Food Cravings… Is Your Body Talking To You?
Vincent Ho, Western Sydney University Food craving is an intense desire to consume a particular food that is difficult to resist. This is different from hunger, as consumption of any number of foods satisfies hunger. Food cravings are very common. One study of more than 1,000 people revealed 97% of women and 68% of men […]
Food for Thought… the Dirty Secrets of the Food Processing Industry
We all want to eat well. We especially want our children to get the best possible nutritional value, in the least harmful way, from their food. In my home, we focus on home prepared meals most days of the month. We do it for taste as well as nutrition. By sticking with easy meals, we […]
High-Protein Diets Protect Against Arterial Disease
Amino acids are the basic building blocks of our body. And while they’re present in many foods, they’re highest and most readily absorbed in and from animal products, especially meat. I can already hear the vegetarians among us screaming (I live with three 🙂 ) but you can’t argue with science which is now showing […]