Ever snapped at someone, or had someone snap at you, and then after having something to eat all is well with the world again? You might feel calmer, happier, and possibly embarrassed at your recent outburst! Well you may have just been hangry – referring to the state of being angry and irritable because you … Continue reading
A key contributor to inflammation in our body is the food that we eat. A diet high in processed foods, refined sugar, grains, vegetable oils, trans fats, chemical additives and the like, will lead you down the path to inflammation and ill-health. Replacing processed foods with whole, ideally organic foods is the more scenic, … Continue reading
Metabolic syndrome is not a disease in itself, but a collection of risk factors that often occur together, increasing your risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes. A person is diagnosed as having metabolic syndrome when they have any three or more: central (abdominal) obesity – excess fat in and around the stomach (abdomen) raised … Continue reading
Nutritional genomics, or nutrigenomics, is the study of how foods affect our genes and how individual genetic differences can affect the way we respond to nutrients (and other naturally occurring compounds) in the foods we eat. Nutrigenomics has received much attention recently because of its potential for preventing, mitigating, or treating chronic disease, and certain … Continue reading
It’s 3pm, you had lunch at 12pm, you had breakfast at 7am, were too busy to have morning tea, and now you are tired, cranky and looking for an energy boost/sugar hit to get you through to dinner. Maybe instead you feel nauseous, experience heart palpitations, light-headed, headaches, or even feel nervous or anxious. If … Continue reading
With so much nutrition and diet info about it can be easy to think you can learn all you need to have a healthy diet by ‘Googling’ and looking through magazines. The problem with this however is that so many short terms fads come and go, many articles are written with an agenda (i.e. they … Continue reading
by Felicity Eating on the run, and eating poor quality foods that are energy dense and nutrient poor can become a vicious cycle of increasing stress. For me, it seems the more I stress, the more I crave indulgent foods and want to treat myself to yet another sweet or salty snack or both! As … Continue reading
STRESS – What are you resisting??? I’m sure you have all heard about the negative effects stress can have on your health, via the immune system, so I won’t bombard you with information. However, just to gain some perspective, here are some facts and figures that may help with your sense of isolation with this … Continue reading
This is a well known saying. But how many of us live by this – especially when it comes to the foods we consume? How many of us have a regimented Meatloaf Monday, Pork Chop Tuesday…? There are around 50 essential vitamins, amino acids, minerals and essential fatty acids that the human body needs but … Continue reading
There’s no cure for the common cold. But if you’re sick, chicken soup may help you feel better. Researchers say that chicken soup acts as an anti-inflammatory and temporarily speeds up the movement of mucus through the nose. This relieves congestion and limits the amount of time viruses are in contact with the lining of … Continue reading