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...
 acuteOptimising 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...
I know this flies in the face of the popular Paleo diet. To be fair, I do think the Paleo movement has brought to our attention the importance of knowing, what we eat ‘eats’. . In other words what are our animals eating because we will eventually end up...
Most breast cancers are estrogen receptor positive, so elevated levels of estrogen increase the risk of breast cancer. . Last week I discussed some of the ways we can unknowingly increase our estrogen levels. You can read about that here...
Will your diet & lifestyle habits reduce the risk of your breast cancer coming back in 2019? Working with ‘Survivors’ and being one myself, the one little worry that is at the back of our mind is……’what if it comes back?’ I used to live...
How different is the bread great Grandma ate to today’s bread? We’ve been eating bread for hundreds of years, so why is it being linked to so many health issues? A few years ago, I asked the same question. I’ve been a Dietitian for over 25 years, and had my own...