Nutrition & Healthy Foods

Nutrition & Healthy Foods articles explore evidence-based and traditional dietary principles, whole food nutrition, optimal water intake (hydration) and practical eating strategies to support energy, metabolic balance, and overall wellbeing without restrictive dieting approaches.

Top 8 reasons to love kiwi fruit

2026-08-21T16:44:28+10:00

Kiwi fruit is a great tasting and highly nutritious treat! Here are the benefits of eating it on a regular basis. Kiwi fruit and sleep 2011 study on kiwi fruit and sleep: Effect of kiwifruit consumption on sleep quality in adults with sleep problems. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of kiwifruit [...]

Top 8 reasons to love kiwi fruit2026-08-21T16:44:28+10:00

Bee pollen for weight loss: a great but totally overlooked strategy

2026-07-17T14:43:24+10:00

Bee pollen works well for weight loss, who knew? Bee pollen is one of the richest and purest natural foods known to men. It's a powerhouse of vitamins, minerals and proteins, supplying us with almost every essential nutrient necessary for good health. I have been successfully using it with clients wanting to lose weight. Let [...]

Bee pollen for weight loss: a great but totally overlooked strategy2026-07-17T14:43:24+10:00

Blueberries: Amazing benefits of blueberries

2026-07-17T14:48:04+10:00

Blueberries are such tasty and powerful food plus they are widely available to everyone! Most of us heard that berries, and especially blueberries, are good for us and now more and more scientific nutrition studies confirm the many benefits of blueberries when eaten regularly. So what can blueberries do for you? Blueberries: Are protective against [...]

Blueberries: Amazing benefits of blueberries2026-07-17T14:48:04+10:00

Dehydration Symptoms and Healthy Hydration

2026-07-17T17:12:48+10:00

Dehydration is one of the most common but least recognised health problems. With the plethora of information about the benefits of drinking water, everyone knows we should drink more of it but most people find it hard to consume sufficient amounts daily. Therefore, dehydration and its considerable health consequences is a common procurance in my [...]

Dehydration Symptoms and Healthy Hydration2026-07-17T17:12:48+10:00

Electrolytes, Hydration and Energy Balance

2026-07-17T12:12:13+10:00

Being well hydrated is not just about drinking water but also the foods you eat. Eating fresh, whole, raw, organic fruits and vegetables will help to keep your body hydrated and supply good levels of electrolytes. A high water content fruit or vegetable will also provide your body with water in a pure and easily [...]

Electrolytes, Hydration and Energy Balance2026-07-17T12:12:13+10:00

Top Sleep Enhancing Nutrients: Inositol and L-theanine

2026-08-23T20:18:10+10:00

I'm always searching for effective, safe and readily available sleep enhancing nutrients to test them myself as well as make effective recommendations for my clients. In my previous post I talked about how calming minerals magnesium and calcium promote more restful and uninterrupted sleep. In addition to magnesium and calcium, the other highly effective sleep [...]

Top Sleep Enhancing Nutrients: Inositol and L-theanine2026-08-23T20:18:10+10:00

Nutrition for good mental health: the evidence

2026-07-17T18:44:48+10:00

Do you think that nutrition matters when it comes to good mental health? I certainly do. As a Wholistic Nutritionist and Naturopath in clinical practice for more than 10 years now, there is no doubt in my mind that poor diet leads to poor mental health outcomes, as it causes nutritional deficiencies impacting on all [...]

Nutrition for good mental health: the evidence2026-07-17T18:44:48+10:00

Best flu remedies: fire cider tonic recipe

2026-07-17T12:09:54+10:00

Make your own powerful antibiotic and anti-inflammatory tonic! I have a great tried and tested fire cider tonic recipe for you on the blog today. Fire cider tonic is a potent traditional remedy to warm up the body during cold winter weather and support immunity during the cold and flu season. It’s brilliant in preventing [...]

Best flu remedies: fire cider tonic recipe2026-07-17T12:09:54+10:00

Goji berries can be grown in Australia!

2026-07-17T19:23:57+10:00

Goji berries are rightly called superfoods and the exciting news is the plants can now be grown in Australia! They are cultivated by the Glucina’s Wholesale Nursery in northern NSW and sold through Bunnings stores. Apparently goji is a plant that suits the Australian climate and can be successfully grown in our gardens. I just [...]

Goji berries can be grown in Australia!2026-07-17T19:23:57+10:00

What are lectins and when to limit or avoid them?

2026-07-18T09:58:25+10:00

Lectins are a type of protein present in most plants, especially in legumes, beans and root vegetables. This type of protein can bind to carbohydrates and human cells such as intestinal cells, causing cellular damage. These compounds can be resistant to digestive enzymes. The best known and most problematic lectin is gluten. Plants use lectins [...]

What are lectins and when to limit or avoid them?2026-07-18T09:58:25+10:00
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