As we peek into the first month of winter what do we see?
Astonishing sunsets, lemon and orange trees resplendent in their fruity glory, colourful scarfs and comforting woolly jumpers and families and friends snuggled up with a bowl of steaming soup or a fantastic coffee in the abundant quirky Melbournian cafes.
I can guarantee very, very few of you would have proceeded to the end of a consultation with me without being asked a few pertinent questions about your diet! Strangely after more than 21 years in practice, I still frequently hear the following response to my question about after-dinner snacks.
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It is definitely soup weather… hooray! Nothing easier than preparing a big batch of healthy, hearty soup on a Sunday evening, and freezing portions to provide a healthy breakfast, lunch or dinner throughout our glorious but cooler autumnal days. Zucchini and pea soup with minted yoghurt and seeds…
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The current fad of diets include the 5/2 diet, the 16-hour fasting diet, extreme ketonic diets, the Paleo diet, raw food diet, Dukan diet plus of course the plethora of, ready-to-go pre-made daily calorie-restricted meals. Have we all gone mad?!
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A new study of the role microbial communities play on the leaves of plants (reported in Current Biology), suggests that fertilising crops may make them more susceptible to disease.
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Mania is a state of elevated mood, arousal and energy that lasts weeks to months and is characterised by hyperactivity, euphoria and insomnia. In a new study of health records dating between 2007 and 2017, researchers collected demographic, health and dietary data on more than 1100 people aged 18–65 with and without psychiatric disorders.
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What a farce, 22 years after being granted health fund rebates for our services, then have it gone in one fell conservative swoop. I promise not to harp on about this ridiculous state of affairs. All I shall say is we are a science-based profession with thousands of clinical trials supporting our prescriptive advice.
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Taurine is an amino acid often found in formulas to decrease blood pressure, elevate mood, and assist in detox and to calm an overexcited central nervous system. Recent research has found that the amino acid extraordinaire, taurine protects against complications of liver cirrhosis by reducing portal vein hypertension (PVH).
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April already! Time is ticking away far too quickly and the years are slipping by rapidly. Time therefore to put a halt to not getting around to achieving our health goals.
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Hedonic eating is “living to eat”, rather than eating to live. And it seems far too many are treating themselves on a daily basis! Hedonic eating involves consuming “hyper-palatable”, energy-dense foods, which appeal to all the senses (sight, taste, smell, texture).
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