Although slightly off the theme of healthy living in regards to nutrition and food science, I feel relaxation time in our amazingly busy lives is imperative for ongoing good health. So with that in mind, I thought I would share with you a little about my findings from my weekend away down the mornington peninsula coast. Hopefully [...]
Following on from my last blog about imagining the consumption of your favourite foods to help reduce consumption, I stumbled across this article from science daily which painted a rather conflicting picture. The report outlined that mental imagery e.g. imagining your favourite food takes up cognitive resources (brain power) resulting in people finding it harder to [...]
I found this article from sciencedaily.com which showed evidence from a trial suggesting that imagining the consumption of a particular food can lead to a decreased consumption of that specific food when given the opportunity. Put in short, the trial saw subjects grouped, with some being told to imagine placing coins into a laundry matt [...]
Given it is Valentines day, I thought it only be fitting to discuss protecting our heart from any pain. I thought going on from last weeks post around heart healthy foods, we would take it one step deeper and discuss how exactly some of these foods work in our body to help our heart. It [...]
For those of you who missed it, we were featured on A Current Affair last night. Check out the video to see how more people are discovering the health benefits of BARLEYmax.
After a ridiculously tasty and satisfying meal at my favourite Mexican restaurant Bluecorn, in St Kilda, Melbourne last night; I thought what could be a better way of allowing everyone around the country to share in my enjoyment than by finding another Mexican dish that also gets the dietitians tick of approval, and appears to [...]
With Valentines Day just around the corner it’s time to get your heart into shape. While exercise is extremely important for maintaining a healthy heart, there are also a range of heart-healthy foods out there. I’ve listed a few foods as an example, however it is also important to remember that when [...]
As the year begins to kick right back into speed I have started to realise just how sedentary our lives can be (it must just be in comparison to enjoying the active holiday days over christmas that has made this so pronounced!) I had this conversation over dinner the other night, and it was apparent that I was not [...]
Often clients question the information they are given regarding reducing the amount of oils in their diets to help with their weight management. I have repeatedly had the response “the French eat a lot of ‘healthy’ fats and they stay slim, so why should I reduce the amount I am consuming?”. I tend to agree [...]
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