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...

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. ...

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...

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...

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. ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...