Food as Medicine

Food As Medicine

Explore our curated collection of insightful articles that delve into the fascinating concept of food as medicine. Enjoy in-depth discussions on popular dietary approaches such as Keto and Paleo, and how these can benefit overall health.

Children’s Health and Autism

We also look at important issues like children’s nutrition, offering guidance on how to promote healthy eating habits from a young age. Additionally, we gain valuable insights into what we can learn from Autism regarding dietary needs and preferences, on this journey to understand how the food we eat can positively impact our wellbeing and health.

7 Reasons Why Keto is Probably Not For You

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keto diet True Foods Nutrition

Ketogenic diets have become popular and are actually the choice diet for many functional health practitioners. They have many documented benefits for neurological conditions such as epilepsy and Alzheimer’s and can be used successfully to address weight issues in some people. I am sure there are people out there who have improved their glucose tolerance and lost weight by significantly reducing carb intake and increasing fat intake to 60-70% of their diet. However this has not been my personal experience or that of my clients.

Keto? Paleo? GAPS? AIP? How do I know which diet is right for me?

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How do I know which diet is right for me?

This question is so pervasive today and seems to be almost un-answerable. There are many diverse philosophies when it comes to a dietary strategy and each one claims to be the best. From paleo to vegan, low carb high fat, vegetarian, fodmaps, weight watchers, blood type, ketogenic, gluten free, the list goes on and on.

Juicing vs Blending: Pros and Cons

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Super Greens Smoothie

Tis the season for juice fasts, weight loss shakes and all matter of detox programs. Don’t we know it! We do it every January…

A question that I get asked very often is: ‘Is it better for me to juice my fruit and veg or to blend it?’ and of course like with most things in life and nutrition, there is no black and white answer.

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What to Eat for Breakfast

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sugar cereal

Breakfast is controversial. I’ve come to realise this via the reactions of the men and women who attend my workshops to my statements about breakfast.

It usually goes something like this: I inform my workshop attendees that all commercial cereals- all the ones sold in supermarkets with claims like ‘plenty of fibre’, ‘goodness in every bite’, ‘gives your kids all day energy’, etc etc are actually completely devoid of nutrition. Not only do they possess very few nutrients, many of them are actually harmful to our health.

Getting your meat right

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Grass fed meat

I’ve recently heard an interview with Denise Minger, the author of what is no-doubt going to be a controversial book called ‘Death by Food Pyramid’. She was discussing the myriad of health issues we are facing as a society today and the numerous mistakes that we have and are making by following the standard food … Read more

25 Budget Tips for Healthy Living

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budget tips for healthy living

When switching to a wholefoods, traditional foods, Paleo foods and generally a ‘True Foods’ lifestyle, budgetary concerns definitely come up as many people view this way of eating as expensive, indulgent, exclusive, etc.

Whilst I truly believe that a commitment to the right way of eating is paramount and definitely worth an investment that I prioritise above many other expenses, I appreciate that budgets still need to be met. So I’ve been doing a lot of reading on what experts in this way of eating recommend when it comes to planning meals on a budget.

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