What Will You Choose – Action or Wilful Ignorance?
When you understand what really goes into the food on the supermarket shelves, do you make a change, or opt for willful ignorance?
The Good and Bad of Certified Organic
Cyndi O’Meara takes an indepth look at organic certification and explains that, just because a food is certified organic, it does not mean that it is healthy for you.
Is The Fat Loss Protocol Right for You?
Thinking about trying the Fat Loss Protocol? Our coach Mel explains what you can expect from it and how to decide if it’s right for you.
Manifesting Your Best Version of You
Have you ever listened to how you speak to yourself – like, really listened?! What if I told you that the way we *talk* to ourselves can directly influence the outcome of our journey to optimum health and wellness? Would you choose your words more carefully if you...
Cyndi’s Top Food Trends for 2019
Every year, new ways with food – and even foods themselves – come about. Here, Cyndi shares her predictions for the top food trends of 2019. Happy New Year!
Our Favourite Real Food Recipes for the Festive Season
Still planning your Christmas menu? Take some inspiration from our favourite real food recipes for Christmas Day! From starters to mains, sweet treats and drinks, we have you covered this festive season.
6 Simple Ways to Treat Yourself That Aren’t Food Related
As 2018 draws to a close, I have noticed the familiar ‘festive spirit’ kicking in, which is a beautiful thing to see! It’s such a magical time of year and I hope you’re all enjoying it!I know that many of you have some big health and weight loss goals to kick in 2019,...
Outrage as Soft Drinks Company Supports Diabetes UK – But Who Are its Other Sponsors?
‘There’s no money in keeping people healthy.’ Diabetes UK may have received some bad press when it announced its corporate sponsorship deal with a soft drinks firm, but Cyndi O’Meara wonders whether its other corporate sponsors are really that different.
Losing Weight is Not the Same as Getting Healthy
Many people believe that if they lose weight then they will be healthy. But this is not necessarily true – how you achieve this weight loss is a very important factor, as Cyndi O’Meara explains.
Willpower: How to Stay on Track This Festive Season
The holidays are fast approaching, and what does that mean for most of us? Food, food and more food! What we eat and drink traditionally plays a big part in the festive season.Fruit mince pies, spiced mulled wine, pavlova, yummy cheese and crackers, honey glazed ham,...
The True and Untold History of the Ketogenic Diet
At The Nutrition Academy we base the nutrition course on two overarching principles; the first is taking an historical and anthropological perspective of nutrition, and the second is the philosophy of vitalism (as opposed to mechanism). I’d like to address the ketogenic diet with these principles in mind. During my university days (early 1980’s) the […]
Going Gluten-free: Not Easy, But Important
My article on the coeliac vaccine (you can read it here) seems to have pushed a lot of buttons. Mostly people who had children or loved ones with the autoimmune disease, or were suffering themselves, were angry at my opinion. It’s not easy to have coeliac disease and/or non coeliac gluten sensitivity… or for that […]
Vegan Honey – Is it Really That Vegan?
Cyndi O’Meara asks whether vegan honey can really be called ‘vegan’ and takes a closer look at the ingredients in some popular fake meat products.
Can a Vaccine Fix Coeliac Disease?
I read recently that human clinical trials are beginning for a new vaccine for coeliac disease. Coeliac disease is one of 80 plus autoimmune diseases. Coeliac disease (CD) may affect up to 1 in 70 people. This disease is believed to be unique in that the inflammation leading to the intestinal damage only happens in […]
Does Organic Mean Nutrient Rich?
When I was at the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine conference in Brisbane, I decided to head to the forum of dietitians where nutritionist Rosemary Stanton was the main speaker. Rosemary is a good speaker and I liked what she had to say. She blamed the Heart Foundation for taking eggs off the menu, said that she […]
Does Being Fit Mean You Are Healthy?
Does being fit and being healthy go hand-in-hand? After her recent trip to the Fitness Show in Melbourne, Cyndi O’Meara is not so sure.
