What immediately comes to mind when I say “Dietitian”? . Deprivation diets? Weight loss? Healthy food pyramid? . Sometimes I don’t want to tell people I’m a Dietitian. Not because they quickly excuse what they are eating or hide the contents...
After the intensity of treatment is over, it’s easy to get caught up in popular protocols that promise all sorts of cancer-fighting solutions. I know I did, all driven by fear. . When in reality, there were quite a few cancer-fighting solutions right in front of...
It wasn’t that long ago that we didn’t think twice about eating sugar. After all it was just a benign calorie that could cause tooth decay. Haven’t we come a long way since then! . For those who have had a cancer diagnosis and have begun the climb back up to regain...
Regardless of how many chemicals have been introduced in the last 50 years, we are exposed to a LOT more than great Grandma was! We are bombarded on a daily, if not hourly, basis. . We find them in our food, in the water we drink, our personal hygiene products,...
Genetically Modified Organisms, or genetically engineered foods, are foods that have been artificially altered to change a plants characteristics. . This is different from selective breeding, which is done through sexual reproduction. Fruit and vegetables are often...
Optimising your health after cancer, includes reducing inflammation, which means eating the right type of fat. . Trying to stay healthy means we want to avoid inflammation in our body. Inflammation appears to be at the core of all our lifestyle diseases and our...
