” food choices, exercise habits &amp; temperament change behaviour – particularly emotionally.\r\n• One client was challenged with serious fluctuations (plummets) in sexual interest.\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what then?</strong></span></em>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>STEP 1 - </strong></em><strong>while many of these signs seem clear to me, I am not an expert in this field. So, I’ve sent them firstly to their GP and then to a reputable and distinguish Naturopath.</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>THE RESULT:</strong></span> while I won’t go into bio-chemistry detail in this post, each suffered from a chronically inflamed GUT (see pic). Meaning: inflammation of both the stomach and more <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2183\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"inlflamed gut\" width=\"261\" height=\"198\" /></a>distinctly intestinal walls. “Good” gut bacteria counts were seriously low, toxin counts where elevated, and immune balance was compromised. One role of the GUT is to upload “good” nutrients from food. If efficiency of nutrient upload is compromised (inflamed and damaged walls), you could expect a drop in immune health (which could lead to sickness), a drop in energy (which could lead to weight gain), while a possible hormonal/ neurotransmitters imbalance – namely; cortisol/endorphins &amp; serotonin/ melatonin ratio’s. So while physical performance and wellness would seem clear (usually), it’s an emotional imbalance that equally could be compromised.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what causes (GUT) inflammation?</strong></span></em>\r\nWhile stress, lack of quality sleep, and genetics can all play a significant role, it would seem the best way to counter-act GUT inflammation is with food choices.<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2188\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods-300x300.png\" alt=\"fast foods\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Now, as for my 3 clients, while I as a Health Specialist would like, it is simply impractical for me to simply recommend; 1) Committed Stress Management strategies, 2) Eliminate socialising including alcohol, 3) Make all your own meals, &amp; 4) Be certain to nail 8 hours of quality sleep every night. This sh&amp;t ain’t happening!</span></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>So what then?</strong></em></span>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Given lifestyle challenges (namely industrial food &amp; stress) – sh&amp;t that causes GUT inflammation, we\'ll designate a committed 4 DAY GUT CLEAN UP twice a year. 2/52 (hardly a big ask).</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>I believe it\'s in our health\'s best interest to commit seriously to cleaning out our GUT.  A year to year simmering flame can only lead to trouble done the line.  </strong></span></blockquote>\r\nBasically, we clean out the rubbish – put out the fires – send in the re-building team - which – restores the GUT to it’s original settings. Thankfully our bodies are designed to heal – and after a designated period - it (usually) does. This process requires zero pills or potions.\r\nIt’s a GUT re-boot if you like. It doesn’t directly have anything to do with burning fat or <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2182\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"GUT BAC\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" /></a>losing weight (I didn’t test), it’s solely about re-establishing GUT balance – before (sometimes) it’s too late.\r\n\r\nYou certainly have to be committed – but it is only for 4 days. The second day is perhaps the most challenging.\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>A key benefit when returning to a “normal” lifestyle &amp; food choices, it allowed them to recognise the (negative) effect of (inflammatory) choices made on their health. This provided personal knowledge on what they should perhaps (attempt) to avoid most – even when under the pump.</em></span>\r\n<blockquote>Eg – John returned to a simple bowl of pasta and ended up in the foetal position for ½ a day. Maybe the rice next time John.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h4><strong>Next week’s PAMPY’S POST – PART 2</strong></h4>\r\n<h4>Jim, John &amp; Reece dedicate 4 days to completely cleaning out their entire gut pathway - then re-test their gut health.</h4>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\">1) Ridding all the rubbish with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 distinct food choices</span> (cleaning out toxins with food choices and exercising at their most optimum intensity), 2) Putting out the fires with anti-inflammatory foods <span style=\"color: #993366;\">(6 must consume foods)</span>, and, 3) Starting again at rebuilding sustainable “good” gut health balance <span style=\"color: #993366;\">(5 must consume foods in day 3&amp;4)</span>. Of course there is a list of absolutely <span style=\"color: #993366;\">non-negotiable foods</span> to avoid (Days 1-4).</span></blockquote>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\">* They loaded up with food choices offering nutrients that heal, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dvgdbf.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2211 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dvgdbf.jpg\" alt=\"dvgdbf\" width=\"167\" height=\"111\" /></a>support, and prosper in their guts.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"> * I guess it’s learning how to counter-balance our 1st world lifestyle, while becoming a little more intuitive with your own body awareness.</span></blockquote>\r\n<strong>BP</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 18.15 - CASE STUDY PART 1 - BEER, STRESS, SLEEP DEP & GUT HEALTH','','inherit','closed','closed','','2177-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 06:14:14','2015-05-04 06:14:14','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2177-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2219,2,'2015-05-04 06:25:43','2015-05-04 06:25:43','','bvhvvh','','inherit','closed','closed','','bvhvvh','','','2015-05-04 06:25:43','2015-05-04 06:25:43','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/bvhvvh.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2220,2,'2015-05-04 06:26:10','2015-05-04 06:26:10','','bvhvvh','','inherit','closed','closed','','bvhvvh-2','','','2015-05-04 06:26:10','2015-05-04 06:26:10','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/bvhvvh1.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2221,2,'2015-05-04 06:27:30','2015-05-04 06:27:30','','hvhvv','','inherit','closed','closed','','hvhvv','','','2015-05-04 06:27:30','2015-05-04 06:27:30','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/hvhvv.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2222,2,'2015-05-04 06:28:13','2015-05-04 06:28:13','&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Is it possible to balance continued wellness with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">fixed non-negotiable lifestyle challenges</span> like stress, alcohol, reduced sleep and aging?</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>It seems the health status of your <span style=\"color: #993366;\">GUT (or GIT <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"198\" height=\"153\" /></a>- Gastro intestinal tract)</span> may have the answer!</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>The Case Study</strong></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em>Over the past 6 months, 3 clients (see below) have kindly allowed me to analyse and report on the status of their lifestyle, wellness, and importantly gut health.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>Why?</strong></em></span>\r\n<em> If you designate a <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 DAY PERIOD (96 hours)</span> to cleaning up, de-flaming, and re-building GUT health, <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>can you</strong></span> avoid sickness and fatness while accepting your lifestyle involves, stress, alcohol, and sleep deprivation?</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>We begin</em></span>\r\n</strong></span>\r\n\r\nJames Barnett (53ys), John Collinson (39Yrs), and Reece Stillman (46 yrs) lead the following and similar lifestyle: NOTE - <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Fixed non-negotiable challenges in bold</strong></span> – it’s just part of what they do!\r\n\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work more than 50+ wk</strong></span>, much of it under<strong> stress</strong>.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work involves travelling</strong> </span>– often varying time-zones and disrupted sleeping patterns.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>EXPECTED to entertain clients 2-4/7</strong></span> – this means consuming alcohol, often beer, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2179 size-full\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\" alt=\"beerrr\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>sometimes lots.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Often eat food prepared by others</strong></span>, and sometimes find themselves eating on the run – at airports, service stations, or vending machines.\r\n• Consume up to 3 coffee’s per day – and often entertain the idea of either an energy drink or pick up sweet.\r\n• Attempt to workout 2-3/7 – but would love more.\r\n• Believe low-fat food is in their health’s best interest.\r\n• Have bought a “Men’s Ultimate Health” pill pack more than once.\r\n• Often find themselves short of 35 hours of sleep Mon to Fri – quality sleep that is.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>And, while they all would like to remain free of sickness, live at their most comfortable weight, and maintain a happy demeanour, the result of their current lifestyle looks something similar to this (see below), but Jim, John and Reece equally recognise it could be A LOT WORSE without addressing the snowballing potential health risks:</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n• Have slowly gained around 0.5kgs per year beyond 35 yrs – but weight seems to fluctuate.\r\n• Complain of muscle and joint aches pains (usually for no defined reason) – back, knee, &amp; <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2187 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dia\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" /></a>foot pain heading the list.\r\n• Suffer from 3-4 colds or flu’s per year – with a real cracker around August.\r\n• Suffer periods of (5-10 days) serious tiredness (as in “I just feel fked”).\r\n• Decided on visiting their GP because they were experiencing a weird intermittent heart beat “thing” (“kinda racing a bit”)\r\n• Every now and then they’d get some of odd skin irritation – usually flaky in nature.\r\n• While LDL (bad) cholesterol is not in the high risk category it has been creeping up year to year.\r\n• While their blood pressure is not considered worth “medicating”, it does spike from time to time.\r\n• They often feel bloated – not only GI distress, but also represented with puffy eyes and reddish cheeks.\r\n• Monthly, they find themselves with brain fog – finding it challenging to concentrate – often leading towards poor decisions, or simply just not feeling themselves.\r\n• When finding themselves in this position “just not themselves” food choices, exercise habits &amp; temperament change behaviour – particularly emotionally.\r\n• One client was challenged with serious fluctuations (plummets) in sexual interest.\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what then?</strong></span></em>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>STEP 1 - </strong></em><strong>while many of these signs seem clear to me, I am not an expert in this field. So, I’ve sent them firstly to their GP and then to a reputable and distinguish Naturopath.</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>THE RESULT:</strong></span> while I won’t go into bio-chemistry detail in this post, each suffered from a chronically inflamed GUT (see pic). Meaning: inflammation of both the stomach and more <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2183\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"inlflamed gut\" width=\"261\" height=\"198\" /></a>distinctly intestinal walls. “Good” gut bacteria counts were seriously low, toxin counts where elevated, and immune balance was compromised. One role of the GUT is to upload “good” nutrients from food. If efficiency of nutrient upload is compromised (inflamed and damaged walls), you could expect a drop in immune health (which could lead to sickness), a drop in energy (which could lead to weight gain), while a possible hormonal/ neurotransmitters imbalance – namely; cortisol/endorphins &amp; serotonin/ melatonin ratio’s. So while physical performance and wellness would seem clear (usually), it’s an emotional imbalance that equally could be compromised.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what causes (GUT) inflammation?</strong></span></em>\r\nWhile stress, lack of quality sleep, and genetics can all play a significant role, it would seem the best way to counter-act GUT inflammation is with food choices.<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2188\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods-300x300.png\" alt=\"fast foods\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Now, as for my 3 clients, while I as a Health Specialist would like, it is simply impractical for me to simply recommend; 1) Committed Stress Management strategies, 2) Eliminate socialising including alcohol, 3) Make all your own meals, &amp; 4) Be certain to nail 8 hours of quality sleep every night. This sh&amp;t ain’t happening!</span></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>So what then?</strong></em></span>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Given lifestyle challenges (namely industrial food &amp; stress) – sh&amp;t that causes GUT inflammation, we\'ll designate a committed 4 DAY GUT CLEAN UP twice a year. 2/52 (hardly a big ask).</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>I believe it\'s in our health\'s best interest to commit seriously to cleaning out our GUT.  A year to year simmering flame can only lead to trouble done the line.  </strong></span></blockquote>\r\nBasically, we clean out the rubbish – put out the fires – send in the re-building team - which – restores the GUT to it’s original settings. Thankfully our bodies are designed to heal – and after a designated period - it (usually) does. This process requires zero pills or potions.\r\nIt’s a GUT re-boot if you like. It doesn’t directly have anything to do with burning fat or <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2182\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"GUT BAC\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" /></a>losing weight (I didn’t test), it’s solely about re-establishing GUT balance – before (sometimes) it’s too late.\r\n\r\nYou certainly have to be committed – but it is only for 4 days. The second day is perhaps the most challenging.\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>A key benefit when returning to a “normal” lifestyle &amp; food choices, it allowed them to recognise the (negative) effect of (inflammatory) choices made on their health. This provided personal knowledge on what they should perhaps (attempt) to avoid most – even when under the pump.</em></span>\r\n<blockquote>Eg – John returned to a simple bowl of pasta and ended up in the foetal position for ½ a day. Maybe the rice next time John.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Next week’s PAMPY’S POST – PART 2 - THE ULTIMATE 4 GUT REBOOT</span>\r\n</strong></h3>\r\n<h4>Jim, John &amp; Reece dedicate 4 days to completely cleaning out their entire gut pathway - then re-test their gut health - straight after and 16 weeks after, while back into their normal existance.</h4>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\">1) Ridding all the rubbish with <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #993366; text-decoration: underline;\">4 distinct food choices</span></span> (cleaning <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/hvhvv.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2221 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/hvhvv-150x113.jpg\" alt=\"hvhvv\" width=\"179\" height=\"135\" /></a>out toxins with food choices and exercising at their most optimum intensity), 2) Putting out the fires with anti-inflammatory foods <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #993366; text-decoration: underline;\">(6 must consume foods)</span></span>, and, 3) Starting again at rebuilding sustainable “good” gut health balance <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #993366; text-decoration: underline;\">(5 must consume foods in day 3&amp;4)</span></span>. Of course there is a list of absolutely <span style=\"color: #993366;\">non-negotiable foods</span> to avoid (Days 1-4).</span></blockquote>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\">* They loaded up with food choices offering nutrients that heal, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dvgdbf.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2211 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dvgdbf.jpg\" alt=\"dvgdbf\" width=\"167\" height=\"111\" /></a>support, and prosper in their gut.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"> * I guess it’s learning how to counter-balance our <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">1st world lifestyle</span>, while becoming a little more intuitive with your own body awareness.</span></blockquote>\r\n<strong>BP</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 18.15 - CASE STUDY PART 1 - BEER, STRESS, SLEEP DEP & GUT HEALTH','','inherit','closed','closed','','2177-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 06:28:13','2015-05-04 06:28:13','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2177-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2223,2,'2015-05-04 06:29:27','2015-05-04 06:29:27','&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Is it possible to balance continued wellness with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">fixed non-negotiable lifestyle challenges</span> like stress, alcohol, reduced sleep and aging?</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>It seems the health status of your <span style=\"color: #993366;\">GUT (or GIT <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"198\" height=\"153\" /></a>- Gastro intestinal tract)</span> may have the answer!