by Cyndi | Sep 8, 2020 | Changing Habits Real Foods, Chemicals In Food, Health Foods |
I was talking with my daughter Tarnea the other day, she had something in her pantry that had thaumatin and monk fruit in it. I shared my research about thaumatin with her and she got mad at me. I decided not to go on with telling her about my monk fruit...
by Cyndi | Aug 11, 2020 | Chemicals In Food, Health, Health Foods |
We had someone ask us about the new JUST plant-based egg substitute. I hadn’t seen it but now that I have, I cannot un-see the shitstorm of chemicals that make up this egg substitute!My advice is don’t go there. Remember, the food industry are masters at making food...
by Cyndi | May 12, 2020 | Chemicals In Food, Food Labelling, Health, Healthy Eating, Medications/Vitamins |
I was researching vegan collagen (which is an oxymoron in itself) and I went down a rabbit hole that scares me to the core. Let me explain.Synthetic biology, bioengineering, bio-design and biotechnology are just some of the names that are being used to describe the...
by Cyndi | Apr 7, 2020 | Changing Habits Real Foods, Chemicals In Food, Health, Health Foods, Sleep, The Nutrition Academy |
“We do not fear the unknown; we fear what we think we know about the unknown.” Professor Chris ExleyI feel like I have been working toward self-sufficiency all my life. My health has always been my responsibility and in times like this I know why. Food has always been...
by Cyndi | Feb 11, 2020 | Auto-Immune Diseases, Changing Habits Real Foods, Chemicals In Food, Children's Health, Food Labelling, Health, Healthy Eating, Medications/Vitamins, Vitamins/minerals |
As a young mum some 30 years ago, I was very strict about what my children consumed, not only when it came to food, but also when it came to education (I home-schooled for a time), television (no internet back then) and games (just the Game Boy). My three children...
by Cyndi | Dec 10, 2019 | 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...
