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New Year’s Eve is just around the corner. If you’ve experienced the joys of life without sugar (whether it’s weight loss or the fact that vegetables taste so much more delicious!) then maybe your New Year’s resolution will be to convince your husband/sister/mother/brother to give it up as well! A new article published in the UK aims to … Continued

Has it been a stressful year for you? We’re often posting articles about the importance of healthy eating but we’re equally as passionate about helping people make healthy lifestyle choices for themselves and their families. You can eat the finest organic produce and take the best nutritional supplements – but if you’re living a life that is full … Continued

Is balanced nutritional information reaching the American public? Do the country’s Dietary Guidelines need to be reviewed? These are some of the questions the US Congress has been asking. Congress is calling for a comprehensive review of the way the influential Dietary Guidelines for Americans is compiled. The review, which is part of a massive … Continued

  Christmas is a time for giving…and loving…and joy-to-the-world-ing. It’s also that time of the year when you are forced to spend an entire day with your family – which, for many of us, can be quite traumatic. Apart from the back catalogue of unsaid niggles between family members, there’s often that moment you unwrap a … Continued

We’ve been convinced of the health benefits of coconut water, kale, acai berries and the rest, but could beer be the new super food? A new article has slammed a recent attempt to market beer as a super food; low in carbs and sugar. It comes as pressure mounts on beverage companies to reduce the amounts of sugar … Continued

When it comes to sugar substitutes, can you really have your sugar and eat it too? What affects do they have on our health? Do they cause cancer, lead to diabetes or simply make no difference at all? Let’s take a look! Sugar substitutes (AKA artificial sweeteners) are generally considered any form of sweetener you … Continued

Energy drinks contain a crapload of caffeine and they are being marketed to children. They are not good for us, or our kids. New research shows caffeinated energy drinks cause a spike in teenagers’ blood glucose and insulin levels; even in relation to brands that contain no sugar. The study, which was recently presented to a world diabetes conference in … Continued

You’re on the highway. You’ve been driving for hours. You’re hungry as a hippo. What are your food options? Meat pies. Burgers. French fries. Bags of lollies. Packets of chips. There’s a chance, if you’re super organised, that you’ll have an esky with healthy snacks packed for the car trip, but many of us end … Continued

Did you know that you can tell a lot about the health of your body by the colour of your wee? When was the last time you checked yours out? Is it bright yellow? Or purple? Sometimes the food we eat can change the colour of our urine – like eating lots of beetroot, which can turn things pinkish … Continued