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Let’s talk all about synthetic biology – a synthetic route to natural
Synthetic biology, bioengineering, biodesign and biotechnology are just some of the names that are being used to describe the production of a relatively new wave of ingredients in our food supply. This science behind synthetic biology is not new. Insulin the...
8 Food Trends I’d Like to See in 2022
I’ve been in the food and nutrition arena for 40 years - I’ve always been ahead of the rest. In the 80’s I was talking about the importance of fat and salt, eating real butter rather than margarine, how unprocessed dairy is healthier than low fat, the need for...
Where can I start my nutrition learning journey?
I was sent in a question on my website that I would like to share with you as I feel many others would like to know the answer as well. Q: I'm interested in learning more about nutrition, food and our bodies. I was wondering whether you could recommend any courses to...
Does Organic Mean Nutrient Rich?
When I was at the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine conference in Brisbane, I decided to head to the forum of dietitians where nutritionist Rosemary Stanton was the main speaker. Rosemary is a good speaker and I liked what she had to say. She blamed the Heart...
Referencing – Why it is so important?
Many students I speak to find the referencing side of their assignments and articles challenging. They are wondering if they are formatting the reference list and citing sources correctly. They feel frustrated that so much importance is placed on referencing data in...
22 Myth of Modern Diet and Nutrition
I studied at Deakin University in the early 1980’s to become a dietitian. After completing my BSc majoring in Nutrition to be able to do a diploma in Dietetics, I decided not to proceed as I didn’t agree with what I was taught. Nearly four decades later and many of...
Meet The Seed Cycle: Natural Hormone Balance For Women
Meet The Seed Cycle: Natural Hormone Balance For Women The Seed Cycle is a small Australian business with a big mission of helping women feel their best, every day. All great things that bloom start with a small seed, and for our founder Melissa Kovacevic, this was...
Paracetamol in Pregnancy – What You Need to Know
The history of medicine at best is assorted. Just 100 years ago medicine consisted of alcohol, opium, heroin, morphine, cocaine and cannabis. The history is clearly talked about in the book Pharma: Greed, Lies, and The Poisoning of America by Gerald Posner. A...
Alloxan, Flour and Type 1 Diabetes
Alloxan: Be Aware Until recently, I had never heard of ‘alloxan’. I was asked a question from someone who watched my documentary What’s With Wheat? He asked what I knew about alloxan in bleached wheat and its association with type 1 diabetes. I’m a curious...
If We All Become Vegans, Will We Save the Planet?
If We All Become Vegans, Will We Save the Planet? This is a great question. When you talk to people who have taken on an eating regime that does not include any animal or animal produce, many say they have done so because they want to save the planet...
The Importance of Culture and Tradition
Due to my interest in health, I’ve always loved traditional foods. My aunt gave me a Lebanese yogurt culture when I was 23 (1983) and I kept it going for a decade. Then one day the incubator I was using (an old-fashioned glass thermos) broke and I lost it forever....
Look after your bugs!
The Nutrition Academy runs a course on the microbiome - 10 modules, teaching you the fundamentals all the way up to the latest in research. When I did my nutrition degree at Deakin University, there was no course offered in microbiology as part of my degree. I had to...
Growing Food Regeneratively Creates Positive Climate Cooling
Sometimes when I get stuck for a topic when writing an article, I go to the health pages of major news outlets like the BBC or ABC News. This month I was stuck for a topic, so I opened them all up. The only thing I saw was about COVID 19 or the vaccines for it. As I...
Sugar Alcohols
Does the World Need so Many Sugars? A recent monthly webinar with my students and graduates of The Nutrition Academy, was all about sugar. We covered lots of interesting information, so I thought I’d share it here. Natural Sugars From History There are many...
The Cost of a Degree
Recently I was talking to two young university graduates. Combined, these two students had a university debt of nearly half a million dollars. I was floored to say the least. They were both professionals capable of making good money and were working very...
Peels-and-all Orange Cake
Ingredients: 1 large orange 2.5 cups Almond Meal or flour 4 Large Eggs (at room temperature) 2 tbsps stevia 1 tsp Baking powder Butter to grease tin 1 tbsp Orange Marmalade/Apricot Jam Method: 1. Bring a pot of water to the boil, add the orange, and cook on...
Should I Do a Nutrition Degree and Get My Formal Education?
I was talking with Alison this morning, a person that I see at the local coffee shop each day. Every morning she is busily studying for an exam or preparing an assignment. She is a single mum of four and on occasion comes to our breathing/meditation group. Alison...
Nutrition & Biodynamic Principles
The Importance of Biodynamic Farming About 20 years ago I went to a friend’s place who was dabbling in biodynamic gardening. The one thing I remember is a large cauldron of liquid, and we had to stir it one way and then back the other for an hour. It was then...
