Rapid weight loss made easy
Following the recent Federal Budget, the price of diabetes medicines is set to fall from 1 January 2023 with the maximum general co-payment dropping from $42.50 to $30. This is welcome news for people with diabetes many of whom take multiple medicines, but there are other ways to reduce the cost of your medicines and Read More …
Yoghurt can be a great nutrient-dense breakfast option or an easy snack. If unsweetened and Greek-style, it’s low in carbohydrates and high in protein. This means it won’t cause blood sugar spikes in people with diabetes, like other sources of carbohydrates. Yoghurt that contains a total carbohydrate content of 15 g or less per serving are ideal Read More …
To lose weight, you need to eat fewer calories than you burn during the day. Low-calorie foods that are high in protein and fiber will help you feel fuller for longer. Here are 10 healthy low-calorie foods that you should incorporate into your diet. Apples Apples have lots of fibre and are just sweet enough Read More …
Remember how for decades “experts” recommended “low fat” rather than “low sugar” diets, contributing to the deaths of millions? John Yudkin, a British nutritionist and former Chair of Nutrition at Queen Elizabeth, London, published in 1972 Pure, White and Deadly. The first publication to anticipate the detrimental health effects due to increased sugar consumption, especially Read More …
Health Star Ratings are a quick and easy way to compare the nutrition of similar packaged foods. Health Star Ratings are displayed on the front of packaged foods in the supermarket. Health Star first appeared in 2014 and an increasing number of products now display them. http://www.healthstarrating.gov.au/internet/healthstarrating/publishing.nsf/content/home Health Star Ratings can appear on packs in Read More …
Recent studies involving weight loss have shown that daily calorie counting is a more effective method of weight loss than restricting eating to a time table for example only eating between 08.00 and 4.00pm daily. https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/time-restricted-eating-doesnt-appear-to-boost-weight-loss
Diabetes and heart disease often go hand in hand, protect your heart with simple lifestyle changes that can help you manage diabetes. Heart disease is very common and serious. It is a leading cause of death for both men and women. If you have diabetes, you’re twice as likely to have heart disease or a stroke than Read More …
Diabetes Facts – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Diabetes is a very serious disease that causes high blood sugar levels (elevated blood glucose). People with diabetes have an increased risk of strokes, heart attacks, high-blood pressure, kidney disease and blindness. If you are obese, you can reduce your risk of developing diabetes by eating a Read More …
BBC News: Friday 28 April 2022 Food giant Kellogg’s is taking the UK government to court over new rules that would prevent some cereals being prominently displayed in stores because of their high sugar content. Kellogg’s says the rules fail to consider the nutritional value of the milk added to the product. The company says Read More …
I had a significant weight gain because of several medical problems, all of which contributed to a loss of energy and mobility with the result I was unable to exercise. With medical assistance I finally managed to maintain a good life style compromise even with my medical conditions. Then I was advised that there was Read More …