High blood pressure (hypertension) affects up to 1 in 5 New Zealanders. It is caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors, including Nutrition and lifestyle. Healthy Weight A high level of body fat is associated with an increased...
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About 6% of the NZ population are diabetic, the most common form being type 2. Over the last 15 years, the percentage of diabetics has doubled. Type 2 diabetes is far greater in people of Maori, Pacific, Middle Eastern, and South-Asian...
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How long does your smoothie keep you full? When people tell me they don’t have a smoothie for breakfast because “it’s not filling enough”, I tell them to try one of my smoothies! Of course a fruit-only smoothie won’t fill you up! ...
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“Bad digestion is the root of all evil” Hippocrates (The Father of Medicine) Even Hippocrates knew over 2,000 years ago how significant the gut is. It can be connected to just about anything in the body. An unhealthy gut means an...
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I highly recommend you eat some to celebrate! Cacao means “food of the gods” in Greek. Chocoholics rejoice! Dark chocolate is rich in iron, magnesium, copper, manganese, and antioxidants. The antioxidants in chocolate (flavonoids...
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This blog is part of the All About Fad Diets blog series. They’re not really fads, but more like lifestyles. NZ being a dairy-producing country, we are big milk drinkers. It must be good if kids get it free in schools, right? Milk has...
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This blog is part of the All About Fad Diets blog series. They’re not really fads, but more like lifestyles. Here’s a bit of family history for the Irish descendants. Gluten-free is not a fad. It’s here for good. We are overeating...
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This blog is part of the All About Fad Diets blog series. They’re not really fads, but more like lifestyles. Types of Vegetarians: Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian Eat dairy products and eggs. This is the most common type of vegetarian, as many as...
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This blog is part of the All About Fad Diets blog series. They’re not really fads, but more like lifestyles. The million-dollar question is, are almonds vegan? “Veganism is a way of living that seeks to exclude, as far as is possible...
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This blog is part of the All About Fad Diets blog series. They’re not really fads, but more like lifestyles. Going without foods for periods of time is engrained in our DNA. It is argued that fasting is more natural to humans than...
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This blog is part of the All About Fad Diets blog series. They’re not really fads, but more like lifestyles. The Mediterranean diet is definitely a lifestyle, not a diet. People who eat this way wouldn’t say they are on a ‘diet’...
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This blog is part of the All About Fad Diets blog series. They’re not really fads, but more like lifestyles. Self-described godfather of the Primal food and lifestyle, Mark Sisson, published his book ‘The Primal Blueprint’ (this is a...
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