Foods to stop BLOATING and FARTING: Fermented Foods
18th September 2013
Guest post by Lisa Costa Bir Ever wanted to tame the microbes in your gut? You’re not alone. Complaints such as bloating, irritable bowel and flatulence are very common in…
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Quinoa Fritters
22nd June 2013
Quinoa fritters with green goddess sauce This recipe is by Bill Granger, published in Delicious Magazine and also available on Taste.com here. This is such as delicious and healthy recipe I…
Cholesterol
22nd June 2013
Issue 24 - June 2013 Cholesterol The Low-Down On Cholesterol It seems that everyone is talking about cholesterol these days, but do you really know what it is? What can you…
Chicken Rice Soup (Congee)
22nd May 2013
This is a great meal to make when you want something easy to digest or if you or your loved ones are feeling under the weather (perfect for these cooler…
Salt
27th March 2013
Salt (sodium chloride) is a staple of every household, having been used by many cultures to flavor food for thousands of years. We have always valued salt highly, so much…
The truth about fats
15th March 2013
It is easy to get confused about fats. There are good fats and bad fats and fat free products and low fat diets. People tend to be cautious about fats.…
Coco-Nana Smoothie
28th February 2013
Ingredients 1 1/2 frozen bananas 1/2 frozen mango flesh 250mL coconut water 1 tsp Maca powder 1 tbsp vanilla protein powder (I used Biomedica Protein Complete) 2 tbsp kefir/yoghurt Method Combine all…
Roast Duck and Fig Salad
28th February 2013
Serves 2 - 3 Ingredients 2 roast duck breasts 2 big handfuls of washed and chopped cos lettuce leaves 1 1/2 cucumber, sliced 1 spring onion, chopped 1 red onion, chopped into…
Internal Barriers to Weight Loss – Part 2
27th February 2013
Losing weight can be a long and frustrating process. Some people can change their diet slightly or do a small amount of exercise and their weight just drops off. However,…
Vitamin D reduces breast cancer risk
23rd February 2013
Vitamin D really is the wonder nutrient at the moment. A quick search of PubMed shows there to be almost 60 000 studies on vitamin D alone, and over 7000…
Creamy Green Tropical Smoothie
7th February 2013
While doing groceries on the weekend I saw some mangoes in the fruit market that really caught my eye - they were so lovely and red, and I thought I…
Internal Barriers to Weight Loss – Part 1
29th January 2013
Are hormone imbalances affecting your ability to lose weight? Did you know that hormonal imbalances can cause us to gain weight? Most people know that if their thyroid gland…