</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>The Case Study</strong></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em>Over the past 6 months, 3 clients (see below) have kindly allowed me to analyse and report on the status of their lifestyle, wellness, and importantly gut health.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>Why?</strong></em></span>\r\n<em> If you designate a <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 DAY PERIOD (96 hours)</span> to cleaning up, de-flaming, and re-building GUT health, <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>can you</strong></span> avoid sickness and fatness while accepting your lifestyle involves, stress, alcohol, and sleep deprivation?</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>We begin</em></span>\r\n</strong></span>\r\n\r\nJames Barnett (53ys), John Collinson (39Yrs), and Reece Stillman (46 yrs) lead the following and similar lifestyle: NOTE - <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Fixed non-negotiable challenges in bold</strong></span> – it’s just part of what they do!\r\n\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work more than 50+ wk</strong></span>, much of it under<strong> stress</strong>.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work involves travelling</strong> </span>– often varying time-zones and disrupted sleeping patterns.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>EXPECTED to entertain clients 2-4/7</strong></span> – this means consuming alcohol, often beer, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2179 size-full\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\" alt=\"beerrr\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>sometimes lots.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Often eat food prepared by others</strong></span>, and sometimes find themselves eating on the run – at airports, service stations, or vending machines.\r\n• Consume up to 3 coffee’s per day – and often entertain the idea of either an energy drink or pick up sweet.\r\n• Attempt to workout 2-3/7 – but would love more.\r\n• Believe low-fat food is in their health’s best interest.\r\n• Have bought a “Men’s Ultimate Health” pill pack more than once.\r\n• Often find themselves short of 35 hours of sleep Mon to Fri – quality sleep that is.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>And, while they all would like to remain free of sickness, live at their most comfortable weight, and maintain a happy demeanour, the result of their current lifestyle looks something similar to this (see below), but Jim, John and Reece equally recognise it could be A LOT WORSE without addressing the snowballing potential health risks:</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n• Have slowly gained around 0.5kgs per year beyond 35 yrs – but weight seems to fluctuate.\r\n• Complain of muscle and joint aches pains (usually for no defined reason) – back, knee, &amp; <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2187 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dia\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" /></a>foot pain heading the list.\r\n• Suffer from 3-4 colds or flu’s per year – with a real cracker around August.\r\n• Suffer periods of (5-10 days) serious tiredness (as in “I just feel fked”).\r\n• Decided on visiting their GP because they were experiencing a weird intermittent heart beat “thing” (“kinda racing a bit”)\r\n• Every now and then they’d get some of odd skin irritation – usually flaky in nature.\r\n• While LDL (bad) cholesterol is not in the high risk category it has been creeping up year to year.\r\n• While their blood pressure is not considered worth “medicating”, it does spike from time to time.\r\n• They often feel bloated – not only GI distress, but also represented with puffy eyes and reddish cheeks.\r\n• Monthly, they find themselves with brain fog – finding it challenging to concentrate – often leading towards poor decisions, or simply just not feeling themselves.\r\n• When finding themselves in this position “just not themselves” food choices, exercise habits &amp; temperament change behaviour – particularly emotionally.\r\n• One client was challenged with serious fluctuations (plummets) in sexual interest.\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what then?</strong></span></em>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>STEP 1 - </strong></em><strong>while many of these signs seem clear to me, I am not an expert in this field. So, I’ve sent them firstly to their GP and then to a reputable and distinguish Naturopath.</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>THE RESULT:</strong></span> while I won’t go into bio-chemistry detail in this post, each suffered from a chronically inflamed GUT (see pic). Meaning: inflammation of both the stomach and more <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2183\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"inlflamed gut\" width=\"261\" height=\"198\" /></a>distinctly intestinal walls. “Good” gut bacteria counts were seriously low, toxin counts where elevated, and immune balance was compromised. One role of the GUT is to upload “good” nutrients from food. If efficiency of nutrient upload is compromised (inflamed and damaged walls), you could expect a drop in immune health (which could lead to sickness), a drop in energy (which could lead to weight gain), while a possible hormonal/ neurotransmitters imbalance – namely; cortisol/endorphins &amp; serotonin/ melatonin ratio’s. So while physical performance and wellness would seem clear (usually), it’s an emotional imbalance that equally could be compromised.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what causes (GUT) inflammation?</strong></span></em>\r\nWhile stress, lack of quality sleep, and genetics can all play a significant role, it would seem the best way to counter-act GUT inflammation is with food choices.<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2188\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods-300x300.png\" alt=\"fast foods\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Now, as for my 3 clients, while I as a Health Specialist would like, it is simply impractical for me to simply recommend; 1) Committed Stress Management strategies, 2) Eliminate socialising including alcohol, 3) Make all your own meals, &amp; 4) Be certain to nail 8 hours of quality sleep every night. This sh&amp;t ain’t happening!</span></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>So what then?</strong></em></span>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Given lifestyle challenges (namely industrial food &amp; stress) – sh&amp;t that causes GUT inflammation, we\'ll designate a committed 4 DAY GUT CLEAN UP twice a year. 2/52 (hardly a big ask).</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>I believe it\'s in our health\'s best interest to commit seriously to cleaning out our GUT.  A year to year simmering flame can only lead to trouble done the line.  </strong></span></blockquote>\r\nBasically, we clean out the rubbish – put out the fires – send in the re-building team - which – restores the GUT to it’s original settings. Thankfully our bodies are designed to heal – and after a designated period - it (usually) does. This process requires zero pills or potions.\r\nIt’s a GUT re-boot if you like. It doesn’t directly have anything to do with burning fat or <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2182\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"GUT BAC\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" /></a>losing weight (I didn’t test), it’s solely about re-establishing GUT balance – before (sometimes) it’s too late.\r\n\r\nYou certainly have to be committed – but it is only for 4 days. The second day is perhaps the most challenging.\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>A key benefit when returning to a “normal” lifestyle &amp; food choices, it allowed them to recognise the (negative) effect of (inflammatory) choices made on their health. This provided personal knowledge on what they should perhaps (attempt) to avoid most – even when under the pump.</em></span>\r\n<blockquote>Eg – John returned to a simple bowl of pasta and ended up in the foetal position for ½ a day. Maybe the rice next time John.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Next week’s PAMPY’S POST - </strong></span></h3>\r\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\">PART 2  THE ULTIMATE 4 GUT REBOOT</span>\r\n</strong></h3>\r\n<h4>Jim, John &amp; Reece dedicate 4 days to completely cleaning out their entire gut pathway - then re-test their gut health - straight after and 16 weeks after, while back into their normal existance.</h4>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\">1) Ridding all the rubbish with <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #993366; text-decoration: underline;\">4 distinct food choices</span></span> (cleaning <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/hvhvv.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2221 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/hvhvv-150x113.jpg\" alt=\"hvhvv\" width=\"179\" height=\"135\" /></a>out toxins with food choices and exercising at their most optimum intensity), 2) Putting out the fires with anti-inflammatory foods <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #993366; text-decoration: underline;\">(6 must consume foods)</span></span>, and, 3) Starting again at rebuilding sustainable “good” gut health balance <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #993366; text-decoration: underline;\">(5 must consume foods in day 3&amp;4)</span></span>. Of course there is a list of absolutely <span style=\"color: #993366;\">non-negotiable foods</span> to avoid (Days 1-4).</span></blockquote>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\">* They loaded up with food choices offering nutrients that heal, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dvgdbf.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2211 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dvgdbf.jpg\" alt=\"dvgdbf\" width=\"167\" height=\"111\" /></a>support, and prosper in their gut.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"> * I guess it’s learning how to counter-balance our <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">1st world lifestyle</span>, while becoming a little more intuitive with your own body awareness.</span></blockquote>\r\n<strong>BP</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 18.15 - CASE STUDY PART 1 - BEER, STRESS, SLEEP DEP & GUT HEALTH','','inherit','closed','closed','','2177-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 06:29:27','2015-05-04 06:29:27','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2177-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2224,2,'2015-05-04 06:29:49','2015-05-04 06:29:49','&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Is it possible to balance continued wellness with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">fixed non-negotiable lifestyle challenges</span> like stress, alcohol, reduced sleep and aging?</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>It seems the health status of your <span style=\"color: #993366;\">GUT (or GIT <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"198\" height=\"153\" /></a>- Gastro intestinal tract)</span> may have the answer!</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>The Case Study</strong></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em>Over the past 6 months, 3 clients (see below) have kindly allowed me to analyse and report on the status of their lifestyle, wellness, and importantly gut health.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>Why?</strong></em></span>\r\n<em> If you designate a <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 DAY PERIOD (96 hours)</span> to cleaning up, de-flaming, and re-building GUT health, <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>can you</strong></span> avoid sickness and fatness while accepting your lifestyle involves, stress, alcohol, and sleep deprivation?</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>We begin</em></span>\r\n</strong></span>\r\n\r\nJames Barnett (53ys), John Collinson (39Yrs), and Reece Stillman (46 yrs) lead the following and similar lifestyle: NOTE - <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Fixed non-negotiable challenges in bold</strong></span> – it’s just part of what they do!\r\n\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work more than 50+ wk</strong></span>, much of it under<strong> stress</strong>.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work involves travelling</strong> </span>– often varying time-zones and disrupted sleeping patterns.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>EXPECTED to entertain clients 2-4/7</strong></span> – this means consuming alcohol, often beer, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2179 size-full\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\" alt=\"beerrr\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>sometimes lots.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Often eat food prepared by others</strong></span>, and sometimes find themselves eating on the run – at airports, service stations, or vending machines.\r\n• Consume up to 3 coffee’s per day – and often entertain the idea of either an energy drink or pick up sweet.\r\n• Attempt to workout 2-3/7 – but would love more.\r\n• Believe low-fat food is in their health’s best interest.\r\n• Have bought a “Men’s Ultimate Health” pill pack more than once.\r\n• Often find themselves short of 35 hours of sleep Mon to Fri – quality sleep that is.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>And, while they all would like to remain free of sickness, live at their most comfortable weight, and maintain a happy demeanour, the result of their current lifestyle looks something similar to this (see below), but Jim, John and Reece equally recognise it could be A LOT WORSE without addressing the snowballing potential health risks:</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n• Have slowly gained around 0.5kgs per year beyond 35 yrs – but weight seems to fluctuate.\r\n• Complain of muscle and joint aches pains (usually for no defined reason) – back, knee, &amp; <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2187 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dia\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" /></a>foot pain heading the list.\r\n• Suffer from 3-4 colds or flu’s per year – with a real cracker around August.\r\n• Suffer periods of (5-10 days) serious tiredness (as in “I just feel fked”).\r\n• Decided on visiting their GP because they were experiencing a weird intermittent heart beat “thing” (“kinda racing a bit”)\r\n• Every now and then they’d get some of odd skin irritation – usually flaky in nature.\r\n• While LDL (bad) cholesterol is not in the high risk category it has been creeping up year to year.\r\n• While their blood pressure is not considered worth “medicating”, it does spike from time to time.\r\n• They often feel bloated – not only GI distress, but also represented with puffy eyes and reddish cheeks.\r\n• Monthly, they find themselves with brain fog – finding it challenging to concentrate – often leading towards poor decisions, or simply just not feeling themselves.\r\n• When finding themselves in this position “just not themselves” food choices, exercise habits &amp; temperament change behaviour – particularly emotionally.\r\n• One client was challenged with serious fluctuations (plummets) in sexual interest.\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what then?</strong></span></em>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>STEP 1 - </strong></em><strong>while many of these signs seem clear to me, I am not an expert in this field. So, I’ve sent them firstly to their GP and then to a reputable and distinguish Naturopath.</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>THE RESULT:</strong></span> while I won’t go into bio-chemistry detail in this post, each suffered from a chronically inflamed GUT (see pic). Meaning: inflammation of both the stomach and more <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2183\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"inlflamed gut\" width=\"261\" height=\"198\" /></a>distinctly intestinal walls. “Good” gut bacteria counts were seriously low, toxin counts where elevated, and immune balance was compromised. One role of the GUT is to upload “good” nutrients from food. If efficiency of nutrient upload is compromised (inflamed and damaged walls), you could expect a drop in immune health (which could lead to sickness), a drop in energy (which could lead to weight gain), while a possible hormonal/ neurotransmitters imbalance – namely; cortisol/endorphins &amp; serotonin/ melatonin ratio’s. So while physical performance and wellness would seem clear (usually), it’s an emotional imbalance that equally could be compromised.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what causes (GUT) inflammation?</strong></span></em>\r\nWhile stress, lack of quality sleep, and genetics can all play a significant role, it would seem the best way to counter-act GUT inflammation is with food choices.<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2188\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods-300x300.png\" alt=\"fast foods\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Now, as for my 3 clients, while I as a Health Specialist would like, it is simply impractical for me to simply recommend; 1) Committed Stress Management strategies, 2) Eliminate socialising including alcohol, 3) Make all your own meals, &amp; 4) Be certain to nail 8 hours of quality sleep every night. This sh&amp;t ain’t happening!</span></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>So what then?</strong></em></span>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Given lifestyle challenges (namely industrial food &amp; stress) – sh&amp;t that causes GUT inflammation, we\'ll designate a committed 4 DAY GUT CLEAN UP twice a year. 2/52 (hardly a big ask).</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>I believe it\'s in our health\'s best interest to commit seriously to cleaning out our GUT.  A year to year simmering flame can only lead to trouble done the line.  </strong></span></blockquote>\r\nBasically, we clean out the rubbish – put out the fires – send in the re-building team - which – restores the GUT to it’s original settings. Thankfully our bodies are designed to heal – and after a designated period - it (usually) does. This process requires zero pills or potions.