If you feel that you are not feeling as good as you should, it may be worth seeing your General Practitioner for some routine blood testing.
Having annual blood tests can provide not only a snap shot of how your body is currently travelling, but over time, will show trends towards various health states. For example, cholesterol, liver health, hormonal balance or kidney function.
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Dark red grapes have long been known for their antioxidant (resveratrol) properties. Red wine is made from dark grapes and some research suggests that drinking a small glass of red wine several times a week may provide some health benefits.
Antioxidants are an important component of a healthy diet as they aid in removing free-radicals which are molecules in the body that can damage cells and cause inflammation. High amounts of free-radicals is called oxidative stress, and while this is a normal metabolic process, high oxidative stress can contribute towards many disease states. A healthy wholefood diet high in fresh fruit and vegetables can reduce the amount of oxidative stress, protecting from conditions such as heart disease, some cancers, lung disease, diabetes and even osteoporosis.
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In clinic, first-time clients will often tell me they are avoiding high carbohydrate foods, especially potatoes and bananas. Whether it’s for weight loss or diabetes management, these humble whole foods are getting a bad rap. So strong is the influence of social media, I have heard other Nutritionists say they are avoiding these foods for fear of weight gain! But is this information actually accurate, and could all our obesity problems be resolved by removing these foods from our diet?
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The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report emergency hospitalisations for the elderly (85+ years) are continually rising, with cardiac related conditions common, and coronary heart disease a leading cause of death (17%), followed by dementia (12%).
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As a Nutritionist, I see many clients, men and women, who claim they cannot cook, hate cooking or are just too busy or tired to cook! I find this particularly challenging, because to me, cooking is a life skill, a right-of-passage, just like learning to tie your own shoe-laces or learning to ride a bike. Somewhere along our human evolution, we saw learning to cook a task that we no longer needed to worry about, as we moved into the era of take-away, fast food, pre-packaged and convenience foods.
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