Grains, Health & Insulin There is a small but growing minority of people who advocate a grain-free diet. Their argument is that grains and sugars result in large blood glucose rises and correspondingly demand a high level of insulin to be dealt with by the body. Since insulin is a storage hormone this makes [...]
Resistant starch is a powerful type of carbohydrate that has been linked to weight loss and promoting digestive health. However, many Western diets seem to have forgotten about resistant starch and its health benefits. Australians are estimated to only consume 3- 9g on average despite the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) recommendation [...]
For many people portion control is a problem – it feels too good heaping your plate when you’re starving at the end of the day, but if you’re struggling to finish all of it or you feel a huge energy slump after your meal, it’s probably a sign that you’re having more food than your body needs. A simple switch of dinnerware could be incredibly useful for those trying to eat smaller portions.
Often I hear someone who has lost a couple of kilograms and centimetres off their waist in a few weeks comment on how disappointed they are “to only lose a couple of kilograms, after being ‘so good’ not consuming any sweets or large portions”. This same remark came my way today, and it yet again [...]
It’s hard in this day and age to make good food choices when there’s just so much information out there! We are constantly bombarded with ways to make healthy choices but can it really ever be simple? I like to think of a healthy diet as a lifestyle that includes all sorts of cuisines, food [...]
Some of you may have heard of the new diet to hit the media stands, “the carb lovers diet”. Now as a dietitian I am funnily enough not a fan of typical ”diets”, but rather behaviour change to focus on positive food choices to ensure sustained weight loss. Having said that, this new “diet” actually goes [...]
As the weather appears to cool down and daylight savings has clearly come to an end, so many times do I hear the remark “it’s dark and cold when I get home to exercise, and all I want to do is curl up in front of the TV”. Now let’s think about it, if for [...]
How to fight belly fat is always a hot topic of discussion in the media, belly fat, which to some simply means the difference of feeling confident or not in their jeans, also has a particularly important health risk associated with it. The type of fat that sits around our mid riff area, also known [...]
Snacking as I was discussing last week, can make or break any weight management plan. Selecting low GI, high fibre and higher protein snacks will help with weight loss and ensure you feel full and energized throughout the day. In my previous post I wrote about dairy and vegetable based snacks, so today we will [...]
Healthy foods that lead to weight gain…I find this a very topical debate that often comes up between dietitians and naturopaths. Please do not get me wrong, I do respect naturopaths and their wealth of nutritional knowledge whole heartedly. A naturopath has a very in-depth understanding of the nutritional composition of different foods and how [...]
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