\r\nIt’s a GUT re-boot if you like. It doesn’t directly have anything to do with burning fat or <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2182\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"GUT BAC\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" /></a>losing weight (I didn’t test), it’s solely about re-establishing GUT balance – before (sometimes) it’s too late.\r\n\r\nYou certainly have to be committed – but it is only for 4 days. The second day is perhaps the most challenging.\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>A key benefit when returning to a “normal” lifestyle &amp; food choices, it allowed them to recognise the (negative) effect of (inflammatory) choices made on their health. This provided personal knowledge on what they should perhaps (attempt) to avoid most – even when under the pump.</em></span>\r\n<blockquote>Eg – John returned to a simple bowl of pasta and ended up in the foetal position for ½ a day. Maybe the rice next time John.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Next week’s PAMPY’S POST - </strong></span></h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\">PART 2  THE ULTIMATE 4 GUT REBOOT</span>\r\n</strong></h3>\r\n<h4>Jim, John &amp; Reece dedicate 4 days to completely cleaning out their entire gut pathway - then re-test their gut health - straight after and 16 weeks after, while back into their normal existance.</h4>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\">1) Ridding all the rubbish with <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #993366; text-decoration: underline;\">4 distinct food choices</span></span> (cleaning <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/hvhvv.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2221 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/hvhvv-150x113.jpg\" alt=\"hvhvv\" width=\"179\" height=\"135\" /></a>out toxins with food choices and exercising at their most optimum intensity), 2) Putting out the fires with anti-inflammatory foods <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #993366; text-decoration: underline;\">(6 must consume foods)</span></span>, and, 3) Starting again at rebuilding sustainable “good” gut health balance <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #993366; text-decoration: underline;\">(5 must consume foods in day 3&amp;4)</span></span>. Of course there is a list of absolutely <span style=\"color: #993366;\">non-negotiable foods</span> to avoid (Days 1-4).</span></blockquote>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\">* They loaded up with food choices offering nutrients that heal, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dvgdbf.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2211 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dvgdbf.jpg\" alt=\"dvgdbf\" width=\"167\" height=\"111\" /></a>support, and prosper in their gut.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"> * I guess it’s learning how to counter-balance our <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">1st world lifestyle</span>, while becoming a little more intuitive with your own body awareness.</span></blockquote>\r\n<strong>BP</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 18.15 - CASE STUDY PART 1 - BEER, STRESS, SLEEP DEP & GUT HEALTH','','inherit','closed','closed','','2177-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 06:29:49','2015-05-04 06:29:49','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2177-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2225,2,'2015-05-04 06:32:29','2015-05-04 06:32:29','&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Is it possible to balance continued wellness with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">fixed non-negotiable lifestyle challenges</span> like stress, alcohol, reduced sleep and aging?</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>It seems the health status of your <span style=\"color: #993366;\">GUT (or GIT <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"198\" height=\"153\" /></a>- Gastro intestinal tract)</span> may have the answer!</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>The Case Study</strong></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em>Over the past 6 months, 3 clients (see below) have kindly allowed me to analyse and report on the status of their lifestyle, wellness, and importantly gut health.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>Why?</strong></em></span>\r\n<em> If you designate a <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 DAY PERIOD (96 hours)</span> to cleaning up, de-flaming, and re-building GUT health, <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>can you</strong></span> avoid sickness and fatness while accepting your lifestyle involves, stress, alcohol, and sleep deprivation?</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>We begin</em></span>\r\n</strong></span>\r\n\r\nJames Barnett (53ys), John Collinson (39Yrs), and Reece Stillman (46 yrs) lead the following and similar lifestyle: NOTE - <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Fixed non-negotiable challenges in bold</strong></span> – it’s just part of what they do!\r\n\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work more than 50+ wk</strong></span>, much of it under<strong> stress</strong>.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work involves travelling</strong> </span>– often varying time-zones and disrupted sleeping patterns.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>EXPECTED to entertain clients 2-4/7</strong></span> – this means consuming alcohol, often beer, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2179 size-full\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\" alt=\"beerrr\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>sometimes lots.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Often eat food prepared by others</strong></span>, and sometimes find themselves eating on the run – at airports, service stations, or vending machines.\r\n• Consume up to 3 coffee’s per day – and often entertain the idea of either an energy drink or pick up sweet.\r\n• Attempt to workout 2-3/7 – but would love more.\r\n• Believe low-fat food is in their health’s best interest.\r\n• Have bought a “Men’s Ultimate Health” pill pack more than once.\r\n• Often find themselves short of 35 hours of sleep Mon to Fri – quality sleep that is.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>And, while they all would like to remain free of sickness, live at their most comfortable weight, and maintain a happy demeanour, the result of their current lifestyle looks something similar to this (see below), but Jim, John and Reece equally recognise it could be A LOT WORSE without addressing the snowballing potential health risks:</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n• Have slowly gained around 0.5kgs per year beyond 35 yrs – but weight seems to fluctuate.\r\n• Complain of muscle and joint aches pains (usually for no defined reason) – back, knee, &amp; <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2187 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dia\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" /></a>foot pain heading the list.\r\n• Suffer from 3-4 colds or flu’s per year – with a real cracker around August.\r\n• Suffer periods of (5-10 days) serious tiredness (as in “I just feel fked”).\r\n• Decided on visiting their GP because they were experiencing a weird intermittent heart beat “thing” (“kinda racing a bit”)\r\n• Every now and then they’d get some of odd skin irritation – usually flaky in nature.\r\n• While LDL (bad) cholesterol is not in the high risk category it has been creeping up year to year.\r\n• While their blood pressure is not considered worth “medicating”, it does spike from time to time.\r\n• They often feel bloated – not only GI distress, but also represented with puffy eyes and reddish cheeks.\r\n• Monthly, they find themselves with brain fog – finding it challenging to concentrate – often leading towards poor decisions, or simply just not feeling themselves.\r\n• When finding themselves in this position “just not themselves” food choices, exercise habits &amp; temperament change behaviour – particularly emotionally.\r\n• One client was challenged with serious fluctuations (plummets) in sexual interest.\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what then?</strong></span></em>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>STEP 1 - </strong></em><strong>while many of these signs seem clear to me, I am not an expert in this field. So, I’ve sent them firstly to their GP and then to a reputable and distinguish Naturopath.</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>THE RESULT:</strong></span> while I won’t go into bio-chemistry detail in this post, each suffered from a chronically inflamed GUT (see pic). Meaning: inflammation of both the stomach and more <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2183\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"inlflamed gut\" width=\"261\" height=\"198\" /></a>distinctly intestinal walls. “Good” gut bacteria counts were seriously low, toxin counts where elevated, and immune balance was compromised. One role of the GUT is to upload “good” nutrients from food. If efficiency of nutrient upload is compromised (inflamed and damaged walls), you could <strong>expect a drop in immune health</strong> (which could lead to sickness), a <strong>drop in energy</strong> (which could lead to weight gain), while a possible <strong>hormonal/ neurotransmitters imbalance</strong> – namely; cortisol/endorphins &amp; serotonin/ melatonin ratio’s. So while physical performance and wellness would seem clear (usually), it’s an emotional imbalance that equally could be compromised.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what causes (GUT) inflammation?</strong></span></em>\r\nWhile stress, lack of quality sleep, and genetics can all play a significant role, it would seem the best way to counter-act GUT inflammation is with food choices.<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2188\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods-300x300.png\" alt=\"fast foods\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Now, as for my 3 clients, while I as a Health Specialist would like, it is simply impractical for me to simply recommend; 1) Committed Stress Management strategies, 2) Eliminate socialising including alcohol, 3) Make all your own meals, &amp; 4) Be certain to nail 8 hours of quality sleep every night. This sh&amp;t ain’t happening!</span></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>So what then?</strong></em></span>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Given lifestyle challenges (namely industrial food &amp; stress) – sh&amp;t that causes GUT inflammation, we\'ll designate a committed 4 DAY GUT CLEAN UP twice a year. 2/52 (hardly a big ask).</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>I believe it\'s in our health\'s best interest to commit seriously to cleaning out our GUT.  A year to year simmering flame can only lead to trouble done the line.  </strong></span></blockquote>\r\nBasically, we clean out the rubbish – put out the fires – send in the re-building team - which – restores the GUT to it’s original settings. Thankfully our bodies are designed to heal – and after a designated period - it (usually) does. This process requires zero pills or potions.\r\nIt’s a GUT re-boot if you like. It doesn’t directly have anything to do with burning fat or <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2182\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"GUT BAC\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" /></a>losing weight (I didn’t test), it’s solely about re-establishing GUT balance – before (sometimes) it’s too late.\r\n\r\nYou certainly have to be committed – but it is only for 4 days. The second day is perhaps the most challenging.\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>A key benefit when returning to a “normal” lifestyle &amp; food choices, it allowed them to recognise the (negative) effect of (inflammatory) choices made on their health. This provided personal knowledge on what they should perhaps (attempt) to avoid most – even when under the pump.</em></span>\r\n<blockquote>Eg – John returned to a simple bowl of pasta and ended up in the foetal position for ½ a day. Maybe the rice next time John.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Next week’s PAMPY’S POST - </strong></span></h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\">PART 2  THE ULTIMATE 4 GUT REBOOT</span>\r\n</strong></h3>\r\n<h4>Jim, John &amp; Reece dedicate 4 days to completely cleaning out their entire gut pathway - then re-test their gut health - straight after and 16 weeks after, while back into their normal existance.</h4>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\">1) Ridding all the rubbish with <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #993366; text-decoration: underline;\">4 distinct food choices</span></span> (cleaning <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/hvhvv.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2221 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/hvhvv-150x113.jpg\" alt=\"hvhvv\" width=\"179\" height=\"135\" /></a>out toxins with food choices and exercising at their most optimum intensity), 2) Putting out the fires with anti-inflammatory foods <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #993366; text-decoration: underline;\">(6 must consume foods)</span></span>, and, 3) Starting again at rebuilding sustainable “good” gut health balance <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #993366; text-decoration: underline;\">(5 must consume foods in day 3&amp;4)</span></span>. Of course there is a list of absolutely <span style=\"color: #993366;\">non-negotiable foods</span> to avoid (Days 1-4).</span></blockquote>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\">* They loaded up with food choices offering nutrients that heal, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dvgdbf.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2211 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dvgdbf.jpg\" alt=\"dvgdbf\" width=\"167\" height=\"111\" /></a>support, and prosper in their gut.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"> * I guess it’s learning how to counter-balance our <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">1st world lifestyle</span>, while becoming a little more intuitive with your own body awareness.</span></blockquote>\r\n<strong>BP</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 18.15 - CASE STUDY PART 1 - BEER, STRESS, SLEEP DEP & GUT HEALTH','','inherit','closed','closed','','2177-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 06:32:29','2015-05-04 06:32:29','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2177-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2226,2,'2015-05-04 06:37:46','2015-05-04 06:37:46','<div style=\"height: 500px;\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1089\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/187-e1365134864537.jpg\" alt=\"187\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" /></div>\r\n<h2><em><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Brad Pamp</strong> Exercise,Coaching &amp; Wellness Specialist - 25 yrs</span></em></h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong>25 years of Coaching and Training  over 5,000 regular clients</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong>Business owner for 22 years (my studio is in King Street, Sydney CBD <a title=\"Balance Health Programs\" href=\"http://www.balancehealthprograms.com.au/\" target=\"_blank\">website</a>)</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong>Tertiary educated in Health Science &amp; Exercise Science</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong>Strength &amp; Conditioning Specialist – postural stability and endurance fitness expert</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong>25+ marathons (2.45 best time) &amp; 10 Ironman triathlons, inc. Hawaii Ironman World Championships x 2\r\n</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong>Over 1500 people have completed my 3-part <i>Free Fallin</i> Running efficiency course</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong>I have maintained over 30 clients for over 15 years</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2><em><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>BP INVESTMENT</strong></span></em></h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">28 DAY BLOCK PROGRAM</span> - 125 (excl) - Your personal guide - day for day - training, nutrition &amp; wellness.</strong></h5>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>There is no long term commitment or membership - just month to month.  It has been this way for 20 years. </em> </span>\r\n</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">My 3 -Part Running Efficiency Program</span> - <em>Free Fallin</em> - 310 (excl) - each sessions run 50 -60 mins.  </strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Gift vouchers available</span> - <em>FREE FALLIN</em> RUN EFFICIENCY COURSE.</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Blood Lactate Threshold Assessment</span> - 150 (excl) - 45-60mins</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Comprehensive Health Assessment</span> - 165 (excl)\r\n</strong></h5>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">* </span><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Personal Nutrition plans - 150 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">(excl)</span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Full design &amp; explanation your YOUR most ideal food choices</span></span>\r\n</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<h5><strong>All sessions and programs are 100% money back guaranteed</strong>\r\n<strong> Brad Pamp</strong></h5>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/runn-quote.