by Cyndi | Dec 4, 2018 | Changing Habits Programs, Diets, Healthy Eating, Weight Issues |
I was at a party recently. There were many women there around my age. This is the time when the middle-age spread sets in, and for many at the party, it had begun. There were also complaints of sore knees and hips, as well as not having enough energy and other...
by Cyndi | Nov 27, 2018 | Changing Habits Programs, Diets, Fats, Health, Healthy Eating |
At the Functional 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...
by Jordan | Oct 2, 2018 | Chemicals In Food, Diets, Food Labelling |
We all know that refined sugar isn’t healthy and increased awareness about the damaging effects of its consumption has led to the development and use of many different sugar substitutes. However, some of these sugar substitutes are also harmful and have a host of ill...
by Jordan | Aug 21, 2018 | Chemicals In Food, Diets, Education, Fats, Food Labelling |
There is so much information out there about what we should and should not be eating that it can get quite confusing at times! Here, we take some of the most common nutrition ‘myths’ and explain how they have been debunked by scientific research.1. Myth...
by kerry@changinghabits.com.au | May 25, 2018 | Diets, Fats, Healthy Eating |
There is a lot of information out there about the ketogenic diet. This is a low-carb, high-fat (LCHF) diet where you also eat moderate amounts of protein. Carbohydrates are reduced drastically and are replaced with good quality fats. Reducing your carbohydrate intake...
by Jordan | Nov 28, 2017 | Diets, Gut Health, Healthy Eating, Vitamins/minerals |
Did you know that calcium is one of the most abundant minerals in the body? It supplies the strength to our teeth and bones as well as playing a crucial role in the function of our nervous system, heart, muscles, hormone secretion, blood clotting and enzyme function....
