Seasonal depression is real! Formally known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), the Mental Health Foundation defines [...]
Read More…The Role of Diet in Mental Health
You are what you eat! Extensive research has shown a poor diet can have detrimental [...]
Read More…Getting Gluten in Perspective
Gluten is a complex of proteins found in wheat, rye, barley and (sometimes) oats. By [...]
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According to the World Health Organisation: “Most people consume too much salt — on average [...]
Read More…Anaemia and Iron Deficiency
Anaemia (or anemia) is a low red blood cell count. Iron deficiency and loss of [...]
Read More…Cardiovascular Diseases: The Basics
Cardiovascular diseases (such as heart, stroke and blood vessel disease) accounts for about 30% of [...]
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According to the 2008/09 NZ Adult Nutrition Survey (http://goo.gl/xkPJZT), kiwi males consume an average 120g [...]
Read More…Diet vs. Nutrition
The US Centre for Disease Control estimates that at any given time 45% of women [...]
Read More…Processed Meats Get a Roasting
The media is having a field-day with news that the WHO has classified processed meat [...]
Read More…Diabetes: The Basics
More than 5% of adult kiwis have been diagnosed with diabetes (MOH 2013/14 http://goo.gl/LZWSGW). About 100,000 [...]
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