Functional Diagnostic Nutrition
It’s time to dump the junk
Not all food is created equal. But what exactly is junk food? Fish and chips, pizza, burgers, kebabs, white bread, sugar, cakes, refined sugary cereals, alcohol, fizzy drinks, sweets, crisps, chocolate bars and most ready meals; essentially, they provide your body with negligible amounts of nutrients and can actually be detrimental to your health. More…
Read MoreThe cornflakes and masturbation connection
While most people know that Seventh Day Adventists are opposed to eating meat, there is little awareness of the influence the Church has had on the nutrition industry worldwide.
Read MoreAre you being fed a pack of lies about red meat?
Bart Kay is New Zealander with a background in Science. He has had an extensive academic career, including Senior Lecturer in Clinical Physiology at the De Montfort University, Leicester, UK. He has also worked as consultant with New Zealand’s iconic rugby team, the All Blacks, as well as the New Zealand and Australian Armed Forces.…
Read MoreThe real cause of Type-II diabetes
More than 30 years ago Dr Kraft, a medical doctor and pathologist identified the real cause of Type-II diabetes as elevated insulin, that eventually becomes insulin resistance. His work is significant, because it provides an opportunity to identify the onset off this debilitating disease decades earlier than the current medical approach. Unfortunately, his work is…
Read MoreChanging behaviours for improved health
The beginning of a new year is a great time for reflection of the past and the possibility of new beginnings. My reflections for 2018 include moments of joy; with beautiful weddings and the birth of a new grandson. It has also been a year filled with sorrow – with the loss of some very…
Read MoreQ&A – Weight Loss
I’m eating well and exercising so why am I not losing weight? Is it true that I need to burn more calories than I put in to lose weight? Why can some people eat a lot and be really skinny and others hardly eat anything and are overweight? In today’s Q&A session we…
Read MoreAre you unwell or is it just your age?
Her GP said “there’s nothing wrong it’s just what happens at your age” Rachel lives an incredibly healthy lifestyle. She eats organic foods, plenty of fruit and vegetables, does a good amount of exercise, loves her work, and has joy in her life. It wasn’t until a staph infection landed her at her GP’s…
Read MoreAre your symptoms getting all the attention?
The end of another year is almost upon us and it’s a great time to take stock and celebrate all that you have achieved. It’s also a time to notice those things that were left on the shelf for when you had more time. Those are the things that fall into one of two categories 1)…
Read MoreCleaning out toxins from your body
FAD (Fast and Dirty) diets are everywhere. Just Google latest diet trends and the responses you get will blow your socks off. These diets come with many claims to ‘fix’ your weight issues. They often go through various transformations and one that is regularly revived is the detox diet, sometimes called the “cleanse”. The goal is…
Read MoreConventional Medicine versus Alternate Health
Recently I wrote about how to find the right health practitioner which came about after attending a lecture on “Adjunct treatments for chronic disease” by Professor Luis Vettita from Sydney University. In attendance were many GP’s who are now practicing alternative medicine. This was refreshing to see because there has been a lot of resistance from…
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