If you don’t have a lot of time to cook, thai fish curry is a very easy and quick meal to put together. It shouldn’t take you more than 15 minutes and it will still taste amazing. This is also another great way to include more fish into your weekly diet. Recipe Thai Fish…
Going back to the nutrition basics is important for us to be able to understand how to nourish our bodies correctly. Understanding the essentials will put you in a better place to learn more advanced information. For some of us, this may just be a refresher, but for others, this is a good starting…
Without water, human life wouldn’t exist. Water is an essential component of body tissue and the physiological processes of digestion, absorption, and excretion. It plays a key role in the structure and function of the cardiovascular system and helps to transport nutrients and other substances all over the body. Water has so many more functions…
Why do we feel guilty about eating food? Food is supposed to nourish our bodies, yet we find ourselves experiencing feelings of guilt after eating certain foods. It used to just be things like chocolate that people felt guilty about eating, but now people are feeling guilty about eating bread, drinking a glass of milk,…
Emotional eating is a common topic on a normal day. Emotional eating is generally perceived negatively as it is associated with eating more food and weight gain. The current COVID19 pandemic may be amplifying emotions and the fear of gaining weight while in lockdown, making the topic of emotional eating very relevant at this time….
The vegan diet eliminates all animal products including, eggs, dairy, meat and fish. By eliminating these high protein food sources, it means that protein needs to be found from plan based sources. Some high protein plant based foods include soya beans, soya milk, chickpeas, beans, lentils, nuts/nut butters, seeds and tofu. Plant based sources of protein…
There is a reason why crash diets don’t work and that’s because they are not sustainable. If you can’t see yourself eating that way for the rest of your life, then that diet probably won’t work for you. If you follow a diet for a few months and reach your goal weight, but then stop the…
As I learn more about nutrigenomics I can’t help but bring these healthy foods into my kitchen and experiment with them to make nutrient packed meals such as this red beetroot and quinoa antioxidant salad. Beetroot contains anthocyanin which is a strong antioxidant and can help reduce oxidative stress in the body. What is oxidative stress?…
Worried about gaining weight this winter and desperately want to avoid it? It is so easy to give in to the cold weather and become part of the couch eating comfort food and watching TV. So whats the problem here? Your lack of activity is burning very few calories and your cravings for warm, comforting…
We are eating TOO MUCH SUGAR!! Obesity and Diabetes is becoming a massive problem and while there are plenty of possible factors influencing this progression, sugar is a highlighted factor. Sugar is what we call empty calories. It contains a lot of calories with little nutritional content. So it’s providing you with ‘energy’ but you are not…