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1429 aligncenter\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/runn-quote-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"runn quote\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" /></a></p>','BIO & INVESTMENT','','inherit','closed','closed','','5-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 06:37:46','2015-05-04 06:37:46','',5,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/5-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2227,2,'2015-05-04 06:39:37','2015-05-04 06:39:37','<div style=\"height: 500px;\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1089\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/187-e1365134864537.jpg\" alt=\"187\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" /></div>\r\n<h2><em><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Brad Pamp</strong> Exercise,Coaching &amp; Wellness Specialist - 25 yrs</span></em></h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong>25 years of Coaching and Training  over 5,000 regular clients</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong>Business owner for 22 years (my studio is in King Street, Sydney CBD <a title=\"Balance Health Programs\" href=\"http://www.balancehealthprograms.com.au/\" target=\"_blank\">website</a>)</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong>Tertiary educated in Health Science &amp; Exercise Science</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong>Strength &amp; Conditioning Specialist – postural stability and endurance fitness expert</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong>25+ marathons (2.45 best time) &amp; 10 Ironman triathlons, inc. Hawaii Ironman World Championships x 2\r\n</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong>Over 1500 people have completed my 3-part <i>Free Fallin</i> Running efficiency course</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong>I have maintained over 30 clients for over 15 years</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2><em><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>BP INVESTMENT</strong></span></em></h2>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">28 DAY BLOCK PROGRAM</span> - 125 (excl) - Your personal guide - day for day - training, nutrition &amp; wellness.</strong></h5>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>There is no long term commitment or membership - just month to month.  It has been this way for 20 years. </em> </span></strong></h5>\r\n<h5><strong>\r\n</strong></h5>\r\n<h5><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Wellness, Running, Multi-Sport, Weight Management Programs.</strong></span></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">My 3 -Part Running Efficiency Program</span> - <em>Free Fallin</em> - 310 (excl) - each sessions run 50 -60 mins.  </strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Gift vouchers available</span> - <em>FREE FALLIN</em> RUN EFFICIENCY COURSE.</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Blood Lactate Threshold Assessment</span> - 150 (excl) - 45-60mins</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Comprehensive Health Assessment</span> - 165 (excl)\r\n</strong></h5>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">* </span><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Personal Nutrition plans - 150 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">(excl)</span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Full design &amp; explanation your YOUR most ideal food choices</span></span>\r\n</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<h5><strong>All sessions and programs are 100% money back guaranteed</strong>\r\n<strong> Brad Pamp</strong></h5>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/runn-quote.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1429 aligncenter\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/runn-quote-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"runn quote\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" /></a></p>','BIO & INVESTMENT','','inherit','closed','closed','','5-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 06:39:37','2015-05-04 06:39:37','',5,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/5-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2228,2,'2015-05-04 06:42:41','2015-05-04 06:42:41','<div style=\"height: 500px;\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1089\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/187-e1365134864537.jpg\" alt=\"187\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" /></div>\r\n<h2><em><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Brad Pamp</strong> Exercise,Coaching &amp; Wellness Specialist - 25 yrs</span></em></h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong>25 years of Coaching and Training  over 5,000 regular clients</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong>Business owner for 22 years (my studio is in King Street, Sydney CBD <a title=\"Balance Health Programs\" href=\"http://www.balancehealthprograms.com.au/\" target=\"_blank\">website</a>)</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong>Tertiary educated in Health Science &amp; Exercise Science</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong>Strength &amp; Conditioning Specialist – postural stability and endurance fitness expert</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong>25+ marathons (2.45 best time) &amp; 10 Ironman triathlons, inc. Hawaii Ironman World Championships x 2\r\n</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong>Over 1500 people have completed my 3-part <i>Free Fallin</i> Running efficiency course</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong>I have maintained over 30 clients for over 15 years</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2><em><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>BP INVESTMENT</strong></span></em></h2>\r\n<blockquote><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">28 DAY BLOCK PROGRAM</span> - 125 (excl) - Your personal guide - day for day - training, nutrition &amp; wellness.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>There is no long term commitment or membership - just month to month.  It has been this way for 20 years.</em></span></strong>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Wellness, Running, Multi-Sport, Weight Management Programs.</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Corporate group wellness programs - <span style=\"color: #008080;\">0412 487 034</span>\r\n</span></strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">My 3 -Part Running Efficiency Program</span> - <em>Free Fallin</em> - 310 (excl) - each sessions run 50 -60 mins.  </strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Gift vouchers available</span> - <em>FREE FALLIN</em> RUN EFFICIENCY COURSE.</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Blood Lactate Threshold Assessment</span> - 150 (excl) - 45-60mins</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">* </span><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Personal Nutrition plans - 150 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">(excl)</span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Full design &amp; explanation your YOUR most ideal food choices</span></span>\r\n</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<h5><strong>All sessions and programs are 100% money back guaranteed</strong>\r\n<strong> Brad Pamp</strong></h5>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/runn-quote.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1429 aligncenter\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/runn-quote-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"runn quote\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" /></a></p>','BIO & INVESTMENT','','inherit','closed','closed','','5-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 06:42:41','2015-05-04 06:42:41','',5,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/5-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2229,2,'2015-05-04 06:43:39','2015-05-04 06:43:39','<div style=\"height: 500px;\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1089\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/187-e1365134864537.jpg\" alt=\"187\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" /></div>\r\n<h2><em><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Brad Pamp</strong> Exercise,Coaching &amp; Wellness Specialist - 25 yrs</span></em></h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong>25 years of Coaching and Training  over 5,000 regular clients</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong>Business owner for 22 years (my studio is in King Street, Sydney CBD <a title=\"Balance Health Programs\" href=\"http://www.balancehealthprograms.com.au/\" target=\"_blank\">website</a>)</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong>Tertiary educated in Health Science &amp; Exercise Science</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong>Strength &amp; Conditioning Specialist – postural stability and endurance fitness expert</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong>25+ marathons (2.45 best time) &amp; 10 Ironman triathlons, inc. Hawaii Ironman World Championships x 2\r\n</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong>Over 1500 people have completed my 3-part <i>Free Fallin</i> Running efficiency course</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong>I have maintained over 30 clients for over 15 years</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2><em><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>BP INVESTMENT</strong></span></em></h2>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">28 DAY BLOCK PROGRAM</span> - 125 (excl) - Your personal guide - day for day - training, nutrition &amp; wellness.</strong></h5>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>There is no long term commitment or membership - just month to month.  It has been this way for 20 years.</em></span></strong></h5>\r\n<h5><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Wellness, Running, Multi-Sport, Weight Management Programs.</strong></span></h5>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Corporate group wellness programs - <span style=\"color: #008080;\">0412 487 034</span>\r\n</span></strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">My 3 -Part Running Efficiency Program</span> - <em>Free Fallin</em> - 310 (excl) - each sessions run 50 -60 mins.  </strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Gift vouchers available</span> - <em>FREE FALLIN</em> RUN EFFICIENCY COURSE.</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Blood Lactate Threshold Assessment</span> - 150 (excl) - 45-60mins</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">* </span><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Personal Nutrition plans - 150 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">(excl)</span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Full design &amp; explanation your YOUR most ideal food choices</span></span>\r\n</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<h5><strong>All sessions and programs are 100% money back guaranteed</strong>\r\n<strong> Brad Pamp</strong></h5>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/runn-quote.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1429 aligncenter\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/runn-quote-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"runn quote\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" /></a></p>','BIO & INVESTMENT','','inherit','closed','closed','','5-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 06:43:39','2015-05-04 06:43:39','',5,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/5-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2230,2,'2015-05-04 06:44:01','2015-05-04 06:44:01','<div style=\"height: 500px;\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1089\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/187-e1365134864537.jpg\" alt=\"187\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" /></div>\r\n<h2><em><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Brad Pamp</strong> Exercise,Coaching &amp; Wellness Specialist - 25 yrs</span></em></h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong>25 years of Coaching and Training  over 5,000 regular clients</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong>Business owner for 22 years (my studio is in King Street, Sydney CBD <a title=\"Balance Health Programs\" href=\"http://www.balancehealthprograms.com.au/\" target=\"_blank\">website</a>)</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong>Tertiary educated in Health Science &amp; Exercise Science</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong>Strength &amp; Conditioning Specialist – postural stability and endurance fitness expert</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong>25+ marathons (2.45 best time) &amp; 10 Ironman triathlons, inc. Hawaii Ironman World Championships x 2\r\n</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong>Over 1500 people have completed my 3-part <i>Free Fallin</i> Running efficiency course</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong>I have maintained over 30 clients for over 15 years</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2><em><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>BP INVESTMENT</strong></span></em></h2>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">28 DAY BLOCK PROGRAM</span> - 125 (excl) - Your personal guide - day for day - training, nutrition &amp; wellness.</strong></h5>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>There is no long term commitment or membership - just month to month.  It has been this way for 20 years.</em></span></strong></h5>\r\n<h5><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Wellness, Running, Multi-Sport, Weight Management Programs.</strong></span></h5>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Corporate group wellness programs - <span style=\"color: #008080;\">0412 487 034</span>\r\n</span></strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">My 3 -Part Running Efficiency Program</span> - <em>Free Fallin</em> - 310 (excl) - each sessions run 50 -60 mins.  </strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Gift vouchers available</span> - <em>FREE FALLIN</em> RUN EFFICIENCY COURSE.</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Blood Lactate Threshold Assessment</span> - 150 (excl) - 45-60mins</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">* </span><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Personal Nutrition plans - 150 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">(excl)</span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Full design &amp; explanation your YOUR most ideal food choices</span></span>\r\n</strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<h5><strong>All sessions and programs are 100% money back guaranteed</strong>\r\n<strong> Brad Pamp</strong></h5>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/runn-quote.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1429 aligncenter\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/runn-quote-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"runn quote\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" /></a></p>','BRAD PAMP','','inherit','closed','closed','','5-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 06:44:01','2015-05-04 06:44:01','',5,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/5-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2231,2,'2015-05-04 06:53:03','2015-05-04 06:53:03','&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Is it possible to balance continued wellness with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">fixed non-negotiable lifestyle challenges</span> like stress, alcohol, reduced sleep and aging?</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>It seems the health status of your <span style=\"color: #993366;\">GUT (or GIT <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"198\" height=\"153\" /></a>- Gastro intestinal tract)</span> may have the answer!</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>The Case Study</strong></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em>Over the past 6 months, 3 clients (see below) have kindly allowed me to analyse and report on the status of their lifestyle, wellness, and importantly gut health.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>Why?</strong></em></span>\r\n<em> If you designate a <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 DAY PERIOD (96 hours)</span> to cleaning up, de-flaming, and re-building GUT health, <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>can you</strong></span> avoid sickness and fatness while accepting your lifestyle involves, stress, alcohol, and sleep deprivation?</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>We begin</em></span>\r\n</strong></span>\r\n\r\nJames Barnett (53ys), John Collinson (39Yrs), and Reece Stillman (46 yrs) lead the following and similar lifestyle: NOTE - <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Fixed non-negotiable challenges in bold</strong></span> – it’s just part of what they do!\r\n\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work more than 50+ wk</strong></span>, much of it under<strong> stress</strong>.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work involves travelling</strong> </span>– often varying time-zones and disrupted sleeping patterns.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>EXPECTED to entertain clients 2-4/7</strong></span> – this means consuming alcohol, often beer, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2179 size-full\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\" alt=\"beerrr\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>sometimes lots.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Often eat food prepared by others</strong></span>, and sometimes find themselves eating on the run – at airports, service stations, or vending machines.\r\n• Consume up to 3 coffee’s per day – and often entertain the idea of either an energy drink or pick up sweet.\r\n• Attempt to workout 2-3/7 – but would love more.\r\n• Believe low-fat food is in their health’s best interest.\r\n• Have bought a “Men’s Ultimate Health” pill pack more than once.\r\n• Often find themselves short of 35 hours of sleep Mon to Fri – quality sleep that is.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>And, while they all would like to remain free of sickness, live at their most comfortable weight, and maintain a happy demeanour, the result of their current lifestyle looks something similar to this (see below), but Jim, John and Reece equally recognise it could be A LOT WORSE without addressing the snowballing potential health risks:</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n• Have slowly gained around 0.5kgs per year beyond 35 yrs – but weight seems to fluctuate.