Category: Diet

Great Grains!

Grains get a negative rap but this is because people are eating the bad ones … refined grains in white flour, white bread, white rice, most cereals, biscuits etc.  These refined grains have the bran and sometimes the germ stripped from them (see picture).  They increase your risk of weight gain, heart disease and diabetes; and have Read More …

Are your eating habits out of control?

Naturopaths have always been taught to view the gut as the centre of our health.  Scientists are now saying that microbes living in the gut are responsible for manipulating our eating behaviour.  These microbes can manipulate behaviour and mood through altering the nerve signals, changing taste receptors, producing toxins to make us feel bad and releasing chemicals that make us feel good.  Read More …