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Top nutrition trends for 2011 - what will you be eating? By: Emma Stirling, Dietitian Are you strapped in and ready? Another year has rolled around and we are soon to see the latest buzz in nutrition. With such a fast changing science the trendsters have been hard at it with their nutritious crystal balls, ... Read more... |
10 rules to improve exam performance By: Judy Davie If your child is sitting, or about to sit for his final year exams you might find these dietary recommendations from four of Australia’s leading nutritionist and dietitians useful. Emma Stirling APD and blogger on Scoop Nutrition cannot ... Read more... |
5 Things You Need To Know About Going Gluten Free By: By Emma Stirling, Accredited Practising Dietitian Did you pick up a gluten free product on your last shop? In my article on Top Nutrition Trends For 2011 I touched on the fact that gluten free is becoming mainstream. So it’s a great time to ... Read more... |
A carrot a day By: Emma Sgourakis, Nutritionist The simplest and cheapest hormone balancing tool. No excuses not to incorporate this into your mornings. As found by Ray Peat Ph.D in the 1970s, with his research into hormones and anti-ageing, a medium sized raw carrot, or its equivalent, eaten daily ... Read more... |
A Common Cause of Irritable Bowel Syndrome By: Leah Hechtman, Naturopath, Reproductive Endocrinology and Fertility Specialist Fructose malabsorption – what is it? Fructose is a form of sugar (carbohydrate) commonly found in fruits and vegetables. How these sugars are processed in the body determines their potential effect. Some people cannot metabolise fructose appropriately and they ferment at a ... Read more... |
A Focus on Beverages By: Leah Hechtman, Naturopath and Educator We’ve looked at three important aspects of our daily diet – breakfast, lunch and snacks. Our next important factor is our hydration and what we should drink to maintain optimal health throughout the day. The saying ‘you are what eat’ is only ... Read more... |
A Focus on Meals: Breakfast By: Leah Hechtman, Naturopath and Educator I decided that it would be beneficial to actually talk about the benefits of each meal to help people plan their daily requirements. We often talk about breakfast being the most important meal, but why is that the case? What is ... Read more... |
A Focus on Meals: Dinner By: Leah Hechtman, Naturopath and Educator I find myself looking at the last aspect of this series on meals – dinner. Where has the year gone? Christmas is just around the corner. I am assuming that everyone has read the previous articles on breakfast, lunch, snacks and ... Read more... |
A Focus on Meals: Lunch By: Leah Hechtman, Naturopath and Educator I hope all of our readers are now eating a better breakfast! As we continue our discussion on the role of each meal in our diets, our next focus is on lunch. The purpose of lunch is to provide us with ... Read more... |
A Focus on Meals: Snacks By: Leah Hechtman, Naturopath and Educator Snacks are essential for some, ideal for others and less important for a few. They are a varying component of our diets, and are determined by the rest of our meals consumed. Ultimately it all depends on how well you eat ... Read more... |
Emma you are right, sugar should be removed as most of ... »