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Nutrition – Plant-based diet – vegan or not?

The on-trend diet these days is the plant-based diet. But what exactly is it? I often hear confusion about what that actually means. Is it...

Nutrition – Living your best gluten-free life

Coeliac Awareness Week was held last month, organised by the Coeliac Society of New Zealand to raise awareness of the condition that affects around 100,000...

Nutrition – Are you malnourished?

Malnutrition can affect people across all age groups, but one group in particular is highly represented – older people. We have an ageing population in...

Nutrition – Sweet temptation

I think we can all agree that sugar isn’t a health food. However, there is a lot of misinformation about sugar. Is it really as...

Nutrition – Get SMART in 2022

How many times have you come to the start of a new year and set yourself some resolutions, only to find that before long they...

Nutrition – Detox drivel

Have you ever been tempted to do a detox diet or a juice cleanse? They always promise amazing results, almost overnight. They usually claim to...

Nutrition – Feeling bloated

Chances are you’ve probably experienced it. That feeling like your stomach is like a balloon full of air. Sometimes you can even see it straining...

Nutrition – Do you need an immune boost?

During the colder months of the year, the message that you should boost your immune system to protect you from winter chills and ills pops...

Nutrition – Eating for healing

About the time that this column is due to be published, I will be a couple of days from having knee surgery. Thankfully it is...

Cuisine – Summer salad days

These long, hot summer days call for bright, fresh salads. And salads are a great way to use up the vegetable glut in the summer...