The ‘hunger buster’ trifecta – food satisfaction, satiation and satiety Why is it that you might have eaten enough food to curb your hunger, but your head is not satisfied? You may have had a ‘healthy’ meal and resisted a sweet treat after dinner. You may have then had some fruit or yoghurt – but […]
IBS – or irritable bowel syndrome – is the label given to pretty much all gut pain that has ‘no known cause’. While IBS does affect about 15% of the adult population in Australia and other developed countries, there are other gut conditions that are less well known. These affect another 15% of adults and […]
The idea of writing this e-book came to Pip Whitehouse whilst she is currently recovering from a broken leg. This e-book has three main purposes. Firstly, to provide you with some simple, on the go recipes for the busy lives we live – ‘I HAVE LITTLE TIME’. Secondly, to allow you to create delicious share meals […]
Should I take probiotics? Are dietitians ‘pro’ probiotics? We see it in magazines, on social media and hear it among our friends and family that certain food contains ‘prebiotics’ or ‘probiotics’, or 50 billion trillion CFUs ……..it all sounds very impressive, and very, very scientific…but what do all these terms mean for your gut and […]
A client once told me that she was eating a tablespoon of coconut oil twice a day, having read that it helps with weight loss and was good for her health. Whilst almost gagging at the thought of swallowing a hard, wax-like, blob of coconut oil, I thought – If she thinks that this is […]
Although the travel and social distancing advice from the health authorities with respect to COVID-19 is being updated on a regular basis, we are currently providing dietetic services in all our practice locations as normal. However, we do understand that some of our clients may prefer or need to stay at home during this pandemic. […]
Sitting down to a cup of tea with my sister the other day, she asked, “Is it true that you can get all the iron you need from green leafy vegetables”. My reply? “Yes, technically you can, but 8 cups of spinach a day is a LOT, and that’s about how much you would need, […]
Superfoods or Supernutrients We often hear the term superfoods, but what are the things about these foods that make them so super? It is the nutrients they contain, so in this article I am coining the term “supernutrients”. A substance that provides nourishment for growth or metabolism in human beings is called a nutrient and […]
“Oh no, I am eating something ‘bad’. I can’t believe I am doing this again. I have broken my food rules again, I have no self-control, I am so weak, I am so ‘bad’, I might as well keep going now that I have started and I might as well eat more foods that are […]