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The key dietary patterns for health

January 23, 2015 by Tim Crowe 5 Comments

One of the largest ever scientific reviews looking at associations between food and beverages and the risk of diet-related disease has reinforced the fundamental nutrition keys and dietary patterns for good health. Diet plays a big part in health. As the typical western diet moved to more overly refined and energy dense foods, rates of […]

Training your brain to eat healthy

October 30, 2014 by Tim Crowe Leave a Comment

The idea that it is possible to retrain the brain from switching its desire for unhealthy junk food to healthy food has been put to the test, and with positive results. People are not born with an innate desire to eat hot chips, pizza and cake – it is something that develops over time in […]

Halloumi Salad

Fine-tuning healthy eating guidelines for individual needs

March 19, 2014 by Tim Crowe 6 Comments

Healthy eating guidelines give excellent guidance on the the best type of dietary pattern to follow for optimal health and disease prevention. But what if you need to avoid certain foods or food groups because of health concerns or personal preferences? In today’s blog, Dr Glenda Bishop gives sound advice on how, with some flexibility, […]

Old Sardinian Man

What we can learn from the world’s long-lived people

December 4, 2013 by Tim Crowe 17 Comments

How is a person to make sense of the conflicting nutrition messages that they read and hear about each day? Sugar is toxic. Wheat is the devil incarnate. We are designed to eat like our Palaeolithic ancestors. Glycaemic index is the key to health. Carbohydrates cause weight gain. Intermittent fasting is the best way to […]

Kale salad

All hail kale or superfood fail?

November 27, 2013 by Tim Crowe 5 Comments

Kale is the ‘superfood’ du jour. Is kale a true superfood that leaves all others in its dust, or is it a case of hype over substance? The truth lies in a little from column A and a little from column B. Kale is a leafy green vegetable which is part of the cruciferous vegetable […]

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