Be Well Magazine

  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…

  We often attach an emotion to our food and this can reflect and influence our own emotions and the way we feel about ourselves. We often think and feel about food in terms of it being good or bad, sound familiar?…

It’s true, there is no denying it, to function properly our bodies need REAL food, not the packaged, processed, additive and preservative –laden goods we often find in our shops. This begs the question; How do we know its ‘real’? We can ask…

Why are lemon and apple cider vinegar, which are acidic, good for alkalinising? A food’s acid or alkaline forming tendency in the body has nothing to do with the actual pH of the food itself.  Lemon and apple cider vinegar, despite being…

Variety is the spice… Today there are some pretty clever food disguises around. Foods that look and taste completely different but are actually ALL THE SAME. In a day when you have eaten toast, cereal, bread, crackers, couscous, pasta and cake –…