A deep dive into specific foods to explore their benefits and drawbacks.
What Are Digestive Enzymes? They are a protein naturally produced in the gastrointestinal tract produced by the body to break food down into smaller particles or molecules so they can then be digested used as energy in the body. Most of the time, taking digestive...
Most of us out there are living busy lives. Working five days a week, looking after kids, after school activities or balancing Uni and part time work. People than feel over loaded and unable to find time to cook or prepare healthy meals. What if I told you could still...
It's time to talk about the elephant in the room.The companion that’s always at our dinner table.The hidden component in most of our packaged foods. Salt.Pink Himalayan salt.Table salt.Sea Salt.At the end of the day, it's all salt. Why should I reduce my salt intake?...
You can have your cake and eat it too! Or in this case chocolate. Easter is right around the corner and recently lots of people have been asking if its okay to eat chocolate. What about my diet? People who feel they are on a diet may feel they are missing out around...
Choosing either a lower carb or a low alcohol beer means you will end up consuming less kilo joules which is great if you are keeping an eye on your weight, but which is better? A low carb beer is not low in alcohol in fact they are usually full strength; however a...
It likely comes as no surprise that coffee is one of the most popular drink choices in the world, however people seem to have mixed views on if this high caffeine drink is good for us, bad for us or neutral. It irks me when I drink my morning coffee and people say to...
Coming into the winter weather, many of us are swapping our breakfasts over to porridge or oats for the tummy warming benefits but other than keeping us warm on those frosty mornings there are many benefits to eating rolled oats including being budget friendly! Whole...
Dietary fibre plays a comprehensive role in the body including increased gut transit time, softening of firm stools, firming of stools in diarrhoea and plays a role in the health of our microbiome. Fibre is a type of carbohydrate that keeps our digestive system...
There has been a lot of hype regarding types of milk in recent years and is by far one of the most asked questions I get and one of the biggest myths I like to bust. I shudder internally when my clients say to me that the don’t drink low fat milk because it has a lot...