Changes to help prevent cancer
My Jersey Evening Post article from 20th February; it’s about cancer. February 4th saw World Cancer Day; at the same time there was a news …
Fibre sources and low carb
My article in today’s JEP talks about sources of fibre and mixed messages (and misunderstanding) of low carb. Last month saw another study published by …
Why the EAT report is a disaster
This is my latest article in the Jersey Evening Post. It outlines my concerns about the EAT report.
Why we need vitamin D
My article on vitamin D coincides with the first day of the year we (Jersey) have seen anything more than a few minutes of sunshine, …
Which is best – low cal or intermittent fasting?
My latest opinion piece in the Jersey Evening Post considers the madness of low calorie diets and the benefits of intermittent fasting. The NHS and …
What brings on that festive snack attack?
My opinion piece in today’s Jersey Evening Post is about what Big Food does to make you eat their products – and what you can …
Taxing Red Meat is Wrong
My article is in today’s JEP 😊 It was written in response to the scary and misinformed headlines of ‘red meat causes cancer’. …
Health effects of social isolation
This is an article I wrote for the JEP on the effects of isolation on health: sadly, it’s still ongoing. The subject of health is …
The truth about exercise and weight
Can you burn off fat by exercising? No. Can you lose weight by exercising? Yes. Can you gain weight by exercising? Yes. Can you become …
Effects of social isolation on health – Jersey Evening Post article
What do you think the greatest contributor to dying from disease is? Surprisingly, it’s not poor diet, lack of exercise, or too much drinking and …
10 a Day? Are they Kidding? Article in the Jersey Evening Post
Here’s the last post I made in shorter form and a couple of local bits added as an article in today’s Jersey Evening Post 🙂
Wheat-free, dairy-free pancakes
It’s Shrove Tuesday, which, for many, is synonymous with ‘Pancake Day’. Many of my clients can’t eat wheat (or the other grains), and some can’t …
10 portions of fruit and veg a day now recommended: are they kidding?
The Times et al advised us on 24th Feb that we should be eating 10 portions of fruit and veg a day, not 5. Surely …
The difference between saturated and unsaturated fats
Fats (triglyceride lipids) are made up of glycerol and fatty acids; these fatty acids are either saturated, monounsaturated or polyunsaturated. They have the same basic …
Fatty Acids [Glossary]
Fats are made from fatty acids (FAs); generally they are put into three major groups, but each group has many different types of that type …
Why fat blockers are bad
Happily we don’t see so much TV advertising for fat blockers now, but they are still around and promoted all around social media. They are …
Why the ‘eat 3,500 calories less to lose 1lb’ is wrong
The statement ‘eat 3,500 fewer calories a week’ (or use up 3,500 calories by exercising) to lose 1lb is not only ubiquitous, it is stated as …
Puddings are a social construct
Back to the NHS again; bless their little cotton socks. A few points for trying – and many points off for doing it badly. This …
Negative feedback and thyroid health
Positive feedback is where a response to a stimulus causes an amplification in the response – during labour, for example. It is a much less …
Nutrients good for thyroid health
Which foods can be especially beneficial for the thyroid gland? Many people with thyroid and autoimmune thyroid conditions have certain vitamin, mineral, fatty acid and amino …