Sep 23, 2011 | Pregnancy |
Q&A Between Michelle & Changing Habits M: Do you know of any alternatives that can be eaten/drunk before doing the gestation diabetes blood test? The drink that is standard contains a list of preservatives, colours and flavours, that I am not happy about...
Sep 21, 2011 | Healthy Eating |
The first, second and third Edition of Changing Habits Changing Lives has a whole chapter on chocolate. Yes chocolate can be good for you, but I found that most of the chocolate being made is tainted with hydrogenated vegetable oils, additives, preservatives,...
Sep 20, 2011 | Children's Health, Medications/Vitamins |
In the absence of any objective medical tests to determine who has ADD or ADHD, doctors rely in part on standardised assessments and the impressions of teachers and guardians. It leaves little room for other causes or aggravating factors, such as diet, or environment....
Sep 14, 2011 | Chemicals In Food, Food Labelling, The Nutrition Academy |
I am not a fan of breakfast cereals, never have been. They are the most profitable food on the supermarket shelf, they have outlandish false health claims and their marketing and advertising is full of extravagant claims. The food is barely a food,...
Sep 7, 2011 | Changing Habits Programs, Changing Habits Real Foods, Diets, Food Labelling, Health Foods, Healthy Eating, Weight Issues |
When I wrote Changing Habits Changing Lives nearly 16 years ago, there was scant evidence that it is not the calories, fat, salt and sugar we should be focusing on but rather the quality of the food if we want to be healthy and maintain a healthy weight. But common...