Week 12: Are oats your friend or could they be making you sick?
Four years ago I removed oats from my diet and I haven’t looked back. Yes I miss them, I miss their taste and I miss their ease of use…you can put them in anything! But I sure don’t miss the tiredness,...
View ArticleWeek 13: Why you should be rinsing your soapy dishes
Once I started to get my diet under control and began to notice the differences in my health, I began to consider other areas that I could ‘clean up’ too. These included throwing out my old Teflon pans...
View ArticleWeek 16: Why I’m not a fan of energy drinks
It’s been a good few years since I’ve tasted a sport or energy drink and to be honest I wasn’t much of a fan in the first place. The times I ever drank them would be during long drives when I felt I...
View ArticleWeek 17: What is Fructose Malabsorption?
I haven’t always known about fructose malabsorption, in fact I only discovered I had an issue with fructose quite by chance. It happened about two years ago when I was taking part in a smoothie...
View ArticleWeek 18: Why you shouldn’t put an open can in the fridge
The other day someone in my team asked me why they shouldn’t put an open can of food in the fridge. Like many of us she had heard that it’s considered ‘bad’, but was curious as to the reason behind...
View ArticleWeek 20: Why I don’t worry about cholesterol in my food
Many of us have been lead to believe that eating foods containing cholesterol is something we need to worry about. Would you raise an eyebrow if I told you not to believe all the hype you may heard...
View ArticleWeek 21: Why Agave and I can’t be friends
Before I get into this week’s article I want to point you in the direction of an article I wrote some time ago entitled ‘Agave Nectar – The Sweet Truth’. I’ll definitely be covering off some key points...
View ArticleWeek 22: Why I eat anti-oxidants and what are free radicals?
Hands up if you’ve heard the terms ‘anti-oxidants’ and ‘free radicals’ and actually know what they are? Anyone? Many of us will know that the first term is good and the second one is bad, but how do...
View ArticleWeek 24: Are your vine ripened tomatoes really vine ripened?
Even after many years of being on what I would call my ‘food and health journey’, I am still learning as I go. I don’t believe one day you suddenly wake up and know it all, I believe, just like with...
View ArticleWeek 27: Is it bad to eat before bedtime?
Is it just a myth or is there some truth behind the subject of this week’s blog post? Many of us think about this question in relation to whether or not it’ll make us gain weight, but there is another...
View ArticleWeek 31: What are ‘nightshades’? And are they deadly?
Many years ago I used to enjoy jacket potatoes for lunch, in fact they were a staple when I was at University – cheap and easy to find on campus! It was back in the days when pretty much anything I ate...
View ArticleWeek 32: Where do you get calcium if you’re dairy free?
Like most of you I grew up believing that dairy was the only real source of calcium. If I wasn’t having milk with my cereal or cheese in my sandwiches then God forbid I wasn’t going to be getting...
View ArticleWeek 34: The ‘extra’ ingredients hidden in those ‘breadcrumbs’
They look harmful enough. Breadcrumbs. You know bread, as in its crumbed form. But unless you’re making your own, I think you’d be somewhat horrified as to what ‘breadcrumbs’ actually are. Crumbed...
View ArticleWeek 37: How to spot artificial ingredients in your food
A few years ago after almost two decades of feeling pretty miserable with my health, I started to read food labels. It sounds such a simple thing, but I can assure you it changed my life. And most...
View ArticleWeek 43: Why use a ‘Veggie Wash’?
The use of pesticides shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone when we think about how the majority of our food is grown around the world. Unless you opt for 100% organic produce you really have no idea...
View ArticleWeek 45: What are the dirty dozen?
If you’re a follower of all things food and health related you may have already heard about the ‘dirty dozen’. If this is something new to you then allow me to explain. The dirty dozen is a list of 12...
View ArticleWeek 48: What are the health benefits of coffee?
I’m a tea drinker; sorry I just cannot palate the taste of coffee. I’ve tried, I’ve tried multiple times and I just find it far too bitter. My friends and work colleagues have tried numerous methods...
View ArticleWeek 49: Is Sourdough the healthier choice?
I was in the kitchen at work last week getting a cup of tea, and one of my team asked me about sourdough and whether it was the healthier option for ‘normal’ bread. Whilst I don’t tend to eat bread...
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