The Tasmanian Legislative Council debated the issue of Junk Food and Hospital Food in general this week. (29 October 2013)
The motion proposed by Kerry Finch MLC was passed in the AFFIRMATIVE!!!!!!! Continue reading
The Tasmanian Legislative Council debated the issue of Junk Food and Hospital Food in general this week. (29 October 2013)
The motion proposed by Kerry Finch MLC was passed in the AFFIRMATIVE!!!!!!! Continue reading
An 8% tax on junk food and a levy on soft drink were introduced in Mexico today. Mexico is putting this topic on the agenda and we need to as well.
One of my fit and healthy medical colleagues has recently injured himself and been on bed rest for a month. It has meant being under the effects of hospital food for that period.
Fortunately for us he had his Lipid profile done a few weeks before as part of a routine check-up. Continue reading
A school of Sardines can reach enormous sizes as big as a Blue Whale, the largest mammal on earth. That school of fish can change direction in a ‘blink of an eyelid’ whereas a Blue Whale can take up to 3 minutes to turn 180 degrees.
Have you considered how a school of fish can do that? Continue reading
Trying to work out Halloween? – What to do for ‘Trick or Treat’
Halloween is a new phenomenon in Australia. I did not know about it as a child but the chances are some ‘sugar hyped up’ kid may be on your doorstep this Thursday for ‘Trick or Treat.’ Continue reading
If you have a minute this is how I try and describe the NoFructose concept to people. My KISS method. Continue reading
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Belinda and I have a busy year next year (as distinct from every other year) with 2 of our children getting married. Our elder daughter Kate ‘officially’ announced her engagement to Ed yesterday in the newspaper. Facebook knew about it weeks ago! William and Heidi are getting married in January.
It has me thinking about ‘that’ wedding cake. The contemporary fruit cake is not that traditional. Continue reading
Rob Fairs is the big half of ‘Fairsy and Jules’ who run the morning 7LA radio show in Northern Tasmania.
Fairsy is on the NoFructose journey. He had no choice after he broke his ankle on a fishing trip and came under my ‘care’. He has questioned me about the term ‘care’. Ha Continue reading
Many groups including dieticians, weight reduction schemes and some advisory bodies keep pushing the fruit barrow. The ‘modern’ fruit barrow is not what it was. It is laden with a variety of fruit that cannot be local.
I have friends who can remember getting a single orange as a child in their Christmas stocking as a special treat.
I have nothing against fruit and still believe that there is plenty of goodness in fruit. To me, however, it should be up to ONE piece of LOCAL and SEASONAL fruit per day.
It is better than a lot of refined sugar in food but fruit still has a fair load of fructose. And that equals a load that can be reduced particularly if you are trying to lose weight. Continue reading
We are at that time of year when our LOCAL fruit trees are having their SEASONAL crop.
Have you noticed that the fruit that falls off your trees in your backyard is rotten within 24-48 hours whereas the ‘Modern’ fruit you buy from the supermarket is still fresh a week to 10 days afterwards?
There is nothing ‘natural’ about bananas in Tasmania Continue reading