\r\n• Complain of muscle and joint aches pains (usually for no defined reason) – back, knee, &amp; <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2187 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dia\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" /></a>foot pain heading the list.\r\n• Suffer from 3-4 colds or flu’s per year – with a real cracker around August.\r\n• Suffer periods of (5-10 days) serious tiredness (as in “I just feel fked”).\r\n• Decided on visiting their GP because they were experiencing a weird intermittent heart beat “thing” (“kinda racing a bit”)\r\n• Every now and then they’d get some of odd skin irritation – usually flaky in nature.\r\n• While LDL (bad) cholesterol is not in the high risk category it has been creeping up year to year.\r\n• While their blood pressure is not considered worth “medicating”, it does spike from time to time.\r\n• They often feel bloated – not only GI distress, but also represented with puffy eyes and reddish cheeks.\r\n• Monthly, they find themselves with brain fog – finding it challenging to concentrate – often leading towards poor decisions, or simply just not feeling themselves.\r\n• When finding themselves in this position “just not themselves” food choices, exercise habits &amp; temperament change behaviour – particularly emotionally.\r\n• One client was challenged with serious fluctuations (plummets) in sexual interest.\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what then?</strong></span></em>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>STEP 1 - </strong></em><strong>while many of these signs seem clear to me, I am not an expert in this field. So, I’ve sent them firstly to their GP and then to a reputable and distinguish Naturopath.</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>THE RESULT:</strong></span> while I won’t go into bio-chemistry detail in this post, each suffered from a chronically inflamed GUT (see pic). Meaning: inflammation of both the stomach and more <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2183\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"inlflamed gut\" width=\"261\" height=\"198\" /></a>distinctly intestinal walls. “Good” gut bacteria counts were seriously low, toxin counts where elevated, and immune balance was compromised. One role of the GUT is to upload “good” nutrients from food. If efficiency of nutrient upload is compromised (inflamed and damaged walls), you could <strong>expect a drop in immune health</strong> (which could lead to sickness), a <strong>drop in energy</strong> (which could lead to weight gain), while a possible <strong>hormonal/ neurotransmitters imbalance</strong> – namely; cortisol/endorphins &amp; serotonin/ melatonin ratio’s. So while physical performance and wellness would seem clear (usually), it’s an emotional imbalance that equally could be compromised.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what causes (GUT) inflammation?</strong></span></em>\r\nWhile stress, lack of quality sleep, and genetics can all play a significant role, it would seem the best way to counter-act GUT inflammation is with food choices.<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2188\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods-300x300.png\" alt=\"fast foods\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Now, as for my 3 clients, while I as a Health Specialist would like, it is simply impractical for me to simply recommend; 1) Committed Stress Management strategies, 2) Eliminate socialising including alcohol, 3) Make all your own meals, &amp; 4) Be certain to nail 8 hours of quality sleep every night. This sh&amp;t ain’t happening!</span></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>So what then?</strong></em></span>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Given lifestyle challenges (namely industrial food &amp; stress) – sh&amp;t that causes GUT inflammation, we\'ll designate a committed 4 DAY GUT CLEAN UP twice a year. 2/52 (hardly a big ask).</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>I believe it\'s in our health\'s best interest to commit seriously to cleaning out our GUT.  A year to year simmering flame can only lead to trouble done the line.  </strong></span></blockquote>\r\nBasically, we clean out the rubbish – put out the fires – send in the re-building team - which – restores the GUT to it’s original settings. Thankfully our bodies are designed to heal – and after a designated period - it (usually) does. This process requires zero pills or potions.\r\nIt’s a GUT re-boot if you like. It doesn’t directly have anything to do with burning fat or <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2182\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"GUT BAC\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" /></a>losing weight (I didn’t test), it’s solely about re-establishing GUT balance – before (sometimes) it’s too late.\r\n\r\nYou certainly have to be committed – but it is only for 4 days. The second day is perhaps the most challenging.\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>A key benefit when returning to a “normal” lifestyle &amp; food choices, it allowed them to recognise the (negative) effect of (inflammatory) choices made on their health. This provided personal knowledge on what they should perhaps (attempt) to avoid most – even when under the pump.</em></span>\r\n<blockquote>Eg – John returned to a simple bowl of pasta and ended up in the foetal position for ½ a day. Maybe the rice next time John.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Next week’s PAMPY’S POST - </strong></span></h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\">PART 2  THE 4 DAY GUT REBOOT</span>\r\n</strong></h3>\r\n<h4>Jim, John &amp; Reece dedicate 4 days to completely cleaning out their entire gut pathway - then re-test their gut health - straight after and 16 weeks after, while back into their normal existance.</h4>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\">1) Ridding all the rubbish with <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #993366; text-decoration: underline;\">4 distinct food choices</span></span> (cleaning <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/hvhvv.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2221 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/hvhvv-150x113.jpg\" alt=\"hvhvv\" width=\"179\" height=\"135\" /></a>out toxins with food choices and exercising at their most optimum intensity), 2) Putting out the fires with anti-inflammatory foods <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #993366; text-decoration: underline;\">(6 must consume foods)</span></span>, and, 3) Starting again at rebuilding sustainable “good” gut health balance <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #993366; text-decoration: underline;\">(5 must consume foods in day 3&amp;4)</span></span>. Of course there is a list of absolutely <span style=\"color: #993366;\">non-negotiable foods</span> to avoid (Days 1-4).</span></blockquote>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\">* They loaded up with food choices offering nutrients that heal, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dvgdbf.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2211 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dvgdbf.jpg\" alt=\"dvgdbf\" width=\"167\" height=\"111\" /></a>support, and prosper in their gut.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"> * I guess it’s learning how to counter-balance our <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">1st world lifestyle</span>, while becoming a little more intuitive with your own body awareness.</span></blockquote>\r\n<strong>BP</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 18.15 - CASE STUDY PART 1 - BEER, STRESS, SLEEP DEP & GUT HEALTH','','inherit','closed','closed','','2177-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 06:53:03','2015-05-04 06:53:03','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2177-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2232,2,'2015-05-04 11:05:26','2015-05-04 11:05:26','&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Is it possible to balance continued wellness with <span style=\"color: #993366;\">fixed non-negotiable lifestyle challenges</span> like stress, alcohol, reduced sleep and aging?</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>It seems the health status of your <span style=\"color: #993366;\">GUT (or GIT <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2181\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DIGESTI-300x232.png\" alt=\"DIGESTI\" width=\"198\" height=\"153\" /></a>- Gastro intestinal tract)</span> may have the answer!</strong></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>The Case Study</strong></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em>Over the past 6 months, 3 clients (see below) have kindly allowed me to analyse and report on the status of their lifestyle, wellness, and importantly gut health.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>Why?</strong></em></span>\r\n<em> If you designate a <span style=\"color: #993366;\">4 DAY PERIOD (96 hours)</span> to cleaning up, de-flaming, and re-building GUT health, <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>can you</strong></span> avoid sickness and fatness while accepting your lifestyle involves, stress, alcohol, and sleep deprivation?</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>We begin</em></span>\r\n</strong></span>\r\n\r\nJames Barnett (53ys), John Collinson (39Yrs), and Reece Stillman (46 yrs) lead the following and similar lifestyle: NOTE - <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Fixed non-negotiable challenges in bold</strong></span> – it’s just part of what they do!\r\n\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work more than 50+ wk</strong></span>, much of it under<strong> stress</strong>.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Work involves travelling</strong> </span>– often varying time-zones and disrupted sleeping patterns.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>EXPECTED to entertain clients 2-4/7</strong></span> – this means consuming alcohol, often beer, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2179 size-full\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/beerrr.jpg\" alt=\"beerrr\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" /></a>sometimes lots.\r\n• <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Often eat food prepared by others</strong></span>, and sometimes find themselves eating on the run – at airports, service stations, or vending machines.\r\n• Consume up to 3 coffee’s per day – and often entertain the idea of either an energy drink or pick up sweet.\r\n• Attempt to workout 2-3/7 – but would love more.\r\n• Believe low-fat food is in their health’s best interest.\r\n• Have bought a “Men’s Ultimate Health” pill pack more than once.\r\n• Often find themselves short of 35 hours of sleep Mon to Fri – quality sleep that is.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>And, while they all would like to remain free of sickness, live at their most comfortable weight, and maintain a happy demeanour, the result of their current lifestyle looks something similar to this (see below), but Jim, John and Reece equally recognise it could be A LOT WORSE without addressing the snowballing potential health risks:</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n• Have slowly gained around 0.5kgs per year beyond 35 yrs – but weight seems to fluctuate.\r\n• Complain of muscle and joint aches pains (usually for no defined reason) – back, knee, &amp; <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2187 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dia-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dia\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" /></a>foot pain heading the list.\r\n• Suffer from 3-4 colds or flu’s per year – with a real cracker around August.\r\n• Suffer periods of (5-10 days) serious tiredness (as in “I just feel fked”).\r\n• Decided on visiting their GP because they were experiencing a weird intermittent heart beat “thing” (“kinda racing a bit”)\r\n• Every now and then they’d get some of odd skin irritation – usually flaky in nature.\r\n• While LDL (bad) cholesterol is not in the high risk category it has been creeping up year to year.\r\n• While their blood pressure is not considered worth “medicating”, it does spike from time to time.\r\n• They often feel bloated – not only GI distress, but also represented with puffy eyes and reddish cheeks.\r\n• Monthly, they find themselves with brain fog – finding it challenging to concentrate – often leading towards poor decisions, or simply just not feeling themselves.\r\n• When finding themselves in this position “just not themselves” food choices, exercise habits &amp; temperament change behaviour – particularly emotionally.\r\n• One client was challenged with serious fluctuations (plummets) in sexual interest.\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what then?</strong></span></em>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>STEP 1 - </strong></em><strong>while many of these signs seem clear to me, I am not an expert in this field. So, I’ve sent them firstly to their GP and then to a reputable and distinguish Naturopath.</strong></span></blockquote>\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>THE RESULT:</strong></span> while I won’t go into bio-chemistry detail in this post, each suffered from a chronically inflamed GUT (see pic). Meaning: inflammation of both the stomach and more <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2183\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inlflamed-gut-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"inlflamed gut\" width=\"261\" height=\"198\" /></a>distinctly intestinal walls. “Good” gut bacteria counts were seriously low, toxin counts where elevated, and immune balance was compromised. One role of the GUT is to upload “good” nutrients from food. If efficiency of nutrient upload is compromised (inflamed and damaged walls), you could <strong>expect a drop in immune health</strong> (which could lead to sickness), a <strong>drop in energy</strong> (which could lead to weight gain), while a possible <strong>hormonal/ neurotransmitters imbalance</strong> – namely; cortisol/endorphins &amp; serotonin/ melatonin ratio’s. So while physical performance and wellness would seem clear (usually), it’s an emotional imbalance that equally could be compromised.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what causes (GUT) inflammation?</strong></span></em>\r\nWhile stress, lack of quality sleep, and genetics can all play a significant role, it would seem the best way to counter-act GUT inflammation is with food choices.<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2188\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/fast-foods-300x300.png\" alt=\"fast foods\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Now, as for my 3 clients, while I as a Health Specialist would like, it is simply impractical for me to simply recommend; 1) Committed Stress Management strategies, 2) Eliminate socialising including alcohol, 3) Make all your own meals, &amp; 4) Be certain to nail 8 hours of quality sleep every night. This sh&amp;t ain’t happening!</span></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em><strong>So what then?</strong></em></span>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Given lifestyle challenges (namely industrial food &amp; stress) – sh&amp;t that causes GUT inflammation, we\'ll designate a committed 4 DAY GUT CLEAN UP twice a year. 2/52 (hardly a big ask).</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>I believe it\'s in our health\'s best interest to commit seriously to cleaning out our GUT.  A year to year simmering flame can only lead to trouble done the line.  </strong></span></blockquote>\r\nBasically, we clean out the rubbish – put out the fires – send in the re-building team - which – restores the GUT to it’s original settings. Thankfully our bodies are designed to heal – and after a designated period - it (usually) does. This process requires zero pills or potions.\r\nIt’s a GUT re-boot if you like. It doesn’t directly have anything to do with burning fat or <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2182\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/GUT-BAC-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"GUT BAC\" width=\"156\" height=\"156\" /></a>losing weight (I didn’t test), it’s solely about re-establishing GUT balance – before (sometimes) it’s too late.\r\n\r\nYou certainly have to be committed – but it is only for 4 days. The second day is perhaps the most challenging.\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><em>A key benefit when returning to a “normal” lifestyle &amp; food choices, it allowed them to recognise the (negative) effect of (inflammatory) choices made on their health. This provided personal knowledge on what they should perhaps (attempt) to avoid most – even when under the pump.</em></span>\r\n<blockquote>Eg – John returned to a simple bowl of pasta and ended up in the foetal position for ½ a day. Maybe the rice next time John.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Next week’s PAMPY’S POST - </strong></span></h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\">PART 2  THE 4 DAY GUT REBOOT</span>\r\n</strong></h3>\r\n<h4>Jim, John &amp; Reece dedicate 4 days to completely cleaning out their entire gut pathway - then re-test their gut health - both straight after the reboot and 16 weeks later, while back into their normal existance.</h4>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\">1) Ridding all the rubbish with <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #993366; text-decoration: underline;\">4 distinct food choices</span></span> (cleaning <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/hvhvv.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2221 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/hvhvv-150x113.jpg\" alt=\"hvhvv\" width=\"179\" height=\"135\" /></a>out toxins with food choices and exercising at their most optimum intensity), 2) Putting out the fires with anti-inflammatory foods <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #993366; text-decoration: underline;\">(6 must consume foods)</span></span>, and, 3) Starting again at rebuilding sustainable “good” gut health balance <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #993366; text-decoration: underline;\">(5 must consume foods in day 3&amp;4)</span></span>. Of course there is a list of absolutely <span style=\"color: #993366;\">non-negotiable foods</span> to avoid (Days 1-4).