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FOOD LABELS EXPOSED… Nutella

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We are ‘guilty’ of giving Nutella to our children in our pre ‘low sugar’ life.

We thought it was a reasonably healthy option but once you become a label reader – ouch!

Have a look at this comparison of Nutella and Hazelnut chocolate done by Bec from our Nutrition for Life Centre.

FOOD LABELS EXPOSED…

Nutella

Sadly the first ingredient in this “hazelnut” spread is… yep, you guessed it: SUGAR!! Nutella is 58% sugar and only a measly 13% Hazelnuts.

You can think of Nutella as spreadable Hazelnut Chocolate. When compared, Hazelnut Chocolate has 19% LESS sugar and 35% MORE hazelnuts than Nutella! (PS that doesn’t mean Hazelnut Chocolate is a healthy option).

A 15g serve (1 tablespoon) of Nutella contains 8.8g or just over 2 teaspoons of sugar. You’re much better off reaching for a small handful of nuts instead.

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‘Choose Health’ in Hobart next month.

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We would love you to join us in Hobart for the latest ‘Choose Health’ Information Evening on the benefits of Low Carb Living.

3 Leading Tasmanian Doctors will be presenting the latest information on the role of nutrition in both modern disease and preventative healthcare, with an opportunity for Q&A at the end of the session.

The seminar will be held in the Centenary Lecture Theatre, University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay Campus, on Wednesday 17th February from 7pm-9pm.

Dr Gary Fettke; Orthopaedic Surgeon/Launceston
‘Low Carbohydrate Living – Choose Health’

Dr Warrick Bishop; Cardiologist/Hobart
‘The Role of Nutrition in Cardiovascular Disease and Prevention’

Dr Greg Shwarz; General Practitioner/Hobart
‘The Role of Nutrition in General Practice’

Limited Early Bird tickets will be available till the 2nd February, via the Eventbrite link on our webpage, for just $35.00. From the 2nd February General Admission tickets will be $45.00.

Invest in your health today.

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Wrong advice for too long.

Weight problems cannot be measured by numbers, according to David Ludwig.“We’ve been following the wrong advice for too long. Dieting doesn’t need to be this hard. The key to long-term weight loss isn’t counting calories; it’s eating in a way that lowers insulin levels, calms chronic inflammation and, by so doing, readjusts the body weight set-point to a lower level.”

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Mary’s LCHF journey

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How about this story that I received today! This is why I will promote Low Carb Healthy Fat living. Thank you Mary for letting me know of your journey.

“I love your page and it is heartening to see people fighting the good fight!!

I quit unhealthy carbs and sugar 22 months ago and will never look back.

Not only do I control my type two diabetes with no meds and experience normal blood sugar on a regular basis, I also no longer have high blood pressure, no more sleep apnea, no more snoring, no more allergy/asthma issues and I haven’t been sick with a cold or even a sniffle in over 22 months.

I feel free from the bondage of carbs/sugar and have more energy than I’ve ever had! It is my life mission now to let people know they don’t have to suffer from obesity and sugar addiction.

Thank you for all you do.”

This is what gives us all strength.

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Potato is just another Carbohydrate

PotatoCarbohydrate is glucose and glucose in excess is essentially converted to fat.

I regularly hear from people that they have cut their sugar intake down and have lost a bit of weight but cannot move the rest.

Look at the carbs.

Cutting back on the bread, rice and pasta are the obvious culprits but we often forget about the humble spud.

Potato may be the thing to go or at least cut back on to move those extra kilos.

By weight, potato is about 17% carbohydrate which is 17 grams per 100 grams. That’s about 4 teaspoons of glucose per 100 grams or about 6 teaspoons for a very average sized potato.

You manage about 4 grams or 1 teaspoon of glucose in the bloodstream at any one time. The rest provokes an insulin response and moves to fat production.

Carbs are boring!

People ask me what I eat. I am the one eating all the topping off the pizza – all the fun stuff – all the meat, vegetable, colour, flavour, spices and that cheese that melts through it. If you want the boring, glucose laden, fat producing carbohydrate base, then go for it.

More on carbohydrate at
http://www.nofructose.com/introduction/carbohydrate/

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Are the statins worth taking?

 Statin tablet - A man with chest painMore and more questions arise with this recent Japanese review showing more cardiovascular disease and a mechanism for it.

Grab the article and take it to your doctor and ask the question again. Do I need to be on a statin?

“Statins may be causative in coronary artery calcification and can function as mitochondrial toxins that impair muscle function in the heart and blood vessels through the depletion of coenzyme Q10 and ‘heme A’, and thereby ATP generation. Statins inhibit the synthesis of vitamin K2″

Low Carb Cruise Caribbean

LabadeeWe are low carbing in the Caribbean in May 2016. Come and join Belinda and myself for an educational holiday.

I have been invited to speak on the 9th Annual Low Carb Cruise. It will be good to catch up with some fellow speakers from Cape Town and meet some other great names in the Low Carb world.

We have never been to the Caribbean so this will be great trip. I am hoping to catch up with some others on the trip over and back.

Inflammation and Breast Cancer – and add in Sugar

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Latest research shows a link between fructose, inflammation and breast cancer.

I continue to believe in the nutritional model of inflammation and its relationship with cancer, both in the development and creating treatment choices. I lecture on the macronutrient role of fructose, refined carbohydrates and polyunsaturated oils combining to create the inflammation that drives the process as well as impeding the body’s own ‘clean up’ mechanisms.

This latest research adds in a piece of the jigsaw puzzle and the link between sugar, fructose and now breast cancer.

“We found that sucrose intake in mice comparable with levels of Western diets led to increased tumor growth and metastasis, when compared with a non-sugar starch diet.”

“We determined that fructose derived from the sucrose was responsible for facilitating lung metastasis and 12-HETE production in breast tumors. Overall, our data suggested that dietary sugar induces 12-LOX signaling to increase risks of breast cancer development and metastasis.”

“”We found that sucrose intake in mice comparable to levels of Western diets led to increased tumor growth and metastasis, when compared to a non-sugar starch diet,” said Peiying Yang, Ph.D.”

“”The current study investigated the impact of dietary sugar on mammary gland tumor development in multiple mouse models, along with mechanisms that may be involved,” said co-author Lorenzo Cohen, Ph.D., professor of Palliative, Rehabilitation, and Integrative Medicine. “We determined that it was specifically fructose, in table sugar and high-fructose corn syrup, ubiquitous within our food system, which was responsible for facilitating lung metastasis and 12-HETE production in breast tumors.””

“”Prior research has examined the role of sugar, especially glucose, and energy-based metabolic pathways in cancer development,” said Yang. “However, the inflammatory cascade may be an alternative route of studying sugar-driven carcinogenesis that warrants further study.”

No previous studies have investigated the direct effect of sugar consumption on the development of breast cancer using breast cancer animal models or examined specific mechanisms, she added.”

My Nutritional Model of Modern Disease/Inflammation and the Metabolic Model of Cancer is at
http://www.nofructose.com/videos/

It’s about time that the cancer groups caring for patients take note and let patients know that there are options in management.

Lowering sugar and carbohydrate, cutting back on polyunsaturated oils – a LCHF lifestyle is a safe option to add in to conventional treatments of surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

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