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morning coffee can reduce vitamin d absorption

Caffeine and vitamin D absorption

late autumn meal plans - with chard, pumpkin, cabbage, potato, broccolini and ramen

Autumn Week 21 – surprisingly good food and zesty flavours

Week 21 already! Can you believe it? This has been the most interesting year so far! What a world! Tonight as I was cooking dinner I was thinking about my niece Teeny, hehe. I have two nieces Teeny and Tiny, hehe. They are the most…

Autumn week 20 – wicked, extravagant and rich flavours

The autumn – Week 20 meal plan is exceptionally decadent – from herbed, buttered mushroom tagliatelle, to fig and gorgonzola pizza, this week’s vegetarian meal plan is the ultimate in rich, extravagant ingredients and execution. It wasn’t intentionally designed that way, it just kind of…

supplementing vitamin d can cause fatigue

Does vitamin D supplementation cause fatigue?

delicious vietnamese slaw with vegetables

the more you eat vegetables, the more you want vegetables

boy asleep in a field

Can too little (or too much) sleep be bad for your health?

fluffy clouds on the lake with boats and greenery in the distance

The cost of smoking in 2018

Recipes

autumn cromlet recipe with wilted greens and fennel salad

“Cromlet” with Wilted Greens and Fennel and Olive Salad

spicy baked salmon recipe from CSIRO low carb diet recipe book

Spicy baked salmon recipe with cauliflower couscous

winter vegetarian recipes low carb - vegetarian shakshuka - middle eastern baked eggs

White bean vegetarian shakshuka recipe with feta

chickpea and tomato middle eastern salad, 10 serves of vegetables a day for better health

10 serves of vegetables and fruit a day to avoid chronic disease

Do you struggle to eat five portions of vegetables and two serves of fruit a day? A recent study by the Imperial College London has found that in order to prevent premature death, 10 serves of vegetables and fruit a day is better for your…

Nutrition science

morning coffee can reduce vitamin d absorption

Caffeine and vitamin D absorption

bioceuticals vitamin d supplement

The sunshine vitamin – do you need more vitamin D?

greek yoghurt for calcium

Pitfalls of hemp milk – calcium deficiency and costochondritis

winter vegetarian seasonal recipes - kale and quinoa salad recipe with cranberries, apples and walnuts

How to boost your immune system with diet and stay well

Reviews and travel

Raw lasagne adventures at Soul Sister

falafel place collingwood falafel wrap

Falafel Place – Collingwood – tasty vegetarian take away

The thing that I love ‘most’ about my neighbourhood is the nice range of quality and healthful eateries that are on the high street. One of my favourites is Falafel Place. I usually go there at least once a week. I pretty much always have…

delicious vietnamese slaw with vegetables

the more you eat vegetables, the more you want vegetables

There is something that can help you if you have kids, or even if you don’t have kids but want to keep moving towards the value of a healthy body. FACT: the more vegetables you eat, the more you want to eat vegetables. I found…

sensory memory winter red wine coronas 2020

Sensory memory of winter red wine – the changing of the clocks