</span></blockquote>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #008080;\">* They loaded up with food choices offering nutrients that heal, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dvgdbf.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2211 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dvgdbf.jpg\" alt=\"dvgdbf\" width=\"167\" height=\"111\" /></a>support, and prosper in their gut.</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"> * I guess it’s learning how to counter-balance our <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">1st world lifestyle</span>, while becoming a little more intuitive with your own body awareness.</span></blockquote>\r\n<strong>BP</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 18.15 - CASE STUDY PART 1 - BEER, STRESS, SLEEP DEP & GUT HEALTH','','inherit','closed','closed','','2177-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 11:05:26','2015-05-04 11:05:26','',2177,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2177-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2233,2,'2015-05-04 23:03:38','2015-05-04 23:03:38','<div align=\"center\"><iframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/mLRAFCR5oi0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></div>\n<div align=\"center\"></div>\n<h5><strong><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-677\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/black_right_arrow.png\" alt=\"black_right_arrow\" width=\"10\" height=\"10\" />Detailed analysis of your current running form.</strong></h5>\n<h5><strong><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-677\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/black_right_arrow.png\" alt=\"black_right_arrow\" width=\"10\" height=\"10\" />Education on improved running efficiency.</strong></h5>\n<h5><strong> <img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-677\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/black_right_arrow.png\" alt=\"black_right_arrow\" width=\"10\" height=\"10\" />Practical application of improved running technique.</strong></h5>\n<h5><strong><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-677\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/black_right_arrow.png\" alt=\"black_right_arrow\" width=\"10\" height=\"10\" /></strong></h5>\n<h5><strong>4 week bridging plan.</strong></h5>\n<div style=\"height: 520px;\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1120\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/freefalling_overview_chart-e1365576891539.jpg\" alt=\"freefalling_overview_chart\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" /></div>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><b>PROGRAM OUTCOMES</b></span></h2>\n<h5><strong><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-674\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/tick.png\" alt=\"tick\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" />Functional pain free running</strong> – avoid ankle, shin, knee, thigh, hip</h5>\n<h5 style=\"line-height: 18px;\"><a style=\"color: #ff4b33;\" href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/runner.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1407 alignright\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/runner-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"runner\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /></a></h5>\n<h5>&amp; lower back pain &amp; discomfort sustained from an inefficient running technique</h5>\n<h5><strong><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-674\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/tick.png\" alt=\"tick\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" />Increased running volume</strong> – only time management should be the limiter in spending more time on your feet, not body breakdown</h5>\n<h5><strong><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-674\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/tick.png\" alt=\"tick\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" />Increased running speed</strong> – conditioning technique efficiency over time = faster running speed – if that’s in your interest</h5>\n<h5><strong><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-674\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/tick.png\" alt=\"tick\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" />Enjoy running</strong> – running shouldn\'t be a slog, or an act in self-discipline. I’ll have you looking forward to your running sessions</h5>\n&nbsp;\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><b>3 Part Program</b></span></h2>\n[tabs tab1=\"Session 1\" tab2=\"Session 2\" tab3=\"Session 3\"]\n\n[tab1]\n<h5><img class=\"alignleft  wp-image-686\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Square1.png\" alt=\"Square\" width=\"13\" height=\"18\" /><img class=\" wp-image-830 alignright\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/part1session1-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"part1session1\" width=\"179\" height=\"240\" /><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Introduction</span> – brief history of my program, discuss your running interests, followed by a quick outline of what you can expect from each session</strong></h5>\n<h5><strong><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-773\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/squarefinal.png\" alt=\"squarefinal\" width=\"13\" height=\"40\" /><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Video analysis of your current running technique</span> – using various angles, frame shots, slow motion, audio feedback, etc – loaded on big screen for assessment and teaching purposes</strong></h5>\n<h5><strong><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-773\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/squarefinal.png\" alt=\"squarefinal\" width=\"13\" height=\"40\" />Consideration of classic common running technical floors using video (before &amp; after examples), PowerPoint presentations, &amp; demonstrations – with continual reference to your technique</strong></h5>\n<h5><strong><img class=\"alignleft  wp-image-686\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Square1.png\" alt=\"Square\" width=\"13\" height=\"18\" />Consideration of efficient running technique, again using pictorials &amp; demonstrations</strong></h5>\n<h5><strong>You will be e-mailed all information presented in Part 1 – PPP, articles, video analysis </strong></h5>\n[/tab1]\n\n[tab2]\n<h5><img class=\"alignleft  wp-image-686\" style=\"margin-left: 9px; margin-right: 9px;\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Square1.png\" alt=\"Square\" width=\"13\" height=\"18\" /><img class=\" wp-image-833 alignright\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/part1sesion2-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"part1sesion2\" width=\"125\" height=\"168\" />Work practically through the 3 major phases of the run stride – using drills &amp; demonstrations</h5>\n<ol>\n	<li>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Perfect postural positioning – improving your balance</span></strong></h5>\n</li>\n	<li>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Leaning forward from the hips while maintaining improved postural balance – free fallin forward</span></strong></h5>\n</li>\n	<li>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Swinging your support leg up &amp; through</span></strong></h5>\n</li>\n</ol>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Also;</span></strong></h5>\n<h5><strong>o   Cushioning and timing of footfall – engaging your powerful feet</strong></h5>\n<h5><strong>All session information is emailed </strong></h5>\n[/tab2]\n\n[tab3]\n\n<img class=\" wp-image-863 alignright\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/runningdrills.jpg\" alt=\"runningdrills\" width=\"223\" height=\"434\" />\n\n<img class=\"alignleft  wp-image-686\" style=\"margin-left: 9px; margin-right: 9px;\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Square1.png\" alt=\"Square\" width=\"13\" height=\"18\" />\n<h5><strong>This is THE session. 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Armed with my unique “Super 6 Drill Series” you will be left with no option but to run with total efficiency</strong></h5>\r\n<h5><strong><img class=\"alignleft  wp-image-686\" style=\"margin-left: 9px; margin-right: 9px;\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Square1.png\" alt=\"Square\" width=\"13\" height=\"18\" />I finish the session by increasing your running speed while taking video footage</strong></h5>\r\n<h5><strong><img class=\"alignleft  wp-image-686\" style=\"margin-left: 9px; margin-right: 9px;\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Square1.png\" alt=\"Square\" width=\"13\" height=\"18\" />We’ll analyse before and after footage and discuss changes</strong></h5>\r\n<h5><strong><img class=\"alignleft  wp-image-686\" style=\"margin-left: 9px; margin-right: 9px;\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Square1.png\" alt=\"Square\" width=\"13\" height=\"18\" />Finally we’ll discuss your 4 week bridging program</strong></h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><strong><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-717\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/blksquare.png\" alt=\"blksquare\" width=\"13\" height=\"18\" /></strong></h5>\r\n<h5><strong>Frequency &amp; intensity</strong></h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><strong><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-717\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/blksquare.png\" alt=\"blksquare\" width=\"13\" height=\"18\" />Demonstration of 4 classic running drills</strong></h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><strong><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-717\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/blksquare.png\" alt=\"blksquare\" width=\"13\" height=\"18\" /><span style=\"line-height: 24px;\">Trouble shooting </span>\r\n</strong></h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><strong> <img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-717\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/blksquare.png\" alt=\"blksquare\" width=\"13\" height=\"18\" />BP support</strong></h5>\r\n[/tab3]\r\n\r\n[/tabs]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/pampys-post-15-15-effortless-running-find-it-learn-it-practice-it/\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>CLICK SEE ALTERNATE 1 SESSION COURSE - PAMPY\'S POST</strong> </span></a></em></h3>','THE FREE FALLIN RUNNING EFFICIENCY PROGRAM','','inherit','closed','closed','','653-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 23:03:53','2015-05-04 23:03:53','',653,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/653-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2235,2,'2015-05-04 23:05:19','2015-05-04 23:05:19','<div align=\"center\"><iframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/mLRAFCR5oi0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></div>\r\n<div align=\"center\"></div>\r\n<h5><strong><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-677\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/black_right_arrow.png\" alt=\"black_right_arrow\" width=\"10\" height=\"10\" />Detailed analysis of your current running form.</strong></h5>\r\n<h5><strong><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-677\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/black_right_arrow.png\" alt=\"black_right_arrow\" width=\"10\" height=\"10\" />Education on improved running efficiency.</strong></h5>\r\n<h5><strong> <img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-677\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/black_right_arrow.png\" alt=\"black_right_arrow\" width=\"10\" height=\"10\" />Practical application of improved running technique.</strong></h5>\r\n<h5><strong><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-677\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/black_right_arrow.png\" alt=\"black_right_arrow\" width=\"10\" height=\"10\" /></strong></h5>\r\n<h5><strong>4 week bridging plan.</strong></h5>\r\n<div style=\"height: 520px;\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1120\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/freefalling_overview_chart-e1365576891539.jpg\" alt=\"freefalling_overview_chart\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" /></div>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><b>PROGRAM OUTCOMES</b></span></h2>\r\n<h5><strong><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-674\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/tick.png\" alt=\"tick\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" />Functional pain free running</strong> – avoid ankle, shin, knee, thigh, hip</h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"line-height: 18px;\"><a style=\"color: #ff4b33;\" href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/runner.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1407 alignright\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/runner-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"runner\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /></a></h5>\r\n<h5>&amp; lower back pain &amp; discomfort sustained from an inefficient running technique</h5>\r\n<h5><strong><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-674\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/tick.png\" alt=\"tick\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" />Increased running volume</strong> – only time management should be the limiter in spending more time on your feet, not body breakdown</h5>\r\n<h5><strong><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-674\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/tick.png\" alt=\"tick\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" />Increased running speed</strong> – conditioning technique efficiency over time = faster running speed – if that’s in your interest</h5>\r\n<h5><strong><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-674\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/tick.png\" alt=\"tick\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" />Enjoy running</strong> – running shouldn\'t be a slog, or an act in self-discipline. I’ll have you looking forward to your running sessions</h5>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><b>3 Part Program</b></span></h2>\r\n[tabs tab1=\"Session 1\" tab2=\"Session 2\" tab3=\"Session 3\"]\r\n\r\n[tab1]\r\n<h5><img class=\"alignleft  wp-image-686\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Square1.png\" alt=\"Square\" width=\"13\" height=\"18\" /><img class=\" wp-image-830 alignright\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/part1session1-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"part1session1\" width=\"179\" height=\"240\" /><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Introduction</span> – brief history of my program, discuss your running interests, followed by a quick outline of what you can expect from each session</strong></h5>\r\n<h5><strong><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-773\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/squarefinal.png\" alt=\"squarefinal\" width=\"13\" height=\"40\" /><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Video analysis of your current running technique</span> – using various angles, frame shots, slow motion, audio feedback, etc – loaded on big screen for assessment and teaching purposes</strong></h5>\r\n<h5><strong><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-773\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/squarefinal.png\" alt=\"squarefinal\" width=\"13\" height=\"40\" />Consideration of classic common running technical floors using video (before &amp; after examples), PowerPoint presentations, &amp; demonstrations – with continual reference to your technique</strong></h5>\r\n<h5><strong><img class=\"alignleft  wp-image-686\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Square1.png\" alt=\"Square\" width=\"13\" height=\"18\" />Consideration of efficient running technique, again using pictorials &amp; demonstrations</strong></h5>\r\n<h5><strong>You will be e-mailed all information presented in Part 1 – PPP, articles, video analysis </strong></h5>\r\n[/tab1]\r\n\r\n[tab2]\r\n<h5><img class=\"alignleft  wp-image-686\" style=\"margin-left: 9px; margin-right: 9px;\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Square1.png\" alt=\"Square\" width=\"13\" height=\"18\" /><img class=\" wp-image-833 alignright\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/part1sesion2-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"part1sesion2\" width=\"125\" height=\"168\" />Work practically through the 3 major phases of the run stride – using drills &amp; demonstrations</h5>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Perfect postural positioning – improving your balance</span></strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Leaning forward from the hips while maintaining improved postural balance – free fallin forward</span></strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n	<li>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Swinging your support leg up &amp; through</span></strong></h5>\r\n</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Also;</span></strong></h5>\r\n<h5><strong>o   Cushioning and timing of footfall – engaging your powerful feet</strong></h5>\r\n<h5><strong>All session information is emailed </strong></h5>\r\n[/tab2]\r\n\r\n[tab3]\r\n\r\n<img class=\" wp-image-863 alignright\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/runningdrills.jpg\" alt=\"runningdrills\" width=\"223\" height=\"434\" />\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignleft  wp-image-686\" style=\"margin-left: 9px; margin-right: 9px;\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Square1.png\" alt=\"Square\" width=\"13\" height=\"18\" />\r\n<h5><strong>This is THE session. Armed with my unique “Super 6 Drill Series” you will be left with no option but to run with total efficiency</strong></h5>\r\n<h5><strong><img class=\"alignleft  wp-image-686\" style=\"margin-left: 9px; margin-right: 9px;\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Square1.png\" alt=\"Square\" width=\"13\" height=\"18\" />I finish the session by increasing your running speed while taking video footage</strong></h5>\r\n<h5><strong><img class=\"alignleft  wp-image-686\" style=\"margin-left: 9px; margin-right: 9px;\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Square1.png\" alt=\"Square\" width=\"13\" height=\"18\" />We’ll analyse before and after footage and discuss changes</strong></h5>\r\n<h5><strong><img class=\"alignleft  wp-image-686\" style=\"margin-left: 9px; margin-right: 9px;\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Square1.png\" alt=\"Square\" width=\"13\" height=\"18\" />Finally we’ll discuss your 4 week bridging program</strong></h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><strong><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-717\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/blksquare.png\" alt=\"blksquare\" width=\"13\" height=\"18\" /></strong></h5>\r\n<h5><strong>Frequency &amp; intensity</strong></h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><strong><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-717\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/blksquare.png\" alt=\"blksquare\" width=\"13\" height=\"18\" />Demonstration of 4 classic running drills</strong></h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><strong><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-717\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/blksquare.png\" alt=\"blksquare\" width=\"13\" height=\"18\" /><span style=\"line-height: 24px;\">Trouble shooting </span>\r\n</strong></h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><strong> <img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-717\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/blksquare.png\" alt=\"blksquare\" width=\"13\" height=\"18\" />BP support</strong></h5>\r\n[/tab3]\r\n\r\n[/tabs]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/pampys-post-15-15-effortless-running-find-it-learn-it-practice-it/\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>CLICK ALTERNATE 1 SESSION COURSE - PAMPY\'S POST</strong> </span></a></em></h3>','THE FREE FALLIN RUNNING EFFICIENCY PROGRAM','','inherit','closed','closed','','653-revision-v1','','','2015-05-04 23:05:19','2015-05-04 23:05:19','',653,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/653-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2238,2,'2015-05-11 20:51:10','2015-05-11 20:51:10','In last week’s post I outlined 3 clients (Jim, John &amp; Reece) who all lead classic 1st world lifestyles. Commonly their health status reflected this lifestyle (not bad, but not great). <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><a style=\"color: #993366;\" href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/pampys-post-18-15-case-study-part-1-beer-stress-sleep-dep-gut-health/\"><strong>CLICK FYI</strong></a></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\nIn this week’s post we test the possibility of balancing long term wellness (that is, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/gut-he-an-e.