Community Gardens
I love to see articles like this. Oh to have a community vege garden on the huge round about in my street. Not only would it be a place to meet the neighbours but to have a bountiful healthy vege patch. It is a community garden in Marrickville modestly nicknamed the Vegie Patch, but it […]
A great idea to reduce food wastage when eating at restaurants.
I really like this restaurants ideas about stopping food waste. Perhaps it will stop people over ordering and wasting food. A 30% discount is pretty good if you eat all the food on your plate. And if anyone thinks that this will cause overeating, wrong, it will get people to think about what they are […]
Tests find pesticides in muesli.
This article is worth reading. Organic oats cooked as porridge with some nuts, organic yogurt and maple syrup and fresh banana may be a breakfast with less pesticides. Don’t get paranoid just become informed and make your decisions. Cyndi O’Meara The latest results from the New Zealand Food Safety Authority’s Total Diet Survey […]
No single cause for mass honey bee deaths.
It is so blatantly clear that the food you eat affects the environment. You can change the impact on the environment and put a check on climate change just by choosing foods from nature grown without harmful sprays. Cyndi O’Meara The huge die-off of bees worldwide, a major threat to crops depending on […]
‘Overuse’ of antibiotics endangering health, Senate told
Medical health professionals and public health experts in the United States say they are increasingly concerned by the routine use of human antibiotics on farms. They say the use of the drugs in the food and water of food animals results in antibiotic-resistant diseases in humans that cause extended hospital stays and increased health […]
New Bid For Food Options.
CYNDI O’Meara has helped thousands of Australians change their eating habits through her inspirational books and regular spots on shows such as 9AM, Today Tonight and Fresh. Now she is tackling the nation’s hospitality industry to change its attitude to food. The Sunshine Coast nutritionist is an advocate of using natural and organic […]
Study questions the benefit of organic foods…sometimes studies just miss the point!
This 60 minute investigation on the chemicals sprayed on our fruits, nuts and vegetables is alarming and worth watching. Make up your own mind about whether organic food is worth it. http://video.au.msn.com/watch/video/poisoned/x4fb1ne Further to the 60 minute video I’d like you to read this from Dr William Campbell Douglas – I always love his commentary! Sometimes […]
Global rise in gluten free products
If you do need to eat gluten free make sure it is healthy not just gluten free – read your food labels. Cyndi O’Meara The number of products marketed as gluten free is continuing to rise globally, according to Innova Market Insights. With double-digit growth recorded in 2009, this took the total number […]
Maple Syrup A Disease Fighter
Thirteen of more than 20 compounds in Canadian maple syrup linked to human health have been discovered for the first time. The findings were made by University of Rhode Island researcher Dr Navindra Seeram, assistant professor of biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences in URI’s College of Pharmacy. “We already know the maple tree has […]
Growers defend chemicals use.
I find this comment supporting the use of endosulfan and carbendazim by Growcorn and Australian Macadamia Growers an absolute insult to our intelligence. They say that producers operate within government guidelines and respect the regulatory framework for chemicals. Endosulfan has been banned in more then 60 countries and a report October 2008 showed both chemicals […]
Eating omega 3 fats makes you happy. Omega 3 is in butter. Eat butter and be happy!!!
A study has found that omega-3 fatty acids, seem to affect areas of the brain associated with emotion. Dr Sarah M. Conklin presented the findings at an American Medical conference in Budapest, Hungary. The research team observed that people with lower blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids were more likely to have a negative outlook […]
Sweet Future for Sugar Sales
Sugar consumption is on the rise in developed countries. Now I wouldn’t have a problem with this consumption increase if the sugar were rapadura or sucanat, but what is disturbing is consumers tend to prefer the alternative sweeteners that are perceived healthier such as corn syrup containing high-fructose and other alternative sweeteners that are available […]
Ancel Keys the father of the Low Fat Diet, was he hero or villian?
We’ve all been fed a diet of bull about fat by nutritional scientists who just know their right, regardless of evidence. Ancel Keys the founder of the low fat diet, was he a villan or hero? It astounds me that after I’ve done a speaking engagement and explained the Changing Habits philosophy that people still […]
Cereal is now demonising salt
Reducing the salt in cereals and breads and other foods means that other flavour enhancers will have to be used. Its not the salt that is the problem in cereal and bread it is all the other ingredients as well as the processing that makes them a health hazard. Eat sea salt (Himalayan) with dulse […]
What place do drugs and medications have in a healthy lifestyle? Interview with Cyndi O’Meara
I’ve just partnered up with an associate of mine and her team at Outrageously Healthy . Their mission is to help as many people on the planet as possible, live their best life. One way they do this is by finding the most outrageously healthy experts to interview and bring those live interviews to people […]
Tailored diet may slow down DNA damage.
At last the RDI’s are under scrutiny as to be more about optimum nutrition then just prevention of disease. Mounting evidence on the effect of micronutrients on DNA damage calls for a re-evaluation of recommended dietary intake values, say researchers. Professor Michael Fenech of CSIRO’s Food and Nutritional Sciences Division in Adelaide lays out […]
