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As a
nutritionist, one of the most difficult parts of my job is to get people to
fully understand the significance and importance of how their diet impacts
their long-term health. I have found that in recent years however, more and
more people are beginning to appreciate the importance of good nutrition,
though often get confused or mislead; usually getting their priorities mixed
up. This is generally due to unreliable information provided by tabloid media,
misleading marketing tactics used by food and supplement companies as well as
all manner of of nutritional nonsense littering up
the internet - often by well-meaning yet misinformed individuals.
Many people find themselves wondering which advise to take, and
more and more people are looking for some kind of alternative solution to their
nutritional and dietary needs. This confusion and ignorance has seen authors or
fad diets books and sellers of supplements and other so-called
"natural" health care products grow increasingly wealthy, as too many
people are looking for the next miracle diets, pills, potions and other snake
oils. Unfortunately there is little reason for anyone to provide factual
scientifically accurate information to the public regarding nutrition.
The
purpose of this web site is to provide accurate, reliable and easy-to-understand
information on various nutrition related topics for other health conscious people . The most significant topics of interest on this
site include maximizing the potential for longevity and quality of life, the
best foods and dietary strategies needed to do so, as well as how to avoid
nutritional nonsense, fads and fallacies.
Below
is an index of the various sections of this web site. If you have any
questions, please see the FAQ page or contact me by email.
If like
me, you want to live as long as possible, then the most sensible thing to do
would be to look at what is most likely to stand in your way of staying alive;
namely, death. Therefore, it would be best to look at what kinds of things are
statistically more likely to kill you. Although there are many things that
could eventually cause you to die, life is somewhat a game of statistics. There
is a never ending list of causes of death, but to give yourself the best
possible odds, you should first look at those statistically most probable. In
most westernized countries, the major causes of death are cardiovascular
disease and cancer (see below). Read
More....
Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular
Diseases (CVD) most commonly includes Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) and Stroke.
Most cases of CVD occur due to the narrowing and hardening of the arteries
(atherosclerosis) which eventually results in blockages and subsequent organ
damage (often causing death). The good news is that many cases of CVD can be
prevented through healthy diet and lifestyle choices. It is of considerable
importance to realize however that although CVD generally affects us when we
are older, it is affected by a life time of influences, as the atherosclerotic
progress begins in our early adult years. Read More....
Cancer
Cancer
occurs when healthy cells become abnormal and spread to other parts of the
body, taking over and shutting down normal function of the organs. It is
estimated that approximately 50% of all cancers can be prevented by healthy
diet and lifestyle choices - some types more than others. Cancer is often the
most feared of all major diseases, and many people seeking to avoid it may be
misinformed about what things are most likely to cause it and what things are
most likely to offer protection. Read
More...
Quality of Life
Whilst
living a long time is certainly important, the quality of your life is perhaps
even more significant. Some of the most common health problems which make our
senior years miserable include osteoporotic fractures
and muscle degeneration (which leads to frailty), poor respiratory function,
deafness, blindness and especially dementia and poor mental acuity. Whilst
these things are not entirely within our control, there are at least some
things we can do to decrease our chances of experiencing these problems. Read More....
The Top 10 Nutra-Smart Foods
These
are the foods most likely to offer protection against ill health and diseases
such as cancer and CVD. The include:
Long-Term, Healthy Weight Loss
There
is no secret to losing weight. Body fat is simply an accumulation of excess
energy. To lose it, you must consume less energy (Calories) than what you
expend through physical activity. Unfortunately, most people are looking for
new, quick and effortless ways to lose weight, often spending enormous amounts
of money on diets, schemes and products which do little good. Any hypocaloric diet program will make you lose weight. Whether
it's the healthiest way of doing so and whether its
realistically sustainable in the long run however are the most significant
factors to consider. Read
More...
Supplements
Most
dietary supplements are nothing more than a waste of money. It is not difficult
to obtain adequate levels of essential nutrients such as vitamins and minerals,
and larger "mega" doses are generally worthless and potentially
toxic. Furthermore, supplements only contain an infinitesimal number of
substances found in food which are known to have disease-preventing properties.This page discusses some of the facts behind the
supplement fads. Read More....
Myths, Fads, Fallacies and Nutritional Nonsense
There
is a lot of nonsense out there when it comes to nutrition. This ranges from
common misunderstandings and myths through to deliberately deceptive nonsense.
This part of the web site aims to shed some light into the most common topics
of nutritional nonsense such as food myths (including eggs, margarine & acne myths) bottled water, magic
juices and cure alls, multilevel marketing schemes, (such as Youngevity) weight loss scams, (including ketogenic
diets, supplements
& meal replacements) pharmacy rip-offs, fear
mongering hoaxes, (such as soy
& fluoridation scares)
food marketing deception as well as other commonly misunderstood topics. Read More....
There
are a lot of unreliable sites on the internet when it comes to health and
nutrition. Not all of them are bad of course - here are those I recommend. Read More...
