Damage to DNA is ultimately what causes our bodies to age and is at the root of degenerative diseases including cancer and cardiovascular disease. Understanding what causes or accelerates DNA damage, what has the potential to slow it down or increase the repair pathways and what other factors influence our susceptibility to DNA damage, has the potential to make an enormously … [Read more...] about Diet And Aging
Diets
Let’s ditch the diets
There are not many Australian women who haven’t tried a diet at some point in their life. In fact 92% of young women and 44% of women aged 50+ have been on diet to lose weight at least once. We follow diets for a variety of reasons – to feel good about ourselves, to feel fitter or for a special event like a wedding or holiday. By and large though, the main reason we follow … [Read more...] about Let’s ditch the diets
Top 3 tips for eating in moderation
With the many many diets out there now, there a whole load of women (and men too) who are utterly confused with what they should be eating for good health. Paleo and I-Quit Sugar have been quite popular as have the 5:2 diet and “Clean Eating”. Over the past 15 years working as an Accredited Practising Dietitian & Nutritionist, I have seen hundreds. No. Thousands of … [Read more...] about Top 3 tips for eating in moderation
