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25.01.2022 Goodness on the go...? Here’s a selection of adds for ‘goodies’ that I discovered within a few minutes during my walk to work this morning. Predatory marketing is everywhere in our world these days. We are literally drowning in unhealthy foods, often dressed up as healthy. Do you think that government services should host this blatant preying of the ultra-processed food industry on our collective addiction to these dangerous foods?
24.01.2022 How did this make it into my fridge?! Up & Go is an ultra-processed nightmare with 25 ingredients, at least 4 teaspoons of sugar, two artificial sweeteners and a double dose of inflammatory seed oils. How on earth did this ‘food’ receive 5 stars on our Health Star Rating System?... Because the algorithm for the HSRS was created by one of the Sanitarium executives. A system designed by industry for industry. I must have a chat to my son...... What other unhealthy foods do you know of that receive a 5-star rating?
23.01.2022 Australian of the Year day! Congratulations to all the extraordinary state recipients and thank you for your dedication, sacrifice and goodwill. Good luck for tonight’s Award Ceremony, however please remember that you are all winners!
23.01.2022 Will you be watching? Make sure to catch the live broadcast of the 2021 Australian of the Year Awards on Monday 25 January from 7.30pm (AEDT) on ABC TV + iview.
22.01.2022 With over 80% of the illustrated food items being of plant origin, am I wrong in thinking that the ‘Australian Guide to Healthy Eating’ is somewhat biased...?
20.01.2022 Diamonds are everyone’s best friend! Check out my healthy eating diamond => 50/50 plant vs animal-sourced, with a focus on protein and natural saturated fats, and minimizing sugary products, refined carbs, seed oils and heavily processed foods. Humans evolved to eat meat and we thrive as omnivores, so let’s celebrate it!
20.01.2022 What’s it like to be blind due to diabetes? Just ask Neil Hansell who awoke one morning blind in both eyes. If you have diabetes of any type, make sure you have your eyes checked regularly by your optometrist or ophthalmologist. Better still, if you have type 2 diabetes, try to put your disease into remission with a low-carb dietary approach, in consultation with your treating health professionals.
17.01.2022 The 5 As of Sugar Toxicity. I came up with this concept one year ago to better understand why it’s so difficult for us to escape the lure of sugar. As a medical practitioner, I wasn’t aware that sugar is highly addictive, that we use it to alleviate stress, and that three-quarters of our food and drinks have added sugar. And I was also blissfully immune to the now obvious fact that our world is flooded with sugary products and adds for those products. Awareness is critical in our fight for better metabolic health.
16.01.2022 We’re doing what we’re told. For 50 years we’ve been told to eat less red meat and dairy and to eat more grains, fruit and vegetables. And we’re doing exactly that. We are following our dietary guidelines. And what has been the outcome of this high carb, low healthy fat dietary pattern?
14.01.2022 Beef or beyond? Beef burger patties have one minimally-processed natural ingredient... ground beef. The Beyond Burger ultra-processed plant-based patties are double the price, are less nutrient dense, and have 21 ingredients, including sugar, non-essential refined carbs, and inflammatory seed oils...the drivers of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Beef that’s raised on land we can’t crop and managed holistically provides nutrient-dense protein, improved soil water capture, inc...reased biodiversity, carbon sequestration and long-term sustainability. Beyond Burger’s main ingredients come from chemically sprayed and environmentally-destructive mono-cropped peas and canola fields. Which pattie would you rather put in your body? See more
13.01.2022 Type 2 diabetes is largely preventable and potentially reversible, and yet there are barriers to overcoming these fundamental principles if we are to slow the growth of this man-made dietary disease. Please watch and share my National Press Club address tomorrow (Sunday 24th January) at 1400 AEST on ABC 24 News ABC TV + iview
13.01.2022 We need to grow the T2D Reversal Army in Australia... https://www.dailymail.co.uk//Growing-army-doctors-helping-
08.01.2022 A powerful investment by our government would be to provide a Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) device to every Australian with pre-diabetes and type 1 and 2 diabetes. It would allow them to see and understand the impact on blood glucose of the various foods they are eating. Please share your experiences with CGM....
08.01.2022 What a powerful voice for change is Grace Tame. It was a privilege to get to know her over the past few days and I’m delighted to hand the baton to such a dynamic and inspirational woman. Congratulations Grace, you will rock it!
02.01.2022 Little Bang’s New Eye. Please watch this beautiful multi award-winning film by Lara Damiani which highlights the sight- and life-giving work of Sight For All. Now streaming on SBS On Demand SBS Australia
01.01.2022 What a novel experience to do a podcast in a real studio! Thanks to Christina Hagger for the great interview for City of Adelaide at Radio Adelaide
