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Featured: Eating more pulses vs. eating less

A study comparing advice to eat more pulses (yellow peas, chickpeas, navy beans and lentils) to calorie restriction found eating more pulses was more effective for improving peoples overall health.

Posted on Sun, 1 Apr 12

Crisis In Nutrition (free video)

Why are more people turning to the web and social media for health solutions? It may be that doctors, nutritionists and government health agencies are failing us.

Posted on Wed, 11 Aug 10

Eat food, not nutrients

Popular nutritional recommendations are outdated, misleading and missing the bigger picture suggest Dariush Mozaffarian and David Ludwig from Harvard University. The standard advice to avoid saturated fat, eat plenty of fibre, and avoid added salt and sugar are impractical, have been corrupted for commercial gain and may not be the best recommendations for your health.

Posted on Mon, 5 Oct 09

Would you like to live healthier and longer?

We are all aging. In western culture this reality is often ignored or associated with the negative stereotype of declining mental and physical function however the reality is aging can be embraced and accompanied by excellent health. While there is no magic elixir for longevity it is possible to extend life and delay illness with a healthy lifestyle. An important element of a health promoting lifestyle is a healthy diet, and a diet that is emerging as a path to optimal health throughout our lifespan is the Mediterranean diet. People who follow a traditional Mediterranean style dietary pattern not only live longer, but enjoy much healthier lives well into old age.