Fitness Nutrition
How Do You Change ‘Bad’ Habits?
Recognised as the ‘father of western psychology’, William James observed that: “All our life, so far as it has definite form, is but a mass of habits”. Whether we realise it or not, most of what we do occurs on autopilot. Our actions are rarely the product of conscious decisions and choices. Rather, they’re the…
Read MoreVitamins and Minerals – Do We Need to Supplement?
Pharmaceuticals are very big business. In 2022, the global pharmaceutical market was estimated to be worth $1.48 trillion (US). There’s a heck of a lot of zeros in 1.48 trillion! Expressed numerically it looks like this – $1,480,000,000,000. One and a half thousand billion dollars…per annum…Wow! ‘Big Pharma’ is somewhat of an understatement. The nutritional…
Read MoreDietary Fat – Health Risk or Super-Nutrient?
Where protein is widely acclaimed and carbohydrate maligned and misunderstood, fat is the ‘chameleon’ macronutrient. One day it’s an under-rated super-nutrient, the next its linked to a variety of serious diseases. The ‘black or white’, either it’s good or bad, framing doesn’t help anyone. It simply encourages us to take a position on one side…
Read MoreCarbohydrates ‘Carbs’ – Friend, Foe, or Both?
In contrast to the widely acclaimed macronutrient protein, carbohydrates (carbs) tend to be misunderstood and frequently maligned. We have a huge array of ‘low carb’ diets, food products and supplements. Big alcohol cashes in on the carb-bashing to sell a range of ‘low carb’ beers, wines, and alcopops. But are alcoholic drinks and foods really…
Read MoreProtein – How Much do You Really Need?
If one macronutrient is believed to be superior to all others, it’s protein! We have a huge array of ‘low fat’ and ‘low carb’ diets and food products. We don’t have any diets, food products or supplements that make a point of presenting themselves as ‘low protein’. How well do you think ‘high carb’, or…
Read MoreMulti Vitamins
A regular advertisement screening on New Zealand TV for a multi-vitamin product asks the viewers: “Do you feel tired and run down?” Viewers are lead to believe that this could be due to a vitamin deficiency. It doesn’t consider the possibility that being tired is a completely normal consequence of: A busy, stressful day Skipping…
Read MoreCarbohydrates Protein or Fat
What are the macro-nutrient guidelines that exist in New Zealand and how do they apply to the general population – and you! Carbohydrates Protein or Fat. How Much of Each? When and Why? Have you ever thought that nutritional information (or misinformation!) circulating in the public domain is often confusing and contradictory? For example: Fruit…
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