Be Well Magazine

This is a tricky one. Depending on who you listen to, carbs are your enemy or your best friend! The trouble is … not all carbohydrates are created equal.

Zinc is one of those things you’ll probably never notice – until it’s missing. In fact it’s essential for all forms of life. It’s a trace metal, which means that it’s needed only in very small amounts

Living la dolce vita (the sweet life) is so appealing, right? But not if we take it literally. Some of the sweetest things in our lives might be doing us the most harm. Are we sugar-coating our lives? Well, yes!

Reduced fat, less fat, low fat, no fat. Every day you see the labels suggesting fat is the enemy. That’s far too simple. You hear about high fat, low carb diets. Now you’re confused. So where does fat fit into your life?…

  How many times do we hear “it’s all in the genes” and we then seem somewhat uncomfortably content with accepting that we therefore cannot change such outcomes? Well, not anymore. Increasing evidence is emerging about the role of epigenetics. “Epi” from…

In my experience, brain and neurological health is one of the most frequent challenges we face because of the nature of the food we have become customised to eating in general society. When I talk about neurological health, this encompasses a wide…

  “I just seem to look at food and I put on weight these days” “I am doing the same amount of exercise and eating well but I am putting on weight” Have you ever heard these types of comments? In clinic…