May 30, 2024 | Allergies/Food Sensitivities, Auto-Immune Diseases, Body and Mind, Chemicals In Food, Diets, Education, Fats, Food Labelling, Health Foods, Vitamins/minerals |
I studied at Deakin University in the early 1980’s to become a dietitian. After completing my BSc majoring in Nutrition to be able to do a diploma in Dietetics, I decided not to proceed as I didn’t agree with what I was taught. Nearly four decades later and many of...
Oct 8, 2023 | Chemicals In Food, Food Labelling |
Sometimes I find that I learn more from an interviewer then I give them, and this was exactly what happened when I was interviewed by a food scientist recently. At the end of the interview he talked about his life in food technology. He left the industry when he found...
Jun 6, 2023 | Changing Habits Real Foods, Gut Health, Health, Health Foods, Healthy Eating, Recipes, The Nutrition Academy |
In the past decade, science and our clinical knowledge of the microbiome has been exponential in our understanding of nutrition. With the microbiome, we know many species and we know what makes them thrive and what kills them. But, let’s take a step back from our...
Apr 13, 2023 | Uncategorized |
Every morning my mother would percolate coffee for my father’s morning black coffee. The brewing smell reminds me of my childhood. I was never invited to drink coffee growing up and on the occasion when I did my heart rate would rise and I would become agitated....
Jan 3, 2023 | Fats, Gut Health |
Now that we’re a few days into the New Year, it’s a good time to think about what changes you would like to make in 2023. The connection between the health of your gastrointestinal system and your overall health and well-being is becoming better understood –...
