Nutrition Dude

52 Ways To Look & Feel Great - Part 2

OK folks, WImbledon and the World Cup are over, so stop watching TV and get back to focusing on looking and feeling great.

Here's the next 5 ideas - adopt one a week and in no time you will be a new person. Fitter on the inside and better looking on the outside. Try it, and let me know how you get on :

Warm regards

Graham

The Nutrition Dude

www.NationalNutritionClinic.com

6. Ensure you eat enough protein – amino acids are our building blocks – this doesn’t mean    upping meat intake – try introducing nuts and seeds and pulses and legumes such as lentils, beans and chickpeas for added fibre.

7. Raw foods contain energy giving enzymes and are packed with nutrients – cut up fresh vegetables and use in healthy dips such as houmous and guacamole.

8. Avocados are a rich source of vitamin E, a valuable antioxidant as well as essential fats and other nutrients such as iron.

9. Soft, fizzy drinks are high in phosphorous which creates an acidity in the body.  Calcium is leached from the bones to help neutralise this acidity, bringing a risk for bone density. Substitute high juice concentrates or fresh fruit juices diluted with fizzy water. 

10. Peppermint, fennel and liquorice teas can help with digestion.

Next Time You Meet An 11 Stone Belly Dancer...

I think by now there must be a website to answer every question known to mankind.

Some make you wonder a little bit about the sanity of the people who painstakingly build these 'niche' sites - how about illustrations of famous scenes from the bible - all made from lego? Before you ask, the url is www.thebricktestament.com

However, you are much more likely to be asked 'How many calories would I burn if I did an hour of belly dancing?' The answer? As many as an hour of line dancing, but fewer than an hour of jive or ceroc. But, perhaps surprisingly, more than an hour of light rowing. Whatever your favourite exertion, go to www.caloriesperhour.com to see how much energy you are burning. 

What is the most obscure nutrition or wellbeing site you have come across?

Look forward to your suggestions.

Warm regards

Graham

www.nationalnutritionclinic.com

Allergy or intolerance?

There is often confusion between a food allergy and a food intolerance, as the terms are often used as synonyms. In reality, the two are quite different. A food allergy will be apparent as soon as you try to eat the food to which you are allergic, while an intolerance may take from 1 to 72 hours to create symptoms such as stomach bloating or irritable bowel.

It can get even more tricky. In the last week we have had two patients attend for food intolerance screenings who are allergic to apples. As soon as they bite into a fresh, juicy apple, they get an allergic reaction on their upper lip. An yet, the same two people can eat cooked apple in a dessert without a problem. On their screening, apple came up as 'green' because they have no intolerance to it, but their allergy means they must avoid eating the fresh fruit at all costs.