Trick or treat?
Last week I flew to Melbourne to speak at the National Dementia Conference. The first thing I saw at the airport when I stepped off the plane was a billboard for ‘The Brain Drink’ pictured above. [...]
Rush, crash, crave, repeat
What better time than immediately after Easter to talk about sugar? Is there really such a thing as a sugar rush? What about a sugar crash? Sugar cravings? Sugar addiction? Click here to listen [...]
How to strengthen your immune system
If there was ever a time to strengthen our immune system, it’s now. The healthier our bodies, the more we’re able to resist infections. So what can we do to boost our immunity despite the [...]
Not all Calories are equal
The average person extracts 6 Calories from eating a medium-sized piece of raw celery. If you cook that same piece of celery, you begin to break down the cellulose (indigestible fibre) and end up [...]
How to raise children who love eating vegetables
Does the title of this HEB sound like science fiction? Then read on. If there’s one thing all nutrition experts agree on, it’s that we need to eat more plant food – especially cruciferous [...]
Help your children develop a healthy relationship with food
Following my recent Health-e-Byte, many people have asked how they can best help their children and grandchildren avoid comfort eating. Here are some practical suggestions. Make mealtimes as [...]
