Bec Stone Nutrition

I am a qualified nutritionist, personal trainer and spin class instructor. I’m a former national level athlete, and regularly compete in recreational triathlons and long distance trail events.

I strongly believe in using whole foods and natural supplements to fuel the body for optimal athletic performance, recovery and muscle development.

This is my website where I’ll post about everything related to nutrition – the latest research, recipes, and things to watch out for in our advertising saturated world.

You can read more about me, and if you are interested in an appointment, find out where I am working.

Good gut bacteria – why you need it and how to feed it!

22 Aug 2020

It’s Winter and coronavirus is still lurking around, so we really need to be making sure we are looking after our immune system and overall health the best we can. The health of our digestive tract and the levels of our good gut bacteria play a huge role in our overall health and immune function.

Our digestive tract, mainly our colon, contains trillions of friendly and beneficial gut bacteria, known as good gut bacteria. These good gut bacteria positively affect our health in many different ways. However, the balance of these beneficial gut bacteria can be easily disrupted by some dietary and lifestyle factors, which results in negative health effects, poor mood and decreased immune function.

Immune boosting foods (with vegetarian shepherd’s pie recipe!)

11 Apr 2020

We can all benefit (particularly now) from increasing foods in our diet that help boost immune function.

Our good gut bacteria makes up close to 70% of our immune system, and includes many different strains that are fed and strengthened by different coloured fibre rich foods:

Orange foods – sweet potato, carrots, apricots, orange lentils, pumpkin
Brown foods – mushrooms, brown lentils, almonds with skin on, chickpeas
White foods – garlic, onion, cooked and cooled white potatoes, traditional rolled oats
Green foods – brussle sprouts, asparagus, celery, green leafy veg
Red foods – raspberries, tomato, strawberries, cherries, red kidney beans

About protein powders – what, when and why?

4 Sep 2019

There are so many protein powders on the market these days, how do you know which is the best option for you? And do you even need a protein powder?

I think good quality protein powders can be beneficial for a lot of people’s diets, but it’s not a necessary supplement for everyone.

For example, a good quality protein powder can really help athletes or avid gym goers, vegetarians or vegans, busy people who struggle to get time for proper meals, and people who are immune compromised.

However the quality of protein powder is paramount! There are a ton of poor quality, highly processed, and artificially-sweetened powders out there that you want to be avoiding! If you’re adding a protein powder into your diet, you want to make sure that it is actually going to be beneficial – you want to ensure it is made up of real, nutritionally-dense ingredients, and is minimally processed.

Hot Cross Buns

13 Apr 2019

It is Easter time again and who doesn’t love a good hot cross bun!

However most hot cross buns are loaded with many types of sugars, poor quality vegetable oil, white flour, preservatives and food additives! They are generally highly processed and are no good for your good gut bacteria, blood sugar levels, energy levels and waistline. The majority of the time they are not very filling, so you find yourself reaching for a second one!

So should you eat hot cross buns at Easter time?

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