Category Archives: Nutrition

09 May 2025

Exercise and healthy eating go hand in hand

Exercise and healthy eating are two essential pillars of a balanced lifestyle. While exercise helps to improve strength, flexibility, and cardiovascular health, healthy eating provides the nutrients and energy necessary to fuel physical activity and recovery.

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17 Apr 2025

Magnesium and Sleep

Magnesium is an important mineral that supports our sleep, energy production, muscle, and blood health. Magnesium occurs naturally in many foods we eat, and is stored in our bones and muscles.

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15 May 2024

When to be concerned about your blood pressure

Hypertension (AKA high blood pressure) is often called the “silent killer” because it typically has no symptoms but can lead to serious health problems like heart disease, stoke and kidney damage if left untreated. It can be difficult to know when to be concerned about high blood pressure, so here are some general guidelines you can follow…

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26 Feb 2024

Alluring addictiveness of fast food

 

Did you know the brain has a reward system? It’s a primal system that rewards us when we do something that encourages our survival – such as eating food. Unfortunately, when we eat junk food, the chemical dopamine (aka the reward), is released in larger amounts into the brain than when we eat whole foods. Learn more…

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20 Nov 2023

Alcohol and Health

Everyone is affected by alcohol differently. Additionally, drinking is never completely without risks. For this reason it is good to have an understanding of recommendations around alcohol intake to make an informed choice. This article summarises Australian guidelines around alcohol consumption.

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26 Sep 2023

Low Carbohydrate Diets and Type 2 Diabetes

If you have diabetes chances are you’ve heard of a low carb diet before. This article will discuss the premise behind this diet and some important considerations before trying it. Carbohydrates and Blood Sugar Level It’s not just sugar that impacts our blood sugar level. Any carbohydrate food, when eaten and digested, is broken down…

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09 May 2023

Food and Your Mood

In the same way that exercise can have a positive effect on our mood, eating a healthy diet can do the same.

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