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My Nutrition Mentor Diary

27 July, 2020 Views792

My Nutrition Mentor Diary “Realigning Nutrition with Intuition” Liv Kennedy Date: / / M T W T...

“No added sugar, you’re sweet enough!” Humans are born with a sweet tooth. Breast milk is very sweet. The sweet taste is nurturing and comforting. Hence why we still reach for sweet foods for comfort even as an adult. When people...

Go Nuts on Coconuts

22 July, 2020 Views955

Coconut is a superfood. Coconut oil and palm oil have unique medium-chain fats (whereas other foods have long-chain fats). As you may have heard, palm oil should be avoided due to the livelihood of orangutans. Medium-chain fats are not stored...

What Liv is Currently Eating 20/07/20

21 July, 2020 Views959

(Latest photo of me) This is the second edition of “What Liv is Currently Eating”. The first one was on 02/08/19, nearly one year ago! We all go through phases of cooking the same meal, whizzing up the same smoothie, and reaching in...

All About Anaemia

20 July, 2020 Views1436

Anaemia is one condition that can affect any age or stage in life. It is defined as deficiency of red blood cells (haemoglobin) in the blood. Haemoglobin carries oxygen around the body. Oxygen is required in the energy equation to create...

How To Lower Your Blood Pressure Naturally

16 July, 2020 Views1563

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...

How To Reduce Your Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

16 July, 2020 Views962

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...

How To Make a Filling Smoothie

14 July, 2020 Views966

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! ...

Allergy vs. Intolerance

10 July, 2020 Views1300

“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...

Happy World Chocolate Day!

7 July, 2020 Views994

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...

All About Dairy-Free

28 June, 2020 Views1441

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...

All About Gluten-Free

28 June, 2020 Views1162

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...