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2242 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/gut-he-an-e-232x300.png\" alt=\"gut he an e\" width=\"174\" height=\"225\" /></a>continued “good” physical &amp; emotional health , and maintain “around about” their optimum body composition), while accommodating fixed lifestyle stressors like mental &amp; emotional stress, sub-optimal foods including alcohol, and inconsistent exercise – with – a <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>4 DAY ABSOLUTE GUT HEALTH CLEAN OUT/ ANTI-INFLAM/ &amp; REBUILD.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI should <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>NOTE</strong></span> - while I would much prefer facilitating at least <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>28 days</strong></span> of food choice education, leading to improved eating habits, <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>coaching 2-5 months</strong></span> in preparation towards an event (eg ½ marathon), allowing this commitment to naturally curb food choices including alcohol consumption, and finally, spending a year <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>reducing lifestyle stress</strong></span> with a few proven de-stressing tricks, I accept, this is perhaps impractical for much of main stream Australia.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">So the question is:</span> <span style=\"color: #008080;\">Is a 4 day gut reboot enough to maintain their good health? (or reset it if you like), or, is it a waste of time.</span></strong></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>So what happened?</strong></span>\r\nI will leave comprehensive analysis of their results to the experts (their GP, Specialists &amp; <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/n-jsbcjsbf.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2243 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/n-jsbcjsbf-150x133.jpg\" alt=\"n jsbcjsbf\" width=\"150\" height=\"133\" /></a>Naturopath – as this is their forte). This post is a simplified version FYI. I’ve included the principles of their 4 day reboot, and their results in a simplified table.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>RESULTS</strong></span>\r\nTheir initial results were similar (all 3 clients) <em><span style=\"color: #993366;\">[see table below]</span></em>; no serious potential health risks – at this point anyway. Yes, there were some borderline potential health risks, and their fat to muscle ratio could be better, but it was their gut health that presented most interest – that being, an over inflamed sub-optimal result. That is what we will focus on.\r\nThere is a plethora of reputable information clearly suggesting continued GUT inflammation is likely to lead to ill-health; namely, sickness, aches &amp; pains, &amp; weight gain\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>FYI – this TED talk seemed simple enough!</strong></span>\r\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/Af5qUxl1ktI\" width=\"523\" height=\"294\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>OUR 4 DAY KEY PRINCIPLES:</strong></span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Nutrition</strong></span> – NO, we will NOT be using pills &amp; potions. While there’s studies claiming <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/hfcc.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2244 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/hfcc-116x150.jpg\" alt=\"hfcc\" width=\"81\" height=\"105\" /></a>supplements could well offer health benefits, for the purpose of this experiment, I’d rather simple use ONLY real accessible food, as I figure it worked fairly well for.......well......... a few centuries. I am equally aware our world (the quality of our agricultural world) has changed, so, in the event we don’t find an improvement in their health status, perhaps we’ll give supplemental interests a run next time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJohn, Jim &amp; Reece consumed food options offering significant cleaning out properties (yep fibrous foods were cranked early – including husk, green leaf, a few herbs and selected fruits etc ). Next they loaded up with foods offering an anti-inflam effect (it seemed some combinations worked better than others, but as you can imagine selected veggies feature heavily), and finally foods offering nutrients with rebuilding pro<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inflam.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2247\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inflam-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"inflam\" width=\"215\" height=\"215\" /></a>perties (and no, not just [animal] protein!). They consumed their largest meal at breakfast while tapering into dinner – attempting to hit the sack, while satisfied, but with minimal GUT processing and congestion. This contributed towards improved sleep. Fluids played a slightly greater role than normal – as with minerals (namely: sodium chloride). While I don’t usually consider value in juicing (well.....fruit anyway), we certainly did during days 1&amp;2. Improving their own intuitive skills on food volume varied between all 3 clients.\r\nI guess much of the effort revolves around TOTAL elimination of inflammatory inducing foods. They were armed with a long list. Yep, there is zero alcohol for the 4 day period.\r\nAs a broad rule, we opted (just for 4 days) only consuming food types that (with the right equipment) you could prepare at home – from scratch! I’m finding it harder and harder to label foods real these days. Eg, I consider butter is great, but it comes in a wrapper!!! so does this really make it real?\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Exercise intensity</strong></span> – relative to each of them, we dialled back exercise stress – but we exercised every day. While I do prescribe more demanding (relative) training sessions, and <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/gcghvjb.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2245 size-medium\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/gcghvjb-300x200.png\" alt=\"gcghvjb\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /></a>certainly have (and sometimes love) bombing myself to smithereens, now is NOT that time. Exercise stress however good, when appropriate, causes a sh&amp;t ton of collective inflammation. So it’s easy conversational rhythmic stuff for now (for this lot). More, but easier is better.\r\nAlthough (often) I take great interest in analysing heart rate with monitors, blood lactic via blood samples, and performance with GPS units, for our 4 day reboot, they’ll be shelving all technology and relying on perceived intuitive awareness. They didn’t exercise over 65-75% of their maximal perceived effort.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>De-stressing with meditation</strong></span> – there’s just way too much evidence out there suggesting extra-ordinary health benefits by taking a couple of minutes out of this world to<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/jjvhvv.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2246 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/jjvhvv-150x104.jpg\" alt=\"jjvhvv\" width=\"150\" height=\"104\" /></a> ignore (void of alcohol that is). While I’d love to send them all off to a specialist in this field - time, coin, and maybe ego could offer road blocks. So, for 10 minutes a day all 3 will be using the free App – Headspace. They will prove to me they have complied with this daily 10min program. I received (some) positive feedback from this practice.\r\n<h4><em><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #993366;\" href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/PAMPYS-POST-RESULTS-GUT-HEALTH-TEST.pdf\">PAMPY\'S POST - RESULTS GUT HEALTH TEST</a></strong></span></em></h4>\r\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Conclusion</strong></span>\r\n\r\nDo I believe it’s in someone’s health interest to give a 4 day gut reboot a crack? or is it a waste of time?\r\n\r\nIf you’re rolling along nicely, pretty much free of illness, fatness and lathery, I wouldn’t bother. If you believe a short sharp committed reset would serve you well, have a crack! It seems to work.\r\n\r\nBP\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 19.15 - CASE STUDY PART 2 – CAN WE AVOID SICKNESS & FATNESS FACED WITH 2015 STRESSORS?','','publish','closed','closed','','pampys-post-19-15-case-study-part-2-can-we-avoid-sickness-fatness-faced-with-2015-stressors','','','2015-05-11 21:09:36','2015-05-11 21:09:36','',0,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/?p=2238',0,'post','',0),(2239,2,'2015-05-11 20:50:46','2015-05-11 20:50:46','','PAMPY\'S POST - RESULTS GUT HEALTH TEST','','inherit','closed','closed','','pampys-post-results-gut-health-test','','','2015-05-11 20:50:46','2015-05-11 20:50:46','',2238,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/PAMPYS-POST-RESULTS-GUT-HEALTH-TEST.pdf',0,'attachment','application/pdf',0),(2240,2,'2015-05-11 20:51:10','2015-05-11 20:51:10','In last week’s post I outlined 3 clients (Jim, John &amp; Reece) who all lead classic 1st world lifestyles. Commonly their health status reflected this lifestyle (not bad, but not great). CLICK FYI\r\nIn this week’s post we test the possibility of balancing long term wellness (that is, continued “good” physical &amp; emotional health , and maintain “around about” their optimum body composition), while accommodating fixed lifestyle stressors like mental &amp; emotional stress, sub-optimal foods including alcohol, and inconsistent exercise – with – a 4 DAY ABSOLUTE GUT HEALTH CLEAN OUT/ ANTI-INFLAM/ &amp; REBUILD.\r\nI should NOTE - while I would much prefer facilitating at least 28 days of food choice education, leading to improved eating habits, coaching 2-5 months in preparation towards an event (eg ½ marathon), allowing this commitment to naturally curb food choices including alcohol consumption, and finally, spending a year reducing lifestyle stress with a few proven de-stressing tricks, I accept, this is perhaps impractical for much of main stream Australia.\r\nSo the question is: Is a 4 day gut reboot enough to maintain their good health? (or reset it if you like), or, is it a waste of time.\r\nSo what happened?\r\nI will leave comprehensive analysis of their results to the experts (their GP, Specialists &amp; Naturopath – as this is their forte). This post is a simplified version FYI. I’ve included the principles of their 4 day reboot, and their results in a simplified table.\r\nRESULTS\r\nTheir initial results were similar (all 3 clients) [see table below]; no serious potential health risks – at this point anyway. Yes, there were some borderline potential health risks, and their fat to muscle ratio could be better, but it was their gut health that presented most interest – that being, an over inflamed sub-optimal result. That is what we will focus on.\r\nThere is a plethora of reputable information clearly suggesting continued GUT inflammation is likely to lead to ill-health; namely, sickness, aches &amp; pains, &amp; weight gain\r\nFYI – this TED talk was simple enough\r\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/Af5qUxl1ktI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOUR 4 DAY KEY PRINCIPLES:\r\nNutrition – NO, we will NOT be using pills &amp; potions. While there’s studies claiming supplements could well offer health benefits, for the purpose of this experiment, I’d rather simple use ONLY real accessible food, as I figure it worked fairly well for.......well......... a few centuries. I am equally aware our world (the quality of our agricultural world) has changed, so, in the event we don’t find an improvement in their health status, perhaps we’ll give supplemental interests a run next time.\r\nJohn, Jim &amp; Reece consumed food options offering significant cleaning out properties (yep fibrous foods were cranked early – including husk, green leaf, a few herbs and selected fruits etc ). Next they loaded up with foods offering an anti-inflam effect (it seemed some combinations worked better than others, but as you can imagine selected veggies feature heavily), and finally foods offering nutrients with rebuilding properties (and no, not just [animal] protein!). They consumed their largest meal at breakfast while tapering into dinner – attempting to hit the sack, while satisfied, but with minimal GUT processing and congestion. This contributed towards improved sleep. Fluids played a slightly greater role than normal – as with minerals (namely: sodium chloride). While I don’t usually consider value in juicing (well.....fruit anyway), we certainly did during days 1&amp;2. Improving their own intuitive skills on food volume varied between all 3 clients.\r\nI guess much of the effort revolves around TOTAL elimination of inflammatory inducing foods. They were armed with a long list. Yep, there is zero alcohol for the 4 day period.\r\nAs a broad rule, we opted (just for 4 days) only consuming food types that (with the right equipment) you could prepare at home – from scratch! I’m finding it harder and harder to label foods real these days. Eg, I consider butter is great, but it comes in a wrapper!!! so does this really make it real?\r\n\r\nExercise intensity – relative to each of them, we dialled back exercise stress – but we exercised every day. While I do prescribe more demanding (relative) training sessions, and certainly have (and sometimes love) bombing myself to smithereens, now is NOT that time. Exercise stress however good, when appropriate, causes a sh&amp;t ton of collective inflammation. So it’s easy conversational rhythmic stuff for now (for this lot). More, but easier is better.\r\nAlthough (often) I take great interest in analysing heart rate with monitors, blood lactic via blood samples, and performance with GPS units, for our 4 day reboot, they’ll be shelving all technology and relying on perceived intuitive awareness. They didn’t exercise over 65-75% of their maximal perceived effort.\r\n\r\nDe-stressing with meditation – there’s just way too much evidence out there suggesting extra-ordinary health benefits by taking a couple of minutes out of this world to ignore (void of alcohol that is). While I’d love to send them all off to a specialist in this field - time, coin, and maybe ego could offer road blocks. So, for 10 minutes a day all 3 will be using the free App – Headspace. They will prove to me they have complied with this daily 10min program. I received (some) positive feedback from this practice.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/PAMPYS-POST-RESULTS-GUT-HEALTH-TEST.pdf\">PAMPY\'S POST - RESULTS GUT HEALTH TEST</a>\r\n\r\nConclusion\r\nDo I believe it’s in someone’s health interest to give a 4 day gut reboot a crack? or is it a waste of time?\r\nIf you’re rolling along nicely, pretty much free of illness, fatness and lathery, I wouldn’t bother. If you believe a short sharp committed reset would serve you well, have a crack! It seems to work.\r\nBP\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 19.15 - CASE STUDY PART 2 – CAN WE AVOID SICKNESS & FATNESS FACED WITH 2015 STRESSORS?','','inherit','closed','closed','','2238-revision-v1','','','2015-05-11 20:51:10','2015-05-11 20:51:10','',2238,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2238-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2241,2,'2015-05-11 21:04:55','2015-05-11 21:04:55','In last week’s post I outlined 3 clients (Jim, John &amp; Reece) who all lead classic 1st world lifestyles. Commonly their health status reflected this lifestyle (not bad, but not great). <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><a style=\"color: #993366;\" href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/pampys-post-18-15-case-study-part-1-beer-stress-sleep-dep-gut-health/\"><strong>CLICK FYI</strong></a></span>\n\n&nbsp;\nIn this week’s post we test the possibility of balancing long term wellness (that is, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/gut-he-an-e.