Let’s talk all about synthetic biology – a synthetic route to natural
Synthetic biology, bioengineering, biodesign and biotechnology are just some of the names that are being used to describe the production of a relatively new wave of ingredients in our food supply. This science behind synthetic biology is not new. Insulin the...
8 Food Trends I’d Like to See in 2022
I’ve been in the food and nutrition arena for 40 years - I’ve always been ahead of the rest. In the 80’s I was talking about the importance of fat and salt, eating real butter rather than margarine, how unprocessed dairy is healthier than low fat, the need for...
Where can I start my nutrition learning journey?
I was sent in a question on my website that I would like to share with you as I feel many others would like to know the answer as well. Q: I'm interested in learning more about nutrition, food and our bodies. I was wondering whether you could recommend any courses to...
Does Organic Mean Nutrient Rich?
When I was at the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine conference in Brisbane, I decided to head to the forum of dietitians where nutritionist Rosemary Stanton was the main speaker. Rosemary is a good speaker and I liked what she had to say. She blamed the Heart...
Referencing – Why it is so important?
Many students I speak to find the referencing side of their assignments and articles challenging. They are wondering if they are formatting the reference list and citing sources correctly. They feel frustrated that so much importance is placed on referencing data in...
22 Myth of Modern Diet and Nutrition
I studied at Deakin University in the early 1980’s to become a dietitian. After completing my BSc majoring in Nutrition to be able to do a diploma in Dietetics, I decided not to proceed as I didn’t agree with what I was taught. Nearly four decades later and many of...
Meet The Seed Cycle: Natural Hormone Balance For Women
Meet The Seed Cycle: Natural Hormone Balance For Women The Seed Cycle is a small Australian business with a big mission of helping women feel their best, every day. All great things that bloom start with a small seed, and for our founder Melissa Kovacevic, this was...
Paracetamol in Pregnancy – What You Need to Know
The history of medicine at best is assorted. Just 100 years ago medicine consisted of alcohol, opium, heroin, morphine, cocaine and cannabis. The history is clearly talked about in the book Pharma: Greed, Lies, and The Poisoning of America by Gerald Posner. A...
Alloxan, Flour and Type 1 Diabetes
Alloxan: Be Aware Until recently, I had never heard of ‘alloxan’. I was asked a question from someone who watched my documentary What’s With Wheat? He asked what I knew about alloxan in bleached wheat and its association with type 1 diabetes. I’m a curious...
If We All Become Vegans, Will We Save the Planet?
If We All Become Vegans, Will We Save the Planet? This is a great question. When you talk to people who have taken on an eating regime that does not include any animal or animal produce, many say they have done so because they want to save the planet...
The Importance of Culture and Tradition
Due to my interest in health, I’ve always loved traditional foods. My aunt gave me a Lebanese yogurt culture when I was 23 (1983) and I kept it going for a decade. Then one day the incubator I was using (an old-fashioned glass thermos) broke and I lost it forever....
Look after your bugs!
The Nutrition Academy runs a course on the microbiome - 10 modules, teaching you the fundamentals all the way up to the latest in research. When I did my nutrition degree at Deakin University, there was no course offered in microbiology as part of my degree. I had to...
Growing Food Regeneratively Creates Positive Climate Cooling
Sometimes when I get stuck for a topic when writing an article, I go to the health pages of major news outlets like the BBC or ABC News. This month I was stuck for a topic, so I opened them all up. The only thing I saw was about COVID 19 or the vaccines for it. As I...
Sugar Alcohols
Does the World Need so Many Sugars? A recent monthly webinar with my students and graduates of The Nutrition Academy, was all about sugar. We covered lots of interesting information, so I thought I’d share it here. Natural Sugars From History There are many...
The Cost of a Degree
Recently I was talking to two young university graduates. Combined, these two students had a university debt of nearly half a million dollars. I was floored to say the least. They were both professionals capable of making good money and were working very...
Peels-and-all Orange Cake
Ingredients: 1 large orange 2.5 cups Almond Meal or flour 4 Large Eggs (at room temperature) 2 tbsps stevia 1 tsp Baking powder Butter to grease tin 1 tbsp Orange Marmalade/Apricot Jam Method: 1. Bring a pot of water to the boil, add the orange, and cook on...
Should I Do a Nutrition Degree and Get My Formal Education?
I was talking with Alison this morning, a person that I see at the local coffee shop each day. Every morning she is busily studying for an exam or preparing an assignment. She is a single mum of four and on occasion comes to our breathing/meditation group. Alison...
Nutrition & Biodynamic Principles
The Importance of Biodynamic Farming About 20 years ago I went to a friend’s place who was dabbling in biodynamic gardening. The one thing I remember is a large cauldron of liquid, and we had to stir it one way and then back the other for an hour. It was then...