The little book of nutrition tips
The little book of nutrition tips Check out the summary of my new book here…
General health
The truth about soy part 2
Soy and cancer One of the biggest arguments for the use of soy is that it protects against cancer. This is based on the fact that people in the Far East have lower rates of breast, prostate and colon cancer. However, this cannot be attributed solely the soy consumption and is likely also due to … Read more
The truth about Soy
Contrary to what you may think or what you have been lead to believe soy foods were not widely eaten by the Orientals. Soy consumption may be somewhere from 9.3g to 36g a day in the Far East, with the average in Japan being only 18g a day. Even the China Study written by staunch vegan … Read more
The great Cholesterol lie!
This is a re-post from Dr Briffa’s excellent blog. I wanted to share this with you as I agree with the sentiment of the post. Here is the link and the text… http://www.drbriffa.com/2011/09/07/we-need-more-actuaries-in-medicine/ “Actuaries are individuals who use mathematics to assess, among other things, the financial impact of risk and uncertainty. Their critical analysis of data is … Read more
Want to know how to live healthier and longer?
Want to know how to live healthier and longer? London Nutritionist Steve Hines shares with you how to live healthier and longer through activating the SIRT 1 genes.
London nutritionist – food myths part 3 eggs
London nutritionist Expert London nutritionist Steve Hines shares another of his food myths, this time he talks about eggs and how there is no link between eggs and cholsterol, and that unless you have had a food intolerance tests that suggests otherwise, eggs are a healthy food. London nutritionist Steve Hines
The importance of magnesium
Magnesium is the forth most abudant mineral in the body and is involved in over 300 chemical reactions from energy production to protein synthesis to the prouction of cortisol or serotoin. Magnesium is considered a relaxing mineral, it helps relax and widen the arteries to lower blood pressure, it helps to relax the bowel and … Read more
Ditch the sandwich – it’s junk food
The ubiquitous sandwich, it’s as if the nation’s lunchtime would fall apart without this staple of bread and butter. However, our thirst for this easily accessible and reliable meal is costing us our health. I’m going to throw it out there – sandwiches are junk food! Why? For many reasons:
The stomach acid challenge
They say that digestion begins in the mouth, hence chew your food thoroughly. There is some truth to this. Chewing mechanically breaks down the food and there are enzymes in the saliva that help to breakdown carbohydrate. But digestion really begins in the stomach with the secretion of stomach acid, otherwise known as hydrochloric acid … Read more
Male fertility and omega 3
I’ve written a little bit lately on male fertility (see links below) and I came across (no pun intended!) this interested article today. Male fertility The importance of zinc It looked at the omega 3 to omega 6 balance in the blood and sperm of fertile and infertile men. This research from Tehran demonstrated that … Read more
The importance of Zinc
Zinc is mineral that is involved in over 300 chemical relations in the body, ranging from supporting the immune system, regulating homocysteine to protein synthesis and energy production. Volume 5 of The National Diet and Nutrition Survey conducted by the Department of Health in 2004 reported the average daily intake of vitamins and minerals for … Read more