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2242 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/gut-he-an-e-232x300.png\" alt=\"gut he an e\" width=\"174\" height=\"225\" /></a>continued “good” physical &amp; emotional health , and maintain “around about” their optimum body composition), while accommodating fixed lifestyle stressors like mental &amp; emotional stress, sub-optimal foods including alcohol, and inconsistent exercise – with – a <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>4 DAY ABSOLUTE GUT HEALTH CLEAN OUT/ ANTI-INFLAM/ &amp; REBUILD.</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI should <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>NOTE</strong></span> - while I would much prefer facilitating at least <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>28 days</strong></span> of food choice education, leading to improved eating habits, <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>coaching 2-5 months</strong></span> in preparation towards an event (eg ½ marathon), allowing this commitment to naturally curb food choices including alcohol consumption, and finally, spending a year <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>reducing lifestyle stress</strong></span> with a few proven de-stressing tricks, I accept, this is perhaps impractical for much of main stream Australia.\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">So the question is:</span> <span style=\"color: #008080;\">Is a 4 day gut reboot enough to maintain their good health? (or reset it if you like), or, is it a waste of time.</span></strong></blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>So what happened?</strong>\n\n&nbsp;\nI will leave comprehensive analysis of their results to the experts (their GP, Specialists &amp; <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/n-jsbcjsbf.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2243 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/n-jsbcjsbf-150x133.jpg\" alt=\"n jsbcjsbf\" width=\"150\" height=\"133\" /></a>Naturopath – as this is their forte). This post is a simplified version FYI. I’ve included the principles of their 4 day reboot, and their results in a simplified table.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>RESULTS</strong>\nTheir initial results were similar (all 3 clients) [see table below]; no serious potential health risks – at this point anyway. Yes, there were some borderline potential health risks, and their fat to muscle ratio could be better, but it was their gut health that presented most interest – that being, an over inflamed sub-optimal result. That is what we will focus on.\nThere is a plethora of reputable information clearly suggesting continued GUT inflammation is likely to lead to ill-health; namely, sickness, aches &amp; pains, &amp; weight gain\n\n<strong>FYI – this TED talk seemed simple enough!</strong>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/Af5qUxl1ktI\" width=\"523\" height=\"294\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></div>\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>OUR 4 DAY KEY PRINCIPLES:</strong>\n<strong>Nutrition</strong> – NO, we will NOT be using pills &amp; potions. While there’s studies claiming <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/hfcc.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2244 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/hfcc-116x150.jpg\" alt=\"hfcc\" width=\"81\" height=\"105\" /></a>supplements could well offer health benefits, for the purpose of this experiment, I’d rather simple use ONLY real accessible food, as I figure it worked fairly well for.......well......... a few centuries. I am equally aware our world (the quality of our agricultural world) has changed, so, in the event we don’t find an improvement in their health status, perhaps we’ll give supplemental interests a run next time.\n\nJohn, Jim &amp; Reece consumed food options offering significant cleaning out properties (yep fibrous foods were cranked early – including husk, green leaf, a few herbs and selected fruits etc ). Next they loaded up with foods offering an anti-inflam effect (it seemed some combinations worked better than others, but as you can imagine selected veggies feature heavily), and finally foods offering nutrients with rebuilding pro<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inflam.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2247\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inflam-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"inflam\" width=\"215\" height=\"215\" /></a>perties (and no, not just [animal] protein!). They consumed their largest meal at breakfast while tapering into dinner – attempting to hit the sack, while satisfied, but with minimal GUT processing and congestion. This contributed towards improved sleep. Fluids played a slightly greater role than normal – as with minerals (namely: sodium chloride). While I don’t usually consider value in juicing (well.....fruit anyway), we certainly did during days 1&amp;2. Improving their own intuitive skills on food volume varied between all 3 clients.\nI guess much of the effort revolves around TOTAL elimination of inflammatory inducing foods. They were armed with a long list. Yep, there is zero alcohol for the 4 day period.\nAs a broad rule, we opted (just for 4 days) only consuming food types that (with the right equipment) you could prepare at home – from scratch! I’m finding it harder and harder to label foods real these days. Eg, I consider butter is great, but it comes in a wrapper!!! so does this really make it real?\n\n<strong>Exercise intensity</strong> – relative to each of them, we dialled back exercise stress – but we exercised every day. While I do prescribe more demanding (relative) training sessions, and <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/gcghvjb.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2245 size-medium\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/gcghvjb-300x200.png\" alt=\"gcghvjb\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /></a>certainly have (and sometimes love) bombing myself to smithereens, now is NOT that time. Exercise stress however good, when appropriate, causes a sh&amp;t ton of collective inflammation. So it’s easy conversational rhythmic stuff for now (for this lot). More, but easier is better.\nAlthough (often) I take great interest in analysing heart rate with monitors, blood lactic via blood samples, and performance with GPS units, for our 4 day reboot, they’ll be shelving all technology and relying on perceived intuitive awareness. They didn’t exercise over 65-75% of their maximal perceived effort.\n\n<strong>De-stressing with meditation</strong> – there’s just way too much evidence out there suggesting extra-ordinary health benefits by taking a couple of minutes out of this world to<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/jjvhvv.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2246 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/jjvhvv-150x104.jpg\" alt=\"jjvhvv\" width=\"150\" height=\"104\" /></a> ignore (void of alcohol that is). While I’d love to send them all off to a specialist in this field - time, coin, and maybe ego could offer road blocks. So, for 10 minutes a day all 3 will be using the free App – Headspace. They will prove to me they have complied with this daily 10min program. I received (some) positive feedback from this practice.\n<h4><strong><a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/PAMPYS-POST-RESULTS-GUT-HEALTH-TEST.pdf\">PAMPY\'S POST - RESULTS GUT HEALTH TEST</a></strong></h4>\n<strong>Conclusion</strong>\n\nDo I believe it’s in someone’s health interest to give a 4 day gut reboot a crack? or is it a waste of time?\n\nIf you’re rolling along nicely, pretty much free of illness, fatness and lathery, I wouldn’t bother. If you believe a short sharp committed reset would serve you well, have a crack! It seems to work.\n\nBP\n\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 19.15 - CASE STUDY PART 2 – CAN WE AVOID SICKNESS & FATNESS FACED WITH 2015 STRESSORS?','','inherit','closed','closed','','2238-autosave-v1','','','2015-05-11 21:04:55','2015-05-11 21:04:55','',2238,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2238-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2242,2,'2015-05-11 20:57:28','2015-05-11 20:57:28','','gut he an e','','inherit','closed','closed','','gut-he-an-e','','','2015-05-11 20:57:28','2015-05-11 20:57:28','',2238,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/gut-he-an-e.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(2243,2,'2015-05-11 20:57:30','2015-05-11 20:57:30','','n jsbcjsbf','','inherit','closed','closed','','n-jsbcjsbf','','','2015-05-11 20:57:30','2015-05-11 20:57:30','',2238,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/n-jsbcjsbf.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2244,2,'2015-05-11 20:57:39','2015-05-11 20:57:39','','hfcc','','inherit','closed','closed','','hfcc','','','2015-05-11 20:57:39','2015-05-11 20:57:39','',2238,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/hfcc.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2245,2,'2015-05-11 20:57:42','2015-05-11 20:57:42','','gcghvjb','','inherit','closed','closed','','gcghvjb','','','2015-05-11 20:57:42','2015-05-11 20:57:42','',2238,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/gcghvjb.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(2246,2,'2015-05-11 20:57:46','2015-05-11 20:57:46','','jjvhvv','','inherit','closed','closed','','jjvhvv','','','2015-05-11 20:57:46','2015-05-11 20:57:46','',2238,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/jjvhvv.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2247,2,'2015-05-11 21:01:11','2015-05-11 21:01:11','','inflam','','inherit','closed','closed','','inflam','','','2015-05-11 21:01:11','2015-05-11 21:01:11','',2238,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inflam.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2248,2,'2015-05-11 21:03:12','2015-05-11 21:03:12','In last week’s post I outlined 3 clients (Jim, John &amp; Reece) who all lead classic 1st world lifestyles. Commonly their health status reflected this lifestyle (not bad, but not great). <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/pampys-post-18-15-case-study-part-1-beer-stress-sleep-dep-gut-health/\"><strong>CLICK FYI</strong></a>\r\nIn this week’s post we test the possibility of balancing long term wellness (that is, <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/gut-he-an-e.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2242 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/gut-he-an-e-232x300.png\" alt=\"gut he an e\" width=\"174\" height=\"225\" /></a>continued “good” physical &amp; emotional health , and maintain “around about” their optimum body composition), while accommodating fixed lifestyle stressors like mental &amp; emotional stress, sub-optimal foods including alcohol, and inconsistent exercise – with – a <strong>4 DAY ABSOLUTE GUT HEALTH CLEAN OUT/ ANTI-INFLAM/ &amp; REBUILD.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI should <strong>NOTE</strong> - while I would much prefer facilitating at least <strong>28 days</strong> of food choice education, leading to improved eating habits, <strong>coaching 2-5 months</strong> in preparation towards an event (eg ½ marathon), allowing this commitment to naturally curb food choices including alcohol consumption, and finally, spending a year <strong>reducing lifestyle stress</strong> with a few proven de-stressing tricks, I accept, this is perhaps impractical for much of main stream Australia.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<strong>So the question is: Is a 4 day gut reboot enough to maintain their good health? (or reset it if you like), or, is it a waste of time.</strong></blockquote>\r\nSo what happened?\r\nI will leave comprehensive analysis of their results to the experts (their GP, Specialists &amp; <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/n-jsbcjsbf.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2243 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/n-jsbcjsbf-150x133.jpg\" alt=\"n jsbcjsbf\" width=\"150\" height=\"133\" /></a>Naturopath – as this is their forte). This post is a simplified version FYI. I’ve included the principles of their 4 day reboot, and their results in a simplified table.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>RESULTS</strong>\r\nTheir initial results were similar (all 3 clients) [see table below]; no serious potential health risks – at this point anyway. Yes, there were some borderline potential health risks, and their fat to muscle ratio could be better, but it was their gut health that presented most interest – that being, an over inflamed sub-optimal result. That is what we will focus on.\r\nThere is a plethora of reputable information clearly suggesting continued GUT inflammation is likely to lead to ill-health; namely, sickness, aches &amp; pains, &amp; weight gain\r\n\r\n<strong>FYI – this TED talk seemed simple enough!</strong>\r\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/Af5qUxl1ktI\" width=\"523\" height=\"294\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>OUR 4 DAY KEY PRINCIPLES:</strong>\r\n<strong>Nutrition</strong> – NO, we will NOT be using pills &amp; potions. While there’s studies claiming <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/hfcc.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2244 \" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/hfcc-116x150.jpg\" alt=\"hfcc\" width=\"81\" height=\"105\" /></a>supplements could well offer health benefits, for the purpose of this experiment, I’d rather simple use ONLY real accessible food, as I figure it worked fairly well for.......well......... a few centuries. I am equally aware our world (the quality of our agricultural world) has changed, so, in the event we don’t find an improvement in their health status, perhaps we’ll give supplemental interests a run next time.\r\n\r\nJohn, Jim &amp; Reece consumed food options offering significant cleaning out properties (yep fibrous foods were cranked early – including husk, green leaf, a few herbs and selected fruits etc ). Next they loaded up with foods offering an anti-inflam effect (it seemed some combinations worked better than others, but as you can imagine selected veggies feature heavily), and finally foods offering nutrients with rebuilding pro<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inflam.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2247\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/inflam-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"inflam\" width=\"215\" height=\"215\" /></a>perties (and no, not just [animal] protein!). They consumed their largest meal at breakfast while tapering into dinner – attempting to hit the sack, while satisfied, but with minimal GUT processing and congestion. This contributed towards improved sleep. Fluids played a slightly greater role than normal – as with minerals (namely: sodium chloride). While I don’t usually consider value in juicing (well.....fruit anyway), we certainly did during days 1&amp;2. Improving their own intuitive skills on food volume varied between all 3 clients.\r\nI guess much of the effort revolves around TOTAL elimination of inflammatory inducing foods. They were armed with a long list. Yep, there is zero alcohol for the 4 day period.\r\nAs a broad rule, we opted (just for 4 days) only consuming food types that (with the right equipment) you could prepare at home – from scratch! I’m finding it harder and harder to label foods real these days. Eg, I consider butter is great, but it comes in a wrapper!!! so does this really make it real?\r\n\r\n<strong>Exercise intensity</strong> – relative to each of them, we dialled back exercise stress – but we exercised every day. While I do prescribe more demanding (relative) training sessions, and <a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/gcghvjb.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2245 size-medium\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/gcghvjb-300x200.png\" alt=\"gcghvjb\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /></a>certainly have (and sometimes love) bombing myself to smithereens, now is NOT that time. Exercise stress however good, when appropriate, causes a sh&amp;t ton of collective inflammation. So it’s easy conversational rhythmic stuff for now (for this lot). More, but easier is better.\r\nAlthough (often) I take great interest in analysing heart rate with monitors, blood lactic via blood samples, and performance with GPS units, for our 4 day reboot, they’ll be shelving all technology and relying on perceived intuitive awareness. They didn’t exercise over 65-75% of their maximal perceived effort.\r\n\r\n<strong>De-stressing with meditation</strong> – there’s just way too much evidence out there suggesting extra-ordinary health benefits by taking a couple of minutes out of this world to<a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/jjvhvv.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2246 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/jjvhvv-150x104.jpg\" alt=\"jjvhvv\" width=\"150\" height=\"104\" /></a> ignore (void of alcohol that is). While I’d love to send them all off to a specialist in this field - time, coin, and maybe ego could offer road blocks. So, for 10 minutes a day all 3 will be using the free App – Headspace. They will prove to me they have complied with this daily 10min program. I received (some) positive feedback from this practice.\r\n<h4><strong><a href=\"http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/PAMPYS-POST-RESULTS-GUT-HEALTH-TEST.pdf\">PAMPY\'S POST - RESULTS GUT HEALTH TEST</a></strong></h4>\r\n<strong>Conclusion</strong>\r\n\r\nDo I believe it’s in someone’s health interest to give a 4 day gut reboot a crack? or is it a waste of time?\r\n\r\nIf you’re rolling along nicely, pretty much free of illness, fatness and lathery, I wouldn’t bother. If you believe a short sharp committed reset would serve you well, have a crack! It seems to work.\r\n\r\nBP\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','PAMPY\'S POST 19.15 - CASE STUDY PART 2 – CAN WE AVOID SICKNESS & FATNESS FACED WITH 2015 STRESSORS?','','inherit','closed','closed','','2238-revision-v1','','','2015-05-11 21:03:12','2015-05-11 21:03:12','',2238,'http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/2238-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),