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The Dangers of a Sugar-Filled Diet

Silent Assassin: Don’t turn a blind eye to the dangers of a sugar-filled diet. I doubt there are any children these days who think smoking is healthy. Back in the…
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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,…
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Why is Referencing So Important?

Why is Referencing 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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Hey everyone, we'll be taking a short break over the next couple weeks. You'll see Cyndi here again from the 5th of January! You can still enrol in any courses during this time, and if you send any inquiries through we will get back to you, though we appreciate your patience if there's a delay!

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The influence of billion dollar lobbyist industries and government-led food guidelines are increasing the presence of chronic disease and eroding connection to culture in more than just the Western nations. This is an issue that needs to be discussed more often.

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Glycerol is another of those tricky words that you may read on an ingredient's list but not know what it actually means. Glycerol is the name of a carbon that interacts within your body. Industrial glycerol is often created through chemical processing, which can involve petroleum-derived steps or harsh refining. ⁠
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