Sexual health and salt intake do not usually make it into the same sentence, however after last weeks salt awareness week campaign by AWASH (Australian division of World Action on Salt and Health) , the main topic of focus was “salt and mens health” and they key driver for change being the negative affects it [...]
I had heard of the Qee exhibit a few weeks ago, however nothing quite prepared me for these life size teddy bear headed plastic dolls that took over the Chadstone shopping centre hall way. They are interesting creatures that come from Hong Kong, where fashion takes on a different style. Famous Australian fashion designers have used the [...]
Supermarket shopping these days can often be a huge headache. Food labels are packed with information: Nutrition Information Panels, Recipes, Ingredient Lists, Health Claims, Use by Dates and Storage and Cooking information. It’s hard not to feel overwhelmed with the bombardment of facts and figures being thrown at us. A common statement you may have [...]
Some of you may have heard recommendations from health enthusiasts or professionals to include more legumes in our diets. But why? Legumes are a great source of soluble fibre (the type of fibre that helps lower cholesterol- also found in barley and oats (their soluble fibre is called beta-glucan, but we can go into that in another post). [...]
You may or may not have heard before of the term “Community kitchen”. Before I had been to one, the image I had pictured was completely different to the experience I had. The basic concept of a Community Kitchen is where a group of similar people regularly come together to socialise and cook affordable and [...]
I always find it amazing when people say they want to lose weight. The reason being, if 1kg of fat mass takes up a lot more area than 1kg of muscle mass, if you didn’t lose any weight on the scales, but you managed to drop 1kg of fat and gain 1kg of muscle, you [...]
I have been doing my research on what has been found to be the healthiest breakfast choice available. Many sources have come back to the humble breakfast of oatmeal (known to me as porridge). Although oatmeal may seem too bland for some, it can be jazzed up by adding your favourite fruits, nuts & seeds, [...]
Recently I read an article in the herald sun that discussed whether celebrity chefs are really a good influence on healthy eating. If you think about it, there really has been a recent influx of celebrity cooking shows that have flooded our televisions over the last few years with the likes of master chef and [...]
The Heart Foundation Tick has become a household name since its launch in 2006 and is recognizable by consumers as a food selection aid in identifying healthier choices. Recently however, the Tick has come under scrutiny by one of the leading public health nutritionists, Rosemary Stanton. This has had a domino effect, in that the [...]
As the weeks have gone on and the benefits of resistant starch are becoming more widely understood and accepted I thought it would only make sense to help you create a shopping list, or at least show you the average quantities of resistant starch found in some particularly good sources that I have previously mentioned. [...]
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