Are supplements the same as food? Supplements are often marketed as an easy alternative to food. For example, for various reasons, many don’t eat fish but may take a fish oil capsule. There is a misconception that taking fish oil is “equal to” eating fish and that taking fish oil will

Change is hard. Even when we are motivated and committed. When we are in denial or impatient it is excruciatingly difficult. Change is not an outcome. It is a process. It is the before, during and after. It begins with the desire to stay comfortable rather than to change, to then choo

I often get asked for advice on what to eat. Yes, what we eat is important, but eating wiser is about so much more than what we eat.

I often use the word stickability to describe the ability to stick with a task until we reach our desired result. Although it’s not a real word, the concept is very real. Essentially, it is about doing what it takes. It is all about inner grit.

We are experiencing an epidemic of comparisons between food choices and diets. Information about foods is often based on an ‘or’ question such as ‘bread or wraps’, ‘butter or margarine’,  ‘pasta or rice’

I enjoy the messages embedded in Aesop fables. There is one called ‘The Wind and the Sun’. It describes a competition between two of nature’s elements – the Wind and the Sun. They each set out to prove that they can make a passing traveller remove his cloak. Their methods are an

I am sure you’re familiar with the upsizing concept at food outlets – where you pay a little extra and get a larger portion of chips or soft drink. This is nutrition in reverse: getting extra fat, sugar and/or salt with little or no nutritional benefit. Instead we could be opting for

The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) 20 year old Nutrition Facts Label is getting a makeover!

“The Waiting Place… for people just waiting. Waiting for a train to go or a bus to come, or a plane to go or the mail to come, or the rain to go or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow or waiting around for a Yes or No or waiting for their hair to grow. Everyone is just waitin

Every cuisine has its signature foods and the Mediterranean diet is no exception. Mediterranean food is simple but surprisingly tasty and healthy. The health benefits of the diet are due to its nutritious, high plant content dishes which are prepared in a simple way to bring out their