Apr 6, 2017 | Allergies/Food Sensitivities, Auto-Immune Diseases, Chemicals In Food, Children's Health, Health Benefits |
Prevention – what does that even mean?The definition of ‘prevention’ is to keep from occurring, avert, hinder or stall.Let’s first look at the state of our health, then look at what has caused this instability of health and what do we do to change habits in...
Mar 21, 2017 | Chemicals In Food, Food Labelling, Healthy Eating |
When I was studying to become a nutritionist, we were taught to always refer to the nutrition panel on food. This is the table that lists the amount of fat, salt, sugar, carbohydrates and protein in the food. So, I began to do this and became obsessed by it. I knew...
Dec 6, 2016 | Chemicals In Food, Health Benefits, Healthy Eating |
The health of our soil is intimately connected with the health of everything that surrounds it. The quality of our vegetables is determined by the quality of the soil they grow in. The quality of the meat we eat from the animals that live off the land is determined by...
Aug 31, 2016 | Chemicals In Food, Diets, Education, Health, Healthy Eating |
It’s been a tumultuous month in the name of nutrition. Doctors who specialise in obstetrics and gynaecology, but have no degree in nutrition, are telling chefs that they have no place to talk to people about nutrition (I think that’s calling the kettle black).AHPRA,...
Jul 19, 2016 | Chemicals In Food, Healthy Eating |
At local farmers markets, stallholders have more freedom as to what they can say, make claim to and add to their signage. How do you know if the food you’re buying is actually organic or ‘pesticide spray free’? Do you take everything at face value and trust what you...
