In video 3 of the series of Getting New Zealand Healthy Again, we explore what proteins really are and how they are used in your body. Did you miss the other videos in this series?Video 1 – IntroductionVideo 2 –…
What are macronutrients and how do they contribute to our health? Find out in Video 2 of the Getting New Zealand Healthy Again Series. Did you miss the other videos in this series?Video 1 – IntroductionVideo 3 – Protein –…
My audacious goal is, together with your help, to get New Zealand healthy again and to do that I’ll provide people with easy to understand information that enables them to make educated and informed decisions. Watch the first video in…
Not all food is created equal. But what exactly is junk food? Fish and chips, pizza, burgers, kebabs, white bread, sugar, cakes, refined sugary cereals, alcohol, fizzy drinks, sweets, crisps, chocolate bars and most ready meals; essentially, they provide your…
A woman contacted me after reading an earlier blog I wrote on diabetes. She is 53 years old and was diagnosed with type-2 diabetes about 18 months ago. She found the information I discussed was different from that of the diabetes…
Roy had been in pretty good health for most of his life but for as long as he could remember he’d had a ‘dodgy stomach’. Injuries had caused him to take a fair few anti-inflammatories and pain killers so he could…
For almost 30-years I have been on an incredible journey of education and discovery about fat – all because a friend couldn’t lose weight and I wanted to know why. What I have learned has taught me enormous respect for…
Recently, the media reported how doctors in Gisborne have been using a ‘real food’ diet to improve the health of patients with Type II diabetes and high cardiovascular risk. It was a high-carb, low-fat diet that eliminated red meat and…