Hormone Series: Insulin

Insulin is the hormone that keeps your blood sugar from going too high. When you think about blood sugar you may think blood tests, doctor's visits, pregnancy or perhaps that blood sugar is not really a problem for you. However there are 1 million Australians currently battling type 2 diabetes and perhaps even scarier, a … Continue reading Hormone Series: Insulin

Hyper-palatablity

Sorry... what?! ... Hyper means elevated or more than usual. Palatable is how agreeable a food is to our palates, basically how tasty we find it. Put them together and you've got what the food industry might call a recipe for (financial) success. The more palatable a food is, the more we're likely to eat … Continue reading Hyper-palatablity

Gut Health

Hippocrates said, “All disease begins in the gut.” More and more research shows that our gut (digestive system) has a bigger role to play in the development of many modern day diseases. And we're not just talking about heartburn and IBS. We're talking about all kinds of issues like inflammation, allergies, pain, mood disorders, auto-immune … Continue reading Gut Health