Nutrition News
Effectiveness of Creatine Supplementation on Aging Muscle and Bone: Focus on Falls Prevention and Inflammation
Research Under the Microscope
Sarcopenia is an age-related issue impacting a person’s muscle health. Sarcopenia is associated with decreased muscle mass, decreased strength, and reduced physical performance.
So how can nutrition help?
Zinc Supplementation on Patients with Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Associated Tinnitus
Research Under the Microscope
Age-related hearing loss affects approximately 37% of older adults. Many factors contribute to age-related hearing loss, such as long-term exposure to loud noises which then can be accompanied by disturbances such as tinnitus.
So how can nutrition help?
Vitamin D Serum Levels in Patients with Statin-Induced Musculoskeletal Pain.
Research Under the Microscope
In Australia, statin medications to lower cholesterol are the most widely prescribed medications to help lower cholesterol. However, there is some evidence that low vitamin D levels may increase the risk of statins causing muscles aches and pains.
So how can nutrition help?
Improvement in Body Composition with Protein Supplementation in Older Active Adults
Research Under the Microscope
In older adults muscle loss results in many health issues including weakness, increase in falls, frailty, poor balance, movement issues, loss of endurance, inability to carry out day to day activities such as carrying shopping, standing, and sitting.
So how can nutrition help?
Is Reversal of Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer’s Disease Possible?
Integrating Nutrition Into Everyday Disease Management
Dementia is one of the most significant challenges in aging and is the 2nd leading cause of death in Australia, for women it is the leading cause of death.
So how can nutrition help?
Alzheimer’s Diseases and the Role of Phosphatidylcholine-DHA
Research Under the Microscope
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common progressive neurodegenerative disorder in Australia. Characteristics of AD is progressive memory loss, spatial disorientation, cognitive dysfunction, and behavioural changes.
So how can nutrition help?
Nutrition Calendar 2021
Free Nutrition Calendar 2021
Protein is the foundation building blocks for our body, and we need to get protein from
dietary sources.
I hope you enjoy the carefully selected whole real food recipes with the focus on good quality
protein sources.
Summer Salad Recipes
There is nothing like having a cool, fresh, whole food salad with a meal on a hot summer’s day. Salads can be a side dish or add your favourite protein to make it into a main meal.
To help you get started to better health, I have put together a collection of simple recipes all featuring different types of salads.
Egg Recipes
Eggs are a nutrient powerhouse food and contain many essential and beneficial nutrients.
To help you get started to better health using eggs, I have put together a collection of simple recipes all featuring eggs.
My Keto Calculator
My Keto Calculator is a tool to help guide you through your nutrition goals.
Depression – The Inflammatory Fire within the Brain
In Australia, over 3 million people are living with depression. Moreover, recent studies have indicated that medications commonly prescribed for depression are failing to achieve significant improvement in symptoms. So how can nutrition help?
Ketogenic Diets – A New Frontier
Therapeutic ketogenic diets are an exciting area in nutritional medicine research.
The prospect of being able to modify a person’s diet to provide symptomatic relief or even influence disease progress provides people with options regarding their health management.
Free Mini eBook: Whole Food Nutrition with Meal Plan
The focus on nutrition is to have tasty nutrient-dense meals using whole real foods. Whole food nutrient-rich diets have been proven without a doubt to improve physical health, mental health, and overall well-being.
We need to make sure we nurture ourselves with food that will provide all essential nutrients to support the complex biochemical mechanisms going on inside every cell of our body.
6 Major Nutrients to Support Mental Health in Children
Making individual nutrition choices can offer an easy way to help support and improve mental health.
Most people know that we need to eat the right food every day to sustain our bodies, keeping it strong and healthy. However, the type of food, diet, and nutrition we consume daily can also have a significant impact on our mood.
Part 1 – Nutrition for The Immune System
Proper nutrition helps create an immune system environment that can respond well to immune challenges. In contrast, poor nutrition creates an immune system environment that cannot react to immune problems.
Understand how you can help your immune system with the right nutrition.
The Food Fix – Changing The Way We Manage Type 2 Diabetes
Dietary Guidelines Need to Change for People with Type 2 Diabetes.
The Food Fix report challenges the “Business as Usual” treatment approaches and questions the body of evidence in regard to the current management practices of Type 2 Diabetes, especially in respect to diet advice due to the fact that current recommendations are not working.
Chocolate Gelatin Slice
This is a fantastic easy treat or dessert to make. I usually use 90% or 95% Lindt dark chocolate to reduce the total amount of sugar. However, if you are just starting out in trying to reduce the total amount of dietary sugars you are having, then try dark chocolate 70% and then working your way up to 90% or 95%. The nutrition panel is based on the total for the recipe and it should yield a minimum of 8 squares.
Could It Be A Food Sensitivity?
Food can be our best friend or worst enemy. Food sensitivities are on the rise and it is estimated that over 20% of people in the world suffer from a food sensitivity issue.
Generally, many people understand that certain foods can cause digestive disorders. However, despite a substantial body of evidence that certain foods can play a significant role in behaviour disorders such as ADHD, anxiety and depression, diet is often not considered.
Nutrition Fast Facts Calendar 2020
Free Nutrition Fast Facts Calendar 2020.
Each month has 3 Fasts Facts on either a diet, food or nutrition with a blank calendar so you can download, print and mark up with your own important events.
Weight Loss
Weight loss research over the past couple of years has been interesting. Science has demonstrated that the simplistic model of “eating less” and “moving more” which is favoured by many in public health, is in fact complicated. One of the factors that makes weight loss complicated is individual human metabolism.