Shaking off the savoury misconceptions about salt.
How many times have you been told to reduce your salt intake? If you’re eating too much of it, that’s fair enough. But if you’re using salt as a condiment, then don’t change the amount you’re using – change the kind of salt you’re using. Very few foods have been...
Seafood & Sustainability
As hunter-gatherers, seafood in some areas of the world was a big part of the diet and in others not so big.  Humans adapted to what was available to them and where they lived on the planet. Not every human had a supply of fish, so we do not need fish to survive. ...
Rising Cost of Living and Health: How to Manage Both
As the cost of living goes up many people take short cuts, but when it comes to health this is where we should place more emphasis and reduce costs somewhere else. Why? Prioritise your health when the budget gets tight Health is not hard to maintain, and even getting...
The Connection Between Mental Health and Diet and Lifestyle – The Gut-Brain Connection
In my 1998 book Changing Habits Changing Lives I talk about how food can change mood and mental acuity. I had read the book in the early 1990’s - Managing Your Mind and Mood through Food by Judith J. Wurtman (1988). Judith showed how foods effect neurotransmitters...
Why You Might Have a Dairy Intolerance and What You Can Do About it
Are you one of the many people who find they cannot tolerate dairy? We look at why this might be, the symptoms associated with dairy intolerance and what you can do about it.
What actually is gut healing?
When I studied nutrition, the knowledge of how the gut works and the microbiome was scarce. Microbiology was a subject, but it was never about the gut and microbiome. It was a fact (medical) that the gut could not leak, and there was no such thing as a leaky gut. ...
Choose your mood by choosing your food.
The food we choose to eat can have a significant impact on our mood and overall well-being. Consuming nutrient-dense foods, such as fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, can help boost our energy levels and promote feelings of happiness and contentment. On the other...
Mycotoxins and Ethics: Setting A New Standard in Clean Coffee
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. It...
Is a daily intake of celery juice your silver bullet?
I’ve been in the health and nutrition industry for 43 years. I’ve seen the darlings and silver bullets of vitamins, minerals and health/super foods come and go. I see celery juice as just another fad. 16oz of freshly juiced celery, with no additives, consumed on an...
The Importance of Eating Seasonally
Changing Habits has always been based on two principles that guide our ingredients and our message. The first is Anthology (historically eating) and the second is Vitalism (synchronicity of the innate intelligence of food and the body). With these two values guiding...
Cyndi shares her morning rituals
I’ve always been an early bird. I love to get up early with the sun in the summer at 4.30am and before the sun in the winter around 5.00am. Not long after I’m out of bed I drink two large glasses of water with seaweed salt and colloidal minerals, I paint iodine on my...
Mushroom Mania
If like me, you’ve watched the hit documentary, Fantastic Fungi, on Netflix recently, I’m sure you’ve sprouted an interest in Chaga and Chicken of the Woods too. Not long after watching the documentary, I listened to Joe Rogan’s interview with the incredible...
22 Myths of Modern Diet and Nutrition
If you believe that low fat is best and margarine is healthier than butter, you might want to read this myth-busting blog by Cyndi!
How Sugar Can Change Your Gut Microbiome (And Why That’s A Bad Thing)
You’re probably aware that too much sugar – especially added sugar – is not good for your health. But, unlike issues such as weight gain, the damage that sugar can do to your body is not always visible. Lisa Richards, creator of The Candida Diet, explains more.
New year, new you – 6 easy ways to support your 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 – Hippocrates may have been onto something when he said […]
Staying on a Real Food Diet this Holiday Season
You're probably attending Christmas parties, dinners and social gatherings of all kinds over the next few weeks and wanting to provide food that is fresh for summer, festive for the holidays and nourishing for your body - well we can take care of that! Because...