Are we over the total fat phobia of the past few decades yet? I hope so, food tastes much better with some fat or oil, and we need fats in our diets. Some of the important roles and functions of fats include: source of energy support and insulation for your organs and nerves fats form…
When I was growing up my ‘period talk’ (given in the old church no less) was so obscure and involved so many metaphors that I had absolutely no idea what they were talking about; they could have been telling us how to clean your carburetor or how electricity works for all I got out of…
Phew, that’s a lot in one title! This post came about after a number of recent news stories coincided and they all relate to each other, so here goes. There was an article on the ABC news site yesterday about women having little time to themselves. The women most missing out are women in the…
Inositol is a natural compound found in plants, animals, and humans and it has nine stereo-isomers, which is the techy way of saying it comes in nine near-identical forms. Inositol has a number of important roles in the body, and probably some that we don’t know about yet. One of the roles is as a…
There was an interesting interview about dietary iodine and health on Life Matters on Radio National (RN) and here is the link to the podcast: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/lifematters/iodine-deficiency-and-diet/8546078. The guests were Prof Creswell Eastman and Karen Charlton, here is their background provided on the website: Creswell Eastman Professor of Medicine Sydney Medical School, Principal at the Sydney Thyroid…
A couple of bloggers are touting that your period is your body expelling toxins. Um, nope. Their answer is to eat a raw vegan diet to make your periods disappear. Um, nope again. This is so incredibly ill-informed and irresponsible. One even goes so far as saying “…the industry has done a great job of…
PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome. Another news story today that is both good and not so good. I started writing this as a Facebook post after reading this article, but it got a bit long so brought it over here as a blog post. First, the good. The women interviewed have good outcomes and good information,…