calcium – to supplement or not to supplement
It is all very well to tell people not to eat dairy. I have no idea where we are supposed to be getting our calcium...
28 October, 2013
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Nutrition science
in defence of green smoothies
The argument goes that when you blend or juice fruit, two hours later you are hungry again, and it doesn't really have an effect of...
23 October, 2013
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peer review study of pH diet (alkaline diet)
Lets go!! So I found a paper about the pH diet. It has been peer reviewed and can be found in the Journal of Environmental and...
21 October, 2013
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the humble walnut
Someone asked me today, 'what is in walnuts?' I know they are good for your brain. Perhaps this is another post in the series: 'nutrition...
17 October, 2013
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dodgey weight loss pill – Garcinia Cambogia
Have you noticed that facebook is sometimes filled with all sorts of spammy crap? There has been a rumble in the weightloss camp lately, I...
16 October, 2013
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calcium, vegetarianism and fortified foods
As promised, I have been hitting the journals to find peer reviewed research on the topic of calcium and vegetarianism. Calcium is a sore topic...
14 October, 2013
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fasting for health?
I have read in a few different places that fasting can be good for your health. The first time I came across it was in...
12 October, 2013
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hypnic jerks common but harmless
I often get searches on this site for hypnic jerks. Hypnic jerks and walnuts, hypnic jerks and vitamin B12, hypnic jerks and vitamin D3. The...
05 October, 2013
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what does your tongue tell you about your health?
When I lived in a presbytery in Sydney town, a naturopath I was living with, said that the areas of your tongue correspond to various...
23 September, 2013
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