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OCT

2010

The skinny on carbs

Tags : are there healthy carbs, beer, bread, cake, carbohydrates, carbs, cider, complex carbohydrates, do carbs make you fat, simple carboyhydrates, weight loss, wine

Comments : 2

In the past decade we’ve become a carbohydrate obsessed nation but there’s more to carbs than the celebrity diets would lead you to believe. What are carbohydrates? Carbs cover one of the widest range of foods. Chemically it is formed from a delicious chemical combination...

SEP

2010

Gratitude

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : Chris Guillebeau, gratitude, Sarah Ban Breathnach, simple abundance

Comments : 1

In this month’s newsletter, inspired by the New Zealand earthquake, I wrote about gratitude. Since the beginning of the month I’ve kept up the practice of writing a gratitude journal. It opens your eyes to seeing even mundane things in a new light. Give it a go. My...

SEP

2010

Creamy cauliflower and millet mash

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : calcium, cauliflower, dairy free, gluten-free, Tony Chiodo

Comments : 1

Tony Chiodo’s Creamy Millet and Cauliflower Mash From Feel Good Food, with the authors permission 2 tabs extra virgin olive oil 1 onion, diced 2 garlic cloves, crushed sea salt 1 cup hulled millet, washed 400 g cauliflower florets 3 cups vegetable stock or water 1/2 tsp sea salt...

SEP

2010

Home is where the heart is

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : community, The Trip

Comments : 1

First printed in the RRR Radiothon 2010 edition of “The Trip” Triple R came into my life unexpectedly one autumn day. I’d recently arrived from New Zealand and moved into a Carlton shared house. In my spartan room furnished with just a clothes rack, futon and some...

SEP

2010

Even more on sugar

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : cancer, candida, hypoglycaemia, immune, inflammation, sugar

Comments : 5

Thanks for the amazing response to the show this week. We ran out of time to take all the calls and the website got a gazillion hits. It took me by surprise what a hot topic sugar is. I’ve done programs (pre-website, sorry the notes aren’t archived) about hypoglycaemia and other...

SEP

2010

Sugar: is it a natural part of life?

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : agave, artificial sweeteners, diabetes, fatty liver, fructose, high fructose corn syrup, obesity, sucrose, sugar, sugar withdrawals

Comments : 6

You know the saying “if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is”? When it comes to “healthy” sweeteners inevitably most fall into that category. Most people think of sugar as that sweet crystalline substance, refined from sugar cane or beet. Often referred to...

AUG

2010

My favourite curry recipe

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Comments : 3

For those who haven’t signed up to the newsletter, you’re missing the monthly treats like my favourite curry recipe. It’s creamy, delicious and vegan This meal is always a winner in my house. While you have to toast and grind a few spices, it’s still a very...

AUG

2010

What causes pain?

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : anatomy, exercise, fuzz, Gil Hedley, gluten free for good, inflammation, movement

Comments : 0

If you wake up full of aches in the morning, or if your muscles often feel sore, this short video showing what’s really going on in your body might help you understand why. I reckon if I had an anatomy teacher like Gil Hedley I may have changed career and spent my life in a...

AUG

2010

Zinc

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : hair loss, high blood pressure, nutrients, ocp, phytates, sweat, vitamin D, zinc

Comments : 1

This article on zinc is part of an occasional series on vitamins and minerals from 2010 Zinc essentials Zinc is sometimes called the “essential toxin”. Unlike other metals such as arsenic, cadmium and mercury, zinc is not only beneficial but also essential for the body to...

AUG

2010

Book review: Feel Good Food

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : book review, cookbooks, Feel Good Food, Tony Chiodo

Comments : 5

Eating well is essential to feeling great. While most people can get away with the odd night out dining on rich or fatty food, making it a priority to regularly cook nutritious meals at home is the cornerstone of healthy living. But what to cook? I’m often asked to recommend...

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Articles

The skinny on carbs

Gratitude

Creamy cauliflower and millet mash

Home is where the heart is

Even more on sugar

Sugar: is it a natural part of life?

My favourite curry recipe

What causes pain?

Zinc

Book review: Feel Good Food

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