Healthy Diet or Fad Food

Paleo / Flexitarian / Intermittent Fasting So what are these all about? In brief…. PALEO:  Mostly protein , fats, nuts and non-starchy vegetables. No: Dairy (except butter/ghee), grains and sugar…

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Hormones and Weight Gain

“Insulin shunts sugar to fat. Insulin makes fat. More insulin, more fat. Period.” Dr Robert H. Lustig, MD, UCSF Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology There are well…

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Protein Powders

Do we need protein powders? They are everywhere – on the shelves of supermarkets, chemists, ‘health’ shops etc… People have become dependent upon them as a ‘meal replacement’ in the…

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Pomegranate Chicken

I love pomegranates – the colour, the crunch and the tang. This recipe was a hit with a bunch of teenagers for a quick Friday night dinner served with mashed…

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