Category: Diets
Keto & fasting 3 – Introduction to meal spacing and fasting
Deb
More on what I learnt about health, weight loss and longevity in the Real Skinny on Fat online summit. I’m aiming to summarise 30+ hours of videos and many pages of notes into a series of posts that are simple to understand. Post 1 was about how we were made to […]
Keto & fasting 2 – Ancestral eating and being metabolically flexible
Deb
Before going on to explain how it all works, let’s put it in the context of ancestral eating. I think we can all agree that our ancestors would have eaten whatever they could find. There would have been no judgement on whether a food was good or bad – as long […]
Benefits of fasting & ketogenic eating – Part 1
Deb
Recently I listened to a summit called The Real Skinny on Fat – the Truth About Weight Loss and learnt a lot about ANYONE can use these tools for health, weight loss and longevity. Yes, there are even keto vegans, it’s not a way of eating just for carnivores. So […]
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 • […]
What on Earth are Salicylates and are you allergic to them?
Deb
Are you reacting to some healthy foods, or is salicylate sensitivity a con job? This isn’t what I was going to write about today. It wasn’t even on my list of possible future topics. But when inspiration strikes (in the shower, again) you just have to go with the flow. […]
GAPS Diet Part 4 – What if I don’t or can’t eat animal foods?
Deb
Can we heal the gut, and the subsequent chronic illnesses, with limited (or no) animal foods? This isn’t what I planned for part 4 – I was going to give you a bunch of menu ideas. But after chatting with someone who can’t eat animal foods, I see there’s a need […]
GAPS Diet – Part 3 – the yummy foods you CAN have!
Deb
Can healing your gut help your mental & psychological, digestive, allergy or autoimmune issues? Before reading this post, you probably need to go and read: • Part 1 – an intro to the GAPS diet. • Part 2 – the foods that need to be avoided and why OK, if […]
GAPS diet – Part 2: which foods to avoid, and why
Deb
Can GAPS help people with autism and other mental, digestive, allergy or autoimmune issues? If you’re on the autism spectrum, we talked about why you might want to do this diet in Part 1 – an intro to the GAPS diet. If you have any other mental or psychological issues, […]
Can the GAPS (Gut and Psychology Syndrome) Diet help those with Autism?
Deb
And can it help people with other mental, digestive, allergy or autoimmune issues? According to the CDC, in 2014, the incidence of ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) in the USA was 1 in 68. Back in the 70s and 80s, this was more like 1 in 2000. Image Source There are […]
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: […]
To eat carbs or not to eat carbs, that is the question…
Deb
I’ve sent off my DNA test kit and I’m one step closer to knowing! Image source Read my previous post about DNA testing here So… I’ve completed the training and can now arrange DNA testing for my clients for the AMY1 gene. My first client is – Me! I took […]
Use genetic profiling to save your life, lose weight and get fit
Deb
The right analysis of your 23andme or other DNA profiles can give you valuable health insights. Everybody seems to be doing a 23andme or other DNA test at the moment, and I’m as keen as the next person. But I’ve just found a DNA test I want even more. I […]
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, […]
Weight Loss Diets
Deb
This situation has not improved since I originally wrote this post in 2003… It concerns me that so many women (and some men) spend their lives agonising about their weight. Given the images of super thin women we see in the media all the time, it is very hard to […]
The ALL BLACKS are eating low carb
Deb
“The movie ‘The Sugar Film’ has influenced the players quite a lot I think. Most of the guys now understand that we need to get the sugar out. We’ve come a long way. I would say we are in a low-sugar environment. That’s a big change. We now have nuts […]
Body For Life
Deb
This book by Bill Phillips, was published in 1999 and was very popular for the next few years. It was famous for it’s impressive “before and after” shots, taken 12 weeks apart. This was my original review from 2002: Some of the differences in physique are amazing. The first section […]
Atkins Diet
Deb
This is my review of the Atkins diet that I originally posted in 2004. It’s hard to believe just how hard the medical industry attacked this book, and much of the information holds up well, certainly a lot better than the mainstream low fat diet misinformation that is still being […]
The Diet Cure by Julia Ross
Deb
This is my review of The Diet Cure (1999) by Julia Ross, that I originally posted in 2002 When I read this book by Julia Ross, it immediately made sense. It doesn’t matter how good your diet is, or how suitable for your metabolic type, that won’t help with weight […]
Some Basics Of Eating Well
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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 […]
Stop The Insanity? Or Start The Insanity?
Deb
This book by Susan Powter is aimed at those people (sadly, mostly women) who have tried every fad diet and just keep getting fatter. She looks at the myth that we need to eat less to lose weight, and explains why sometimes we need to eat more. (This review of […]
Leslie Kenton On Raw Foods
Deb
This is my summary of a talk given by Leslie Kenton, from October 2003: Leslie Kenton is one of the best known proponents of raw foods and juices. Among the topics she covered were the importance of eating raw and natural foods, the effect of chemicals on our hormones and […]