Wholistic Nutrition
There are a number of methods to ensure that toddlers eat healthily, and there’s probably been no other time in human history when it’s been more important to do so. Child obesity and all its associated metabolic diseases are hitting children at ever younger ages 1 2 3 . Whilst it’s so easy to blame … Continue reading How Can Parents Get Toddlers To Eat Healthily?
Oh the scandal! The outrage! Grass-eaters winning a competition that should be dominated by pies filled with traditional steak and kidney, bacon and egg, pork and venison? And, to top it all, taking place in the hallowed heart of pork pie heaven, Melton Mowbray – the home of the classic pork pie. For the sensitive … Continue reading Vegan Pie Comes Top in British Pie Awards 2019
A previous blog 1 looked at a pre-published study on vitamin B12 status in Spanish vegetarians and vegans. Because there are very few reports on plant-based dietary patterns in Spain, this blog will look at the same study 2 in more detail, now that it has been published in its final form. While looking at … Continue reading Vitamin B12 Status in Spanish Veggies & Vegans
There are a wide number of reasons why it’s a pretty good idea to add flaxseeds to your food shopping list, whether or not you’re eating a plant-based diet. These little seeds are a powerhouse of goodness. If, as a result of reading this blog, you’re encouraged to include them in your daily diet, then … Continue reading Flaxseeds / Linseeds – Lignan Heaven
Okay, if you made bread from whole grains rather than floured grains, it would be a bit of a mess! However, there are compelling reasons why eating whole grains (wheat, barley, buckwheat, etc) provides far more health benefits than eating even the healthiest goods made with flour. And we’re not talking here about wholegrain, 1 … Continue reading Why Whole Grains Are Better Than Flour
It could be argued that the major nutritional problem experienced by those of us in ‘developed’ countries is an excess of macronutrients (particularly animal protein, saturated fat and sugar) plus salt. When this is combined, as it usually is, with a corresponding insufficient intake of micronutrients (minerals, vitamins, fibre and phytonutrients from fruit, veg, grains, … Continue reading When the FUN is No Fun
If you count yourself among the one in three vegans choosing a plant-based diet for health reasons 1 , then think again before following the thronging crowds to pig out (if that’s not speciesist) on the growing range of vegan fast foods – particularly yummy burgers that try so hard to imitate those traditionally made … Continue reading Vegan Burgers – Healthy & Yum Yum? Forget it!
A major 2018 prospective study 1 , involving 104,980 French participants, shows a shocking link between ultra-processed foods and cancer. And don’t think that this term ‘ultra-processed’ refers to foods that most of us are unlikely to eat – unless you eat an exclusively non-SOS WFPB diet, most people in our societies are most likely … Continue reading All Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to Increased Cancer Links
Further to recent blogs on breakfasts 1 and the ‘bliss point’ in processed foods 2 , I thought it would be interesting to take a more detailed look inside the body, just to see what actually happens when a highly processed sugary product, specifically Kellogg’s Frosties, meets the inside of a human body – touching … Continue reading What Happens When You Eat a Bowl of Kellogg’s Frosties?
After looking at the confusion, not just about the best type of breakfast, but about whether breakfast was a good idea in the first place 1 , a recent newspaper article, “Beware the ‘bliss point’ – the sinister reason why you can’t put down your favourite snacks” 2 raised some pertinent points. Linked to this … Continue reading Bliss Points, Pleasure Traps & Wholefood Plant-Based Diets