Nutrition & Healthy Foods

Nutrition & Healthy Foods articles explore evidence-based 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.

Quinoa: The amazing and versatile quinoa – Part 1

2026-02-26T18:17:10+11:00

Quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) is becoming more popular in our kitchens as more people realise its many benefits and how easy it is to prepare. Quinoa has been around for a while and is an ancient seed (often referred to as a grain) native to the Andes mountains in South America where it has been a staple [...]

Quinoa: The amazing and versatile quinoa – Part 12026-02-26T18:17:10+11:00

Fluoride: Harvard study shows fluoride reduces IQ in children

2026-02-26T18:30:52+11:00

A Harvard University meta-analysis (from July 2012) has concluded that children who live in areas with highly fluoridated water have "significantly lower" IQ scores than those who live in low fluoride areas. You can read the summary of the findings of the 2012 study and the follow-up 2014 study here. In summary, the study established that [...]

Fluoride: Harvard study shows fluoride reduces IQ in children2026-02-26T18:30:52+11:00

Green vegetables help train digestive immune system

2026-03-30T18:01:14+11:00

Super interesting information about the importance of eating green vegetables from Wellness Resources: In a stunning discovery researchers have shown for the first time how green vegetables are required to activate and maintain specialised lymphocytes (immune cells) that line our digestive tract. These special immune cells not only protect against foreign invasion, they help to [...]

Green vegetables help train digestive immune system2026-03-30T18:01:14+11:00
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