Category: Basics
Bottled Water
Deb
For those of us in Western countries, it’s so easy to just turn on the tap and get some reasonably ok tasting drinking water. We know that it’s comparatively clean and we’re not in any danger of waterborne diseases. But that guarantee does come at a cost. It means our […]
What exactly is the PALEO diet?
Deb
When it comes down to the bottom line, Paleo is about eating REAL FOOD. That’s all. You can take it in lots of different directions, but the commonality is eating food, not industrialised “fake food”. I’ve written before about eating Real Foods, but not specifically explaining Paleo. Today I’m not […]
My DNA test results are in! Can I eat carbs or not?
Deb
As expected, I have the digestion of a Hunter Gatherer. If you have blood sugar or weight issues, you might too. I suspect there are a lot of other people out there with similar digestive abilities. The symptoms they are likely to have would be: • Poor carbohydrate tolerance • […]
Fat glorious fat – We sing your praises!
Deb
Dietary fat, that is, which makes our meals delicious. But which fats are good and which are bad? I’ve been writing new articles recently about Real Food eating. My first post touched on the wide variety of so-called healthy diets out there and what the commonality is with them all: […]
Dietary lessons from world travel, or Why Your Teeth Stick Out
Deb
More journeys through the chaos of conflicting theories about what constitutes a healthy diet. OK, I confess the travels weren’t mine. They were those of a dentist called Weston Andrew Price and his wife Florence, back in the 1930s. Price went in search of the ideal diet, after he noticed […]
Why I ate nothing but meat for a year & why I’m eating plants again
Deb
Theories on what is in a healthy diet change every season, and navigating those extremes can be confusing. I’ve been watching them change for 20 years. As a nutritional therapist and in the spirit of scientific enquiry, I’ve tried several of them, including the Zero Carb, aka the Carnivore diet, […]
Some Basics Of Eating Well
Deb
FOOD 101 Some Basics Of Eating Well – by Ian Gregson FROT Design When a friend asked what foods he should be avoiding to stay healthy, I started thinking – a one page summary of the main basic points could be handy… We all have to start somewhere, and while […]
Dangers of Microwaves
Deb
Being a keen adopter of new gadgets, I was quick to embrace microwave cooking way back as the 80s. Admittedly, the food didn’t taste as good, but this seemed a small price to pay for speed and convenience. I even remember once taking a microwave away on holiday, because back […]